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Tuesday, January 27 2009

  • VIDEO: Global job loss...the other Guantanamo...the next Y2K? January 27, 2009

    Related Stories: Tsunami of layoffs hits global economy The Other Guantanamo The next Y2K? Switching from analog to digital TV (article)

  • The Takeaway for Tuesday, January 27, 2009 (Early Edition) January 27, 2009

    Headlines; News from Washington, D.C. (article)

  • White House role in slashing stimulus bill transit funding questioned January 27, 2009

    Who's responsible for allocations in the stimulus package? Who decided that roads would get $30 billion, transit would get $9 billion, and that the "smart grid" would get $11 billion... (article)

  • President Obama heads to Capitol Hill to plead for economic aid January 27, 2009

    President Obama heads to Capitol Hill to plead for economic aid (episode)

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    • President Obama heads to Capitol Hill to plead for economic aid January 27, 2009

      A busy day is ahead on Capitol Hill as President Obama pleads his case for the stimulus package to Senate and House Republicans. Vice President Joe Biden will also be on the Hill for ...

    • Stimulus package may not help the states that need it the most January 27, 2009

      How much good will President Obama’s stimulus plan do for the states that are hurting the most? An analysis by the investigative journalists at ProPublica has found that much of the t...

    • Lessons from Sweden's bank bailout January 27, 2009

      While politicians on Capitol Hill debate how far the government should go in bailing out America's banking system, some economists are taking another look at how Sweden dealt with a s...

    • Kids of the crack generation January 27, 2009

      The 1980s were an era of heavy rock and hard drugs. The drug of choice? Cocaine. At the time, public health experts predicted a coming generation of "crack babies" — a wave of childre...

    • International Criminal Court is open for business January 27, 2009

      The world's first permanent war crimes court heard their first opening arguments yesterday. The accused is Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga who pleaded not guilty to war crimes for hi...

    • Tsunami of layoffs hits global economy January 27, 2009

      In the latest indication of plummeting corporate confidence, companies in almost every industry from construction to pharmaceuticals have announced massive job cuts worldwide. The Tak...

    • Obama courts the GOP January 27, 2009

      The President will meet with Republican House and Senate members today in the hopes of selling them on his stimulus package. GOP party leaders have so far been unswayed. One of the la...

    • RNC Chairmanship up for grabs January 27, 2009

      The Republican National Committee begins its winter meeting today and by the end of the week they will have elected a new chairman. The race for the chairmanship has just started to h...

    • The Next Y2K? Switching from analog to digital TV January 27, 2009

      Last night, the Senate voted to delay the nationwide transition from analog to digital television, opting to push it back from February 17th until June 12th. But reporter Tekla Perry ...

    • The other Guantanamo January 27, 2009

      One of President Obama's first acts in office was to begin the process of closing the United States military prison at Guantanamo Bay and work to either release or bring to trial the ...

    • Road to clear skies may be tough on Detroit January 27, 2009

      It's been less than a week and President Obama has already reversed several Bush Administration policies. Monday it was the environment's turn. The President called for the EPA to con...

    • Obama extends a hand to the Middle East January 27, 2009

      President Obama gave his first televised interview last night, but his audience was far from home. Instead, Obama chose to speak to the residents of the Middle East via the Dubai-base...