Jan 1st, 2009 · A government stimulus will shake the economy out of its doldrums in the new year, says Roben Farzad, senior writer for Businessweek. He tells Guy Raz that a lot of money is sitting on the sidelines right now because safety is such a high priority, but people holding that money will seek a higher return than they're getting now. When they do, Farzad says, people should be dispassionate about their investing and not jump on bandwagons.
Nov 21st, 2008 · Rep. John Dingell of Michigan's ouster as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee may come as a relief to many in Washington. Over the years he has built a reputation as blunt, demanding and irascible.
Nov 21st, 2008 · Stock prices are at six-year lows. Over the past two days the Dow Jones industrial average has lost more than 6 percent of its value. The $700 billion bailout was supposed to stabilize the financial industry and get banks lending again. But that hasn't happened yet.
Nov 19th, 2008 · These days, football coaches have swapped the snappy attire of their predecessors for Goodwill chic and headsets. Commentator Frank Deford says he never imagined that he would have warm reveries of Weeb Ewbank or Vince Lombardi, strolling the sidelines as they would the boulevard.
Jun 19th, 2008 · Golf champion Tiger Woods faces reconstructive surgery that will sideline him for the rest of the year. He played through the pain of a stress fracture and a badly torn knee ligament when he won this year's U.S Open.
Jun 18th, 2008 · Two Muslim women who attended Barack Obama's event Monday in Detroit were told they couldn't stand behind the candidate, Politico reported. One was told her head covering was an issue, and another was told by an Obama volunteer that for political reasons they didn't want Muslims appearing with him on TV. Melissa Block talks with Ben Smith, senior political reporter at the Politico.
Apr 5th, 2008 · Pianist Leon Fleisher is perhaps the most well-known case of a musician being sidelined by a debilitating injury. After being unable to play with his right hand, he re-invented himself as a left-handed player and conductor. Leah Fleisher, his daughter and a physical therapist, tries to make sure that doesn't happen to other musicians.
Oct 16th, 2007 · The presidents of Russia and Iran met Tuesday in Tehran on the sidelines of a summit of Caspian leaders. In comments aimed at the U.S., the Russian president said he would not accept military aggression against Iran or any state in the Caspian Sea region.