On Monday, President Obama announced that General Motors would be following Chrysler into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. How is being received at GM, which was once the dominant player in the auto industry? Are GM leaders worried about heavy-handed government oversight? When will the loss of jobs and plants finally end? And can Chevrolet and Cadillac save GM? We ask John Smith, Vice President for Global Product Planning at General Motors.
President Obama wants Congress to pass universal health care reform and the get the legislation to his desk in less than two months. But a new coalition of groups concerned about this plan is unveiling a new ad campaign explaining why government-run health care should be the last thing Americans want. Why? What is happening in other countries that should concern us during this debate? What is happening in Canada that is forcing patients to the U.S. for urgent, timely care? Is Obama telling the truth when he says you can keep your current plan if you are satisfied? We ask Amy Menefee, policy adviser and spokeswoman for Patients United Now.
Early Monday, reports surfaced of an Iar France flight from Brazil to Paris that simply disappeared from radar. What could have happened? Is a lightning strike enough to doom a jetliner? How will an investigation proceed when experts don’t know where the wreckage is? And what is the safety record of Air France? We ask independent airline analyst David Field.
We have Friday’s top news… What is the next U.S. step in response to the North Korea nuclear test and missile launches? How are Americans viewing President Obama’s choice of Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court? What is Obama doing to beef up cyber-security for the nation’s infrastructure? What is the union boss saying about the new UAW contract workers ratified with General Motors? What happened to GM stock and the rest of Wall Street on Friday? We have the answers as we bring you you the biggest stories for Friday, May 29, 2009.
President Obama says his stimulus plan has already created or saved 150,000 jobs. Is that true? Is there any way to verify that? Why is it unlikely that the stimulus plan will be responsible for any job growth down the line? Why is the administration reportedly considering a Value Added Tax? What is it? How much could it cost you? What kind of tax burden does Obama have in store for most Americans? We ask J.D. Foster of the Heritage Foundation.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has come under great scrutiny for comments made on race and judicial activism. But what about the perennial issue of abortion? Where does she stand? What rulings has she made on these issues? What is the Obama abortion agenda that she may end up considering on the high court? We ask Joy Yearout of the Susan B. Anthony List.
The Capitol Steps are back and bring Dick Cheney and Nancy Pelosi together to discuss interrogation, terrorism and whether Nancy Pelosi knew about waterboarding back in 2002. The song is “Lie, Lie, Lie” and our guest if Steps star Elaina Newport.
On Friday, President Obama called for a stronger, more focused effort towards protecting the U.S. infrastructure, which is controlled almost entirely through computers. How vulnerable are we to attacks and viruses? How difficult is it to upgrade our cyber-security? What’s the right way to get the job done and what’s the wrong way? And can the security ever get ahead of those trying to cause us harm? We ask Randy Skoglund, executive director at Americans for Technology Leadership.
We have Thursday’s top news… What is Nancy Pelosi saying needs to happen in every home to combat climate change? What is President Obama saying about his Supreme Court nominee? How close is the UN to a resolution condemning the North Korean nuclear test? What is the Obama reaction to North Korea scrapping the armistice ending the Korean War in 1953? What does the immediate future of General Motors look like? What happened on Wall Street Thursday? We have the answers as we bring you the biggest stories for Thursday, May 28, 2009.
Several conservative organizations are already pushing members of the U.S. Senate to vote against the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Why? What do they see in her past statements and decisions that cause them alarm? And why should Republican senators fight against this nomination even though they probably can’t block it? We ask Wendy Long of the Judicial Confirmation Network.
