Jan 7th, 2009 · Two weeks from now, President Bush will be former President Bush, and what was once his agenda will become his record. The president suggests that history will judge him better than the current analysis — given the ailing economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. So what will be his legacy? What will he be remembered for?
Jan 7th, 2009 · Congressman Cliff Stearns, a Republican from Florida, asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reconsider any votes scheduled for Thursday. The reason: Stearns is hoping to go to college football's championship game. Number-two Florida plays number-one Oklahoma in Miami. Pelosi's office says there won't be a change in the schedule. Among the issues to be considered: certification of the Electoral College vote that gives Barack Obama the presidency.
Jan 6th, 2009 · French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on a ceasefire mission to the Middle East. While his country no longer holds the European Union presidency, Sarkozy says it is France's duty to look for all paths to peace. Critics say Sarkozy is on a power trip after his six-month stint as diplomatic head of Europe. They accuse him of muddying EU efforts to broker a ceasefire.
Jan 1st, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama won the White House with a helping hand from a host of socially networked supporters. In his article for The Washington Post, Jose Antonio Vargas looks at the challenges that could face our first online social networking president.
Dec 31st, 2008 · Morning Edition is speaking this week with thinkers and scholars overseas about the transition from the Bush presidency to the Obama administration. We turn now to Africa. Renee Montagne talks with Veronique Tadjo, an author, poet and painter from Ivory Coast. She teaches in Johannesburg, South Africa, and gives workshops across Africa.
Dec 26th, 2008 · Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is calling for U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel to testify at his impeachment hearings. Emanuel is slated to be President-elect Obama's White House chief of staff. Will the Blagojevich case have an impact on the Obama presidency?
Dec 1st, 2008 · Aid groups and development experts are urging the incoming Obama administration to revamp U.S. assistance to foreign nations and maintain spending despite the financial crisis at home.
Nov 26th, 2008 · In the latest installment of the series, What Now?, which explores the impact of the nation's first-elected black president, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Raspberry, Spelman College professor William Jelani Cobb and Columbia University Law Professor and Patricia Williams discuss how Barack Obama empowers African-American communities.