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  •  For the week of November 6- November 10, 2000

    Note: All segments listed for tonight's broadcast are subject to change. Transcripts
    are usually available within 24 hours of broadcast. Segments
    broadcast on Fridays are available the following Monday.


    Days of the week


    Friday, November 10, 2000


     

    The Florida Recount
    A report on the status of the recount effort in Florida, including comments from both campaigns.realaudio

    Palm Beach
    Betty Ann Bowser reports from Palm Beach on the irregularities in the Florida vote count. realaudio

    Perspectives
    After excerpts from last night's dinner celebrating the 200th anniversary of the White House, presidential historian Michael Beschloss, journalist and author Haynes Johnson, professor of history and culture Roger Wilkins, and constitutional law professor Richard Epstein, discuss the impact of the election. realaudio

    History On Hold: Panetta
    Jim Lehrer talks with Leon Panetta, White House chief of staff during Clinton's first term, about the candidates' possible next steps. realaudio

    Political Wrap
    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot discuss the inconclusive election results.realaudio

     


    Thursday, November 9, 2000


     

    The Florida Recount
    A report on the recount effort in 67 Florida counties, including comments from both campaigns.realaudio

    Florida Ballots
    Ray Suarez discusses the recount in Florida with Republican state Senator Jim Sebesta, a former supervisor of elections; Democratic state Senator Ron Klein of Delray Beach, a Gore witness for the recount in Palm Beach County; and Susan MacManus, professor of political science at the University of South Florida.realaudio

    History On Hold: Jimmy Carter
    Excerpts from former President Jimmy Carter's comments on the election crisis.realaudio

    History On Hold: Discussion
    Margaret Warner discusses the difficulties facing the next president with Wendy Kaminer, of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Richard Brookhiser, senior editor at National Review magazine; and Yale Law School professors Akhil Reed Amar and Stephen Carter.realaudio

    Next Moves
    Jim Lehrer discusses how Bush and Gore may react to the election uncertainty with Howard Baker, Republican leader of the Senate and White House chief of staff under President Reagan.realaudio

     


    Wednesday, November 8, 2000


     

    A Night To Remember
    Terence Smith reviews the dramatic events in last night's reports of election returns.realaudio

    Florida Recount
    Gwen Ifill talks to Miami attorney John Shubin about the Florida recount.realaudio

    Bad Calls
    Terence Smith discusses last night's questionable media calls with Marvin Kalb, executive director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy; and Warren Mitofsky, a founder of Network Voter Research who advised CNN and CBS on their projections last night.realaudio

    Power Struggle
    Kwame Holman reports on the results of House and Senate races.realaudio

    Election Overview
    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot discuss the inconclusive election results.realaudio

     


    Tuesday, November 7, 2000


     

    Election Night
    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot discuss today's election.realaudio

    Senate Projections
    Tom Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Ron Faucheux, editor-in-chief of Campaigns and Elections, discuss the latest election results.realaudio

    Presidential Polls
    Ray Suarez discusses the most recent polls with Republican Bill McInturff, who worked on Senator John McCain's presidential bid, and Democrat Sam Popkin, who worked with the Gore campaign and teaches political science at the University of California, San Diego.realaudio

    Power Struggle
    Margaret Warner discusses the fight for control of Congress with Tom Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Ron Faucheux, editor-in-chief of Campaigns and Elections magazine.realaudio

    Electoral College
    Kwame Holman reports on the electoral college system and how it will affect this year's election.realaudio

    Perspectives
    Presidential historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Michael Beschloss, journalist and author Haynes Johnson, and presidential biographer Richard Norton Smith discuss the Electoral College and this year's election.realaudio

    Campaign Coverage
    Terence Smith assesses campaign coverage with William Powers of The National Journal; Marvin Kalb of the Shorenstein Center for the Press, Politics, and Public Policy; and Tom Rosenstiel of the Project for Excellence in Journalism. realaudio

    Election Day Poem
    Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky reads a poem for Election Day.

     


    Monday, November 6, 2000


     

    Final Days: Gore
    Ray Suarez reports on the wrapup to the Gore campaign.realaudio
    Then syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot discuss the vice president's chances. realaudio

    Final Days: Bush
    Gwen Ifill reports on the closing days of the Bush campaign. realaudio
    Then, Shields and Gigot assess the Texas governor's campaign.realaudio

    Counting Ballots
    Lee Hochburg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on possible election night cliffhangers in the Pacific Northwest, where most residents are mailing in their ballots. realaudio

    Election Preview
    Margaret Warner discusses tomorrow's election with David Brooks of the Weekly Standard, David Broder of The Washington Post, and Tom Oliphant of the Boston Globe.realaudio

    Roundtable
    Jim Lehrer elicits last-minute predictions from Shields, Gigot, Brooks, Broder and Oliphant. realaudio

     

     
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