Should Congress approve another economic stimulus package? Did the first one do any good? Should Congress really pursue some New Deal-type programs like massive government-sponsored infrastructure projects? Should we bail out the auto industry? What policies should be pursued and which ones left on the scrap heap? We ask Rea Hederman, Assistant Director of the Center for Data Analysis at the Heritage Foundation.
Why do we still not have a winner declared in the U.S. Senate race in Alaska? When will we know? How did Sen. Ted Stevens do so well just a week after being convicted of seven felonies? Did Sarah Palin’s presence on the national ticket help Stevens? And how important is this seat to Republican efforts to impact Democratic legislation? We ask Shira Toeplitz of Roll Call.
Why do we still not have a winner declared in the U.S. Senate race in Alaska? When will we know? How did Sen. Ted Stevens do so well just a week after being convicted of seven felonies? Did Sarah Palin’s presence on the national ticket help Stevens? And how important is this seat to Republican efforts to impact Democratic legislation? We ask Shira Toeplitz of Roll Call.
While we try to figure out what to buy our loved ones for Christmas, millions of poverty-stricken kids around the world will get nothing this holiday season. That’s where you and Operation Christmas Child come in! Now in its 15th year, Operation Christmas Child asks adults and children around the world to fill an old shoebox with simple gifts that will be treasured by those who receive them. So what should you put in the shoebox? Where will they go? And what is the message going with your gifts? We talk with Randy Riddle, Director of U.S. Operations for Operation Christmas Child.
A task force comprised of travel agents, airline and airport officials and passenger right?s groups failed to find consensus on policies they believe would avoid the agonizing problems of passengers stuck in planes on the tarmac but going nowhere. How often does this really happen? Why are there no set rules? And what can passengers expect as we get closer to the holidays? We ask David Field, The Americas Editor at Airline Business magazine.
A task force comprised of travel agents, airline and airport officials and passenger right’s groups failed to find consensus on policies they believe would avoid the agonizing problems of passengers stuck in planes on the tarmac but going nowhere. How often does this really happen? Why are there no set rules? And what can passengers expect as we get closer to the holidays? We ask David Field, The Americas Editor at Airline Business magazine.
While we try to figure out what to buy our loved ones for Christmas, millions of poverty-stricken kids around the world will get nothing this holiday season. That’s where you and Operation Christmas Child come in! Now in its 15th year, Operation Christmas Child asks adults and children around the world to fill an old shoebox with simple gifts that will be treasured by those who receive them. So what should you put in the shoebox? Where will they go? And what is the message going with your gifts? We talk with Randy Riddle, Director of U.S. Operations for Operation Christmas Child.
We have Tuesday’s top news…Tuesday’s numbers from Wall Street…What was and what wasn’t discussed between Bush and Obama on Monday…Increasing Democratic pressure for an economic stimulus package…and remarks from President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney on Veterans Day 2008. We discuss these issues and more as we cover the biggest stories for Tuesday, November 11, 2008.
We have Tuesday’s top news…Tuesday’s numbers from Wall Street…What was and what wasn’t discussed between Bush and Obama on Monday…Increasing Democratic pressure for an economic stimulus package…and remarks from President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney on Veterans Day 2008. We discuss these issues and more as we cover the biggest stories for Tuesday, November 11, 2008.
Veteran’s Day was originally known as Armistice Day – to note the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. What should all Americans know about that conflict? Why do most people know so little about it? How did the war change the map, the world and America’s role in the world? We ask Dr. Tom Conner, Professor of History at Hillsdale College, where he holds the William P. Harris Chair in Military History.
