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1999
DECEMBER
December 28, 1999
College Reactions
College newspaper editors discuss the issues of the 2000 presidential campaign, as part of an ongoing series.
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December 24, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Weekly Standard senior editor
David Brooks discuss the unexpected success of Bill Bradley and John McCain.
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December 24, 1999
Religion
and Politics
Regional commentators discuss the relationship between religion
and political discourse in America.
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December 22, 1999
Candidate
Interviews: Al Gore
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al
Gore discusses his campaign and election issues with Gwen Ifill.
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December 20, 1999
Candidate
Interviews: Alan Keyes
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Alan Keyes
discusses his campaign and election issues with Gwen Ifill.
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December 17, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot provide analysis of the Al Gore-Bill Bradley debates this weekend.
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December 17, 1999
Candidate
Interviews: Orrin Hatch
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Orrin Hatch
discusses his campaign and election issues with Ray Suarez.
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December 14, 1999
A
GOP Shootout?
Gwen Ifill looks at last night's Republican presidential debate
in Iowa. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot offer political analysis of the Republican Iowa debate.
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December 10, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot provide analysis of John McCain's and George W. Bush's campaigns.
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December 10, 1999
Bush
and McCain in New Hampshire
The NewsHour's "snapshot" feature
series on the presidential candidates focuses on the leading contenders in the
Republican race as they campaign in New Hampshire.
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December 7, 1999
Grand
Old Debate
Spencer Michels reports on last night's Republican presidential
debate in Arizona.
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December 3, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot provide analysis of last night's New Hampshire debate and the World
Trade Organization summit. |
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December 1, 1999
Forum: Controlling the Canal
Does handing over the Panama Canal pose national security dangers to the United States? Experts respond to your questions. |
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NOVEMBER
November 26, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Matthew Rees of The Weekly Standard
discuss Hillary Clinton's candidacy, Bill Bradley and Al Gore's race for the
Democratic nomination and a coming presidential debate -- the first to feature
Republican contender George W. Bush.
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November 24, 1999
Campaign
Interview: Gary Bauer
Presidential candidate Gary Bauer discusses his campaign
and election issues.
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November 19, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot analyze the budget deal, followed by their response
to George W. Bush's newest foreign policy speech. |
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November 18, 1999
Campaign
Snapshot: Steve Forbes
Terence Smith reports on the presidential campaign
of Steve Forbes. Washington Post reporter David Von Drehle discusses the Forbes
campaign and election issues.
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November 12, 1999
Agenda
2000: Military Schools
Rear Adm. Michael McDevitt, former commandant of
National War College from 1995 to 1997; Air Force Maj. Gen. Perry Smith, former
commandant of the National War College from 1983 to 1986; Lt. Gen. Paul Cerjan,
former president of the National Defense University and commandant of the Army
War College; and Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper, former president of Marine Corps University,
discuss the 2000 presidential election and what issues should be discussed.
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November 12, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot examine Gore's battle versus Bradley, McCain's rally against George
W., and the budget battle on Capitol Hill.
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November 11, 1999
Snapshot:
George W. Bush
Margaret Warner reports on the presidential campaign of George
W. Bush. Washington Post reporter Dan Balz, who recently traveled with George
W. Bush in New Hampshire, talks about the Bush campaign and election issue.
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November 11, 1999
The
Electorate in 1999
NewsHour regulars – presidential historians Doris Kearns
Goodwin, Michael Beschloss and journalist Haynes Johnson – along with Andy Kohut,
executive director of the Pew Research Center on the People and the Press, and
David Gergen, former senior official in the Nixon, Reagan and Clinton administrations,
discuss new trends among voters and their issues.
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November 5, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the pop quiz of George W., the hot temper of John McCain,
and other campaign issues. |
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November 4, 1999
Snapshot:
Gary Bauer
Jim Lehrer and Kwame Holoman take a look into the Gary Bauer campaign
for the Republican presidential nomination.
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November 3, 1999
Election-Day
Roundup
Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss Tuesday's off-year election results.
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OCTOBER
October 29, 1999
Political
Wrap
Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and Weekly Standard senior editor
David Brooks discuss last night's Republican face-off in New Hampshire, as well
as the Democratic debate on Wednesday night.
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October 29, 1999
A
Grand Old Party in New Hampshire
Excerpts from the town meeting in Hanover,
New Hampshire, where Republican presidential contenders Gary Bauer, Steve Forbes,
Orrin Hatch, Alan Keyes and John McCain debated election issues for the first
time.
