Washington state may be the next American state to legalize gay marriage. It has the support of several major companies, but Microsoft is the most high-profile business to back it. Prominent figures in the business community support marriage equality, as was the case in New York, the last state to legalize it.
Chuck Todd, NBC News has the latest details on the Iowa shake-up of the GOP field, and discussing the differences between the candidates, with Jen Psaki, fmr. White House deputy comm. dir.; Phil Musser, fmr. Romney 2008 campaign advisor; and Sara Fagen, DDC Advocacy partner. Also, Robert Costa, National Review reports on Rick Santorum's chances against Mitt Romney, going into New Hampshire.
Mitt Romney's is favored to win the New Hampshire primary on January 10th. Discussing what other candidates, like Rick Santorum need to do now to boost their campaign to land them in a position to gain momentum in the race, with R. Donahue Peebles, The Peebles Corporation; Howard Dean, former Vermont governor, and Jim Nussle, OMB director.
CNBC's John Harwood has the update on the Iowa caucuses.
Discussing the likely outcome of the Iowa caucus and a look ahead to New Hampshire's GOP primary and Mitt Romney's big lead there, with James Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute; Bob Lutz, fmr. General Motors vice chairman; and Mort Zuckerman, New York Daily News publisher. Also, an update from Iowa, with Robert Costa, Nation Review.
DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says web traffic on his search engine, billed as an alternative to Google that doesn't store your private information, surged 33 percent after the NSA news broke. Weinberg discusses the model of his search engine, and how the company makes money.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:31 AM ETJohn Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, and Barbara Marcin, Gabelli Dividend Income Fund, discuss whether investors should reconsider allocating their portfolios as the Fed wraps up its two-day policy meeting.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:53 AM ETKen Langone, Invemed Associates chairman and president, called Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke a "lame duck."