Feb 23 Watch News Wrap: NATO Troops Make Headway in Marjah In other news Tuesday, Gen. Stanley McChrystal made a televised apology to the Afghan people for an airstrike that killed civilians. Also, Turkish prosecutors questioned top military officers over an alleged plot to overthrow the government in 2003. Continue watching
Feb 22 Dissecting President Obama's Health Care Reform Wish List By Hari Sreenivasan After President Obama rolled out his health care reform plan on Monday, health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser stopped by The Rundown to talk about what specific changes he's seeking in the lead-up to Thursday's bipartisan health reform summit. Continue reading
Feb 22 Tea Party, GOP Messages Converge at CPAC By Quinn Bowman At this year's Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, we spoke with journalists and attendees about the future of the Republican Party after the emergence of the Tea Party movement. Conservatives said that the Tea Partiers were making a… Continue reading
Feb 22 White House Unveils New Health Care Proposal Updated 11:55 a.m. ET In an "opening bid" leading to this week's health reform summit, President Obama released his own version Monday morning of a health reform proposal that he hopes to pass later this spring. It's a… Continue reading
Feb 22 Monday's Headlines: Health Care Plans; Afghan Civilians Killed; Toyota Hearing The Obama administration on Monday is set to outline a package of proposals aimed at salvaging the stalled health care reform effort, including a measure that would provide the federal government new powers to block excessive hikes in insurance… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch In Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties Draw Sharp Criticism As civilian deaths mount in the fight against the Taliban, Afghan officials say they need better communication with NATO troops. Margaret Warner talks to a Wall Street Journal reporter about tensions after an airstrike killed civilians Sunday. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Afghan Officials Condemn Deadly NATO Airstrike Anger over civilian deaths is increasing among Afghan authorities after an airstrike Sunday killed more than 20 more Afghan civilians -- the third incident in a month in which civilians were killed during coalition efforts to combat the Taliban. Margaret… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch News Wrap: Suspect Pleads Guilty in NYC Terror Plot In other news Monday, a former Denver airport shuttle driver plead guilty to plotting bomb attacks in New York City, and outbreaks of violence in Baghdad killed 22 people as Iraqis prepare to go to the polls in two weeks. Continue watching
Feb 19 Shields: Bayh's Retirement Timing a 'Recklessly Self-Centered' Move By Hari Sreenivasan After snow and traffic prevented him from joining us on The Rundown last week, we managed to check in with columnist Mark Shields this week to get his take on the annual CPAC summit of conservatives and how… Continue reading