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October 28, 1999
Talking
the Talk
Excerpts from last night's town meeting in New Hampshire where
Democratic presidential contenders Bill Bradley and Al Gore debated election
issues for the first time.
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October 28, 1999
Dueling
for Dollars
Kwame Holman reports on the developments in the budget square
off in Congress.
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October 28, 1999
One-on-one: Patrick Buchanan
Patrick Buchanan, the former longtime Republican Party loyalist, discusses his decision to become a Reform Party presidential candidate, his qualifications to be president, and criticism he has received. |
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October 27, 1999
Looking
at the Race
Roberto Suro, correspondent for The Washington Post; Kay James,
senior fellow for the Citizenship Project at the Heritage Foundation; Sherman
Alexi, poet, novelist and screenwriter; and Elaine Chao, distinguished fellow
at the Heritage Foundation, discuss the 2000 presidential election and what
issues should be discussed. The four were participants in The NewsHour's July
1998 program on race in America.
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October 25, 1999
Remembering
Sen. John Chafee
Two reports, from correspondent Kwame Holman and from the
Online Newshour, remember the life and Senate career of John Chafee, R-R.I.,
who died.
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October 25, 1999
Republican No More
After weeks of speculation, Pat Buchanan announces that he has left the Republican Party to seek the Reform Party's presidential nomination. After a background report, Margaret Warner discusses the Buchanan switch with two Republican strategists. |
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October 22, 1999
Rusty
Zipper Perspectives
Members of The Rusty Zipper Club of Warrensburg, Missouri
– an informal group of men who meet for coffee six days a week – discuss the
2000 presidential election and what issues should be discussed.
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October 22, 1999
Political
Wrap
Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss Elizabeth Dole's departure, the abortion debate and campaign
finance reform.
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October 22, 1999
Candidate
Interview: Bill Bradley
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley discusses
his campaign with Margaret Warner.
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October 20, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot are joined by National Public Radio political correspondent Elizabeth
Arnold to discuss Elizabeth Dole's announcement to quit the race for president.
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October 19, 1999
Death
to Reform?
Senior Correspondent Ray Suarez discusses the impending death
of the most recent campaign finance reform legislation with Sens. Russ Feingold
and Robert Bennett.
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October 15, 1999
Candidate
Interview: John McCain
Republican presidential candidate John McCain discusses
his campaign with Margaret Warner.
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October 15, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the defeated nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the presidential
races.
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October 14, 1999
Test Ban Defeat
Full coverage of the Senate's defeat of the Comprehensive Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty.
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October 14, 1999
Test Ban Fallout
Excerpts from President Clinton's press conference to respond
to the defeat of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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October 14, 1999
A High Mission
After participating in the NewsHour's Agenda 2000 forum, students from Mission High School in San Francisco tell Elizabeth Farnsworth what they think are the important issues for campaign 2000. |
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October 13, 1999
The Final Debate
Correspondent Kwame Holman covers the finals hours of debate
before the defeat of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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October 13, 1999
AFL-CIO Endorses Gore
After heated lobbying and debate, the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) endorsed Vice President Al Gore Wednesday, the first time the group has thrown its support to a primary candidate since 1984. |
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October 12, 1999
Tabling the Treaty
As leaders in the Senate try to table the vote on the Comprehensive
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Gwen Ifill discusses the treaty's future with Sens.
John Warner, Jon Kyl, Joseph Biden and Patrick Moynihan.
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October 12, 1999
Choosing Favorites
On the eve of the AFL-CIO endorsement of a presidential candidate, Jeffrey Kaye of KCET, Los Angeles explores labor's role in presidential politics. |
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October 11, 1999
Testing
the Treaty
Ray Suarez takes up the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
debate with Brent Scowcroft, who served as national security adviser to Presidents
Ford and Bush, and with Thomas Graham, who served as acting director of the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in the first year of the Clinton administration.
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October 8, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the Patient's Bill of Rights, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test
Ban Treaty and the front-runners in the 2000 election.
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October 8, 1999
Agenda
2000: Follow the Money
Terence Smith reports on a NewsHour survey asking
viewers the key issues of the 2000 election.
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October 6, 1999
Troubled
Treaty
The Senate Armed Services Committee held its first major hearing
on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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October 1, 1999
A
New Year
The beginning of the new fiscal year brings the familiar budget
problems to Congress.
