Jan 7th, 2009 · Congressman Duncan D. Hunter, freshman representative from California, is taking over the House seat held by his father for decades. We talk with him about the transition and his father, Republican Duncan L. Hunter, who is a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jan 2nd, 2009 · A pioneering political leader in the fight against apartheid, for 13 years Suzman was the sole representative in South Africa's all-white Parliament to reject race discrimination. She died Thursday at 91.
Jan 2nd, 2009 · Jim Himes, a Democrat from Connecticut, will soon begin his first term serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. Himes, one of more than 60 incoming freshman to Congress, won his seat by defeating 10-term Republican incumbent Christopher Shays. The Congressman-elect shares what inspired him to run for office, and what he hopes to accomplish in his first term.
Dec 23rd, 2008 · Long ago, it was considered revolutionary to have a copy of the Bible written in the common language of the people. The world's leading Bible publisher is taking that idea further. Representatives of the publisher are travelling across the country in a big bus, inviting people to help write a new edition of the Bible, one verse at a time.
Dec 19th, 2008 · President-elect Obama was expected to complete his Cabinet selections Friday, officially nominating California Rep. Hilda Solis for labor secretary; Illinois Rep. Ray LaHood to head the Transportation Department; and former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk to serve as trade representative.
Dec 18th, 2008 · Rep. Hilda Solis, the daughter of Latin American immigrants, will be named labor secretary. Ron Kirk, the first black mayor of Dallas, will be nominated as U.S. trade representative.
Dec 5th, 2008 · Representative from nearly 200 countries are gathered in Poland for the U.N. conference on climate change. Elliot Diringer, of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, shares the latest from the meeting. Also: researchers see new changes at the poles — from slippery ice sheets to mysterious gasses.
Dec 4th, 2008 · Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is working to restore peace in the Middle East as a representative of the Middle East Quartet. Blair discusses the meaning of President-elect Barack Obama's election and its potential impact on foreign affairs. Blair offers suggestions for President Bush's post-White House transition and weighs in on the 2010 World Cup Games.