Jun 05 World Leaders Pledge to Ease Food Crisis After Political Squabbling By PBS News Hour World leaders at a United Nations food summit pledged Thursday to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat the food crisis that is spreading hunger and violent unrest across the globe. Continue reading
Jun 05 Accused 9/11 ‘Mastermind’ Asks for Death Sentence By PBS News Hour The accused mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, told a military tribunal Thursday in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he would welcome the death penalty and wished to become a martyr. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch Renewed Violence in Zimbabwe Raises Fresh Election Concerns Robert Mugabe's pre run-off election crack-down has been extended aid groups, which the president calls foreign spy organizations. A panel of experts discuss the new reports of violence and what this means for Zimbabwe's future. Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Obama’s Victory, Clinton’s Endgame Cap Primaries As the primary campaigns conclude, columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks talk to Judy Woodruff about what the Democrats must do to unite after their unusually lengthy primary season and the prospects for a general election contest between Sens. Barack… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Obama Breaks Political Ground En Route to Nomination Sen. Barack Obama claimed victory Tuesday in the Democratic nominating battle, poising himself to become the first black presidential candidate to compete in a general election for a major political party. Historians and analysts discuss Obama's history-making moment. Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Obama Claims Victory, Clinton Weighs Next Moves After a long primary race, Sen. Barack Obama is beginning his first days as the presumptive Democratic nominee as Sen. Hillary Clinton is weighing her next moves. Continue watching
Jun 04 Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Tsvangirai Freed After Being Detained by Police By PBS News Hour Zimbabwe opposition party leader Morgan Tsvangirai and several of his aides were detained at a police roadblock Wednesday ahead a run-off election later this month, his party said. Police later released Tsvangiari after holding him for eight hours. Continue reading
Jun 03 Obama Claims Status of Presumptive Nominee; Clinton Weighs Future By Admin, PBS News Hour Fueled by a mix of delegates won in the last two states and a score of super delegate announcements, Sen. Barack Obama claimed the mantle of presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch Clinton-Obama Race Proved an Epic, Historic Political Journey After months of voting, the history-making nominating battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is reaching its long-awaited conclusion. A panel of political reporters, analysts and historians looks back on the race and what it may mean for the general… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch As Final States Hold Primaries, Focus Intensifies on Super Delegates Neither Sen. Hillary Clinton nor Sen. Barack Obama held public appearances Tuesday, the last day of primaries, shifting the electoral focus to uncommitted super delegates on Capitol Hill. Continue watching