Dec 10 Donaldson Tapped to Head SEC President Bush on Tuesday selected longtime Wall Street executive William Donaldson to serve as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and to help restore confidence in markets shaken by a wave of corporate financial scandals. Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S. Releases Yemeni Missile Shipment The U.S. government agreed Wednesday to release a North Korean ship and its cargo of 15 scud missiles and warheads to the government of Yemen. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch Policing Wall Street President Bush on Tuesday tapped longtime Wall Street executive William Donaldson to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Two experts consider Donaldson's business experience and what he brings to the president's economic team. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Background: Policing Wall Street Gwen Ifill reports on President Bush's nomination of William Donaldson to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Senators Richard Lugar and Carl Levin Discuss Next Moves in Iraq Two Senator discuss the developments in the Iraq weapons confrontation after the U.N. decision Tuesday to provide the U.S. with an unedited advance copy of the Iraq declaration. Continue watching
Dec 09 President Bush Taps Railway Chief As New Treasury Secretary President Bush on Monday nominated CSX Chairman John W. Snow to replace outgoing Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and to help build support for his upcoming economic stimulus package. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch New Man at Treasury President Bush on Monday tapped railroad conglomerate chief John Snow to serve as the next Treasury Secretary. Two experts discuss Snow's business experience and what skills he may bring to the president's economic team. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch Background: New Man in Treasury Kwame Holman reports on the appointment of railroad conglomerate chief John Snow to replace outgoing Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. Continue watching
Dec 08 Democrat Mary Landrieu Holds Off Strong GOP Challenge in Louisiana First-term Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu won re-election Saturday in a closely fought runoff battle with Republican Elections Commissioner Suzanne Haik Terrell. Continue reading
Dec 06 Dead-Heat Louisiana Senate Race Enters Final Hours Both candidates contending for a Louisiana U.S. Senate seat campaigned hard on Friday, continuing to argue over hot-button issues and attempting to gain the advantage in a race that recent polls have indicated is a dead heat. Continue reading