Apr 15 Watch Amid Tax Protests, IRS Chief Details Efforts to Aid the Cash-strapped IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman discusses efforts to alleviate the tax burden on Americans facing financial distress this year and explains why it will be hard to reform the tax code. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Bankruptcy Option Looms as U.S. Automakers Face Shaky Future The Obama administration's call for drastic reforms of GM and Chrysler has sparked new debate on the future of Detroit's "Big Three" automakers. Analysts discuss what the restructuring effort may mean for the auto industry's future. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Obama Unveils Tough Terms for GM, Chrysler Recovery Efforts President Barack Obama outlined tough terms Monday for continued federal aid for ailing auto giants GM and Chrysler. White House adviser Austan Goolsbee, a member of the auto task force, details the plan. Continue watching
Mar 02 Obama Names Kansas Gov. Sebelius to Health Post By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama has named Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as his new choice to head the massive federal Health and Human Services agency. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Banking Sector, Bailout Reform May Top Obama Economic Agenda Treasury nominee Timothy Geithner went before a Senate panel Wednesday, answering questions on the financial crisis as well as his tax payment controversy. Analysts mull what's ahead for Obama's economic agenda. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Confidence, Openness Mark Obama’s Decision Making Style In the second of a series of reports examining the presidential candidates' leadership styles, Margaret Warner talks to colleagues and advisers of Sen. Barack Obama about how his decision making style would translate to the White House. Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch McCain, Obama Advisers Spar on Education Reform Among the issues being debated among the campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama is education, with each candidate seeking to define positions on school spending and the No Child Left Behind initiative. Education advisers for McCain and Obama… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Ariz. Breaks Ground in Reforming Prison System The Arizona prison system is attempting to restructure its correction programs, in the aim of reducing repeat offenders. Jeffrey Brown reports on what these measures hope to achieve. Continue watching
May 26 Watch Earthquake Recovery Tempers China’s Olympics Elation In preparing for the Olympic Games, the Chinese government has faced unexpected challenges, including a devastating earthquake and protests over its rule of Tibet. Margaret Warner reports from China about the quake's impacts on the Beijing Olympic plans. Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Mass. Health Care Plan Praised, But Struggles With Cost Massachusetts' universal coverage plan has helped thousands of the state's residents gain health care -- but critics remain wary of the high costs of the program, both expected and unexpected. Susan Dentzer reports on how the Bay State is faring… Continue watching