tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-296054 2009-07-02T03:27:33Z Nightline's Blog TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011570a89991970c 2009-07-01T23:27:33-04:00 2009-07-02T03:27:33Z

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday he is looking to make the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy that forbids gays from serving openly in the military "more humane" until the Clinton-era ban is repealed. Some military leaders say the policy...

David Schoetz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0115709803f9970c 2009-06-29T23:39:54-04:00 2009-06-30T03:58:05Z

As we reported tonight, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff today was sentenced to the maximum of 150 years in prison. U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin said that considering the enormity of Madoff's crime, he both wanted to punish him and...

David Schoetz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68431521 2009-06-23T23:49:47-04:00 2009-06-24T03:55:07Z

President Obama said today he is confident sweeping health care reform legislation will be passed by the end of the year. But he has many obstacles ahead and critics are ready to pounce. And tomorrow night, he will face many...

David Schoetz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68390633 2009-06-22T23:48:49-04:00 2009-06-23T03:55:23Z

Officials in Iran today admitted irregularities that affected some three million votes in 50 voting districts. The problem? More ballots were cast than there were eligible voters. Even so, Iran's Guardian Council insists the outcome of election -- the victory...

David Schoetz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68299857 2009-06-19T20:41:11-04:00 2009-06-20T00:45:05Z

Skateboard legend; family man; video game star; a mega-brand unto himself. Forty-one-year-old Tony Hawk fits all of the above. Today, he rode the halls of the White House after receiving an invitation to a Father’s Day event from President Obama....

David Schoetz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68228059 2009-06-17T23:13:16-04:00 2009-06-18T03:41:05Z

As we reported earlier, President Obama today laid out his proposal for increasing regulation over the financial industry to prevent a future economic crisis. The plan would, among other things, give more power to the Federal Reserve and create a...

David Schoetz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68189007 2009-06-16T23:34:55-04:00 2009-06-18T03:39:22Z

While expressing concern for the way protestors are being treated in Iran, President Obama has said that he does not want it to appear like the U.S. is "meddling" in another country's affairs. But his administration has already said that...

David Schoetz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67968893 2009-06-10T23:07:15-04:00 2009-06-11T03:07:15Z

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today talked about addressing exorbitant executive compensation on Wall Street -- something he called a contributing factor to the financial collapse. In addition to a compensation czar to monitor the pay of executives at companies receiving...

David Schoetz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67937287 2009-06-10T11:13:57-04:00 2009-06-10T15:14:40Z

Obama's speech at Cairo University last week has been discussed, debated, lauded and dismissed. Did he make strides in bridging the West and the Muslim world, or no? Was the speech an overwhelming success or a massive flop. Today at...

Eric Johnson tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67879213 2009-06-08T22:58:41-04:00 2009-06-09T02:59:43Z

American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were sentenced this weekend to twelve years in a labor camp by a North Korean high court. Tonight, the families of the two women -- arrested three months ago while working along the...

David Schoetz