Mar 23 Political Animals: Taming Campaign Creatures By Mike Fritz A major part of a politician's daily life has always been the ubiquitous photo-op, and besides kissing babies, nothing may be used more than animals to try to highlight the candidate's softer, more human side to the American public. Yet,… Continue reading
Oct 31 'Wall of Martyrs' Depicts Egypt's Fallen in Graffiti Art By Extra DA A graffiti wall in Alexandria, Egypt depicts the faces of Egyptians who died in the country's recent revolution, for which many Egyptians consider them martyrs. Continue reading
Aug 02 White House Releases an Inside View of the Debt Negotiations By Travis Daub The White House released 20 photos Tuesday of the closed-door negotiations with Congressional leaders over the debt deal. President Obama signed the Budget Control Act of 2011 on Aug. 2. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch Indonesia on the Rise: Is It a Model for New Democracies? Indonesia is an evolving, prospering democracy, but the country continues to struggle with corruption and economic inequality. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jul 12 Smacking Into the Debt Ceiling: the Day-by-Day Consequences Daily U.S. Government Income and Expenditures: Use the slide bar to see how Treasury's cash deficit is projected to grow if the debt ceiling is reached, starting with Aug. 3. Mouse over the red points to see the running… Continue reading
Jun 20 Political Checklist: Huntsman Ready to Jump Into 2012 Fray By Quinn Bowman Gwen Ifill and David Chalian marvel at the fact that more Republican candidates, including former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, are getting into the 2012 race in late June. Continue reading
Jun 17 When Eating Well Is a Matter of Where You Live Patchwork Nation looks at "food deserts" around the country, where geography affects diet. Continue reading
Jun 17 Gwen's Take: Under the Big Top, Part II: Enough About Me - What Do You Think? Gwen Ifill looks back at the week that was in politics and media in Gwen's Take. Continue reading
Jun 17 The Morning Line: Days Later, Pawlenty Lands Clean Jab at Romney By Maureen Hoch It was Hillary Clinton, in the last presidential campaign, who said that there are no "do-overs." Tim Pawlenty clearly begs to differ. Back in the safety and comfort of a Fox News studio Thursday with Sean Hannity, the former Minnesota… Continue reading
Jun 16 The Morning Line: Romney's the Man to Beat By Maureen Hoch For Mitt Romney to win the Republican presidential nomination he will need to have more weeks like this. By most accounts the former Massachusetts governor delivered a solid debate performance Monday evening in New Hampshire, which was followed up Wednesday… Continue reading