Feb 25 Reactions to #HCRSummit Around the Web Did the health reform summit change minds? It's still hard to say. Going in, hopes for compromise were low, according to Politico: Heading into Thursday's summit, there's been a lot of talk on both sides about how they're… Continue reading
Feb 25 All Eyes Are on the White House as Health Care Summit Kicks Off A reasoned discussion, a boxing bout, a pro wrestling match, reality TV. Thursday's bipartisan health care reform talks are being called all of these things. Call it what you want, but one thing is for sure: The stakes are… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch Turkish Military Leaders Released in Coup Probe Turkey's Islamic leaders met with the chiefs of its secular armed forces Thursday to address Monday's arrest of more than 50 senior military officers on allegations that they planned to overthrow the government. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Feb 24 Google Plans Rigorous Appeal of Executives' Conviction in Italy No one disputes that the Italian video -- posted online in 2006 -- showing a young man with Down syndrome being bullied was despicable. An organization working on behalf of people with Down syndrome complained to Google, which says… Continue reading
Feb 24 Bernanke Tells Lawmakers Rates to Stay Low Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Wednesday that though the economy is in recovery, the central bank will keep interest rates at record-low levels to stave off a return to recession. Bernanke's appearance before the House Financial Services… Continue reading
Feb 24 Patchwork Nation: Hardship Score Up Across All Community Types By Dante Chinni Consumer confidence is down. Gas prices and unemployment are both up. A look at the latest Patchwork Nation's Economic Hardship Index -- a measure of key indicators including foreclosures, unemployment and gasoline prices - show that it's still rough… Continue reading
Feb 24 The 'Millennial' Generation Talks Economy, Politics, Media By Judy Woodruff On Wednesday, I'll be spending most of the day focused on "millennials," one of the terms being used for the younger generation. I will moderate a daylong conference sponsored by the Pew Research Center and aimed at… Continue reading
Feb 24 Wednesday Headlines: Toyota President to Testify; Senate to Vote on Jobs Bill Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, will testify Wednesday before a House committee about the massive recall that has tarnished the world's largest automaker's once sterling reputation for safety. In prepared remarks to the House Committee on Oversight and… Continue reading
Feb 23 Politico Reporter: Obama, GOP Set to 'Out-Reasonable' Each Other By Hari Sreenivasan Ahead of this Thursday's bipartisan health care reform summit convened by President Obama, we spoke with Politico reporter Craig Gordon about the president's new health reform proposals, how Democrats will try to sell his plan and whether… Continue reading
Feb 23 Tuesday's Headlines: Hearings on Toyota Begin; Senate Advances Jobs Bill As the first of three Congressional hearings on the safety standards at Toyota are set to begin Tuesday, the president of the automaker's U.S. operations is apologizing for the company's slow handling of its vehicles' problems. "Put simply, it has… Continue reading