Oct 22 Largely Overlooked Nationally, N.C. Senate Race Offers Voters Clear Choices Political reporters are like Willie Sutton in at least one respect: legend had it that he said he robbed banks because that's where the money is (he actually didn't say that); we gravitate to the most competitive political… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch U.S. Offers New $2 Billion Aid Package for Pakistan Amid recent tensions between the two nations, the United States announced $2 billion in military and security aid to Pakistan Friday on the final day of strategic talks . The move was designed to smooth relations with the U.S.'s strategic… Continue watching
Oct 22 New WikiLeaks Cache Reveals More on Iraqi War Deaths, Detainee Abuse Analysis of a new cache of secret documents pertaining to the Iraq war surfaced Friday via the WikiLeaks website. Nearly 400,000 documents were obtained by the WikiLeaks organization and provided to several media organizations, including The New York Times,… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch In Ohio, Job Losses May Sway Election Choices As campaigning enters the home stretch before Election Day, job losses and the economy remain dominant issues in races across the country -- especially in the former manufacturing powerhouse of northeastern Ohio. Special correspondent Betsy Stark reports on one of… Continue watching
Oct 22 NPR’s Firing of Juan Williams Reignites Ethics, Public Media Funding Debates NPR's firing of Juan Williams this week for remarks about Muslims on Fox News has spawned numerous side discussions among journalists, commentators and politicians about media ethics, views of Muslims in the U.S. and… Continue reading
Oct 22 In This Election Season, Pondering Peace and Harmony I've been giving a lot of thought during the waning days of this bitterly-fought midterm election campaign to the idea of peace and harmony. "Come on," you say. "What does peace or harmony have to do with dead heat campaigns… Continue reading
Oct 22 Obama to Embark on Four-City Tour in Closing Days of Midterm Campaign Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama attend a rally in Philadelphia earlier this month. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama, currently in the midst of a Western campaign swing, will spend the final weekend of… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Shields and Brooks on Campaign Cash, Juan Williams Firing, Early Voting Pitfalls Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks give their takes on the week's top news, including tight midterm races, the likelihood of Republicans making major gains in Congress and NPR's firing of analyst Juan Williams. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Jobs, Economy Loom Large in Elections, But Candidates Shirk Specifics How is the economy playing out as an election issue across the U.S. and what are candidates saying about it? Jeffrey Brown gets perspectives from Gene Grant of KNME in Albuquerque, N.M.; Cathy Lewis of WHRV in Hampton Roads, Va.;… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Political Notebook: New Polls Show Republican Edge in Enthusiasm Political Editor David Chalian speaks with Margaret Warner about a new set of polls showing Republicans leading among likely voters and the midterm campaigning focusing more on President Obama's job performance. Continue watching