Dec 11 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Nobel Speech, Senate Health Bill Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks talk to Jim Lehrer about the top stories of the week, including President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech and the shape of the compromise in the Senate on a health care overhaul. Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch In Germany, 'National Guilt' Stirs Against Afghan War Germany has the third largest contingent of forces in Afghanistan, yet among a population still haunted by World War II a deep-rooted anti-war sentiment persists. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Dec 10 Details Emerge on Senate Health Reform Compromise By Betty Ann Bowser Some Senate Democrats sounded confident about prospects for health care reform Thursday, in the wake of Democratic negotiators' recent compromise deal on the public option -- though details of the agreement were still hard to come by. The agreement puts… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch News Wrap: Obama Further Details Afghan Timetable In other news, President Obama further outlined the U.S. timetable for a drawdown in the Afghan war, and Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, played down concerns about the timetables when he faced lawmakers. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Wartime President Accepts Peace Prize with an 'American Speech' Just days after announcing an escalation in Afghanistan, President Obama traveled to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. Jim Lehrer speaks with a panel of experts for reactions and perspective on the president's task in Oslo. Continue watching
Dec 10 President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech President Barack Obama traveled to Oslo, Norway, Thursday morning to accept the Nobel Peace Prize and speak before the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Watch the full video and find the transcript of the speech below:… Continue reading
Dec 09 Amy Walter: 60 Votes on Reform Never a Sure Thing By Hari Sreenivasan The Hotline's Amy Walter dropped by The Rundown Wednesday to discuss the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' open Senate seat and Senate health reform negotiations. Tune in tonight for more of Walter's take on the health reform push in the Senate. Continue reading
Dec 09 Public Option Deal Wins Praise, Criticism By Lea Winerman Lawmakers and stakeholders reacted Wednesday to Democratic senators' tentative deal to break an impasse on the public option in the health reform bill. Ten Democratic senators, five moderates and five liberals, announced the deal Tuesday night. It would replace… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch U.S. Man Arraigned for Allegedly Plotting Mumbai Attack A Chicago man with ties to Pakistani high society was arraigned in federal court Wednesday for his alleged role in plotting last year's terror strike in Mumbai. Jim Lehrer talks to a reporter for an update. Continue watching
Dec 08 Margaret Warner: Dispatch from London After weeks of unrelenting prediction, debate and commentary in Washington over what President Obama was doing about troops for Afghanistan, it is refreshing -- if somewhat unsettling -- to be in Europe. Despite the deep unpopularity of the Afghan conflict… Continue reading