Dec 8th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan calls for creating jobs through ambitious construction projects, which sets it apart from the plans of previous presidents that have focused on persuading consumers to spend more.
Dec 3rd, 2008 · Detroit's top auto executives have ditched their corporate jets for hybrid cars and replaced vague pleas for federal help with detailed requests for as much as $34 billion in their second crack at persuading Congress to throw their struggling companies a lifeline.
Oct 21st, 2008 · The Washington, D.C., school system is paying students who work hard and get good grades. The idea is the brainchild of a Harvard economist who has persuaded several school districts around the country that disruptive, unmotivated students will change their ways if cash is a carrot.
Oct 1st, 2008 · The Chicago Cubs are in the playoffs, seeking their first World Series in 100 years. We're not saying that Cubs fans might have trouble restraining themselves. We don't have to. The city of Chicago says it. The city persuaded bar owners to a temporary ban on alcohol around the Cubs' Wrigley Field. It also applies to the White Sox' U-S Cellular Field. In either case, if there's a title-clinching game coming to an end, area bar taps go dry.
Jun 6th, 2008 · Singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow performs three songs from her new album, Detours, plus a portion of a song from an early album that she persuaded the record company not to release.
Apr 17th, 2008 · Vietnam has become the world's second-largest exporter of rice (after Thailand). But the effects of inflation have persuaded the Vietnamese government to cut back on rice exports.
Mar 15th, 2008 · China's crackdown on protesters in Tibet has left at least 10 people dead, but the International Olympic Committee is asking countries not to boycott the Beijing Olympics, saying a boycott would only hurt athletes. Former ambassador to China, James Lilley, and Sophie Richardson, director for Asia advocacy at Human Rights Watch, talk to Noah Adams about persuading China to change its ways in the run up to the Games.
Jan 16th, 2008 · Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wins the Michigan primary by a wide margin over John McCain. Mike Huckabee places third. Romney put a lot of money into last-minute ads in Michigan, persuading independent voters. The GOP candidates head to South Carolina next.