Middle East
Iran Warned To Come Clean On Nuclear Plans
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Linda Wertheimer archive
Friday, September 25, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Politics
Ted Kennedy: The Last Of A Family Power Dynasty
August 29, 2009 Sen. Edward Kennedy's death effectively ended the Kennedy political dynasty. Although Kennedy's son Patrick is a member of Congress and Bobby Kennedy Jr. is an outspoken advocate of causes, others in their generation have shunned politics. And those who did hold office have lost their seats, retired or died.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Politics
'80s Tax Bill Has Lessons For Health Care Overhaul
August 11, 2009 In negotiating health care legislation, lawmakers ought to look back to 1986. That was the year that a Democratic House and a Republican Senate worked together to pass a tax simplification bill. A full-court press by lobbyists is usually enough to stop a bill — but not in 1986.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Monday, August 03, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Planet Money
Turf Wars And Details Bog Down A Banking Overhaul
July 31, 2009 Lawmakers are months behind the original goal of making sweeping changes to the nation's financial regulations. Leaders agree that changes are needed, but they just don't see eye to eye on what those changes might be.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Crime In The City
Beachcombing For Bodies In Loomis' Provincetown
July 30, 2009 Author Jon Loomis says Provincetown, Mass., is the perfect setting for his series of crime novels; the funky beach town is so crazy in the summer that it's impossible to create a character who is over the top.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
