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EmbedVideo(4770, 482, 304); In this week's Political Checklist, I chatted with Ray Suarez about his piece on the NewsHour Friday about how the presidential campaigns are reaching out to Latino voters. From the more traditional Spanish-language television…

President Obama and Gov. Romney at Tuesday's debate. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images It's all personal. Watching the candidates for president circle each other in their town hall cage match this week, I was reminded that this is all that…

Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan visit Manchester, N.H. in late August. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images The countdown is on. Less than three weeks remain until Election Day, something that President Obama was quick to remind…

President John F. Kennedy looking at his children John John and Caroline dancing in the Oval Office. Washington, December 1962. Photo by Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images. Thursday on the NewsHour, Gwen Ifill talks to historian and librarian Ted…