Sep 11 Georgia Conflict Reveals Contrasts Between Candidates on Russia By Admin, PBS News Hour Among the foreign policy challenges facing the next president, U.S.-Russian relations loom large, and differences between how Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama might handle matters related to Moscow came to light during the recent Georgia conflict. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch McCain, Obama Advisers Spar on Education Reform Among the issues being debated among the campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama is education, with each candidate seeking to define positions on school spending and the No Child Left Behind initiative. Education advisers for McCain and Obama… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Virginia’s Fast Growth Brings Shifting Political Landscape Once a GOP stronghold, Virginia is a battleground state in the 2008 race. Jeffrey Brown examines changes in northern Virginia in the first of two reports on the tossup state. Continue watching
Sep 10 South Korean Intelligence Reports Kim Jong Il Recovering from Surgery By Admin, PBS News Hour Hours after North Korea dismissed rumors questioning leader Kim Jong Il's health as a conspiracy Wednesday, South Korea's intelligence agency released new information claiming Kim is recovering from surgery. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Candidates Tout Views on Iraq, Afghan Troop Levels Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama campaigned Tuesday in the critical swing state of Ohio and addressed plans for troop levels in Iraq. Judy Woodruff reports on the latest developments from the campaign trail. Continue watching
Sep 09 Questions Arise on Health of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il By Admin, PBS News Hour Speculation that North Korea's Kim Jong Il may be seriously ill intensified Tuesday when the leader failed to appear at a parade marking the 60th anniversary of North Korea's founding. Continue reading
Sep 09 President Bush Says 8,000 Troops to Return From Iraq by Early 2009 By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush on Tuesday announced plans to pull out 8,000 combat and support troops from Iraq by February, a modest drawdown in U.S. forces there that would leave some 138,000 U.S. troops in the country. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch ‘Debating Our Destiny’ Takes Unique Look at Debates As the candidates prepare for this year's presidential debates, a PBS special called "Debating Our Destiny" looks back at the debates of the past and talks to most of those who participated in them. This excerpt focuses on the 2000… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Candidates Pitch Messages of Change in Battlegrounds The presidential candidates began their first full week of campaigning following their official nominations by visiting key battleground states Monday. Political reporters discuss the status of the campaigns and what lies ahead. Continue watching
Sep 08 Russia Agrees to Georgia Troop Pullback; U.S. Cancels Nuclear Deal By Admin, PBS News Hour Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday that Russian troops would pull out of Georgian territory after European Union monitors deploy to the separatist provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia next month. Continue reading