Mar 08 Tea Party Is on the March in 2010 One month after their convention in Nashville, Tenn., landed them firmly on the political radar screen, organizers and supporters of the tea party movement are hyper-focused on November's mid-term elections for the U.S. House and Senate. "We want to… Continue reading
Mar 08 Monday: Despite Violence, Iraqis Head to Polls; Hundreds Killed in Nigeria -- Kurdish Iraqis read newspapers in the northern city of Arbil a day after Sunday's general elections. Photo by Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images. Braving insurgent attacks that killed at least 38 people, Iraqis flocked to the polls Sunday for parliamentary… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch Iraqis Vote in Pivotal Election, Undaunted by Deadly Attacks Turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election topped 60 percent, despite a wave of attacks targeting the polls that killed at least 38 people. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Troops Ready to Take Kandahar From Taliban In other news Monday, U.S. troops are preparing to wrest control of Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, from Taliban control with a gradual buildup. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in an unannounced visit to the… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Iraq Elections Hint at Progress Despite Attacks Iraqis went to the polls this week to cast votes in the country's parliamentary election. With the results forthcoming, Gwen Ifill talks to a reporter in Baghdad about the larger-than-expected turnout, the security situation and how the next government might… Continue watching
Mar 05 Shields and Gerson Evaluate Rahm Emanuel's Role in White House By Hari Sreenivasan With NewsHour regular David Brooks away this week, syndicated columnist Mark Shields goes toe-to-toe with Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson on The Rundown about press reports and other rumblings surrounding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Continue reading
Mar 05 Prime Minister Defends British Involvement in Iraq War British Prime Minister Gordon Brown stood by his country's involvement in the Iraq war Friday, refuting charges that the government failed to fully fund the 2003 invasion. Brown called the decision to join the U.S.-led campaign in Iraq… Continue reading
Mar 05 Are Financial Institutions Exempt from Antitrust Laws? Question: Given the current size and concentration of financial activities in the hands of few financial institutions, wouldn’t antitrust laws apply to their activities? Are financial institutions exempt from anti-trust laws? Paul Solman: No, they’re not. But remember, the government… Continue reading
Mar 05 Friday's Headlines: Jobless Rate Holds at 9.7%; Obama Presses for Health Bill The U.S. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.7 percent in February, as employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday. The report also revised job loss figures for December and January to show 35,000 fewer… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Droughts Feed Hunger Crisis and Violence in Sudan Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the humanitarian crisis in the African nation of Sudan, where drought and food shortages are contributing to violence, political instability and death. Continue watching