Sep 23 Bernanke and Paulson Urge Congress to Act; Lawmakers Call for More Time By Admin, PBS News Hour Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged Congress to pass a $700 billion financial bailout Tuesday, saying the national economy could suffer more if too much time passes. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch McCain Blends Instinct With Political Calculation In the first of a series of reports on the leadership qualities of the presidential candidates, Judy Woodruff talks to colleagues of Sen. John McCain about how the GOP hopeful makes decisions and how his governing style would translate in… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Candidates Voice Concerns for Taxpayers Amid Bailouts As the government seeks to shore up the stability of U.S. financial markets, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama expressed concern over the consequences of the massive bailouts for average taxpayers. Political reporters recap the latest news from the campaign… Continue watching
Sep 22 Pakistan Hunts for Bombers of Landmark Hotel By PBS News Hour Pakistani officials are still trying to determine who is behind the weekend truck bombing at a landmark Islamabad hotel that killed at least 53 people. Continue reading
Sep 22 Congress Mulls $700B Financial Rescue Plan; Morgan, Goldman Shift Operations By PBS News Hour Lawmakers faced an intense round of negotiations Monday over a proposed $700 billion financial rescue plan as Congressional Democrats called for a cautious approach to stabilizing troubled financial markets and shoring up Wall Street's balance sheet. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Wall Street Upheaveal Puts McCain, Obama to the Test Wall Street's woes put the economy at the top of the campaign agendas of John McCain and Barack Obama this week as the two sought to shape their views on government regulation and other issues. Analysts Mark Shields and David… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Candidates Differ on Terms of Financial Sector Rescue Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain offered differing views Friday on proposals for a sweeping government bailout of the weakened financial sector. Judy Woodruff reports on their latest reactions to the Wall Street crisis. Continue watching
Sep 19 Katrina May Claim Another Victim as Landrieu Struggles in Re-Election Bid By PBS News Hour Demographic changes and a steady march to the right by the post-Katrina electorate in Louisiana has helped make two-term Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu the GOP's top target in this year's election. Continue reading
Sep 19 North Korea Says Reactor Could Be Restarted By PBS News Hour North Korea said Friday it has stopped disabling its nuclear reactor in Yongbyon and that it no longer wants to be taken off a U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism. Continue reading
Sep 18 Rice Slams ‘Aggressive’ Russian Policies in Speech By PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered sharp criticisms of Russia Thursday, saying that the West must stand up to its "bullying" and that Russia's policies have put it on a path to isolation and irrelevance. Continue reading