Oct 15 China: Party Veterans Issue Letter in Support of Free Speech This hasn't been a great week for China's Communist Party leaders in the PR department, as they gather for a big party confab in Beijing today. Yes, they're flush with the glow from high-octane economy and their new assertiveness on… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch Shields and Brooks on the Tea Party’s Message, Obama’s ‘Shovel Ready’ Jab Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze this week's top news, including the Tea Party's message in the midterms and a New York Times profile of President Obama. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Florida’s Senate Race Leaves Democrats Divided The stakes are high in Florida's three-way Senate race between Republican Marco Rubio, Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek and Republican-turned-Independent Gov. Charlie Crist. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Oct 15 Exurb Districts Pose Threat to Recently Elected Dems Freshman Democrat Debbie Halvorson will have to balance the diverse needs of a sprawling district in northern Illinois if she hopes to hold off Republican opponent Adam Kinzinger in an area historically considered a swing district with Republican leanings. But… Continue reading
Oct 15 Never Let Them See You Sweat: The Florida Senate Race Kendrick Meek was in the basement of St. John First Baptist Church, a black congregation in the impoverished South Florida town of Belle Glade, sweating up a storm. The post-Sunday service crowd was dressed to the nines and fanning… Continue reading
Oct 15 Consumer Lawyer Max Gardner to Answer Your Questions Editor’s note: On the broadcast last night was the first in a series on the foreclosure debacle. In Show Me the Mortgage, Paul Solman looked at some of the legal issues being raised about the validity of foreclosure… Continue reading
Oct 15 The Morning Line: Desert Debate: Reid and Angle Do Little to Alter the Race The one and only debate in the marquee Senate race of they 2010 cycle won't likely prove to be a game changer in the contest. But it did have a little bit of everything for Nevada voters. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Walter Mondale’s Reflections on Political Life Former Vice President Walter Mondale talks to Judy Woodruff about his life in the political arena and his new autobiography "The Good Fight: A Life in Liberal Politics."… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Indiana Looks to Get Out the Youth Vote Special correspondent Betsy Stark reports from Indiana, a rust belt state, where there is a battle to get out the youth vote. This is the first report of a new series from Patchwork Nation project. Continue watching
Oct 14 Gillespie: Criticism of Ad Spending Has Filled GOP Coffers Republican operatives say the recent criticism of campaign ads being run by GOP-leaning groups against Democratic congressional candidates is serving a purpose: it's helping those groups raise more money. President Obama and other Democratic officials have… Continue reading