May 04 Watch New York City Bombing Plot Highlights Domestic Terrorism Concerns Attorney General Eric Holder said the weekend attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square was aimed at murdering innocent Americans. Jeffrey Brown talks to a counterterrorism expert about the security implications in the U.S. and abroad. Continue watching
May 04 Watch Republicans Hope to Maintain Social Media Edge into Midterm Elections As part of a look at how both political parties are connecting with constituents on the Web, Ray Suarez reports on how Republicans and their allies are looking to harness new media in advance of this year's elections. Continue watching
May 04 Watch Times Square Bomb Plot 'Aimed at Murdering Americans,' Holder Says A Pakistani-American man faces terrorism and weapons of mass destruction charges over the failed bomb plot in New York City's Times Square over the weekend. Jeffrey Brown talks to a reporter for more on the charges and the security implications… Continue watching
May 03 Patchwork Nation: Tea Party Driven by Long List of Issues By Dante Chinni As analysts try to gauge the strength and meaning of the tea party movement there are two dominant questions: How much of the electorate do the disparate groups speak for and what is their primary objective? Those are difficult questions… Continue reading
May 03 Watch Poland Begins Delicate Political Rebuilding After Deadly Plane Crash After the devastating air crash that killed Poland's president and many other top officials, Ray Suarez talks to the country's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, about receiving the tragic news, the country's political future and emerging international relations challenges. Continue watching
May 03 Watch Iran Draws Western Criticism at Opening of U.N. Nuclear Talks As the United Nations began its conference on nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad drew ire with accusations that the U.S. is leading the charge to intimidate non-nuclear states. Margaret Warner reports on the growing tensions between Iran and Western… Continue watching
May 03 Watch Holder: Law Enforcement Has 'Good Leads' in Failed NYC Bombing Plot Law enforcement officials in New York have identified a "person of interest" and continue to search for other potential leads into Saturday's attempted bombing in Times Square. Jeffrey Brown talks to WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly for more on the foiled… Continue watching
May 02 Dispatch From Louisiana: One Bird Covered in Oil, Many Cameras Correspondent Tom Bearden is reporting from Louisiana on the impact of the Gulf Coast oil spill and filed this dispatch for the Rundown. Three dozen cameras, 50 reporters and one oil-soaked bird. An organization called Tri-State Bird… Continue reading
May 01 Dispatch from Louisiana: Fishermen Voice Their Frustrations on Oil Spill Correspondent Tom Bearden is reporting from Louisiana on the impact of the Gulf Coast oil spill and filed this dispatch for the Rundown on Saturday. The weather isn't cooperating. For several days after BP's leased oil rig… Continue reading