Aug 22 Judy's Notebook: Conventions, Here We Come! By Judy Woodruff Balloons drop from the ceiling at the end of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Conventions! I confess I love them. And I'm fascinated by the political people who go to them. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Mickey Edwards Urges Congress, Before Party Affiliation Be 'an American First' Mickey Edwards Urges Congress, Before Party Affiliation Be 'an American First'… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Dep. Prime Minister Objects to U.S. Threat of Intervention News Wrap: Syrian Dep. Prime Minister Objects to U.S. Threat of Intervention… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Republicans Sideline Akin While Asserting GOP Is 'Proud Pro-Life Party' Republicans Sideline Akin While Asserting GOP Is 'Proud Pro-Life Party'… Continue watching
Aug 21 GOP Trying to Relieve an Akin Headache By Christina Bellantoni Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., is facing pressure to drop out of the race from his own party. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/CQ/Getty Images. Rep. Todd Akin was a little-known conservative Republican on his way to joining Sen. Roy Blunt as… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch E.J. Dionne: Political Heartstrings Torn Between Individualism and Community E.J. Dionne: Political Heartstrings Torn Between Individualism and Community… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Islamic Militants in Failed State of Mali Seize Control and Impose Sharia Law Islamic Militants in Failed State of Mali Seize Control and Impose Sharia Law… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Where 'Smoke-Free' Isn't the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World Where 'Smoke-Free' Isn't the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Remarks by Missouri Rep. Todd Akin Sparks Political Uproar for GOP Remarks by Missouri Rep. Todd Akin Sparks Political Uproar for GOP… Continue watching
Aug 20 Origins of the Political Ad: Woodrow Wilson's 1912 Campaign Film "The Oldway and the New" is a 1912 campaign film put out by the Democratic National Committee on behalf of candidate Woodrow Wilson. Housed at the Library of Congress, it is the earliest known example of a political party or… Continue reading