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Paul Krugman on Why David Stockman Is a Crank
By Diane Lincoln Estes Watch Video Paul Solman's recently sat down with with Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman. Earlier we posted an excerpt from our interview with David Stockman, the former politician and businessman who's out...
Eight Things on President Obama's Mind as He Meets With China's Leader
Photo of President Xi Jinping by Carlos Barria/ReutersChinese President Xi Jinping, who just took office in March, and President Barack Obama meet in California on Friday and Saturday to discuss in a casual setting some issues the White House deems...
Why David Stockman Yearns for 19th Century America
By Diane Lincoln Estes Watch Video David Stockman, budget director under President Reagan, spoke to Paul Solman on The PBS NewsHour Tuesday. As regular readers already know, we recently aired an interview with David Stockman, the...
Obama Calls for High Speed Broadband at Schools Throughout U.S.
Watch Video President Obama called for expanding broadband access in schools nationwide Thursday, so that teachers can use technology to better educate their students. Learning Matters' John Tulenko reported in 2011 on one North Carolina school...
Collection Of Phone Records Raises Fresh Questions About Domestic Spying
Hours after President Barack Obama named Susan Rice to be his new national security adviser, another Washington "NSA" was thrust into the spotlight over reports it is secretly collecting phone records of millions of Americans. The revelations...
Obama Names UN Ambassador Susan Rice as Next National Security Adviser
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: A new national security adviser is taking her place at the White House, after four years at the United Nations. Word of the realignment came today from the president. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I am...