UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS | The latest U.S. unemployment reading dropped to 9.7 percent, but that doesn't include many who have given up looking for work. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Robert Kuttner of The American Prospect magazine and former treasury…

NEW SENATOR- Scott Brown was sworn-in as a member of the United States Senate representing Massachusetts, and at a stroke changing the political dynamic in Washington. As the Democrats lose their all-important 60th vote in the U.S. Senate, Judy…

Feb 03

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TERROR TRIALS- The Obama administration stepped up its defense today of how it's handling terror cases. After an update on the case of a Nigerian man accused of attempting to bomb an American airliner Christmas Day, we get perspective from…

DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL: Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before Congress today about the President's pledge to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy introduced by President Bill Clinton…

Feb 01

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OBAMA BUDGET PROPOSAL - President Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion budget Monday, which raises taxes for wealthy Americans and proposes new jobs programs. Gwen Ifill leads a debate between Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible…

REACHING OUT: President Obama spent part of the day meeting Congressional Republicans in Baltimore. He faced tough questions from them about some of the policy initiatives outlined in his State of the Union Address. And the President…

STATE OF THE UNION: President Obama travelled to Florida today to kick-start his renewed focus on job creation and the economy, following last night's State of the Union address in Washington. Margaret Warner reports on what the president…

STATE OF THE UNION - Gwen Ifill reports on the pressures on President Obama tonight when he addresses a joint session of Congress in his first State of the Union address. DAVID AXELROD - White House adviser…

DEFICIT SPENDING - The Congressional Budget Office made headlines here in Washington Tuesday, predicting a deficit of $1.35 trillion this year as the recession continues to take its toll on economic activity. Meantime, the U.S. Senate rejected a…

Analysis of President Obama's proposals to help middle class Americans leads the program tonight, followed by aid to Haiti, how strong is al-Qaida?, Midwestern states fight over invasive fish species, and a song about Vladimir Putin. MIDDLE CLASS AID PROPOSAL…