Dec 03 Boehner: 'We're Nowhere' on Fiscal Cliff House Speaker John Boehner. File photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images. With House Speaker John Boehner and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner both digging in their heels on the Sunday talk shows, there was no sign of give in the… Continue reading
Nov 30 Shields and Brooks on X Tax, Hoosiers and the Irish By Leah Clapman Gentle people of the World Wide Web, welcome to another edition of the Doubleheader where we talk about the sport of politics and the politics of sport with none other than New York Times columnist David Brooks and… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch Grand Canyon May Be 60 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought Grand Canyon May Be 60 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Bargaining Skills, Fiscal Mandates and Filibusters Shields and Brooks on Obama's Bargaining Skills, Fiscal Mandates and Filibusters… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 2012 World AIDS Day: Strides Taken Towards Cure, But Daunting Hurdles Remain 2012 World AIDS Day: Great Steps Taken Towards Cure, But Daunting Hurdles Remain… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Senators Spar Over Filibusters, Blaming Rules for Constant Partisan Gridlock Senators Spar Over Filibusters, Blaming Rules for Constant Partisan Gridlock… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Obama Sticks to His Guns, But Congress Negotiations on Deficit Deal 'Go Nowhere' Obama Sticks to His Guns, But Congress Negotiations on Deficit Deal 'Go Nowhere'… Continue watching
Nov 30 Here We Go Filibuster: Harkin, Coburn on Whether Senate Is 'Dysfunctional' Filibuster, (noun), U.S. Politics: Informal term for any attempt to block or delay Senate action on a bill or other matter by debating it at length, by offering numerous procedural motions, or by any other delaying or obstructive actions. (United… Continue reading
Nov 30 Are the French Better Off Than Americans? By Paul Solman The French might be paying less when it comes to triple play packages. Photo by Sami Sarkis via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e… Continue reading
Nov 30 In 'How to Survive a Plague,' Film Looks Back at First AIDS Activists EmbedVideo(5103, 482, 304); In a new documentary, "How to Survive a Plague," filmmaker David France re-examines the in-your-face brand of AIDS activism that forced the nation to pay attention in the early days of the epidemic and… Continue reading