Nov 01 Watch Potential Legal Battles Over 2004 Election The national and state Republican and Democratic parties are poised to take disputes over voting and vote counting to the courts. Margaret Warner speaks with two lawyers involved in the 2000 legal battle in Florida about the potential areas for… Continue watching
Oct 29 Campaigns Blast Bin Laden Statement, Pledge to Defeat Al-Qaida By Admin Coming just four days ahead of the U.S. presidential election, the videotaped statement by al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden sparked unanimous denunciation from both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., on Friday evening. Continue reading
Oct 29 Louisiana Runoff May Decide Senate Balance of Power Although polls show Republican Rep. David Vitter holding a commanding lead in the Louisiana Senate race, he may not receive the more than 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff in December. Continue reading
Oct 29 Ailing Arafat Brought to Hospital in Paris Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who fell seriously ill this week, was flown to Paris for medical treatment Friday. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Political Cartoons Reflect Tense Election Atmosphere Stephen Hess, professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University, looks at the presidential campaign as seen by political cartoonists. Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch President Bush and Senator Kerry Campaigns Sprint to the Nov. 2 Election President Bush campaigned in New Hampshire Friday, while Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., spoke to supporters in Florida, as the presidential race enters its final sprint. Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks Discuss Campaign, New Bin Laden Video Political analysts discuss the potential impact of a new video message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the final days of the presidential campaign and the military's investigation of 380 tons of missing Iraqi explosives. Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch The al Qaqaa Missing Explosives Continue to Confound Experts The issue of roughly 380 tons of missing explosives in Iraq has taken on increased speculation. Ray Suarez speaks with a New York Times reporter, about the latest developments. Continue watching
Oct 28 Candidate Empties Bank Account in Final Days of Campaign By PBS News Hour As the most expensive Senate race in Oklahoma history reaches the home stretch, Republican Tom Coburn has spent down to $60,000 in his campaign bank account, while opponent Democrat Brad Carson has more than ten times that amount. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Reporters Discuss the Political Climate in Wisconsin and Ohio Margaret Warner speaks with Meg Kissinger of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Darrel Rowland of the Columbus Dispatch about the presidential race in key swing states. Continue watching