The Ellis County Press: Top Videos for March 23, 2009 Top Videos for March 23, 2009 ================================================================================ Editor on 03/23/2009 17:11:00 Click each thumbnail or title to view the video in a new window. ------------------------- CBS - PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, PART ONE From the AIG bonuses, to the economic meltdown, to the war in Afghanistan, it s been an eventful two months in office for President Obama. Steve Kroft has the behind-the-scenes interview. (Mar. 22) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog ------------------------- CBS - PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, PART TWO Pres. Obama spoke candidly with Steve Kroft about adjusting to life as the nation's 44th president and as the current occupant of the White House with a wife and 2 young daughters. (Mar. 22) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog ------------------------- CBS - 'Toxic-Bank' Details Released Public and private money will buy up bad assets in an effort to jumpstart the economy, reports Bill Plante. Harry Smith talks to Dr. Christina Romer, a White House adviser, on the economic strategy. (Mar. 23) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog ------------------------- NYT - WORLD: OBAMA REACHES OUT TO IRAN Ian Fisher, a deputy foreign editor of The New York Times, discusses President Barack Obama's video message to the Iranian people. (Mar. 20) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog ------------------------- APVIDEO - IRAN\'S SUPREME LEADER DISMISSES OBAMA OVERTURES Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed overtures from President Barack Obama on Saturday, saying Tehran does not see any change in U.S. policy under its new administration. (Mar. 21) ------------------------- APVIDEO - HOLDER SIGNALS A SHIFT IN MARIJUANA POLICY The top U.S. Lawyer, Eric Holder, has signaled a change on medical marijuana policy, saying federal agents will target marijuana distributors only when they violate both federal and state law. (Mar. 20) ------------------------- APVIDEO - WOULD YOU GO TO IRAQ FOR YOUR NEXT VACATION? Eight tourists, including Britons and Americans, went on the first officially sanctioned tour of Iraq since the March 2003 U.S. invasion. (Mar. 21) ------------------------- APVIDEO - MURTHA UNDER FIRE FOR TIES TO LOBBYING FIRM Pennsylvania Congressman Jack Murtha is coming under fire for his ties to several defense contracting lobbying firms. In the past these firms have given more than two million dollars to Murtha's campaigns. (Mar. 23) ------------------------- CBS - STILL FORD TOUGH Ford CEO Alan Mulally took Harry Smith on a tour of the company's Detroit, Mich. manufacturing plant. Mulally says he is focused on putting American cars back on top. (Mar. 23) Click here to grab the embed code and post this video to your Web site or Blog ------------------------- CBS - SHOPPING MALL EXTINCTION? Whether American tastes have changed or the recession has taken its toll, shopping malls are in danger of going extinct. Hattie Kauffman reports. (Mar. 23)