Politics

President Outlines U.S. Plans on Winning War on Terrorism

President Bush has begun a series of speeches to boost support for the war on terrorism. A Democrat and Republican debate U.S. foreign policy and its impacts on mid-term elections.

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U.N. Approves Peacekeeping Force in Darfur, Despite Sudan Opposition

By Admin, PBS News Hour

The U.N. Security Council approved Thursday the future deployment of more than 20,000 peacekeeping troops to Sudan's troubled Darfur region, despite opposition from the Khartoum government.

President Bush Campaigns for Corker in Tennessee

By PBS News Hour

In his tour across the United States to raise support for embattled Republican candidates, President Bush made a fundraising stop in Nashville Wednesday to boost support for Bob Corker.

Missouri Democrats Use Stem Cell Research as Key Issue in Elections

Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill is hoping that support for embryonic stem cell research will be the key to ousting incumbent Republican Senator Jim Talent in Missouri's midterm elections. A special NewsHour series of election year reports - Choices '06…

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Pastors Back Blackwell; Strickland Widens Lead in Polls

By Admin, PBS News Hour

In the week before Labor Day's traditional fall campaign kickoff, Ohio governor's race has been anything but static.

Iran's President Ahmadinejad Challenges President Bush to Debate

At a news conference Tuesday, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued to voice Iran's right to pursue "peaceful nuclear energy" and challenged U.S. President Bush to a live televised debate. Margaret Warner reports from Tehran.

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Lawmakers Use Line Items to Fund Projects for Own Districts

NewsHour Congressional Correspondent Kwame Holman reports on how Congress funds its own pet projects.

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Analysts Discuss Growing Republican Voices Against War in Iraq

Analysts Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru discuss political stories of the week, including comments made by two prominent Republicans criticizing the Bush administration on its handling of the war in Iraq.

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New York Times Researcher Sentenced in China

A New York Times researcher in China, Zhao Yan, was charged with revealing state secrets and has been detained by authorities in Beijing for almost two years. The court announced Friday that Yan will be given a three-year prison sentence.

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Santorum-Casey Race Going to the Dogs (and Ducks and Gorillas)

By Admin, PBS News Hour

As if the battle for the U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania was not rough enough, now, it appears, the animals have hit the campaign trail, and are wading into protest politics.