Aug 11 Romney Scores Symbolic Win in Iowa Straw Poll By Admin, PBS News Hour Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney scored a largely symbolic, yet critical victory in Saturday's Iowa GOP straw poll, beating a field of lesser known candidates in the first test of the governor's organizational ability. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch South Carolina Moves Up Primary; Federal Reserve Responds to Markets South Carolina advanced its presidential primary in a move that threatened to shake up the entire primary calendar, while the Federal Reserve worked to respond to unsteady markets. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Bush Administration Pushes Enforcement of Immigration Workplace Laws The Bush administration announced new measures to crack down on immigration laws in the workplace. An immigration liberalization opponent and a business trade association representative debate the move. Continue watching
Aug 10 U.N. Votes to Expand Role in Iraq By PBS News Hour The U.N. Security Council approved an expanded mission in Iraq Friday, unanimously voting to increase their political role and serve as an intermediary in negotiations between neighboring nations and rival Iraqi factions. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch South Carolina Primary Move Puts Election Calendar in Flux South Carolina officially moved up its primary presidential election to Jan. 19 on Thursday. New Hampshire and Iowa may soon move their primaries even earlier to preserve their first-in-the-nation status. Political analysts discuss how these changes may affect the election. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Obama, Clinton Openly Spar at AFL-CIO Forum Seven of the Democratic presidential candidates debated again Tuesday night in Chicago at the AFL-CIO-sponsored forum that turned into the most spirited meeting yet. The NewsHour reports on the debate's highlights and what they mean for the race to the… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Democrats Woo Bloggers; Republicans Face Off in Iowa Democrats vying for the 2008 presidential nomination spent the weekend courting liberal bloggers at the YearlyKos Convention in Chicago, while the Republican candidates debated in Des Moines, Iowa. A political journalist discusses the presidential race. Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch President Signs Law to Expand Wiretapping Program President Bush signed a law granting the National Security Agency broader authority in monitoring communications among foreigners and Americans. A civil liberties advocate and a former National Security Council lawyer assess the new law. Continue watching
Aug 06 President Bush Confers with Karzai on Taliban Resurgence By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Monday to discuss the resurgence of the Taliban and how to deal with growing violence in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch House Republicans Walk Out; Major Votes Are Ahead After voting on ethics reform and children's health insurance, House Republicans walked off the floor Thursday to protest the Democrats' handling of an agricultural spending bill. Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's events. Continue watching