Mar 05 Are Financial Institutions Exempt from Antitrust Laws? Question: Given the current size and concentration of financial activities in the hands of few financial institutions, wouldn’t antitrust laws apply to their activities? Are financial institutions exempt from anti-trust laws? Paul Solman: No, they’re not. But remember, the government… Continue reading
Mar 05 Friday's Headlines: Jobless Rate Holds at 9.7%; Obama Presses for Health Bill The U.S. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.7 percent in February, as employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday. The report also revised job loss figures for December and January to show 35,000 fewer… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Droughts Feed Hunger Crisis and Violence in Sudan Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the humanitarian crisis in the African nation of Sudan, where drought and food shortages are contributing to violence, political instability and death. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Shields and Gerson on a Rocky Week for Democrats Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the pressure on Democrats to pass health care and how well Obama's cabinet members are helping moving his political agenda. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Abortion Issue Rattles House Democrats Amid Reform Talks The Democratic Party faced a tough week in Congress over party divisions over abortion language in health care reform legislation and ethical inquiries in the Empire State. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Mar 04 Jerry Brown: The Once and Future Governor of California? Jerry Brown finally said out loud what everybody else in California had been saying for months: he is officially a candidate -- in fact the only candidate - for the Democratic nomination for governor. At 71, Brown starts… Continue reading
Mar 04 Thursday's Headlines: Bombings in Iraq; Parties Weigh Health Care Reconciliation A series of blasts targeting voters in Baghdad killed 17 people Thursday, as many Iraqis cast early ballots ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections. The latest violence comes a day after a coordinated attack in Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, killed at… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Iraqi Elections Proceed Despite Threats of Violence With more killings in the run-up to Sunday's Iraqi elections, Jim Lehrer gets two perspectives on governance in Iraq from Feisal Istrabadi, former deputy ambassador to the United Nations, and Brian Katulis, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch U.S. Refocuses Policy Approach in Latin America With Brazil's global status on the rise, the United States is re-evaluating its approach to Latin American policy. Margaret Warner reports on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to several South American nations. Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch News Wrap: U.N. Mission Chief Urges Taliban Talks In other news Thursday, the head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan conceded that peace with the Taliban is "unachievable" without a change in strategy, and a German court convicted four Islamic extremists for plotting to attack Americans. Continue watching