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October 1, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss Bill Bradley's growing fundraising totals and Al Gore's move
to Tennessee.
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SEPTEMBER
September 28, 1999
Election
Concerns
Elizabeth Farnsworth asks new U.S. citizens, "What should this
election be about?"
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September 27, 1999
Political
Wrap
Paul Gigot of The Wall Street Journal and David Broder of The Washington
Post discuss former Vice President Dan Quayle's announcement to withdraw from
the 2000 presidential race.
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September 24, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot analyze Patrick Buchanan's possible Reform Party presidential bid.
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September 23, 1999
Steve
Forbes' Campaign
Terence Smith reports on the campaign of presidential candidate
Steve Forbes. Washington Post reporter Michael Powell, who recently traveled
with Steve Forbes in Iowa, talks about Forbes' campaign and election issues.
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September 23, 1999
Tax
Plan
Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers examines the tax plan veto and
alleged Russian money laundering.
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September 23, 1999
Tax
Debate
President Clinton vetoed the $800 billion Republican tax plan in
a Rose Garden ceremony. Reps. David Bonior and J.C. Watts discuss where Congress's
tax debate will go from here.
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September 22, 1999
Pat
Buchanan's Campaign
Terence Smith reports on the campaign of presidential
candidate Pat Buchanan. Three veteran political journalists: Thomas Edsall of
The Washington Post; Elizabeth Arnold of National Public Radio; and Ron Brownstein
of The Los Angeles Times, discuss Pat Buchanan's possible run for the Reform
Party nomination for president.
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September 20, 1999
A
Literary Perspective
Elizabeth Farnsworth discuses what the 2000 presidential
election should be about.
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September 20, 1999
Downed
Aircraft
Kwame Holman reports on a lobbying campaign to save the defense
project F-22.
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September 17, 1999
Political
Wrap
Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot and Boston Globe columnist
Tom Oliphant discuss the continued debates on campaign finance reform and executive
privilege.
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September 16, 1999
Quayle
on the Trail
Dan Balz of The Washington Post analyzes Dan Quayle's bid for
the presidency.
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September 14, 1999
For
the Children...
Continuing our special emphasis on the 2000 campaign, five
child and youth advocates discuss their interests in the coming elections.
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September 10, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the Waco investigation, the Puerto Rican clemency issue and
the evolving political landscape for the 2000 elections. |
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September 9, 1999
Bill
Bradley on the Trail
Washington Post reporter Thomas Edsall discusses the
presidential campaign of Bill Bradley.
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September 7, 1999
Beating
the Clock
Kwame Holman reports on congressional efforts and struggles to
pass the Appropriation bills before the end-of-month deadline. |
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September 3, 1999
Voice
of a Nation
Terence Smith reports on what NewsHour viewers feel the 2000
presidential election should be about. |
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September 3, 1999
Letting
it Ride
Taking a look at boom town Las Vegas, Kwame Holman reports on the
Republicans' mixed results selling their tax cut bill to constituents during
August recess. |
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September 3, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot offer political analysis on the Las Vegas tax issue and Attorney
General Janet Reno's press conference.
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September 2, 1999
The
Waco Investigation
Washington Post reporter Roberto Suro discusses the latest
developments into the Waco investigation. |
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September 1, 1999
McCain on the Trail
Presidential hopeful Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., has
campaigned aggressively in New Hampshire. After a background report, Margaret
Warner and Washington Post analyst Dan Balz discuss how his message is playing
to voters.
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AUGUST
August 27, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and The Weekly Standard columnist
Matthew Reese discuss the Waco standoff investigation and Election 2000.
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August 26, 1999
Special
Emphasis: What should the 2000 election be about?
A group of clergy and
religious thinkers discuss the 2000 presidential election. |
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August 23, 1999
The
Question of Privacy
After a background report, Governors Gary Johnson,
R-N.M., and Frank Keating, R-Okla., are joined by former Governor and U.S. Sen.
Dale Bumpers, D-Ark., to discuss the issues of privacy for political figures. |
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August 20, 1999
Political
Wrap
Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot and Boston Globe columnist
Tom Oliphant discuss George W. Bush's refusal to answer drug questions. After
a background report, Paul Gigot and Tom Oliphant return to discuss the race
for the Democratic
nomination. |
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August 18, 1999
Shaping
the Debate
Four architects discuss campaign issues for Election 2000. |
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August 18, 1999
Two
More Years?
