Apr 15 Thursday: Tax Day; Obama to Outline Space Plan; Benjamin Hooks Dies at 85 By Jason Breslow Felipe Castro advertises tax preparation services in Miami. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.) It's April 15, which means, of course, it's tax day. The Big Money marks the occasion with a look at the five worst parts of… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch UK Candidates Look to Sway Voters with Premier TV Debate As Britain's three candidates for prime minister wage heated campaigns ahead of the May election, Simon Marks reports from London on the politics behind the country's very first American-style public debate. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Town Hall Spotlights Voter Frustrations in Tampa As part of a series spotlighting public opinion of government, Judy Woodruff moderates a town hall meeting on the economy, politics and more in Tampa. Continue watching
Apr 14 Spotlight City: Tax Day Town Hall in Tampa All week in Tampa, we've been exploring what Americans think about their government, including reactions to the foreclosure crisis, health care reform, federal spending and more. A pivotal part of our coverage: a town hall meeting where local residents were… Continue reading
Apr 14 Obama Calls for More Control Over Financial Derivatives President Obama called Wednesday for more oversight of derivatives -- the financial products that helped sink insurance giant AIG -- when he met with Congressional leaders Wednesday at the White House to push for financial reform legislation. Continue reading
Apr 14 Among Florida Retirees, Anger Over Health Care Reform By Dante Chinni Clermont, Fla. - Mike Glantz has never been particularly politically involved. But the 70-something decided he was bothered enough by what's going on in Washington to organize a "tea party" meeting in this central Florida community. He booked time in… Continue reading
Apr 14 Quake Kills Hundreds in China; Bernanke to Testify on Economy A series of powerful earthquakes slammed western China early Wednesday, killing at least 400 people and injuring more than 10,000 in remote Qinghai Province. The largest quake to hit the mainly Tibetan region, which is mostly populated by farmers… Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Holder Defends Terror Trials, Guantanamo Plans Attorney General Eric Holder faced heated questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee over his decisions on trying terror suspects and the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay. Continue watching
Apr 13 Former WaMu Exec: Bank Excluded from 'Too Clubby to Fail' Group The former CEO of Washington Mutual came under tough questioning in a Senate hearing Tuesday, as accusations of mortgage fraud and the selling off of questionable loans emerged from a report by a subcommittee investigating the causes of the… Continue reading
Apr 13 'Frontline' Explores the Politics of Health Care in 'Obama's Deal' By Kwame Holman The "Frontline" report "Obama's Deal" premieres Tuesday on PBS, giving viewers an in-depth insider's view on the year-long, high-stakes health care reform debate. Producer Michael Kirk followed the twists and turns of the story as it… Continue reading