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... things -- but not by much. Consider two major speeches, delivered within days of one another, by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan -- the Republican from Wisconsin -- and President Obama, the Democrat from Illinois. I was intrigued by Ryan's speech, which he gave at the conservative think tank The Heritage ...
... our website and also learn how to submit your own video for it. Pieces of the quilt will be featured in the NewsHour's special coverage of 9/11 to be broadcast that night on most PBS stations. All that and more is on our website at NewsHour.PBS.org.
... are big Anglophiles in my family. And not since Alistair Cooke dined alone have we had have as much Anglophilia. JEFFREY BROWN: ... watch it on PBS, right? DAVID BROOKS: Yes, right. Exactly. (LAUGHTER) DAVID BROOKS: And, so, I'm not only intellectually, but a believer in the monarchy, especially for ...
Editor's Note: This week President Obama has been crisscrossing the country, selling his budget plan to the American people. Meanwhile, Republican Representative Paul Ryan has been pitching his budget proposal to constituents in Wisconsin. We wanted to take a step back from the rhetoric for a look at what ...
As part of an ambitious budget plan he unveiled earlier in the day, Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday afternoon called for an overhaul to the American social safety net, including reforms to Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, housing assistance and job training. Speaking with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, the Wisconsin ...
... the postwar average, and reduces deficits by $4.4 trillion." Here's Rep. Ryan's YouTube video: Be sure to tune in to Tuesday's PBS NewsHour to catch Judy Woodruff's interview with Rep. Ryan. Robert Pear of the New York Times describes how Rep. Ryan plans to transform ...
... recap of all the day's events in and outside the hearing room. WALKER'S WIN After three weeks of total stalemate, Republicans in the Wisconsin state senate devised a way to pass Gov. Scott Walker's bill stripping most public workers of collective bargaining rights without the 14 Democrats ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: We received a number of responses from viewers like you regarding last week's broadcast story, "In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms" and the Making Sen$e web piece, "Paying For Public Pensions." So, over the next few days, Paul will be answering some of the questions and notes we received...
When I was just a young thing, I loved a song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five called "The Message." "Don't push me, 'cuz I'm close to the edge," the refrain went. "I'm trying not to lose my head." A lot of people seem to be losing their heads of late. We've spent the...
It's a familiar cycle. Voters say they want new faces and fresh thinking in Washington. But once the newcomers arrive in the nation's capital, they discover themselves consigned to back benches and basement offices. Reality soon sets in. It's harder than it seems to get things done. But in both the House and the Senate...
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