THE RUNDOWN BLOG | July 31, 2012

Some Filipino Vets Still Awaiting Recognition

  • Some Filipino Vets Still Awaiting Recognition
  • World War II ended almost 70 years ago but some Filipino veterans are still waiting for recognition of their services. "We are just asking for fair treatment," Celestino Almeda said. Almeda is one of approximately 4,000 applicants for compensation who were not granted veteran status and are contesting that decision.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | July 31, 2012

In Nevada, Asian American Voters Say 'Listen to Us'

  • In Nevada, Asian American Voters Say 'Listen to Us'
  • Asian Americans are the fastest-growing minority group in the country, according to the U.S. Census. Last year, they surpassed Latinos as the largest group of new immigrants.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | July 31, 2012

Romney's Comments in Israel Overshadow Visit to Poland

  • Romney's Comments in Israel Overshadow Visit to Poland
  • Remarks Mitt Romney made over the weekend in Israel have overshadowed his visit to Poland, where on Tuesday he delivered a major foreign policy speech in Warsaw praising the friendship between the United States and the Eastern European nation.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | July 30, 2012

During Visit to Israel, Romney Endorses Hard Line Against Iran

  • During Visit to Israel, Romney Endorses Hard Line Against Iran
  • During his visit Sunday in Jerusalem, Mitt Romney endorsed the use of "any and all measures" by the United States and Israel to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, a threat the presumptive Republican presidential nominee deemed America's "highest national security priority."

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | July 27, 2012

Shields and Brooks on the Veepstakes, Their Favorite Olympic Sports

  • Shields and Brooks on the Veepstakes, Their Favorite Olympic Sports
  • It's been way too long since we last sat in the NewsHour newsroom for the Doubleheader. But the good news is, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks were reunited this week.

ANALYSIS | July 27, 2012

Shields and Brooks on Economic Forecast, Mitt Romney Overseas, and Campaign Ads

  • Shields and Brooks on Economic Forecast, Mitt Romney Overseas, and Campaign Ads
  • Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the effect of decelerating economic growth on campaign politics, Mitt Romney's overseas trip to London, Israel and Poland and recent Republican and Democrat campaign ad strategies.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | July 27, 2012

Romney's Trip Abroad: Campaign Peril or Credential Maker?

  • Romney's Trip Abroad: Campaign Peril or Credential Maker?
  • A challenger who lacks foreign policy credentials doesn't have to match a sitting president's international battle scars. All he or she has to do is appear plausible to the voters as a potential commander in chief.

SLIDE SHOW | July 27, 2012

Campaign 2012 Panoramas

  • Campaign 2012 Panoramas
  • Zeke Miller of BuzzFeed, Jon Ward of Huffington Post and PBS NewsHour's very own Travis Daub snapped panoramic photographs of campaign and political events over the last several months. Get a sense of what it would feel like to look around on the trail with these 360-degree images.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | July 27, 2012

Let the Games Begin: Romney Tries to Rebound From Olympics Gaffe

  • Let the Games Begin: Romney Tries to Rebound From Olympics Gaffe
  • We're 101 days from Election Day, but everyone's looking overseas. The Olympics, played in the shadows of Parliament and Big Ben this year, won't escape American politics, since Mitt Romney is in the country for the first leg of his six-day campaign trip abroad.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | July 27, 2012

Gwen's Take: Bill Raspberry, 1925-2012

  • Gwen's Take: Bill Raspberry, 1925-2012
  • I wasn't exactly wet behind the ears when I arrived at The Washington Post in 1984, but it was close. There was a wall of glass offices on the north side of the newsroom. I could look across a sea of desks and cubicles and spy the likes of Bob Woodward, Ben Bradlee, David Broder -- and Bill Raspberry

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