May 31 Watch Free Gaza Calls for 'Open, Independent' Investigation Into Deadly Flotilla Raid The United Nations Security Council convened for an emergency session, following the Israeli raid on a flotilla attempting to break its blockade of the Gaza Strip. Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Adam Shapiro, a board member of the Free Gaza… Continue watching
May 31 Watch Under Fire for Gaza Raid, Israel Blames Flotilla Organizers for Provocation A deadly predawn Israeli raid on ships off Gaza has sparked international outrage, following the deaths of international activists who say they were trying to transport humanitarian supplies. Julian Manyon of Independent Television News gives an update on the raid. Continue watching
May 29 BP's Suttles: 'Top Kill' Effort Fails to Stop Oil; Leak Meter Restarted By News Desk Updated May 30, 9:15 am ET In a Saturday evening press conference, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles and Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry said that the "top kill" effort to stem the Gulf oil spill had failed after… Continue reading
May 29 Dock Workers in La. Wonder When the Next Shrimp Catch Will Come By Tom Bearden Friday morning we watched what is likely the last catch of shrimp from Louisiana's Barataria Bay for the foreseeable future being unloaded. That's because early Friday authorities closed down the last remaining parts of the fishing grounds that were… Continue reading
May 28 Shields and Brooks Assess President Obama's Response to Oil Leak By Hari Sreenivasan _pap_embed_custom('news01s4017qebd',482,304,""); Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks stopped by the Rundown Friday before their discussion with Jim Lehrer on the NewsHour broadcast. They discussed how they view the government's and President Obama's response… Continue reading
May 28 Obama's National Security Strategy, Brought to You by Secretary Clinton By Margaret Warner When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came before a crowd of foreign policy players and former players, journalists and wonks to lay out the Obama administration's new National Security Strategy Thursday, she was self-assured and in command, talking… Continue reading
May 28 Amount of Leaking Oil May Still Exceed Federal Estimates, Scientists Say The amount of oil that has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico for more than a month may be significantly higher than the preliminary estimate released Thursday by a federal panel, some scientists on the panel told the… Continue reading
May 28 Masters of the Underworld Paul Solman: Since Friday posts stay up for the weekend, allow me to share this cartoon, sent to me this morning by a friend, on the abstrusegoose cartoon website: “The Devil Went Down to Wall Street.” I’m not in… Continue reading
May 28 Pollster Breaks Down the Issues in Contentious Calif. Governor's Race By News Desk _pap_embed_custom('news01s4012qebd',482,304,""); On Friday's NewsHour, Gwen Ifill previews California's contentious gubernatorial race, which is shaping up to be the most expensive political campaign in the state's history. Mark DiCamillo is the director of the California Field Poll, a non-partisan organization that… Continue reading
May 28 Behind the Special 'Drilling Mud' That Helps Clog the Oil Leak The key to stemming the stream of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico may be as clear as mud. Spill officials said this morning that blasting the leaking well with "heavy drilling mud" seem to be working to… Continue reading