Aug 23 Political Checklist: McCain's Career on the Line, Florida Primary By Hari Sreenivasan In the second officially named installment of the weekly Political Checklist, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff talk about what's at stake in Tuesday's primaries, most notably in Florida and Arizona, where former GOP presidential nominee John McCain has orchestrated… Continue reading
Aug 23 Australia Vote Leads to Political Limbo Australia's voters have proven again the wisdom of ancient dramatists who warned that regicide can be the most dangerous of political acts. Julia Gillard, who came to power two months ago, ousting sitting Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, is… Continue reading
Aug 23 More Aid Heading to Pakistan; FDA Chief Calls for Preventative Powers Pakistani flood victims stand in line for food in Sukkur on Monday. Photo by Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images. The United Nations said Monday that it has now raised about 70 percent of the $460 million it needs to provide… Continue reading
Aug 23 The Morning Line: Biden's Midwest Swing With President Obama vacationing on Martha's Vineyard this week, Vice President Joe Biden will hit the road on behalf of the administration with three Midwest stops on Monday, beginning with an 11 a.m. EDT speech in Indianapolis to the… Continue reading
Aug 20 Shields and Gerson Grade Obama's Campaigning, News Corp. Donation By Hari Sreenivasan Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson, sitting in for David Brooks, stopped by The Rundown before this week's broadcast appearance and disagreed whether President Obama's campaigning will resonate with voters ahead of… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks: What Will Help, Hinder? The first peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians in nearly two years are set to resume in Washington next month. Jeffrey Brown talks with analysts David Makovsky and Ghaith Al-Omari about what could come out of -- or derail --… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Middle East Peace Negotiations Set to Resume Direct peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians are set to resume next month in Washington after nearly two years. Jeffrey Brown has more. Continue watching
Aug 20 News Corp.'s $1M Contribution to GOP Governors Group Under Fire News Corp.'s $1 million contribution to the Republican Governors Association has drawn fire from journalism schools, ethics analysts and progressive political organizations this week. Owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. is the parent company of… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Pakistani Official: The World Should Stand by an Ally in Its Hour of Need Judy Woodruff interviews Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi about what his country needs to help it recover from the massive floods. Qureshi addresses possible donor reluctance by saying most Pakistanis oppose militant groups, and they need relief in the… Continue watching
Aug 20 BP Set to Hand Over Control of $20B Gulf Coast Oil Claims Fund On Monday, residents and businesses affected by the Gulf Coast oil leak will begin submitting their damage claims to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, the new independent group that will take over the administration of BP's $20 billion compensation… Continue reading