Jan 23 N.Y. Governor to Name Gillibrand to Fill Vacant Senate Seat By PBS News Hour Gov. David Paterson plans to announce his choice of Democratic Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to take the New York's open U.S. Senate seat, an aide to the governor told the Associated Press early Friday. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch Congress Moves on Stimulus Package, Kennedy Withdraws From N.Y. Senate Race Caroline Kennedy withdrew her name from consideration for New York's Senate seat and the House made plans to vote on a proposed stimulus package next week. Jim Lehrer reports on these developments and other news of the day. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Michelle Obama Sets Goals for Family, New Life in the White House As the new first lady, Michelle Obama's background and style have captivated the public. White House senior adviser and Obama family friend Valerie Jarrett discusses the first lady's role and provides insight on life in the Obama White House. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Obama Moves Quickly to Name Mideast, Afghan Envoys President Barack Obama has named two diplomatic heavyweights to be special envoys to the Middle East and the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Analysts discuss what the moves say about Mr. Obama's emerging foreign policy. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Obama’s Day Two Brings Policy Changes, New Staff President Barack Obama's second full day in office brought more policy decisions and staffing moves, including the naming of two diplomatic envoys for the Middle East and Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Jan 22 Mitchell, Holbrooke Named as Diplomatic Envoys By Admin, PBS News Hour Hours after ordering the closure of the Guantanamo prison within a year, President Barack Obama Thursday named veteran troubleshooters as special envoys to the Middle East and Afghanistan as he moves to repair America's tarnished image abroad. Continue reading
Jan 22 President Orders Guantanamo Prison Closed By PBS News Hour In his second full day in office, President Barack Obama signed a series of executive orders Thursday morning to close the Guantanamo detention center within a year, ban the harshest interrogation methods and review military war crimes trials. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Clinton Confirmed for State, Congress Works on Stimulus Congress officially began working on the $825 billion stimulus package offered by House Democrats today and Hillary Clinton was confirmed as Secretary of State. Jim Lehrer reports on these events and the other news of the day. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch In First Meeting With Military, Obama Outlines Goals for Action in Iraq President Obama met with top military officials to discuss the status of Iraq and his administration's plans to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by May 2010. Retired Army generals discuss the feasibility of his plan. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch On First Day in Office, Obama Tackles the Economy, Iraq On his first full day in office, President Barack Obama set to work on the top issues facing his administration including the economy and the war in Iraq and signed an executive order on ethics for White House employees. Kwame… Continue watching