Jim Compton of KCTS in Seattle reports on Washington Republican
Rep. George R. Nethercutt Jr.'s decision to run again for re-election.
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August 16, 1999
Post
Ames Analysis
Two Washington Post reporters discuss the meaning of the Straw
Poll results.
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August 13, 1999
Political
Wrap
Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot and Boston Globe columnist
Tom Oliphant discuss the political weight behind the Iowa straw poll.
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August 13, 1999
Grasping
for Straws
NewsHour correspondent Margaret Warner reports on the Republican
Straw Poll in Iowa.
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August 12, 1999
Tackling
Taxes
Although Congress is in recess, some House and Senate members are
using their vacation time to stump for new tax legislation. The NewsHour's regional
commentators discuss the legislation and how it will play with the public.
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August 10, 1999
Essayists
on Agenda 2000
NewsHour essayists discuss the 2000 presidential election
and what it should be about.
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August 10, 1999
Capitalizing
on Gains?
Mark Bloomfield, president of the American Council for Capital
Formation – an economic policy think tank in Washington, and Iris Lav, deputy
director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, discuss the GOP capital
gains tax cut plan.
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August 6, 1999
Stuck
in the Pack
Terence Smith reports on the how news organizations are covering
a lopsided race – the frontrunners of the 2000 presidential election.
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August 6, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot offer political analysis on the tax and HMO legislation in the House
and Senate.
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August 6, 1999
Wrapping
Up Business
Kwame Holman reports on the developments in the tax and HMO
legislation in Congress.
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August 5, 1999
The
Police on Agenda 2000
Four police chiefs discuss the 2000 presidential elections
and what it should be about.
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August 5, 1999
Voting
for the Cut
Kwame Holman provides an update on the tax debate and final
vote in Congress.
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JULY
July 29, 1999
The
Tax Talk Continues
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the ongoing debate over tax
cuts in the U.S. Senate.
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July 30, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the Senate tax plan, the Reform Party convention, and new
campaign tactics by presidential hopeful Lamar Alexander.
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July 29, 1999
Views
from the Field
A discussion with editors of weekly newspapers about the
2000 elections.
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July 28, 1999
Senate Tax Debate
Three U.S. senators discuss the first day of the Senate
tax debate.
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July 27, 1999
Downing
the F-22
After a background report, experts discuss the debate in Congress
over the F-22 fighter plane and funding.
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July 26, 1999
Reforming
the Reform Party
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the Reform Party, it's convention
and divisions among its members.
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July 23, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the tax cut vote and the legacy of John F. Kennedy Jr.
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July 23, 1999
Agenda
2000
Kwame Holman reports on NewsHour viewer response to our ongoing look
at "What the 2000 presidential campaign should be about."
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July 22, 1999
The
Tax Vote
Kwame Holman reports on the $800 billion tax cut legislation passed
in the House.
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July 21, 1999
A
Taxing Debate
Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives delayed a vote
on a possible $800 billion tax cut. Three experts discuss the debate in
the House and the future of the GOP tax plan.
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July 16, 1999
Political
Wrap
Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss presidential campaign fundraising and the health care debate.
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July 15, 1999
Follow
the Money
Jim Lehrer discusses 2000 primary fund raising with three journalists
and examines where all the presidential money is coming from.
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July 14, 1999
Under
Fire
Rep. Bart Stupak, a Democrat who supported legislation to expand the
three-day waiting period to all gun purchases, comes to terms with his pro-gun
congressional district.
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July 13, 1999
Agenda
2000
Former White House science advisers: John Gibbons under Clinton, William
Graham and George Keyworth from Reagan's administration and Edward David from
Nixon's, discuss the 2000 presidential election and what it should be about.
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July 9, 1999
Voices
of America
Tom Bearden provides a look at what issues NewsHour viewers feel
should be discussed and debated in the upcoming 2000 election.
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July 9, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal Paul Gigot
discuss first lady Hillary Clinton's bid for the U.S. Senate seat from New York.
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July 6, 1999
Open
to Debate
Fellows from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
talk about what issues they hope to see addressed during the 2000 campaign season.
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July 6, 1999
Candidate
Clinton
After a background report, Margaret Warner is joined by NewsHour
regulars Doris Kearns Goodwin, David Gergen and Jay Gallagher to discuss the
first lady's run for Senate in New York.
