Sep 20 China Completes Power Shift By PBS News Hour Chinese President Hu Jintao assumed control of the military from former president Jiang Zemin on Monday, completing the orderly transfer of power in the communist country. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Ralph Nader Drives to Get on Presidential Ballots Third-party presidential candidate Ralph Nader has faced an uphill battle to appear on the ballot. Gwen Ifill discusses the status of the Nader efforts with two experts. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch President Bush and Senator Kerry Discuss their Plans for Iraq Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry criticized the president's handling of the Iraq War Monday, but President Bush countered that his opponent offers no new ideas. Ray Suarez discusses the debate with two policy advisors. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Iraq’s Struggle For Security Recent attacks on Iraqi police facilities as well as continuing violence against American forces indicate the insurgency in Iraq continues unabated and has perhaps grown more sophisticated. Two Iraqi-Americans assess the situation on the ground. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Presidential Candidates Trade Jabs Over Medicare Costs The presidential candidates have been trading blows this week over increased costs of Medicare now and in the future. Susan Dentzer explores the issue. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Analysis from Shields and Brooks on Election Issues Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks assess the latest public opinion polls in the presidential race, CBS's sourcing of its reporting on the president's National Guard Service and this week's death of the assault weapons… Continue watching
Sep 16 Contractors Kidnapped in Daytime Raid in Iraq Gunmen snatched two Americans and one Briton from their residence Thursday in a bold dawn raid, bringing to eight the number of westerners currently held hostage in Iraq. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Iraq War Veterans Take Sides in the Presidential Campaign Many U.S. troops who served in Iraq have returned home to join the campaign fight for either President Bush or Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. Margaret Warner speaks with two Iraq war veterans about which candidate would make a better commander… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Presidential Candidates Speak to the National Guard Association in Las Vegas President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., both spoke at the annual meeting of the National Guard Association. Neither candidate directly addressed the current controversy over President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National Guard during… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Presidential Candidates Criticize Each Other’s Political Stands As Election Day approaches, President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., criticize each other's spending records and proposals in their almost daily campaign appearances. An expert examines the accuracy of the candidates' claims in several of their… Continue watching