Oct 25 Missouri Governor Candidates Trade Barbs At Debates Before Missourians head to the polls, Democratic state auditor Claire McCaskill and Republican Secretary of State Matt Blunt clashed in two debates last week over who has the best experience and vision to serve as the state's next governor. Continue reading
Oct 25 Karzai Poised to Win First-ever Afghan Elections By Admin Afghan President Hamid Karzai is poised to win his country's historic presidential election, but the result will not be official until the last few ballot boxes are counted, an official said Monday. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch First Ladies Seek to Define their Political Role A special broadcast that aired Monday night, "The First Lady: Public Expectations, Private Lives," looked at how past and present first ladies dealt with the undefined role of first lady. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Religion Becomes a Top Topic in Presidential Election Religion is weighing more heavily now than in past years in the presidential election. Experts discuss the role religion is playing in President Bush and Senator Kerry's campaigns. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch President Bush, Senator Kerry Campaign in Battleground States Jim Lehrer speaks with political reporters about how the presidential election is playing in the battleground states of Colorado and Pennsylvania. President Bush campaigned in Colorado Monday, while Senator John Kerry spoke in Pennsylvania. Jim Lehrer speaks with political reporters… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch President Bush, Senator Kerry Campaign in Battleground States Kwame Holman reports on President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as they campaigned in the final week of the presidential race. A report on the presidential candidates, as they campaigned in the final week of the presidential race. Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Medical Liability as a Campaign Issue With Election Day nearing, Kwame Holman looks at the presidential campaign. Then, Margaret Warner examines the big campaign issue of medical liability with Frank Sloan and Philip Howard. Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Colorado Senate Race In the battle to control the 109th Senate, the race in Colorado that pits state Attorney General Ken Salazar and brewing magnate Pete Coors is seen as the most competitive, with the two candidates in a statistical dead-heat. Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch The Analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks Jim Lehrer speaks with NewsHour analysts about the statistical dead heat between President Bush and Sen. Kerry in the race for the White House, and how the public should interpret the various poll figures. Continue watching
Oct 21 Papers Back Specter As Third Party Candidate Gains Steam Arlen Specter, running for a historic fifth term to represent Pennsylvania in the Senate, has racked up a series of somewhat lukewarm endorsements from the state's major newspapers. Continue reading