Apr 27 Preview: Cardinal William Levada on Church Abuse Scandal Margaret Warner is reporting from the Vatican this week on the fallout from the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal. On Tuesday's NewsHour, you can watch her full interview with Cardinal William Levada, one of the top Vatican officials charged with… Continue reading
Apr 27 Senate Panel Examines Mine Safety After Deadly W.Va. Explosion The country's top mine safety expert was part of a panel that appeared Tuesday afternoon in a Senate hearing about the recent explosion that killed 29 West Virginia coal miners in the worst U.S. mining disaster in four… Continue reading
Apr 27 Politico Reporter: Immigration Issue Throws a Wrench Into Washington By Hari Sreenivasan Politico reporter Andy Barr, who has been covering Arizona's controversial new immigration law and its aftermath, stopped by The Rundown to talk about the fallout in Washington and whether Congress will take up the hot-button issue… Continue reading
Apr 27 Jim Lehrer On the Road: Dispatch From Chicago An update from Chicago: This was the kind of day that always breathes the life and spirit of public broadcasting into me. I spent it with a wide range of Chicago citizens who give their energy and support to… Continue reading
Apr 27 Live-blogging the Goldman Hearing Editor’s note: Paul is live-blogging the congressional subcommittee hearing on Goldman Sachs Tuesday. Read his comments here. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch News Wrap: Democrats Blocked Again on Financial Reform Bill In other news Tuesday, Senate Democrats failed in their second attempt to end a Republican filibuster and bring financial reform legislation to the floor. Also, an oil leak off the coast of Louisiana continued to spread as the Coast Guard… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Vietnamese-American Entrepreneurs Seek Opportunity in Homeland Thirty-five years after the United States military pulled out of Vietnam, some Vietnamese-American entrepreneurs are returning to their homeland. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the growing business opportunities in the Vietnamese economy. Continue watching
Apr 26 Financial Reform Fails Key Test Vote in Senate Updated 6:22pm ET Senate Republicans on Monday blocked Democrats' attempt to begin debate on financial reform legislation, a widely expected early setback for the most sweeping overhaul of financial oversight since the Great Depression. The Senate, in a 57-41… Continue reading
Apr 26 Exclusive: Cardinal William Levada Describes Crisis in the Church VATICAN CITY | Here's why this interview is a big deal: for five years now, Cardinal William Levada has headed the office that handles all sexual abuse claims and cases that filter up to the Vatican. Levada has not… Continue reading