Jul 19 Watch Alexander Touts Iraq Study Group Findings Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., who has cosponsored legislation requiring President Bush to implement the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, is the next in a series of conversations about Iraq. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Russia-Britain Relations Sour After Expulsion of Diplomats Russia expelled four British diplomats Thursday, days after England did the same in protest of Russia refusing to extradite a suspect in the murder investigation of a former Russian spy. A reporter provides an update. Continue watching
Jul 19 Judge Dismisses Plame Lawsuit Against Government Officials By Admin, PBS News Hour A U.S. District judge on Thursday dismissed the lawsuit former CIA agent Valerie Plame brought against Vice President Dick Cheney and other administration officials over the leak of her identity to the media. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch Edwards Wraps Up Eight-State Poverty Tour Former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., ended his three-day "Road to One America" tour on Wednesday after visiting 12 cities in eight states to highlight issues facing Americans living in poverty. A professor and political columnist discuss his campaign. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Biden Pushes Plan for Partitioned Iraq After Troop Drawdown A series of conversations about what may happen in Iraq after U.S. troops leave continues with Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., who has been pushing for the partitioning Iraq into more clearly organized ethnic areas. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Senate Falls Short on Iraq Troop Withdrawal Bill A bill that would have forced President Bush to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq within 120 days fell short of the 60 votes needed to proceed. Democrats lost in their effort despite an all-night debate. Continue watching
Jul 18 Iraqi Government Slow to Reintegrate Baathists By PBS News Hour More than four years after military forces toppled Saddam Hussein's Baathist government, Iraq is wrestling with reintegrating former members of his party, a policy trumpeted by American leaders but met with tough resistance by some Iraqi factions. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch Graham Defends Military Surge in Iraq Despite Calls for Pullout A series of conversations about what may happen in Iraq after U.S. troops leave continues with Senate Armed Services Committee member Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who supports President Bush's policy of troop buildup in Iraq. Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Candidates Spend Millions in Race for White House With the Federal Election Commission's release of second quarter funding reports came questions about what the candidates actually do with the money this early in the race. A professor and a journalist dissect the expenditures of the 2008 presidential campaign. Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Levin Proposes Starting to Pull Troops from Iraq in Three Months A series of conversations about what may happen in Iraq after U.S. troops leave begins with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., who has proposed redeploying troops within 120 days. Continue watching