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July 2, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal Paul Gigot
discuss Campaign 2000 and the congressional battles of the budget surplus. |
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July 2, 1999
Money Matters
Washington Post political writer Dan Balz discusses campaign
fundraising and George W. Bush's extensive collection of money.
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JUNE
June 29, 1999
The Election Agenda
Media correspondent Terence Smith talks with the NewsHour's regional commentators about what issues the presidential candidates should be debating and discussing. |
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June 28, 1999
Court Wrap
Four constitutional law professor assess the past Supreme Court term. They also talk about the issues they would like to see address during the upcoming election year. |
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June 25, 1999
Political Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal Paul Gigot discuss the battle to set the domestic agenda between congressional Republicans and President Clinton. |
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June 24, 1999
The Issues of Campaign 2000
With the primaries still eight months away, candidates are beginning to define and debate the issues they believe are America's most pressing. But what are the topics that need to be addressed? In the first part of a continuing series, Jim Lehrer talks with a roundtable of historians. |
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June 22, 1999
Nerves of Steel
Kwame Holman reports on the Senate's vote on steel industry protection. |
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June 18, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal Paul Gigot
examine a controversial gun control bill that would have loosened some restrictions
while tightening up others.
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June 18, 1999
Update:
Gun Control
Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman provides an update
on the recent House debate on gun legislation. |
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June 17, 1999
Making
a Run for it
Following a background report, Jim Lehrer discusses Al Gore's
presidential bid with James Brosnan of The Memphis Commercial - Appeal and Ceci
Connolly of the Washington Post.
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June 16, 1999
Violence
and the Young
Kwame Holman looks at the guns and youth violence debate in
the House.
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June 14, 1999
Congress
Reacts
Sens. John Warner, R- Va., and Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., are joined
by Reps. J.C. Watts, R-Okla., and Sam Gejdenson, D-Conn., to discuss the war
and its outcome.
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June 11, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Weekly Standard senior editor
David Brooks discuss peacemaking in Yugoslavia.
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June 9, 1999
Spies
Among Us
Intelligence experts discuss the allegations of Chinese espionage
in the Cox report.
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June 4, 1999
Guns
in the Sky
Jeffrey Kaye reports on the vote by both houses of Congress to
deploy a national missile defense system as soon as it's technically feasible.
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June 4, 1999
Reaction
from the Hill
U.S. Sens. John McCain and Joseph Lieberman and U.S. Reps.
Jim Leach and Dennis Kucinich discuss the peace plan for Kosovo.
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June 4, 1999
Political
Wrap
Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot and Boston Globe columnist
Tom Oliphant discuss the Kosovo peace deal's winners and losers.
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MAY
May 28, 1999
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and Paul Gigot discuss the Speaker of the House and reaction
to the Cox Report this week.
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May 28, 1999
The
Speaker in Profile
Kwame Holman profiles Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
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May 27, 1999
Firing
New Rounds
Kwame Holman reports on the latest round in the debate over gun
control.
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May 27, 1999
The
National Security Adviser
National Security Advisor Samuel Berger discusses
the Cox Report, Chinese espionage, Kosovo and war crimes.
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May 26, 1999
The
Speaker Reacts
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert discusses the Cox report
and Chinese espionage. |
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May 26, 1999
Feeling
the Effects
U.S. Reps. Dana Rohrbacher, R-Calif., Porter Goss, R-Fla, John
Spratt, D-S.C. and Ellen Tauscher, D-Calif., discuss the Cox Report and what
should be done about the China allegations.
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May 25, 1999
Dropping
a Nuclear Bombshell?
U.S. Reps. Christopher Cox, R-Calif., and Norman Dicks,
D-Wash., discuss China's alleged theft of U.S. military secrets and defense
technology. |
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May 25, 1999
Congressional
Reaction
The Congressional committee investigating possible Chinese espionage
reported that China has stolen secrets about every nuclear weapon in the
U.S. arsenal. |
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May 25, 1999
Assessing
the Impact
Experts discuss the Cox report and the damage the theft may cause
in the future. |
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May 21, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the recent gun control bill that passed in the Senate.
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May 19, 1999
The
Cost of War
Kwame Holman reports on the congressional battle over money
for the Kosovo bombing campaign.
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May 19, 1999
The
Shifting Gun Debate
In the wake of the Colorado school shooting, the Senate
moved to place greater restrictions on gun sales. Experts discuss the current
debate in Congress over gun legislation.
