Sep 15 DNC's Kaine Touts Party Record Amid Signs of Voter Frustration By Quinn Bowman Amid chatter on how tea party candidates might influence the GOP in November's elections and bleak poll numbers for incumbent Democrats, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine continued the refrain Wednesday heard from Democratic politicians and party officials alike: vote… Continue reading
Sep 15 FBI File Provides Key to Revealing Civil Rights Photographer's Spying This week, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that celebrated civil rights-era photographer Ernest Withers had been a paid informant for the FBI, reporting on the whereabouts and activities of the movement's leaders -- many of whom considered him a… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Anti-Establishment Sentiment, Economy Ring Loudly in Latest Primary Battles Political strategists take a closer look at what new primary results could mean for the Republican and Democratic parties as Election Day approaches. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Delaware Among Primaries With a Surprising Finish Outsiders and Tea Party-backed candidates posted victories in key primaries around the country on Tuesday. Political editor David Chalian reviews the winners and losers. Continue watching
Sep 15 RNC Chairman Steele Urges Unity as He Rolls Out 'Fire Pelosi' Bus Tour By Quinn Bowman In an immediate effort to heal the Republican party's divisions on display in the Delaware Senate race, RNC Chairman Michael Steele offered his full throated support for the tea party backed victor in the race, Christine O'Donnell. Steele urged party… Continue reading
Sep 15 Mexico Dispatch: Tijuana Is No Juarez, Residents Say TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico | Toiling with a pile of wood planks in his garage turned woodshop, 46-year-old Roberto Carrillo exclaims without hesitation: "Tijuana is not Ciudad Juarez. We don't have the level of violence that you read… Continue reading
Sep 15 O'Donnell's Tea Party-Backed Win May Put Senate Control Out of GOP's Reach Christine O'Donnell speaks to supporters after winning Delaware's Republican primary for Senate against Rep. Mike Castle. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Christine O'Donnell's strong, six-point (53 percent to 47 percent) victory over the more moderate Rep. Mike Castle… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Drug War Casts a Shadow on Mexican Bicentennial Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan talks with Ray Suarez about Mexico's bicentennial celebrations amid the backdrop of ongoing drug war violence and economic woes. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch American Released From Iranian Prison, 2 More Still Jailed Sarah Shourd, one of three American hikers who were arrested and accused of spying by Iran, was released from prison on $500,000 bail after being held for 410 days. The fate of the two others remains in limbo. Continue watching
Sep 14 Mexico Dispatch: Perception vs. Reality at One Beach Town ROSARITO BEACH, Mexico | Walking or driving down boulevard Benito Juarez, the main street of Rosarito Beach, gives no hints of the struggles this tourist community has been fighting for the past four years. As the sun sinks over… Continue reading