Aug 26 Kennedy Leaves Health Care Legacy, Democrats Call for Reform Efforts to Continue Sen. Ted Kennedy once called health care legislation the cause of his life. In his decades in the Senate, he was instrumental in passing legislation expanding Americans' access to health care. Continue reading
Aug 26 President Obama, World Leaders, Friends Remember Senator Kennedy By Leah Clapman As news of the passing of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy spread Wednesday, friends and colleagues mourned the man affectionately known in Washington as the lion of the Senate. Continue reading
Aug 26 Key Moments in Kennedy’s Legislative Career A look at the key legislative moments in the four decade-long career of the "Lion of the Senate."… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Medal of Freedom Recipients Honored at White House President Barack Obama awarded 16 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday. Judy Woodruff offers a look at the ceremony. Continue watching
Aug 11 Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Early Advocate for People With Disabilities, Dies at 88 By Online DA Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a member of an American political dynasty and founder of the Special Olympics, died Tuesday morning at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass. She was 88. Continue reading
Jul 15 Senate Committee Approves Health Reform Legislation By PBS News Hour Health care reform gained some momentum in the Senate Wednesday as the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions passed legislation that would require all Americans to obtain health insurance. Continue reading
May 14 Watch Inspired by Soldier Son, Father Develops Military Robots After the death of his son in the Iraq war, the father of a soldier formed a company that manufactures military robots. Tom Bearden reports. Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Obama Signs Bill Expanding National Civilian Service Corps President Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill that will triple the size of the AmeriCorps program and renew the call for community involvement. Analysts mull the new measure. Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Daschle Tapped for Dual Role to Reform Health Care President-elect Barack Obama named Tom Daschle Thursday to head the Department of Health and Human Services and direct his administration's sweeping health care initiatives. Susan Denzter discusses the selection. Continue watching
Sep 26 Congress Passes Mental Health Parity Legislation By PBS News Hour After slogging through Congress for nearly a decade, legislation on the fair treatment of mental health conditions reached a critical milestone this week when it cleared both houses of Congress. Continue reading