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May 17, 1999
Going
for Broke
Law professors Todd Zywicki of George Mason University and Karen
Gross of New York University Law School discuss bankruptcy reform legislation
passed in the House.
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May 14, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot breakdown this week's Senate fight over gun control legislation.
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May 14, 1999
Quick
Draw
Kwame Holman reports on the latest gun control debate in the U.S. Senate.
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May 11, 1999
A
China Connection
Kwame Holman reports on the House campaign financing
hearings and the alleged involvement of China in the Clinton-Gore effort in
the 1996 presidential race.
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May 7, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the divided GOP and President Clinton's leadership of NATO.
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APRIL
April 30, 1999
Political
Wrap
Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot and syndicated columnist Mark
Shields discuss the House vote on the NATO air strikes.
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April 29, 1999
The
War on the Floor
The House Appropriations Committee approved $11 billion
in emergency spending to fund U.S. participation in the NATO air strikes in
Yugoslavia, but last night the House deadlocked over a resolution in support
of the strikes. Two members of the House leadership discuss the war and what
decisions may lie ahead in the House.
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April 28, 1999
The
War on the Floor
Kwame Holman reports on the Kosovo debate on the floor
of the House.
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April 23, 1999
Political
Wrap
Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot and syndicated columnist
Mark Shields discuss the NATO summit and the Alliance's continued air campaign
in Yugoslavia.
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April 20, 1999
Congressional
Reaction
U.S. Reps. John Porter, R-Ill., Robin Hayes, R-N.C., Eliot Engel,
D-N.Y, and Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., discuss U.S. and NATO operations against
Yugoslavia and Congressional debate on the operation and funding.
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April 16, 1999
Political
Wrap
Paul Gigot and Mark Shields examine congressional views on the U.S.-NATO
military strategy in Yugoslavia.
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April 12, 1999
Upon
Their Return
Congress returns after a two-week recess to face the war in
Kosovo.
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April 9, 1999
Political
Wrap
Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot and Boston Globe columnist
Tom Oliphant analyze the Zhu interview, events in Yugoslavia and other things
political.
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April 2, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Weekly Standard senior editor
David Brooks, substituting for Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot,
offer an end-of-week political analysis of the situation in the Balkans.
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MARCH
March 26, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the discuss political implications of the strikes in Yugoslavia.
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March 23, 1999
Congressional
Views
Kwame Holman reports on reaction and debate from Capitol Hill about
the Kosovo situation.
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March 19, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the President's press conference and the week's other political
happenings.
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March 19, 1999
A
House United
Kwame Holman reports on a bi-partisan retreat where members
of the House of Representatives will search for civility between the parties.
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March 12, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot review the debate surrounding the Clinton administration's plan to
send troops to Kosovo.
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March 5, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot assess the field for Election 2000.
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March 1, 1999
Looking
Towards 2000
Responding to their party's letdown in the 1998 elections,
California Republicans regrouped in Sacramento to debate the future of their
party.
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FEBRUARY
February 26, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot look at the possible end of the independent counsel law and Election
2000.
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February 25, 1999
Senator
Tom Daschle
Jim Lehrer talks with Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle about
his party's legislative agenda, U.S. involvement in the Kosovo crisis and trust
in Washington.
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February 23, 1999
Rogan's
Run
Kwame Holman reports on the return home of House Impeachment Manager
and U.S. Rep. James Rogan, R-Calif.
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February 22, 1999
The
Nations's Business
The nation's governors have gathered in Washington and
along with the U.S. Senate to map out their respective agendas. Two governors,
Republican John Rowland of Connecticut and Democrat James Hodges of South Carolina,
debate their ideas with two senators, Mitch McConnell and Richard Durbin.
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February 19, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss a joint news conference with President Jacques Chirac of
France where President Clinton faced the press for the first time since his
impeachment trial.
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February 18, 1999
A
Word's Worth
What effect has the Clinton-Lewinksy matter and the subsequent
impeachment trial had on the language and culture of America?
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February 17, 1999
Moving
On
With the impeachment trial behind them, Oregon's two senators return
home to their constituents.
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February 16, 1999
Taxing
Matters
Republicans mapped out their legislative agenda for 1999. Topping
the list is a 10 percent income tax cut.
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February 15, 1999
Citizens
Reaction
A group of voters from Denver discuss current events the final
votes in the impeachment trial of the president.
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February 15, 1999
A
Historical Look
The NewsHour's panel of historians look at the impeachment
vote and the impact it may have on the presidency and Congress.
