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President-elect Barack Obama says shuttering the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be a priority for administration, but it will be a complicated process. John Bellinger, legal adviser to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, offers his insight. ()
Donald Williamson, chair of the accounting department at American University, offers his insight. ()
Ford's Mark Fields says his company has to be better than Honda and Toyota to win back customers. ()
January 13, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama has reiterated his commitment to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Scott Silliman, a law professor at Duke University, says closing the facility may be more complicated than expected. ()
January 13, 2009 · The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, Gene Robinson, has been chosen to deliver the invocation at Barack Obama's kickoff inaugural event Sunday. Robinson says he doesn't think Obama picked him to balance the selection of evangelical pastor Rick Warren, who angered gay-rights supporters with his support of the ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage in California. ()
January 13, 2009 · After the Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings on New Year's Day, a hockey player handed 14-year-old Kalan Plew the stick he'd used in the game. Moments later, that stick was gone — taken by a man in an official-looking jacket who said Plew couldn't keep it. Now, after almost two weeks, fan and stick are reunited. ()
January 13, 2009 · Indiana businessman Marcus Schrenker may have faked his death because of mounting financial and legal troubles. On Sunday, Schrenker took off in his plane headed to Florida. Mid-flight, he parachuted out over Alabama. Carol Robinson, a senior reporter with the Birmingham News, about the latest developments in the search for Schrenker. ()
January 12, 2009 · The war in Gaza is affecting political fortunes in Israel with parliamentary elections less than a month away. Akiva Eldar, chief political analyst and editorial writer for the Ha'aretz newspaper, says the formerly flailing Labor Party of Defense Minister Ehud Barak seems to be the big winner. ()
January 12, 2009 · Mike Elsheikh took over Obama's Hair Design in Chicago earlier this year and renamed it. It used to be called Ossama's Hair Design. Elsheikh says business has improved since the new sign went up. He says he will take the name down only if a request comes straight from the president-elect. ()
January 12, 2009 · There is no shortage of things bearing Barack Obama's name or likeness these days. Margaret Esquenet, an intellectual-property lawyer with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, says everybody has some control over whether their image can be used for commercial purposes, but politicians have the least right to control this of anybody. ()
January 11, 2009 · After a long period without formal relations, the U.S. has an ambassador in Libya once more. Gene Cretz received his official credentials Sunday and discusses the job ahead of him. ()
January 11, 2009 · The 14-piece Washington, D.C.-based afrobeat orchestra blends rhythms from all across the African continent, and then some. And as their name indicates, the band might just be crazy enough to pull it off.Web Extra: Hear The Music ()
January 10, 2009 · The former federal judge and attorney general is widely credited with restoring the Justice Department's reputation for excellence following the Watergate scandal. Not long after Bell learned that he was dying, he agreed to an interview with NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg. ()
January 9, 2009 · The International Committee of the Red Cross has criticized Israel for restricting access to civilians in Gaza. Katharina Ritz, head of mission for the ICRC in the Palestinian territories, offers her insight. ()
January 9, 2009 · Bree Schaaf of Bremerton, Wash., won the women's title Sunday at the U.S. National Bobsled Championships. She found out Wednesday she would lose her Home Depot sponsorship. The company, which gives Olympic athletes part-time jobs and full-time pay, cited the tough economic climate for ending the program. Schaaf talks about what happened. ()
You've read his columns. You've bought his books. But should you take his financial advice? David Gardner talks fun and finance with Pulitzer-winning columnist Dave Barry, author of Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like -- Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?
