Sep 29 Watch Past Debates Offer Clues to Presidential Candidates’ Style Both President Bush and Senator Kerry have faced critical debates in the past and have performed well. On Thursday night the two contenders will meet in Florida for their first debate. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Coveted Keystone State Pennsylvania has voted Democratic in the last three presidential elections but is now too close to call. Margaret Warner looks at the presidential campaign in the swing state. Continue watching
Sep 28 Burr, Bowles Spar Over Key Issues in First Televised Debate By PBS News Hour North Carolina Senate hopefuls Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Richard Burr outlined clear policy differences and varied strategies for representing the state in the first televised debate between the two on Monday night. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Vice Presidential Candidates Trade Jabs On Campaign Trail The vice presidential candidates hit the campaign trail Tuesday, firing charges at each other. Kwame Holman reports on their campaign appearance. Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch President Bush and Senator Kerry Plan for Upcoming Presidential Debates President Bush and Senator Kerry will participate in three presidential campaigns over the next three weeks. Jim Lehrer spoke with former Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton about presidential debates four years ago for a documentary the NewsHour produced… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Presidential Candidates on the Campaign Trail Monday With only five weeks left until Election Day, the presidential candidates hit the campaign trail again Monday. President Bush campaigned in Ohio and presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., held a town hall meeting in Wisconsin. Kwame Holman provides an… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Presidential Debates Gwen Ifill discusses the importance of the presidential debates, the first of which is Thursday, with Adam Nagourney of the New York Times. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Tensions Grow Over Iran’s Nuclear Goals Diplomatic tensions continue to grow over Iran's nuclear development program. Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi discusses his country's nuclear development plans. Continue watching
Sep 24 S.C. Senate Candidates Go Head-to-head Over Tax Plans By PBS News Hour The race between South Carolina Senate candidates continues to heat up as Democratic nominee Inez Tenenbaum launched a new wave of attacks against Republican candidate Rep. Jim DeMint over his plan for a national sales tax. Continue reading
Sep 24 Candidates Launch First Negative Ads in Missouri Governor’s Race By PBS News Hour The hotly contested Missouri governor's race took a turn in mid-September, as both candidates and their supporters began airing ads that attacked the opponent's tax proposals and even personal tax practices. Continue reading