Mar 02 Politico Reporter: President Will Say 'I Want My Vote' on Health Care Reform By Hari Sreenivasan President Obama is expected to announce his preferred way forward on health care reform Wednesday. Politico assistant managing editor for enterprise Jeanne Cummings stopped by the Rundown to speak to us about the president's likely message and the challenges… Continue reading
Mar 02 Postal Service Moves to End Saturday Delivery Neither snow nor rain will stop the mail, but red ink might. Facing as much as $238 billion in losses over the next decade, the Postal Service announced Tuesday it will move to scale back its delivery schedule to five… Continue reading
Mar 02 Gun Rights Resonate Differently Across the U.S. By Dante Chinni If, as some suspect, the Supreme Court rules Americans Second Amendment rights take precedence over state and local laws, some will cheer and some will jeer, but the actual impact in different communities will be quite different. The spread of… Continue reading
Mar 02 Supreme Court Considers Whether Gun Right Extends to States By Quinn Bowman Updated 4:15 p.m. ET | The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in McDonald v. City of Chicago, a gun rights case that could redefine the constitutionality of firearms regulation across the country. In the McDonald case, 76-year-old Chicago… Continue reading
Mar 02 Texas GOP Primary a 3-Way Fight to Possible Run-Off By Anna Shoup Updated 5:45pm EST Voters in Tuesday's Texas GOP primary have three options in the governor's race: incumbent Gov. Rick Perry faces U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina, a candidate from the ever-growing Tea Party… Continue reading
Mar 02 Was Social Security Doomed From Its Inception? Question: Was Social Security doomed from its inception as it began by paying benefits to a generation that had never put anything into the fund? Paul Solman: No. It is a pay-as-you-go system, meaning future generations pay for current retirees. Continue reading
Mar 02 Tuesday's Headlines: Unrest, Looting in Chile; Court to Hear Gun Rights Case Aid to Chile's second largest city, Concepcion, was slowed Tuesday as troops struggled to control the looting that has broken out in the wake of last weekend's mammoth earthquake. Officials extended a curfew and dozens were arrested, as looters not… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch U.S. Postal Service May Nix Saturday Mail to Cut Costs U.S. Postal Service rate hikes and service cuts, including Saturday delivery, are in the works due, in part, to competition from online services and private carriers. Jeffrey Brown asks a Washington Post reporter and a Stanford University economics professor whether… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Bunning Plays Hardball Over Jobless Benefits Bill Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning managed to single-handledly delay an extension of jobless benefits, ever as some of his Republican colleagues spoke out in opposition. Gwen Ifill talks to a Louisville Courier-Journal reporter for insight on the story. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch News Wrap: Obama Examines GOP's Health Reform Plans In other news Tuesday, President Obama indicated he is looking at four Republican health care reform proposals before unveiling his plan tomorrow. Also, the Department of Transportation considers new brake regulations stemming from the Toyota recall. Continue watching