Feb 29 Watch With Texas and Ohio on Horizon, Shields and Brooks Assess the Race Amid worsening economic reports and tightening poll numbers, the primary race between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton entered a critical weekend ahead of primary votes in Texas and Ohio. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks provide their take on… Continue watching
Feb 29 Watch Ohio Officials Explain Their Support for Clinton, Obama New polls indicate Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama now running neck-and-neck in the former Clinton stronghold of Ohio. Two state officials discuss which candidate they support and why. Continue watching
Feb 29 Watch Campaigning Intensifies as Clinton’s ‘Firewall’ Draws Near Hillary Clinton's campaign has staked her future in this race on the results of Texas's and Ohio's March 4 primaries. As rival Barack Obama has risen to match her in the polls in both states, both sides have intensified their… Continue watching
Feb 29 Watch Election Marks Uncertain Milepost in Russian Democracy After eight years of firm rule, Russian President Vladimir Putin is bound by law to give up his position. But Sunday's election, in which his hand-picked successor is expected to cruise to victory, is being derided by some as simply… Continue watching
Feb 29 Reunited Texas Democrats Face Divisive Primary By PBS News Hour After Texas Democrats scored a string of upsets over GOP incumbents -- winning Dallas County offices, judgeships across the state and two congressional seats in 2006 -- state party members say voters are rediscovering their once-moribund party. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch Political Deal in Kenya Raises Hopes for End to Violence Rival leaders in Kenya agreed to a coalition government deal Thursday that would create a new prime minister role to rule with the president, raising hopes for an end to two months of post-election violence. The U.S. secretary of state… Continue watching
Feb 28 Israel Launches Attacks, Killing 18 Palestinians By PBS News Hour Israeli forces struck a series of targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing 18 Palestinians, including five boys playing soccer near the town of Jabalya, as a new round of violence threatened to fuel stronger Israeli military action. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch Generational Lines Reveal a Split in Texas Family’s Vote Sen. Barack Obama is gaining support in Texas -- a state where Sen. Hillary Clinton once had a stronghold -- especially among young, Latino voters. Gewn Ifill reports on the divide between father and son Texas legislators over their choice… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Candidates Talk Policy to Texas, Ohio Voters Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., made appeals Thursday to Texas and Ohio voters before their March 4 primary contests. Talk on the stump focused on health care, economy and Iraq war policy. Kwame Holman… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Congress Divided on Economic Relief, Housing Measures President Bush played down the possibility of recession Thursday, while Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke explained to Congress the difficulties of balancing rising inflation with a slowing economy. Two senators debate proposals to aid the economy, including a supplemental stimulus package… Continue watching