February 2009

Coming up this evening on Special Report we'll break down the president's $3.5 trillion budget focusing on healthcare and deficit spending.  We will also take a look at the fight over the new Fairness Doctrine - Chief Political Correspondent, Carl Cameron, takes a look at the prospective presidential candidates of 2012 and Shannon Bream reports on the possibility of DC residents getting a ... read more

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Interview and Photos Courtesy of Fox News Correspondent-James Rosen Hillary Clinton's first trip as Secretary of State has been packed with ceremonial events, meetings with leaders and interviews. Fox News Correspondent James Rosen has been traveling with Clinton this week-- how is that trip going you might ask?  Well James sat down with the secretary and his first question was ... read more

  Today President Obama took his first foreign trip as President -- heading just north to Canada.  And in a news conference that lasted for quite some time (very long answers) .. the President said that he wanted to assure Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper that the U-S want to "grow" trade with Canada -- not contract it.    The Canadians wanted further assurances on trade.. and before ... read more

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Just when we thought we had seen the last of the Illinois scandal that WAS Governor Rod Blagojevich -- here comes another chapter.  In an affidavit made public Saturday, Senator Burris for the first time said that he HAD been solicited for campaign contributions by the brother of Gov BLAGO (who of course named Burris to the seat -- we all remember that back and forth).   Now Illinois ... read more

So -- since I took over for Brit Hume in the anchor chair..  the show has changed its look -- a bit.   As you may have noticed -- I begin the show standing up in front of a giant screen in our studio.. as opposed to sitting behind the desk to start.   The desk has actually been shifted around so the Capitol is behind me -- instead of the newsroom.  And the big screen turns into a shot of ... read more

Senator Judd Gregg (R), New Hampshire--  this afternoon pulled his nomination as President Obama's Commerce Secretary designate.  This stemmed directly from the controversy we first covered on Fox about the Census.. and talk that supervision of the 2010 Census would move to the White House under White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel... for the White House to have more control over various ... read more

This is a story that-by our tally- ONLY Fox has covered so far (when it comes to broadcast media).    Some Democrats had a real problem that Senator Judd Gregg - Republican of New Hampshire was President Obama's pick for Commerce Secretary.   Why?  Specifically - Gregg, as Commerce Secretary, would oversee the US Census in 2010.  Why would they be so up in arms over this?  Well, you see.. ... read more

I want everyone to understand one thing..  I am having an absolute blast working on this show.. with this staff.. at this time.   And I think I speak for everyone on Special Report when I say..  we feel we've covered these first weeks pretty well.. we've had compelling shows... and there is nothing like the feeling of walking out of the building knowing the product you just created is ... read more