• Why one economist isn't running with the bulls: Dow 5,000 remains closer than you think

    Why one economist isn't running with the bulls: Dow 5,000 remains closer than you think

    May 21, 2014 04:00 PM EST

    ... impact of the most important policies. Does quantitative easing create jobs and support the economy? Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says yes; Stanford professor John Taylor, and others, say no. The end of quantitative easing will be a fascinating test of the Federal Reserve’s policies. Because quantitative easing has ...

  • Biden urges Russia to live up to Geneva agreement on Ukraine

    Biden urges Russia to live up to Geneva agreement on Ukraine

    Apr 22, 2014 11:42 PM EST

    ... GWEN IFILL: Vice President Joe Biden met with Ukraine's leaders today and issued another warning to Russia. VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN: We have heard a lot from Russian officials in the past few days, but now it's time for Russia to stop talking and start acting. GWEN ...

  • How the values, uphill optimism of the Millennials compare to older generations

    How the values, uphill optimism of the Millennials compare to older generations

    Mar 20, 2014 12:26 AM EST

    ... just not affiliated to parties and other institutions. JUDY WOODRUFF: One other thing -- and there is so much to talk about from this book, Paul Taylor, but a little bit of a contradiction here. You start out talking about how this may be the generation, first one in our memory ...

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    Bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill pushed through by House

    Jan 15, 2014 09:42 PM EST

    ... million extra Obama wanted so the agency could help enforce Obama's health care law, another favorite GOP target. Democrats won extra money for Head Start's preschool programs, enough to serve another 90,000 young children. The Federal Aviation Administration would get less than Congress enacted last year, but ...

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    Props and costumes from Middle Earth sold at auction, including Gimli's battle axe for $180,000

    Dec 06, 2013 04:32 PM EST

    (Click to enlarge the photo) Photo courtesy of Julien's Auction There are less than 11 months until Halloween 2014, but it is never too early to start planning your costume. Julien's Auctions sold off props and costumes from Middle Earth, which were used during the filming of ...

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    Congress adjourns until Tuesday as hope for a shutdown deal nears

    Oct 14, 2013 10:37 PM EST

    ... is that a spirit of cooperation will move us forward over the next few hours," he said. And yet, he added, "If we don't start making some real progress both in the House and the Senate, and if Republicans aren't willing to set aside some of their partisan ...

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    President Argues Case for Action in Syria

    Aug 29, 2013 01:08 PM EST

    ... Woodruff in the Blue Room, Mr. Obama got at the heart of why the United States is accelerating its push for action: ...[W]hen you start talking about chemical weapons in a country that has the largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the world, where over time, their control over ...

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    The Fed's Terminal Dilemma: When to Begin 'the Great Unwind'

    Aug 07, 2013 02:53 PM EST

    Merle Hazard performs "The Great Unwind," his latest economics music video, produced by Nashville Public Television. Paul Solman: The most financially savvy country and western crooner in America, Merle Hazard, returns to the Making Sen$e Business Desk with the release of a new economics chart-topper: "The Great Unwind," produced by Nashville Public Television (WNPT-TV). Merle's...

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    Syria Crossed President Obama's Red Line. What Happens Next?

    Jun 14, 2013 01:00 PM EST

    An unexploded mortar shell fired by Syrian Army sits, half buried in the ground, in a suburb of Damascus, January 25, 2013. With the United States concluding that the Syrian government crossed President Barack Obama's red line by using chemical weapons against rebel forces in the country's civil war, the question now becomes what is...

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    Obama Looks to Bridge Political Divide With Second Inaugural

    Jan 21, 2013 01:23 PM EST

    President Obama takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday. Pool Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Reuters. Nearly one day into the official start of his second term, President Obama Monday will stand again before the nation to deliver a sweeping overview of how he hopes the next four years will play out....