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
Mar 02 Watch Supreme Court Weighs Scope of Right to Bear Arms The Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of Chicago's ban on handguns. Jim Lehrer speaks with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about how the court's ruling could affect gun rights, especially on the state and local level. Continue watching
Mar 01 Obama's Health Care Summit: Your Questions Answered During President Obama's health care summit last week, we got analysis and commentary throughout the day from a panel of experts: -- Thomas Mann, senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution. -- Ron Pollack, executive… Continue reading
Mar 01 Judge Decides Some Madoff Investors Not Entitled to Recovered Funds By Carolyn O'Hara A federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan has sided with a trustee appointed by the court that investors with Bernard Madoff who took out more money from Madoff's investment firm than they put in over the years are not eligible… Continue reading