Feb 24th, 2010 · To get the president's health care plan passed, Democrats will likely use a process called budget reconciliation, which allows them to prevent a GOP filibuster and advance the bill with a simple majority. Republicans say the process was not designed for such a large bill, but reconciliation has often been used to move major health policy.
Feb 23rd, 2010 · Reviewer Jane Ciabattari says the new novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni takes the shape of Scheherazade's tales, as nine people begin sharing their life stories after being trapped in the basement passport office of San Fransisco's Indian Consulate after an earthquake.
Feb 17th, 2010 · The troubling past of biology professor Amy Bishop, who is accused of fatally shooting three colleagues in Alabama, is now shedding light on last week's tragedy. Bishop was previously accused of fatally shooting her brother in 1986 and, more recently, punching a stranger in a pancake restaurant.
Feb 4th, 2010 · Florence Henderson talks about her busy career, her life as a TV mom, and what it's like to be asked by strangers for hugs.
Dec 9th, 2009 · MTV is out with a new reality show. As you might guess, it's decked with all the trimmings of typical MTV reality fare — a group of young adults, mostly strangers, thrown into a house where they fight, scream, hug, cry, drink/eat and have a fair amount of sex (okay, maybe not necessarily in that order).
Nov 15th, 2009 · Several victims of the Nov. 5 shooting massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, were laid to rest Saturday across the country, after family members, friends, fellow soldiers and strangers passed their flag-draped coffins and paid their respects.
Oct 27th, 2009 · A growing number of companies are trawling social networks looking to scrape up data about you and your friends. For instance, that Facebook quiz you just took? It opened up your photos, political views —- even your sexual preference — to the stranger who wrote it.
Oct 15th, 2009 · Robin and Linda Williams are no strangers to Mountain Stage; they have appeared on the show more than a dozen times. The Williamses, along with members of their "fine group," take the stage again to play songs from their latest album, Buena Vista.