NEW YORK — NBC's Andrea Mitchell logged more TV face time than any other network evening news reporter during the past decade. News consultant Andrew Tyndall (TIN'-duhl), who logs each evening newscast, calculated that Mitchell was on NBC's "Nightly News" for 2,416 minutes from 2000 to 2009. The veteran diplomatic correspondent […]
I've never been big on New Year's resolutions, but a year ago, 15 minutes before 2009, I resolved to friend-a Charlie Rose fan-at a party in D.C.: "I'm going to DVR Charlie Rose every night." Three weeks later, I found myself sitting next to the TV interviewer at a dinner in New York. I told Rose about my New Year's resolution. […]
UNITED NATIONS - Without hesitation the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations announced Beijing was not ready to impose additional sanctions against Iran, suspected by Western nations of trying to build an atomic bomb under the guise of nuclear energy. "This is not the right time or right moment for sanctions because diplomatic efforts are still goin […]
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D) will not seek a second term this fall, according to Democratic sources briefed on his decision. Ritter, elected in a landslide in 2006, had seen his political fate dip considerably in the intervening years, and faced an extremely difficult re-election race against former Rep. Scott McInnis (R) in November. […]
Democrats started work in earnest Tuesday on difficult issues still standing in the way of their national health care overhaul after months of tortuous debate. Topping the list: How to help Americans pay for insurance premiums.
The number of buyers who agreed to purchase previously occupied homes fell sharply in November, a sign sales will fall this winter, undermining last summer's recovery.
Seemingly suspicious pieces of luggage delays flights at two airports. At one, the offending bag belongs to the airline. At the other, the substance that prompted the alarm turns out to be ... honey.