Mar 12 Watch News Wrap: 9/11 Rescue Workers Offered Settlement In other news Friday, thousands of emergency personnel who suffered health problems because of their work following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are considering a settlement offer, and the president has delayed his Asia trip to urge lawmakers to… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Shields, Brooks: Presidency 'At Risk' in Outcome of Health Reform Effort Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the rift between the White House and the Supreme Court over President Obama's State of the Union and the ongoing negotiations to pass… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch White House, High Court Dustup Over State of the Union Continues The White House struck back at comments made by Chief Justice John Roberts, who criticized the president for using his State of the Union pulpit to voice disapproval of the high court's ruling on campaign finance. Judy Woodruff gets two… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch Obama Pledges Continued Aid to Earthquake-Stricken Haiti President Barack Obama committed continued relief aid to Haiti in a meeting Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval, even as the U.S. begins to withdraw troops. Ray Suarez reports on the challenges facing Haiti's government. Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch White House Pushes Insurers to Cooperate on Reforms The Obama administration is continuing to pressure the health insurance industry for cooperation as it tries to pass health care reform. Jim Lehrer gets two views on the health reform debate from the insurance industry and a leading reform advocate. Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch News Wrap: 'Decisive Phase' Ahead in Afghan War, Gates Says In other news Tuesday, two NATO soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan as Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited troops on the front lines. President Obama also met with visiting Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about his country's… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Obama Targets Insurers in Health Reform Push During a Monday appearance in Philadelphia, President Barack Obama took on insurance companies and struck back at Republicans in a bid to propel his health reform proposal forward. Ray Suarez talks to two health policy experts. Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Greek Budget Crisis Could Stagnate U.S. Recovery As Greece seeks support of its plan to bring its finances back from the brink of collapse, there are fears the weakening euro could impact the U.S. in its own economic recovery. Judy Woodruff talks to Greek Prime Minister George… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Greece Seeks Washington's Support to Curtail Market Speculation Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou visited Washington and several other nations this week to ask for support cracking down on speculative trading to help Athens employ reforms to help its budget crisis. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Obama Directs Congress to Finish Health Care Reform As President Obama pushed for Congress to complete health care reform legislation in the next few weeks, Jim Lehrer talks to Washington Post reporter Ceci Connolly and political analyst Norm Ornstein about the tactics Democrats might use to try to… Continue watching