Nov 5th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has followed an extraordinary path that lifted him from the category of "flash in the pan" first-term senator to the Oval Office in less than four years. His well-organized campaign always seemed to know how to respond to crisis.
Nov 4th, 2008 · Barack Obama's maternal grandmother has died of cancer in Hawaii. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86. The Democratic presidential nominee says Dunham was the cornerstone of the family and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength and humility.
Sep 24th, 2008 · Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Wednesday that global financial markets are under "extraordinary stress" that could have dire repercussions for a weakened U.S. economy. But congressional leaders have balked at the government's proposed $700 billion plan to bail out financial institutions by buying up bad loans.
Sep 18th, 2008 · The War on Terror was meant to prevent another terrorist attack on the United States, but author Jane Mayer says that policies like extraordinary rendition have compromised American values.
Aug 19th, 2008 · It was a year ago this week that the global credit crunch began. The mortgage business was struggling with steep losses, and the troubles were spreading throughout the credit markets. Since then, the economy has ground almost to a halt, the housing market has become moribund, and federal officials have resorted to extraordinary means to keep the banking sector afloat. How much has changed in a year and what's been learned?
Jul 31st, 2008 · Jazz today is blessed with many extraordinary trumpeters. We have two (Terell Stafford and Wallace Roney), as well as Christian McBride's trumpet-free band playing a Miles Davis blues piece, this week on JazzSet.
Jul 24th, 2008 · As the Olympics approach, a poll finds the vast majority of Chinese are satisfied with their country's direction. The Pew Research Center conducted face-to-face interviews with more than 3,000 Chinese. China's stunning economic growth is one explanation for the extraordinary optimism. But the growth is also raising concerns about rising prices and the country's growing income gap.
Jul 9th, 2008 · Artist Don Bachardy was only a teenager when he met then-middle-aged novelist Chris Isherwood on a California beach, but the two successfully maintained a multi-decade romance that lasted until Isherwood's death in 1986. His relationship with Isherwood was the subject of the critically-acclaimed documentary Chris and Don: A Love Story.