President Obama discusses Iran, health care in White House news conference
Midday has live coverage of President Barack Obama's news conference, which will cover issues including Iran's disputed elections, health care reform, and energy legislation.11:00 a.m.Steven Smith: Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis.
How should the U.S. respond to public uprisings abroad?
The Obama administration is reacting carefully to the unrest in Iran. Historian Nick Hayes discusses how the U.S. has responded to other public uprisings in countries including Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Cuba and China.12:40 p.m.Nick Hayes: Professor of history and University Chair in Critical Thinking at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn.