http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/NewsHour with Jim Lehrer's coverage of the 2008 elections beginning with the race for the Democratic and Republican party presidential nominations.NewsHour with Jim LehrerNewsHour with Jim Lehrer's coverage of the 2008 elections beginning with the race for the Democratic and Republican party presidential nominations.en-usCopyright 2008 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:47:17 EDTThu, 24 Jul 2008 20:47:17 EDT144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rssvote2008.jpgNogovernment, united states, elections, news, newshour, politics, Congress, analysis, vote, campaign, race, economy, war, Iraq, president, presidential, Bush, Clinton, McCain, ObamaNewsHour with Jim Lehreronlineda@newshour.orgNewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/iraqsquabble_07-22.htmlTue, 22 Jul 2008 18:07:00 EDTSen. Barack Obama, on tour in the Middle East, and Sen. John McCain, on the campaign trail in New England, continue to spar over each other's Iraq policies and understanding of the situation in Afghanistan.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/22/20080722_campaign28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/foreignagenda_07-21.htmlMon, 21 Jul 2008 18:09:00 EDTSen. Barack Obama is working on his foreign policy credentials by meeting with leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan this week. Policy advisers discuss how Obama and GOP Sen. John McCain are approaching the conflicts.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/21/20080721_war28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2008/07/reporters_notebook_gwen_ifill_4.htmlWed, 16 Jul 2008 22:11:20 EDTIn a conversation with the NewsHour's Steve Goldbloom, senior correspondent Gwen Ifill reflects on her exclusive interview this week with Sen. Barack Obama and discusses how his campaign is shaping its Iraq policy ahead of his upcoming trip to the war zone.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/16/20080716_ifillnotebook28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/naacp_07-16.htmlWed, 16 Jul 2008 18:40:00 EDTUnlike in previous elections, both Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., reached out to black voters at this year's annual NAACP conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Representatives from both parties weigh the race factor in this year's campaign.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/16/20080716_blackvoters28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/obama_07-15.htmlTue, 15 Jul 2008 18:26:00 EDTIn an interview with the NewsHour's Gwen Ifill, Sen. Barack Obama calls for the U.S. to dramatically scale down in military effort in Iraq and, instead, focus more forces on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/15/20080715_obama28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/obamacover_07-14.htmlMon, 14 Jul 2008 18:35:00 EDTIn the latest issue of the New Yorker, a cover illustration of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama and his wife satirizes some of the rumors that have swirled about the candidate. Writers Michael Eric Dyson and Eric Bates examine the media controversy.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/14/20080714_cover28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/passionunity_07-10.htmlThu, 10 Jul 2008 18:09:00 EDTSen. John McCain is facing an enthusiasm gap on the campaign trail, a new Pew poll shows, while his rival, Sen. Barack Obama, faces his own challenges leading a divided party. After a campaign news update, the Pew center's Andy Kohut discusses the poll's findings.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/10/20080710_poll28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2008/07/reporters_notebook_gwen_ifill_3.htmlWed, 09 Jul 2008 22:40:51 EDTIn a conversation with the NewsHour's Steve Goldbloom, NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill discussed reports about a shakeup in John McCain's staff along with the messages voters are meant to take away from the campaign's ad strategy, including independent ads from so-called 527 groups.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/09/20080709_ifill28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec08/iranpolicy_07-09.htmlWed, 09 Jul 2008 18:13:00 EDTA day after Iran vowed to retaliate against Israel and U.S. interests if Tehran were attacked, the country test-fired nine missiles -- posing a policy test for the presidential hopefuls. Campaign advisers mull the issue.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/09/20080709_missile28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/latinovote_07-08.htmlTue, 08 Jul 2008 18:18:00 EDTSens. John McCain and Barack Obama addressed Latino leaders Tuesday as both candidates seek the support of Hispanic voters. Campaign advisers discuss the appeals to this key voting bloc and weigh the power of the Hispanic electorate in battleground states.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/08/20080708_latino28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/purplestates_07-07.htmlMon, 07 Jul 2008 18:15:00 EDTSen. Barack Obama hopes to win four Western states -- Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Montana -- in November, but Sen. John McCain is campaigning hard to hold on to the GOP strongholds. Pollsters offer insight.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/07/20080707_west28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/obamadenver_07-07.htmlMon, 07 Jul 2008 18:09:00 EDTSen. Barack Obama will forgo the Democratic convention floor when he accepts the Democratic nomination in August, opting instead to speak at the 75,000-seat stadium of the Denver Broncos. A reporter from the Denver Post discusses the decision. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/07/07/20080707_speech28.mp3