Feb 19th, 2010 · President Obama unveils a plan to pump $1.5 billion into state and local housing agencies in an effort to help Americans stay in their homes. Homeowners in California, Florida, Nevada, Arizona and Michigan — where home prices have fallen 20 percent from their peaks — will benefit from the program.
Feb 19th, 2010 · President Obama unveils a plan to pump $1.5 billion into state and local housing agencies in an effort to help Americans stay in their homes. Homeowners in California, Florida, Nevada, Arizona and Michigan — where home prices have fallen 20 percent from their peaks — will benefit from the program.
Feb 16th, 2010 · The arrest in Pakistan of the Afghan Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, could signal a new level of cooperation between U.S. and Pakistani intelligence agencies. It could also produce a trove of useful information, even if Baradar's not talking.
Feb 10th, 2010 · After an extended court battle, Britain's government is forced to release a summary of U.S. intelligence information given to British spy agencies about former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed's treatment during interrogations by the Americans in May 2002.
Feb 1st, 2010 · After struggling to get food to the Haitian earthquake survivors who need it most, international relief agencies are now using a new distribution system that focuses on giving the food to women. Organizers say previous food handouts were sometimes disrupted by young men pushing their way to the front of the line.
Jan 26th, 2010 · Officials estimate there are more than 650 makeshift camps of quake survivors scattered throughout Port-au-Prince. Authorities say the delivery of food and medical services would be eased if people were moved into new camps organized and run by relief agencies in outlying areas.
Jan 20th, 2010 · The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds a hearing Wednesday into the Christmas Day attempted bombing. The committee wants to understand why U.S. intelligence agencies didn't uncover the plot. Senator Joe Lieberman is chairman of the committee, and he talks to Renee Montagne about what those agencies are doing to prevent future attacks.
Jan 14th, 2010 · In the advertising world of Madison Avenue, three-martini lunches and chain smoking in the office are long gone. But women and minorities are still struggling to make inroads at the top agencies.