Mar 4th, 2010 · Congressman Charles Rangel of New York was, until Wednesday, the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee. Cases pending against him in the House Ethics Committee have led him to step down, at least temporarily. New York Governor David Paterson is being urged to step down because of his intervention in the domestic violence case involving a key aide.
Feb 2nd, 2010 · A new study in the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine finds that an abstinence-only intervention was effective in getting very young teens to delay sexual initiation. But the program is not the same as the abstinence-until-marriage programs funded by the Bush administration.
Jan 21st, 2010 · Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with her counterparts in Montreal on Monday at a conference of international donors with the aim of "helping Haiti build back better," Clinton said. But experts say the U.S. needs to learn from past mistakes, because American interventions in Haiti often have done more harm than good.
Nov 10th, 2009 · The International Criminal Court prosecutor wants to build a case against the top instigators of deadly post-election ethnic clashes in Kenya in December 2007 and January 2008. Many ordinary Kenyans welcome international intervention, saying Kenya's coalition government has failed to pursue those guilty of violence that killed more than 1,000.
Oct 7th, 2009 · The federal government has always promoted home ownership through tax breaks and other incentives. But the extent to which the government is supporting the beleaguered housing market today is unprecedented.
Sep 26th, 2009 · In Pittsburgh, the G-20 nations breathed a sigh of relief and patted themselves on the back in a communiqué that said their many economic policy interventions had "worked." They agreed that banks should beef up their capital reserves and reform their compensation systems. But there wasn't much in the way of enforcement mechanisms. NPR's John Ydstie reports.
Sep 26th, 2009 · In Pittsburgh, the G-20 nations breathed a sigh of relief and patted themselves on the back in a communiqué that said their many economic policy interventions had "worked." They agreed that banks should beef up their capital reserves and reform their compensation systems. But there wasn't much in the way of enforcement mechanisms. NPR's John Ydstie reports.
Sep 20th, 2009 · One of the strongest opponents of government intervention in reforming the health care industry is Ron Paul, a Republican congressman from Texas. He's known to some as "Dr. No" for his opposition to tax hikes and refusal to vote for spending bills. He tells Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz that he doesn't believe health care is a right.