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February 12, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot debate the final arguments and votes in the impeachment trial of
President Clinton.
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February 12, 1999
The
Democratic Reaction
Four Democratic U.S. Senators, who voted not guilty
on both articles of impeachment, discuss the trial.
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February 12, 1999
Senate
Republicans Respond
Four Republican U.S. Senators discuss the impeachment
trial for President Clinton.
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February 12, 1999
Judgement
Day
Kwame Holman reports on the Senate vote to acquit President Clinton
on the articles of impeachment.
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February 11, 1999
The
End Is Near
The Senate continues its deliberations about impeachment behind
closed doors.
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February 11, 1999
Extended
Excerpts
Kwame Holman reports on the latest developments in the Senate impeachment
trial.
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February 10, 1999
Investigating
The Investigator
Anthony Lewis and Stuart Taylor discuss pending investigations
against Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr and his office.
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February 9, 1999
Talking
It Over
Behind closed doors and out of public view, the Senate began deliberating
the political fate of President Clinton.
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February 9, 1999
Closing
Deliberations
Kwame Holman reports on the latest developments in the Senate
impeachment trial.
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February 8, 1999
The
End Game
Tom Oliphant and David Brooks discuss the closing arguments of
the impeachment trial.
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February 8, 1999
Closing
Arguments
Excerpts and a report on the events in the impeachment trial from
Kwame Holman.
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February 5, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the Senate impeachment trial, and the beginning of the "end
game."
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February 4, 1999
Roll
The Tape
Tom Oliphant and David Frum discuss the Senate's decision to use
videotaped depositions in the impeachment trial.
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February 4, 1999
Extended
Excerpts
Excerpts and a report on the events in the impeachment trial
from Kwame Holman.
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February 3, 1999
Nearing
An End?
Sidney Blumenthal gave a deposition as the third and last witness
to testify for the Senate impeachment trial. Jim Lehrer discusses what comes
next with four Senators.
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February 2, 1999
A
Deposition Update
Tom Oliphant and Bill Kristol discuss the developments
in the impeachment trial and issues surrounding it.
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February 1, 1999
The
Right To Indict?
Can Kenneth Starr indict President Clinton while he's in
office?
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JANUARY
January 29, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the partisanship that has marked the Senate impeachment trial.
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January 29, 1999
Historical
Perspective
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss, Joan Hoff, Robert
Dallek, and Buck Melton offer perspective on the impeachment process and the
level of partisanship involved.
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January 29, 1999
Partisan
Politics
Kwame Holman examines partisanship in the impeachment process.
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January 28, 1999
Political
Maneuvers
Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and Weekly Standard senior
editor David Brooks discuss the Senate's debate on how the impeachment trial
should proceed.
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January 28, 1999
Reaching
A Deal?
Kwame Holman has extended excerpts from the senate impeachment trial.
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January 27, 1999
Senate
Reaction
Four senators on the outcome of the Senate votes and the negotiations
to conclude the trial.
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January 27, 1999
Voting
To Continue
Excerpts and a report on the day's events in the impeachment
trial from Kwame Holman.
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January 26, 1999
Debating
Witnesses
The Senate debated whether to include witnesses in the impeachment
trial of the president. Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and National Journal
columnist Stuart Taylor discuss the events of the day
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January 26, 1999
The
Witness Debate
Kwame Holman has extended excerpts on the debate over witnesses
and other developments in the impeachment trial of President Clinton.
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January 25, 1999
Regional
Perspectives
Terence Smith talks with the NewsHour's regional commentators
about how the impeachment trial is being viewed from outside the beltway.
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January 25, 1999
Dismissal?
Extended excerpts and a report on the day's events in the impeachment trial
from Congressional Correspondent Kwame Holman.
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January 22, 1999
Q&A:
The Factual Disputes
After listening to six days of testimony, senators
submitted their questions to the House managers and White House lawyers.
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January 22, 1999
Q&A:
The Constitutional Issues
Extended excerpts from Kwame Holman examine the
constitutional debates from the day's trial debate. Douglas Kmiec and Bruce
Yannett return to explore the issues and debate the two cases.
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January 22, 1999
Senate
Reaction
Kwame Holman with some congressional reaction to the day's proceedings.
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January 22, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the possible conclusion of the Senate impeachment trial.
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January 21, 1999
Senators
React
The president's lawyers concluded their defense in the well
of the U.S. Senate. Six Senators, three Republicans and three Democrats, give
their views.
