Dec 27 Blizzard Snarls East Coast Travel; Russian Oil Tycoon Found Guilty Winter Storm Strands Travelers, Blankets East Coast Canceled flights and snow-covered roads are creating frustrating conditions for travelers on the East Coast as airport closures in New York City and other hubs compounded the misery of post-holiday transport. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Obama Marks ‘Season of Progress,’ But New Political Landscape Looms Assessing accomplishments in Congress' lame-duck session, President Obama said Wednesday the nation is not "doomed to endless gridlock." Gwen Ifill speaks with USA Today's Susan Page and Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center about what the lame-duck Congress has… Continue watching
Dec 21 Iraq Has a New Government … at Last By Robert Zeliger Iraqi Parliament members vote for the new Iraqi Cabinet (Photo by Iraqi Prime Minister Office via Getty Images) The Iraqi people cast their votes on March 7. More than nine months later, after months of political turmoil, deal-making, and… Continue reading
Dec 21 U.S.-Venezuela Tensions Rise Over Envoy Flap By Larisa Epatko Tensions are stirring once again between Venezuela and the United States after the South American country formally moved to block a U.S. ambassador from taking residence there. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch Health Reform Law’s Legal, Political Obstacles Continue to Mount Jeffrey Brown discusses the political and legal challenges of mandating Americans to pay for health coverage with White House health reform director Nancy-Ann DeParle and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who filed a lawsuit against the federal mandate, which was… Continue watching
Dec 20 States Move to Implement Health Care Reform as Fight Continues in Courthouses, Congress In courthouses and on Capitol Hill, the battle over health care reform is still being fought. Behind the scenes, though, in states all over the country, officials are quietly moving ahead to implement some parts of the law. Last… Continue reading
Dec 17 Madoff Settlement Will Bring Over $7 Billion Back to Victims By Murrey Jacobson DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s465fqff1', 'Lcu3bs1RibI', '29'); In what has turned out to be the largest civil forfeiture case in United States history, the widow of a wealthy investor and philanthropist, who was also a friend of Bernard Madoff, is returning $7.2… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch News Wrap: $7 Billion Recouped for Madoff Victims In other news Friday, the widow of a wealthy investor who was a friend of Bernard Madoff is returning $7.2 billion to victims of Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme from money her husband received from him over three decades. Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Obama Signs Tax-Cut Compromise, Declares it ‘Good Deal’ for Americans President Obama on Friday extended Bush-era tax cuts for two years by signing into law a compromise with Republican leaders. He acknowledged that there are some elements of the legislation he dislikes, but called it a "good deal" for the… Continue watching
Dec 17 Foreign Aid Funding Under Scrutiny By Sarah Sullivan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at release of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images) As control of the House shifts to Republicans, lawmakers are vowing to find ways to cut deficits -- and some are pointing to… Continue reading