Alan Elsner

Position: Journalist
Alan Elsner has 32 years' experience in journalism, covering stories ranging from the September 11, 2001 attacks on America and the crisis in the Middle East to the 2000 Presidential election and the end of the Cold War. He has reported from over 40 countries and almost all of the 50 states. He is author of the novel "The Nazi Hunter" and two other books. In 2006, Elsner was awarded a Knight International Press Fellowship to spend nine months in Romania teaching journalism and advancing a free and democratic media.

Articles

Healthcare bill passes first U.S. Senate test November 22, 02:40am EST 

(For full coverage of U.S. healthcare reform, click [ID:nN20512341]) * Healthcare overhaul clears first Senate hurdle * Democrats deliver 60 votes to move to debate on bill * Senate debate will open on Nov. 30 (Adds reaction, details) By John Whitesides ...  Full Article 

Blog Posts

Obama warms to commander-in-chief role

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is not yet commander in chief of the armed forces, but he appears to be warming up to the role as he prepares to take office on Jan. 20 and begin withdrawing troops from ...  Full Article 

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Ex-U.S. spy recalls years on no-fly list

Posted by Randall Mikkelsen ORLANDO, Fla - Decades of passing lie detector tests and the most stringent background checks count little when it comes to the U.S. no-fly terrorist watch list, the Pentagon's ...  Full Article | Comments [3] 

Clinton sees $$ in protestors' wake

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton got a rapturous response from a mostly female audience at a fundraiser on Wednesday evening. Many in the audience urged her to stay in the race for the Democratic White House ...  Full Article | Comments [53]