Todd Zwillich appears in the following:
Foreign Oil Companies Racing Back to Iraq
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
It’s been almost 40 years since Saddam Hussein told foreign oil companies to leave Iraq. Today, as U.S. troops pull out of Iraqi cities, international oil companies are going back in ...
Obama's Drug Czar on Fighting Illegal and Legal Drugs
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
President Obama's drug czar Gil Kerlikowski is dealing with a rise in the abuse of prescription drugs, ongoing violence along our border with Mexico and the legacy of the war on drugs...
Live from Iraq: Reaction to the U.S. Troop Pullout
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Iraqi forces have assumed formal control of security in Baghdad and other cities after U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas, six years after the invasion. Iraqi TV broadcast a...
White Firefighters: Race, Affirmative Action and the Court
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday in favor of a group of white firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut, saying they had been discriminated against. The ruling could have implications f...
The Continuing Mystery of Air France Flight 447
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Air France flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 30 days ago, leaving its black box somewhere in the middle of the ocean. The device holds important flight data and signals its l...
Environment: Climate Bill Narrowly Passes in Congress
Monday, June 29, 2009
It was down to the wire on Friday night when the House passed a bill to curb global warming. It took eight Republicans to tip the balance in the Democrats’ favor. One report said Capi...
The President's Summer To-Do List
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
President Obama's press conference yesterday touched on a lot of issues facing the nation. To help recap the highlights of the speech and forecast what challenges the President will f...
Your Health: The Cost of Prevention
Friday, June 19, 2009
With all the contentious debate over health care right now, Republicans and Democrats agree on one thing: they want to encourage disease prevention. This stems from the idea that by i...
Making Sense of the New Healthcare Reform Bill
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Yesterday the Congressional Budget Office passed judgment on one of the key bills overhauling the health insurance system. Here with a look at who might get insurance, who won't and w...
Healthcare Reform: Obama Meets with Doctors
Monday, June 15, 2009
Today, President Obama goes to Chicago to address the annual meeting of the American Medical Association, and to hear doctors' views about about healthcare reform. Todd Zwillich, The ...
[Web Special] The GOP: Slowdown in the Senate
Thursday, June 11, 2009
They say time heals all wounds. In Congress, it can cause some too. Congress usually moves slowly. The Senate is designed for just that purpose. But there are signs now that two parti...
Hey, Marlboro Man, the FDA Is the New Sheriff in Town
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
This week the Senate is expected to pass a bill to give the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products. The bill does not ban cigarettes, nor does it restric...
Is the Economy in Recovery? New Unemployment Stats
Friday, June 05, 2009
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the unemployment numbers for May this morning. The numbers may give a sense of how quickly the U.S. can expect economic recovery. David Leonhar...
Praise the Lard! A Maligned Fat Makes a Resurgence
Friday, June 05, 2009
Lard was once the most common fat for baking, but came to be seen as dirty and unhealthful. Now, food scientists have shown that home-rendered lard isn't as bad for your health as,...
The Muslim World Parses Obama's Speech
Friday, June 05, 2009
President Obama spoke in Cairo yesterday in an attempt to engage the Muslim world. New York Times reporter Michael Slackman has been collecting responses to the speech and joins The T...
Now, Fraud Charges Against Countrywide
Friday, June 05, 2009
Countrywide was once the nation’s largest sub-prime mortgage lender. But yesterday, its former CEO, Angelo Mozilo, was charged with fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Th...
Journalists in North Korea: The Families' Careful Pleas
Friday, June 05, 2009
American Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been detained in North Korea since March, after they were accused of illegally crossing the border from China. Their trial was supp...
An FAA Whistleblower and the Question of Airline Safety
Friday, June 05, 2009
After Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, flown by Colgan Air, crashed in Buffalo, New York, earlier this year, a federal safety inspector at Colgan Air said he had reported to his supervisors th...
Closing Bad Schools: Is Chicago a Model for the Nation?
Friday, June 05, 2009
In Chicago, Education Chief Arne Duncan's prescription for failing schools is to shut them down and start over again. Duncan wants to do this nationally. Does this approach work? Join...
Obama and WWII Veterans, Remembering D-Day
Friday, June 05, 2009
Ceremonies are being held in Normandy today to mark the 65th Anniversary of D-Day. American, British and French veterans will attend a number of events; President Obama will attend a...
