Sep 13 Watch Iran Looks to Increase Influence in Middle East, World Affairs As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues to court world leaders and openly defy the United States, Margaret Warner looks at what the ascendant Islamic republic wants to achieve with its growing influence. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Senate Minority Leader Discusses Iraq, 9/11 and 2006 Races Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., discusses Republican accusations that Democrats are emboldening terrorists, the war in Iraq and what Tuesday's primary results suggest about his party's chances of taking back the House or Senate in November. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Midterm Election Campaigns Heat-up After Tuesday Primaries Nine states and the District of Columbia held party primaries Tuesday, setting the stage for several key midterm elections in November. A National Journal editor discusses the results of critical primary battles. Continue watching
Sep 13 Chafee Beats Back Conservative Challenger in Rhode Island By PBS News Hour Moderate Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee, a pro-choice Republican who voted against the Iraq war and President Bush's tax cuts, beat a conservative challenger in Tuesday's primary. Continue reading
Sep 13 Cardin Defeats Mfume for Democratic Senate Nomination By PBS News Hour In what was considered an amicable campaign between two old colleagues, Rep. Benjamin Cardin defeated former congressman Kweisi Mfume in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Maryland. Continue reading
Sep 12 Tester-Burns Debate Draws Raucous Crowd By PBS News Hour U.S. Senate hopeful Jon Tester clashed with incumbent Republican Conrad Burns in a heated public debate for what is coming to be known as Montana's most expensive Senate race to date. Continue reading
Sep 11 Hamas, Fatah Agree to Unity Government By Admin, PBS News Hour Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas, agreed Monday to form a coalition government. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Political Analysts Discuss Military Tribunals, Sept. 11 Anniversary Analysts David Brooks and Tom Oliphant discuss President Bush's proposal for military tribunals for terror suspects, how Republicans and Democrats are using terrorism as a political tool and their views on the world since the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch President Bush Proposes Military Trial Process for Terror Suspects Following the announcement that terror suspects had been held in secret facilities, President Bush pressed Congress Thursday to approve military tribunals for terror suspects. Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and John Sununu (R.-N.H.) debate the proposal. Continue watching
Sep 07 British Prime Minister Tony Blair to Step Down By Admin, PBS News Hour In response to waning popularity and growing criticism within his Labour Party, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would step down within the next year, although he did not set a specific date. Continue reading