NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Podcast | PBS

There was more evidence Friday the recession is getting worse, a fact that President Obama and his economic team continued to confront. Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks mull Mr. Obama's approach.

In one of the worst economic years in history, Wall Street executives received more than $18 billion in bonuses. Analysts examine how such bonuses work, followed by the analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks.

Federal investigators uncovered new details this week about conditions at a Georgia food factory that produced salmonella-tainted peanut products, which have killed eight and sickened hundreds more. Elizabeth Weise of USA Today updates the story.

Stem cell scientists anticipate a loosening of federal research funding restrictions under the Obama administration despite shrinking budgets. Spencer Michels reports on the state of stem cell research.