Today's Highlights

Presidential Transition

Announcing New Economic Team

Announcing New Economic Team

Today

The work of Pres.-Elect Obama’s transition team continues in DC & Chicago with the selection process for key staff members. Pres.-Elect Obama held a press conference to announce his new economic team, including Timothy Geithner as nominee for Secretary of the Treasury.

In Washington

In Washington

Maritime Security

Maritime Security

Today

Somali sea-based criminals hold a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million dollars worth of crude oil off the east African coast. The Heritage Foundation hosts a forum on the threat of piracy and looks at ways to secure the maritime domain.
Decreasing National Poverty

Decreasing National Poverty

Today

In a series of memos, the Brookings Institution addresses policy priorities facing the new president. Today, Brookings senior fellows Ron Haskins & Rebecca Blank offer policy solutions calling for greater investments in economic mobility and opportunity for lower-income families.

Recent Programs

Brookings Institution Discussion on U.S.-Latin American Relations The Brookings Institution hosted a discussion on U.S.-Latin American relations. U.S. and Latin American scholars, leaders, and diplomats discussed a range of hemispheric challenges, including energy, trade, migration and security.
Washington, DC : 1 hr. 25 min.
watch Discussion on U.S.-Latin American Relations
Abraham Lincoln: Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President

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