May 28 Shields and Brooks Assess President Obama's Response to Oil Leak By Hari Sreenivasan _pap_embed_custom('news01s4017qebd',482,304,""); Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks stopped by the Rundown Friday before their discussion with Jim Lehrer on the NewsHour broadcast. They discussed how they view the government's and President Obama's response… Continue reading
May 28 Obama's National Security Strategy, Brought to You by Secretary Clinton By Margaret Warner When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came before a crowd of foreign policy players and former players, journalists and wonks to lay out the Obama administration's new National Security Strategy Thursday, she was self-assured and in command, talking… Continue reading
May 28 Amount of Leaking Oil May Still Exceed Federal Estimates, Scientists Say The amount of oil that has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico for more than a month may be significantly higher than the preliminary estimate released Thursday by a federal panel, some scientists on the panel told the… Continue reading
May 28 Masters of the Underworld Paul Solman: Since Friday posts stay up for the weekend, allow me to share this cartoon, sent to me this morning by a friend, on the abstrusegoose cartoon website: “The Devil Went Down to Wall Street.” I’m not in… Continue reading
May 28 Pollster Breaks Down the Issues in Contentious Calif. Governor's Race By News Desk _pap_embed_custom('news01s4012qebd',482,304,""); On Friday's NewsHour, Gwen Ifill previews California's contentious gubernatorial race, which is shaping up to be the most expensive political campaign in the state's history. Mark DiCamillo is the director of the California Field Poll, a non-partisan organization that… Continue reading
May 28 Behind the Special 'Drilling Mud' That Helps Clog the Oil Leak The key to stemming the stream of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico may be as clear as mud. Spill officials said this morning that blasting the leaking well with "heavy drilling mud" seem to be working to… Continue reading
May 28 Obama Tells Gulf Residents That "Buck Stops With Me" By Quinn Bowman _pap_embed_custom('news01s4013qebd',482,304,""); President Barack Obama said Friday that the U.S. government is doing everything it can to permanently stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and to mitigate the damage done to the local ecosystem and economy. In televised… Continue reading
May 28 Sick Fishermen Spark Worries About Health Effects of Oil, Chemicals Reports of fisherman who had been hired to clean up oil in the Gulf of Mexico falling ill have raised concerns about the health effects of the stew of oil and chemicals in the area. On… Continue reading
May 28 What Are the Next Steps for Ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell? The House of Representatives voted Thursday night to end the U.S. military ban on openly gay and bisexual service members, but the U.S. Senate and the military must act before the law known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" becomes… Continue reading
May 28 Gwen's Take: The California Governor's Race By Gwen Ifill I was strolling through the town square in the pretty, precious town of Mill Valley, California, last weekend, reporting on California's gubernatorial race, when I realized I might have to change my mind about politics. Only a few weeks ago,… Continue reading