California Debt Valley

Former Governor Gray Davis discusses the Golden State's attempts to pay off its massive debt.

TSA Revolt: Naked screening lobby pushes for profit, not privacy?

John Tyner, a California man, became a national sensation when he recorded his encounter during an airport security pat-down. After the exchange, Tyner uploaded the video to the web and shortly after - it went viral. "We can do that out here, but if you touch my junk I am going to have you arrested," Tyner told the airport security official. The US media has had a field day, reporting the pros and cons of body scanning machines and pat-downs in the name of security. But one question they failed to ask is: who is behind the push for the body scanners?

Marion Barry Tackles Welfare Reform

Councilmember Marion Barry, (D-Washington, DC), on why he proposes a five-year limit on cash payments for welfare recipients.

Germany on high alert

Germany is tightening security at airports and train stations after receiving evidence of planned attacks in the next two weeks, the interior ministry has said.

"The security situation in Germany has become more serious," Thomas de Maiziere, Germany's interior minister said on Wednesday.

The German government won't say how it knows it's at risk of attack, but security has been stepped up in all the usual places to prove how concerned the country is about this new threat.

The authorities in Berlin claim the new information came to light in the aftermath of the foiled plan, hatched in Yemen, to bomb a cargo plane.

Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports.

Prince William and Kate Middleton - Full interview

A frank and candid interview on the day their engagement was announced. Questions from ITV News's political editor Tom Bradby

Bill Maher People Werent Voting FOR The Republicans They Were Voting Against The Democrats

People Weren't Voting FOR The Republicans They Were Voting Against The Democrats" Bill Maher ...November 16, 2010 MSNBC Keith Olbermann