Aug 24 Poll: Perry Moves to Front of GOP Pack By Quinn Bowman Texas Gov. Rick Perry campaigns in Iowa on Aug. 14. Photo by AFP/Getty. Gallup released a new poll Wednesday that changes -- at least for the moment -- the dynamics of the budding Republican presidential nomination fight: Texas Gov. Continue reading
Aug 24 Jeb Bush to Republican Candidates: 'You Can't Just Be Against the President' By Terence Burlij Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush listens to the president speak about education at a Miami high school in March. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Democrats may have used the strategy to win elections in 2006 and 2008, but Jeb Bush… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch How Fairly Were Strauss-Kahn, Diallo Treated by Justice System? Were the Legalities of the Strauss Kahn Case Handled Correctly?… Continue watching
Aug 23 President Obama's Shelf Awareness Like many Americans, presidents often turn to a good book to ease a troubled mind, and dissecting their summer reading lists has become a bit of an annual tradition. Continue reading
Aug 23 Charges Against Former IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn Dropped By News Desk A New York judge has formally dropped sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, bringing the highly publicized criminal complaint against him to a close. Prosecutors had filed for dismissal because of concerns that… Continue reading
Aug 23 Republican Presidential Hopefuls Cautiously Cheer Gadhafi's Downfall By David Chalian Libyans gather in front of the White House Sunday night to celebrate the rebel advance on Tripoli. Photo by Stephane Jourdain/AFP/Getty Images. One of Mitt Romney's guiding principles for his 2012 run for the White House is to avoid weighing… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch News Wrap: Stocks Gain Amid Hopes of New Fed Stimulus Program In other news Tuesday, Wall Street shot back up amid speculations that the Federal Reserve might try a new stimulus program. Also, Hurricane Irene swept past the Turks and Caicos Islands with the southeastern Bahamas next in its path. It… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 'Americans Elect' Group Challenges U.S. Presidential Primary Process A nonprofit organization called Americans Elect is aiming to host an online national political convention and upend the way candidates are nominated for the U.S. presidency. Judy Woodruff reports on the latest attempt to push American politics away from a… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch What Happens Next if Strauss-Kahn's Charges Are Dropped? Prosecutors in New York on Monday requested that sexual assault charges against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn be dropped in light of doubts about his accuser's credibility. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the case -- and what could happen next -- with… Continue watching
Aug 22 Huntsman Stakes Out the Center By David Chalian Jon Huntsman. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has stepped up his search of an electorate. It's a bit of an unusual course. Most politicians craft a candidacy for office around the sweet spot of where… Continue reading