Oct 22 Cuban Missile Crisis: Memories of a Young Reporter President Kennedy announces the Cuba blockade on Oct. 22, 1962, during the Cuban missile crisis. Photo by Keystone/Getty Images. Fifty years ago, on Oct. 22, 1962, the Washington Post landed on my doorstep with big headlines about a crisis… Continue reading
Oct 22 Commentary: At Core, Obama and Romney Close on Foreign Policy President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meet Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla., to debate foreign policy. Both campaigns see the third and final debate as their best opportunity to reach the public before Election Day. The… Continue reading
Oct 22 Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries By Jason Kane How much is good health care worth to you? $8,233 per year? That’s how much the U.S. spends per person. Worth it? That figure is more than two-and-a-half times more than most developed nations in the world, including relatively rich… Continue reading
Oct 21 Presidential Candidate, Liberal Icon George McGovern Dies at 90 The Democratic Party presidential nominee Senator George McGovern, right, and his running mate Senator Thomas Eagleton during their campaign for election in 1972. Photo by Anthony Korody/Getty Images A war hero, U.S. Senator, presidential candidate and champion of liberal causes,… Continue reading
Oct 19 Mombasa Rising? Secessionist Movement Grows on Kenya’s Coast EmbedVideo(4772, 482, 304); Julienne Gage produced this report Kenya's Coast Province boasts of wealth of opportunity -- pristine beaches, deluxe hotels, a major port and an oil refinery -- but for locals in the picturesque city of Mombasa, it's… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch Campaigns Speak to Growing Hispanic Population Through Spanish-Language Media Campaigns Speak to Growing Hispanic Population Through Spanish-Language Media… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Syrian Crisis Inflames Lebanon-Syria Tensions as Lebanese Blame Assad for Bomb Syrian Crisis Inflames Lebanon-Syria Tensions as Lebanese Blame Assad for Bomb… Continue watching
Oct 19 Sheila Bair Takes on Tim Geithner, Gets Tough on Wall Street in New Book By Murrey Jacobson // Throughout the height of the financial crisis in 2008 and afterward, Sheila Bair was known for being an outspoken regulator willing to confront her peers head-on. That included Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, who Bair thought was not nearly tough… Continue reading
Oct 19 Obama or Romney? How Accurate Are Economic Models? Last week, Paul Solman examined how polls and election markets parse data to determine who will win an election, in this case, the 2012 presidential race between President Barack Obama and former Mass. governor Mitt Romney. One such pollster,… Continue reading
Oct 19 Get a Slice of New Hampshire’s Political Mood at the Red Arrow Diner EmbedVideo(4771, 482, 304); Robert Birkett and Joshua Barajas shot this video. Barajas edited it. Mike Melia narrated the report MANCHESTER, N.H. -- With weeks to go before the presidential election, polls revealing a tightening race could mean that New… Continue reading