May 22 Senate Slights President in $165B War Funds Bill By Admin, PBS News Hour With the November elections on the horizon, numerous Senate Republicans broke from President Bush Thursday to help Democrats pass a $165 billion bill to fund another year of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and a separate domestic spending package. Continue reading
May 22 S. Africa Reels From Anti-Immigrant Violence By PBS News Hour South African soldiers have been deployed to help curb a recent burst of anti-foreigner violence that has killed at least 42 people and damaged the country's efforts to shore up its economic and political stability. Continue reading
May 21 Watch Pelosi Predicts Democrats Will Have Nominee in June With the race for the Democratic nomination reaching the home stretch and continued clashes between the president and Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi assesses the fight between Sens. Obama and Clinton, the racial, economic and gender divisions in the party,… Continue watching
May 21 Watch Obama, Clinton Set Sights on Florida Following Tuesday's Democratic nominating contests in Oregon and Kentucky, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton headed for Florida, a key general election state embroiled in a dispture over its renegade primary. Continue watching
May 21 Rival Lebanese Leaders Sign Political Pact By Admin, PBS News Hour Feuding Lebanese leaders signed a breakthrough deal Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict, abating fears of a fresh civil war and opening the door for the election of a new president. Continue reading
May 21 Fueled by Projected Win in Oregon, Obama Claims Majority of Pledged Delegates By Admin, PBS News Hour Despite suffering a second sizable primary loss in as many weeks, Sen. Barack Obama resolutely cast his gaze on the general election during a pseudo-victory lap Tuesday night in Iowa -- the state that gave his presidential campaign its first… Continue reading
May 20 Clinton Celebrates Decisive Victory in Ky. Primary By PBS News Hour After coasting to an easy 35-point win in Kentucky's primary on Tuesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton told her supporters to keep fighting and "keep standing up for what you believe is right" despite the daunting odds facing her campaign. Continue reading
May 20 Watch Marathon 2008 Primary Season Makes History For Democrats, the 2008 primary season has been the longest in recent memory, with no shortage of upsets, talk of momentum, and states defying parties to hold primaries earlier than ever. Three historians discuss the significance of 2008's lengthy primaries. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Links to Lobbyists Pose Questions for Campaigns The role played by lobbyists in each of the top three campaigns for president has become a hot button issue as the race to raise campaign cash gains intensity. Analysts debate the role of lobbyists in campaigns and why the… Continue watching
May 20 Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor By Admin, PBS News Hour Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, his doctors said Tuesday, a challenging health diagnosis for the iconic American political figure and the last surviving of the four famed Kennedy brothers. Continue reading