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January 21, 1999
The
Defense Rests
Kwame Holman has extended excerpts from the final day of the
president's defense.
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January 21, 1999
George
Bush
Extended excerpts from a speech made by former President Bush to senators
last night at the Capitol.
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January 20, 1999
Historical
Perspective
The NewsHour's historians assess the president's State of the
Union address and the impeachment trial.
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January 20, 1999
Rocky
Mountain Views
A panel of Denver citizens react to the latest events in
Washington.
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January 20, 1999
Defense
Excerpts
Kwame Holman has excerpts from day two of the president's defense.
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January 19, 1999
Defending
The President
Two legal experts review the first day of the president's
defense in the U.S. Senate.
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January 19, 1999
Political
Wrap
Mark Shields and Paul Gigot reflect on the presentation by the president's
lawyers.
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January 19, 1999
The
President's Defense
Kwame Holman reports and provides extended excerpts
of the White House presentation in the Senate impeachment trial.
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January 18, 1999
Beyond
The Beltway
Five college newspaper editors reflect on the impeachment proceedings.
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January 15, 1999
Assessing
The Case
David Gergen, Yvonne Scruggs Leftwich and George Terwilliger react
to the Senate impeachment trial.
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January 15, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot offer analysis and observations of the Senate trial.
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January 15, 1999
Summing Up The Evidence
Republican managers summarized the evidence they presented Thursday and discussed the laws against perjury and obstruction of justice. |
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January 14, 1999
Examining
The Case
Legal experts review the first day of impeachment trial proceedings.
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January 14, 1999
History
In The Making
Perspectives on the historical relevance of the Senate trial.
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January 14, 1999
Making
Their Case
Extended excerpts from the Senate impeachment trial.
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January 13, 1999
Mr.
Chief Justice
Stuart Taylor and Jeffrey Rosen discuss William Rehnquist
and his role in presiding over the impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate.
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January 12, 1999
Senator
Robert Byrd
A conversation with the Senate's leading historian on the upcoming
impeachment trial.
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January 12, 1999
The
Freshmen View
Democrat Evan Bayh of Indiana and Republican George Voinovich
of Ohio join Jim Lehrer to discuss the Senate impeachment trial.
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January 11, 1999
Supporting
The President
As the Senate trial begins, President Clinton's popularity
continues to soar.
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January 8, 1999
Tom
Daschle
The Senate Minority Leader discusses the agreement reached
on how to proceed with the impeachment trial.
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January 8, 1999
The
Republicans React
Senators Olympia Snowe and Mike Dewine discuss the
agreement in the Senate.
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January 8, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist
Paul Gigot discuss the Senate's plan for the impeachment trial.
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January 8, 1999
Pre-Trial
Motions
A report on the agreement reached by Republicans and Democrats
in the Senate on how to proceed with the impeachment trial.
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January 7, 1999
The
Impeachment Trial
A report on the day's events in the U.S. Senate where
Senators were sworn in as jurors for the impending trial of the President.
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January 7, 1999
The
Senate's Turn
Five senators discuss the impeachment trial in the Senate
with Jim Lehrer.
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January 7, 1999
The
Long View
Presidential historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Michael Beschloss;
and author/journalist Haynes Johnson are joined by Buck Melton, a constitutional
historian at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to discuss the
historic significance of the day's events.
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January 7, 1999
Political
Wrap
Shields and Gigot discuss the opening of the Senate trial of President
Clinton.
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January 6, 1999
Making
History
Two of the 13 managers of the House impeachment prosecution team,
U.S. Reps. Bill McCollum and Charles Canady, both Republicans from Florida,
discuss the beginning of the impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate.
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January 6, 1999
The
106th Congress
Kwame Holman reports on the swearing in of new members of
Congress, the election of a new speaker of the House and other events on the
first day of the new Congress.
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January 6, 1999
The
Coming Trial
Tom Oliphant and David Brooks analyze the developments
on Capitol Hill and the beginning of the impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate.
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January 5, 1999
Historic
Trial
Four former senators join Margaret Warner to discuss the format and
duration of the upcoming impeachment trial.
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January 4, 1999
Pretrial
Motions
Senators are wrestling with a proposal for a shortened impeachment
trial.
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January 1, 1999
Political
Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and David Brooks, senior editor of
the Weekly Standrad Press, discuss the presumed Senate trial of the president. |
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