Feb 04 Bangkok Dispatch: Thailand's Political Transformation For all its much noted nightlife, Bangkok seems to be a city of many early risers. In the pre-dawn hours, street vendors begin hauling out the carts that will dispense breakfast, lunch and dinner -- soups, stir-fried vegetables, noodles,… Continue reading
Feb 04 Thursday's Headlines: Brown Swearing In Early; More Problems for Toyota Democrats will officially lose their 60-vote majority in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, as Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., will be sworn into office a week earlier than expected. Senate Democrats held that position for much of the last year. "Once… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch As Senate Dynamic Shifts, a Test for Both Parties Senate Democrats are looking to newly-seated Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., to reach across the aisle now that their 60-vote majority is gone. Brown's upset election has cast a new light on legislative tactics like the filibuster, and what they mean… Continue watching
Feb 03 House May Take Up Slice of Health Reform; Larger Bill's Fate Still Unclear The House of Representatives may vote next week on a bill to remove the health insurance industry's antitrust exemption. The move is the first attempt to jump-start the "two-track" health care reform effort that House Speaker Nancy… Continue reading
Feb 03 Obama Rallies Senate Democrats to Revive Domestic Agenda President Obama gave a pep talk to and answered questions from Senate Democrats Wednesday, imploring them to keep working for their agenda despite the rough political climate. He urged his former Senate colleagues to continue fighting for their agenda despite… Continue reading
Feb 03 Wednesday's Headlines: U.S. Soldiers Killed; Illinois Primaries; AIG Bonuses A roadside bomb killed three U.S. soldiers and three students from a girls' school in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, and in Iraq a bomb planted on a motorcycle killed at least 20 Shiite pilgrims. The American soldiers were in Lower… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch Debate Reignites on Legal Rights of Terror Suspects The suspect in the attempted Christmas Day bombing incident is speaking to authorities again, but some lawmakers are worried the administration's handling of the case poses a risk to national security. Jim Lehrer speaks with experts about how the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 02 Military Explores Dismantling of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' By Quinn Bowman Top U.S. military officials on Tuesday echoed President Obama's call for a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, telling a Senate panel that they were preparing for an eventual undoing of the rule that prohibits gays from serving… Continue reading
Feb 02 Tuesday's Headlines: Budget Hearings; 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Underway By Tom LeGro One day after the Obama administration released its $3.8 trillion budget plan, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and the president's budget director, Peter Orszag, are set to explain it Tuesday before congressional committees. Also on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Robert Gates… Continue reading