Oct 22 In Photos: Following Beirut Bombing, Lebanese Mourn the Dead By News Desk Soldiers in Lebanon worked Monday to squelch gunbattles and other violence stemming from Friday's car bombing that killed an intelligence official in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Chief of Lebanon's police intelligence department, Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan,… Continue reading
Oct 22 'If I Marry My Girlfriend in Let's Say Thailand, Can She Collect Survivor Benefits After I Kick?' Photo by Irina Sidorenko via Getty Images Today, Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff answers reader's questions covering issues from retirement, medicare and more Anne:I am 65 and will turn 66 in December. I retired at 63 after being laid… Continue reading
Oct 22 Cuban Missile Crisis: Memories of a Young Reporter President Kennedy announces the Cuba blockade on Oct. 22, 1962, during the Cuban missile crisis. Photo by Keystone/Getty Images. Fifty years ago, on Oct. 22, 1962, the Washington Post landed on my doorstep with big headlines about a crisis… Continue reading
Oct 22 Commentary: At Core, Obama and Romney Close on Foreign Policy President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meet Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla., to debate foreign policy. Both campaigns see the third and final debate as their best opportunity to reach the public before Election Day. The… Continue reading
Oct 21 Presidential Candidate, Liberal Icon George McGovern Dies at 90 The Democratic Party presidential nominee Senator George McGovern, right, and his running mate Senator Thomas Eagleton during their campaign for election in 1972. Photo by Anthony Korody/Getty Images A war hero, U.S. Senator, presidential candidate and champion of liberal causes,… Continue reading
Oct 19 Mombasa Rising? Secessionist Movement Grows on Kenya's Coast EmbedVideo(4772, 482, 304); Julienne Gage produced this report Kenya's Coast Province boasts of wealth of opportunity -- pristine beaches, deluxe hotels, a major port and an oil refinery -- but for locals in the picturesque city of Mombasa, it's… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch Syrian Crisis Inflames Lebanon-Syria Tensions as Lebanese Blame Assad for Bomb Syrian Crisis Inflames Lebanon-Syria Tensions as Lebanese Blame Assad for Bomb… Continue watching
Oct 19 Obama or Romney? How Accurate Are Economic Models? Last week, Paul Solman examined how polls and election markets parse data to determine who will win an election, in this case, the 2012 presidential race between President Barack Obama and former Mass. governor Mitt Romney. One such pollster,… Continue reading
Oct 19 Get a Slice of New Hampshire's Political Mood at the Red Arrow Diner EmbedVideo(4771, 482, 304); Robert Birkett and Joshua Barajas shot this video. Barajas edited it. Mike Melia narrated the report MANCHESTER, N.H. -- With weeks to go before the presidential election, polls revealing a tightening race could mean that New… Continue reading
Oct 19 Political Checklist: Reaching Latino Voters EmbedVideo(4770, 482, 304); In this week's Political Checklist, I chatted with Ray Suarez about his piece on the NewsHour Friday about how the presidential campaigns are reaching out to Latino voters. From the more traditional Spanish-language television… Continue reading