Jun 25 Shields and Brooks on What Obama, Democrats Can Tout in 2010 Campaigns Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks stopped by The Rundown again for "just one more thing" to discuss what message President Obama and the Democrats might be able to use to persuade voters in this fall's elections. Will voters care… Continue reading
Jun 25 Bork's Lasting Impact on the Modern Supreme Court Confirmation Process By Mike Fritz With the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan set to begin, the Rundown turned to the NewsHour's regular high court analyst, Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal, for some historical perspective on the confirmation process… Continue reading
Jun 25 After Long Haul, a Deal on Financial Reform Legislation It took all night to do it -- not to mention the many months that have passed since the emergence of the financial crisis of 2008 -- but negotiators in the House and Senate approved a financial reform… Continue reading
Jun 25 Gwen's Take: McChrystal and the Gift of 20/20 Hindsight Several of us had a debate going on Wednesday morning. Would the president fire Stan McChrystal? Would he leave him in charge because change would be too risky? Or would he kick the can down the road and replace him… Continue reading
Jun 25 Friday: Financial Reform Deal Reached; BP's Costs Hit $2.35 Billion Conference committee chairman Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) at Senate-House meetings. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. A sweeping overhaul of Wall Street rules cleared congressional negotiations early Friday after last-minute deals and compromises. Final votes in the House and… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Response to McChrystal, Wall Street Overhaul Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including Gen. Stanley McChrystal's ouster, financial reform clearing a major hurdle in Congress and the rejected extension of unemployment benefits for many Americans. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch News Wrap: June Deadliest Month for NATO Troops in Afghanistan In other news Friday, three more American troops were killed in Afghanistan, bringing the U.S. death toll for June to 48. Also, oil continues to wash onto beaches in Florida and Mississippi as Thad Allen warned that a potential storm… Continue watching
Jun 24 Economic Hardship Index Holds Some Good News; Housing Concerns Persist By Dante Chinni Turning on an economic recovery is not like turning on a light. Numbers improve and then, slowly, people begin to feel better and start to spend. In 2010 that means for any real economic improvement to have an impact on… Continue reading
Jun 24 Fake Drugs A Global Health Threat By Talea Miller Fake drugs manufactured to resemble dozens of well-known pharmaceutical brands are making their way across international borders and threatening lives, the World Customs Organization said Thursday. "Countries across the globe, in particular those in Africa, suffer the scourge of being… Continue reading
Jun 24 Supreme Court Narrows Scope of 'Honest Services' Law By Quinn Bowman The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to apply more narrowly a law used to prosecute white-collar crime in response to three separate cases involving the so-called "honest services" law. The decisions were unanimous. In Skilling v. United States, former Enron… Continue reading