Oct 16 Draft Pact Says U.S. Forces Would Leave Iraq in 2011 By Admin, PBS News Hour After months of talks, Washington and Baghdad settled upon a draft security deal that would have U.S. troops leave Iraq by the end of 2011 unless Iraq asks them to stay longer. Continue reading
Oct 14 U.S. Treasury to Inject $250 Billion into Banks By Admin, PBS News Hour In a new effort to shore up confidence in the economy and inject life into frozen credit markets, the U.S. Treasury will inject $250 billion into several large banks. Continue reading
Oct 13 N. Korea to Resume Dismantling Nuclear Plant By PBS News Hour A day after the Bush administration took North Korea off its list of nations that sponsor terrorism, the Asian nation announced it would resume dismantling its main nuclear complex. Continue reading
Sep 26 Bush Struggles to Unite Rebelling House Republicans on Bailout By Admin, PBS News Hour As Washington struggles to reach consensus on a proposed Wall Street bailout, GOP senators have blocked a proposed Democratic plan to pump $56 billion into public works projects, help for the jobless and to help states with high Medicaid bills. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch Congress, the White House Stall Over Market Rescue Plan Resistance to the government's $700 billion bailout plan from lawmakers continued Thursday, adding pressure to finish a compromise deal that could bring certainty to the crisis. Kwame Holman reports on the obstacles to passing a final agreement between Congress and… Continue watching
Sep 24 President Calls for Sweeping Government Intervention in U.S. Economy By Admin, PBS News Hour Warning "our entire economy is in danger", President Bush made a somber address to the nation Wednesday, outlining the need for a sweeping government intervention in the nation's financial system in order to prevent widespread collapse. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Wall Street Woes Ripple Through Local Economies The collapse of financial institutions on Wall Street has sent ripples of fear through local economies across the U.S. Four business journalists from across the nation assess the regional impacts of the financial upheaval. Continue watching
Sep 23 In U.N. Speech, President Bush Urges Unity Against Terrorism By Admin, PBS News Hour In his eighth and final address to the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, President Bush said that multinational organizations are now "needed more urgently than ever" to combat terrorists and extremists. Continue reading
Sep 23 Bernanke and Paulson Urge Congress to Act; Lawmakers Call for More Time By Admin, PBS News Hour Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged Congress to pass a $700 billion financial bailout Tuesday, saying the national economy could suffer more if too much time passes. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Wall Street Upheaveal Puts McCain, Obama to the Test Wall Street's woes put the economy at the top of the campaign agendas of John McCain and Barack Obama this week as the two sought to shape their views on government regulation and other issues. Analysts Mark Shields and David… Continue watching