Aug 09 Watch Colorado Contests: Dan Balz Handicaps Competitive Primaries As voters cast ballots in Colorado's primary, politics-watchers will be keeping an eye out for signs of what might be to come in November's midterm elections. Gwen Ifill speaks with Dan Balz, national political reporter for The Washington Post, about… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch Rwandans Wait to See if Election Will Bring Healing or Division A heavy voter turnout in Rwanda was reported Monday at the second presidential election after the 1994 genocide. Special correspondent Kira Kay of the Bureau for International Reporting has more. Continue watching
Aug 09 What Killed Obama's Energy Bill Plans? Lawmakers have declared the chances of getting a major energy bill through this Congress all but dead. But the prospects for getting legislation addressing the problems of rising greenhouse gases actually began fading weeks ago. Continue reading
Aug 09 Google and Verizon: Yes to Net Neutrality, But... The CEOs of Google and Verizon announced a joint set of net neutrality principles Monday that would enshrine in federal law the FCC's ability to regulate the Internet and enforce open access. The document primarily lays out proposed rules… Continue reading
Aug 09 Property Taxes Emerge as Latest Front in Housing Crisis By Lee Banville MISSOULA, Mont. | Foreclosures make headlines. They are a big focus of the media's attention as the troubled economy continues to dominate the news. But even where banks aren't taking over properties, the collapse of the real estate market is… Continue reading
Aug 09 The Morning Line: Deep in the Heart of Texas After a bachelor weekend that included playing a round of golf with old friends on Saturday and basketball with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony on Sunday, President Obama welcomes the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints to the… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch Colorado Primaries Could Prove Political Indicator Four states -- Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Colorado -- head to the polls for primaries on Tuesday. But the outcome in several Colorado races is being watched as a possible indication of what's to come for this fall's midterm elections. Continue watching
Aug 06 Target's Foray Into Politics Met With Protest From MoveOn.org By Quinn Bowman Liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org delivered a direct message to Target Corp. Friday: stop spending money on political campaigns. MoveOn.org delivered a petition with 260,000 signatures to company headquarters in Minneapolis demanding that it stop influencing campaigns. Watch video from… Continue reading
Aug 06 Obama Touts Humor, History on Kagan Victory Lap By David Chalian One day after the Senate voted to confirm his pick for the Supreme Court, President Obama took to the East Room of the White House with the soon-to-be Justice Elena Kagan for a bit of a victory lap. Continue reading
Aug 06 Heads of State Who Harmonize If Wyclef Jean is elected president of Haiti, he'll join an ensemble of world leaders and politicians with a gift for melody. Here is a list of a few of the most harmonic handshakers. Continue reading