Dec 27 Watch Suicide Attack Ends Benazir Bhutto’s Controversial Life After a look at recent NewsHour interviews with Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan experts and former colleagues of the late prime minister reflect on her political career, including her election as the youngest and first female Pakistan prime minister in 1988. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Pakistani Ambassador Durrani: Bhutto Had ‘Best Protection Possible’ Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Mahmud Ali Durrani reiterated his government's reaction to Thursday's assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, calling her death the work of Islamic extremists. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Pakistani Opposition Leader Benazir Bhutto Assassinated Opposition leader and former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack on Thursday just moments after addressing supporters at a rally in Rawalpindi. A reporter in Pakistan details the events leading to the assassination… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Polls Gauge Voter Sentiment Before Primary Season Kicks Off After a holiday break, election campaigns resumed Wednesday as candidates try to sway still-undecided voters before the critical Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary next week. Pollsters from each state examine the latest data in the 2008 presidential race. Continue watching
Dec 26 New Law Could Pardon Thousands in Iraq By PBS News Hour Thousands of prisoners in U.S. and Iraqi custody could soon be released if Iraqi lawmakers pass a law offering general pardons, officials said. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Democratic Candidates Discuss Health Care Proposals in Forums Recently several Democratic candidates participated in a series of NewsHour forums on health care policy. NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports the results. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Religion Becoming Political Tool and Hot Topic in Presidential Race From Mitt Romney's Mormonism to Mike Huckabee's Baptist roots, religion has become a popular topic throughout the busy 2008 presidential election race. Ray Suarez sits down with political and religious scholars to compare this season to those of the past. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Candidates Take a Breather Most of the candidates for the presidential primaries are taking a few days off from the campaign trail this Christmas, but the Iowa and New Hampshire news still buzzes with primary fever. The NewsHour talks to two media veterans of… Continue watching
Dec 24 Palestinians Protest Settlement Plans as Stormy Peace Talks Continue By PBS News Hour A second round of negotiations between Palestinian and Israeli officials was overshadowed Monday by Palestinian threats not to address substantive issues until Israel agrees to stop settlement construction around Jerusalem. Continue reading
Dec 24 Uzbek Strongman Cruises to Re-election in Questionable Vote By PBS News Hour Despite criticism by many Western governments of vote rigging and oppression of political opposition, Uzbekistan's longtime strongman Islam Karimov cruised to an easy re-election Sunday, garnering more than 88 percent of the vote. Continue reading