Mar 19 Conversation: Still Unsolved, Gardner Heist Remains Largest Art Theft in History By Tom LeGro Twenty years ago this week, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston was the site of the biggest art heist in history. Jeffrey Brown talks to Ulrich Boser, author of "The Gardner Heist" and who has been following recent developments… Continue reading
Mar 19 As Health Vote Nears, Obama Continues Public Push for Reform By Jason Breslow Updated 5:19 p.m. President Obama delivered Friday an impassioned closing argument for health care reform, telling a crowd in suburban Virginia that "the insurance industry will continue to run amok" if legislation is defeated. Speaking ahead of an expected… Continue reading
Mar 19 Gwen's Take: Health Care Deadlines, Schmedlines... By Gwen Ifill "If you don't set deadlines in this town, things don't happen.The default position is inertia."- President Barack Obama July 22, 2009We enter another weekend with yet another health care deadline hanging low on Washington's horizon. It will… Continue reading
Mar 19 Ray Suarez: The U.S. and Latin America In addition to my work at the PBS NewsHour, I've been the host of a program produced by Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, HITN. It's called "Destination Casa Blanca," and bills itself as "the Latino Voice in Politics." Each week,… Continue reading
Mar 19 Friday: Health Care Vote Likely Sunday; Diplomats Condemn Israeli Settlement Congressional Republicans gather in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday for a bicameral strategy meeting on health care. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.) March Madness is in full swing this weekend, but a true buzzer beater… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch Shields and Brooks Tackle Nervousness over Pending Health Reform Vote Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the nervousness behind Democrats' cautious optimism before the potential weekend health care reform vote in the House. Continue watching
Mar 17 Undecided Democrats Caught in Crossfire of Health Reform Ads As Democratic lawmakers work to push health care legislation over the finish line, millions of dollars are being spent on television ads in the districts of Democratic members who could cast the deciding vote. Evan Tracey, president of Campaign… Continue reading
Mar 17 NPR's Deborah Amos on Fallout of Iraq's Middle Class Exodus By Hari Sreenivasan Continuing our series of conversations about the Middle East, NPR foreign correspondent Deborah Amos joined us on the Rundown to talk about her new book, "Eclipse of the Sunnis," which chronicles the reasons behind the exodus of… Continue reading
Mar 17 Bernanke to Defend Fed's Oversight Powers Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will defend the central bank's ability to oversee small and large banks alike in an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, according to prepared testimony. Bernanke's position takes on financial reform legislation unveiled… Continue reading
Mar 17 Patchwork Nation: A Tea Party Census The Tea Party movement was in the news again Tuesday as some 1,000 followers came to Washington to oppose Democrats' final effort to pass health care reform. Since last summer, when the group gained recognition for its… Continue reading