Aug 23 Team Obama Outlines Grass-Roots Operation as Key to Race By Christina Bellantoni President Obama waves to supporters at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio Tuesday. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images President Obama's re-election team sounded a confident note Thursday, but acknowledged a few days before the Republican National Convention that they are counting… Continue reading
Aug 23 Former President Clinton Makes Pitch for Obama By Christina Bellantoni Former president Bill Clinton appears in a new ad supporting the Obama campaign. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. If you're an incumbent president facing a stiff economic headwind, it's only a matter of time before you turn to the most… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch News Wrap: Mitt Romney Makes Energy Independence by 2020 a Policy Priority In other news Thursday, Mitt Romney unveiled his energy plan in New Mexico, which aims for complete energy independence in the U.S. His plans calls for increased oil and gas drilling, including offshore of Virginia and North Carolina, two states… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Swing States Weigh in on Presidential Race Judy Woodruff talks to four journalists from swing states who are covering the election. Radio Iowa's O. Kay Henderson, Face to Face's Jon Ralston, Tampa Bay Times' Adam Smith and Ohio Public Radio and Television's Karen Kasler discuss reaction to… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch News Wrap: Cases of West Nile Virus Reach Decade High In other news Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control reported three times more cases of West Nile virus so far this year, blaming weather conditions that fostered optimal breeding conditions for mosquitoes. Also, a new study reveals that older fathers… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Congress Will Decide to 'Punt Again' or Go 'Off Cliff' to Fix Budget Deficit Congress Will Decide to 'Punt Again' or 'Jump Off Cliff' to Fix Budget Deficit… Continue watching
Aug 22 An All-Access Pass to the Conventions Are you excited yet? We are! In a special edition of this week's Political Checklist, I talked with senior correspondent Gwen Ifill and UStream Vice President Craig Mullaney about our partnership for the Republican National Convention beginning Monday. Continue reading
Aug 22 Republicans Hoping for a Bounce in Tampa By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan, attend a town hall Monday in Manchester, N.H. Photo by Aram Boghosian for the Boston Globe via Getty Images. President Obama and Vice President Biden lead Mitt Romney and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan heading… Continue reading
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