Aug 11 Watch Crowded Field: California’s Recall Election With the deadline for registering in California's recall election passed, nearly 200 candidates have declared their intent to replace Governor Gray Davis. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles looks at the range of candidates and campaigns in the election. Continue watching
Aug 08 President Marks 100 Days Since the End of Major Combat in Iraq President Bush marked the 100th day since major military operations in Iraq ended with a press appearance at his ranch in Crawford, Tex. Friday, saying "good progress" had been made in the postwar effort. Continue reading
Aug 08 Underwriter of California Recall Drive Drops Out of Campaign Darrell Issa, the California Republican congressman who helped finance the effort to recall Governor Gray Davis with at least $1.5 million of his own money, unexpectedly pulled out of the recall election race Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch The U.S. and the Middle East In a speech Thursday, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. has a responsibility to help transform predominantly Islamic Middle Eastern countries into democracies. Margaret Warner discusses whether America is ready for this commitment. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Shields and Brooks: The Week’s Political Developments Ray Suarez discusses the week's political developments with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and The Weekly Standard's David Brooks. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Shields and Brooks: Democratic Presidential Candidates Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the crop of Democratic presidential candidates, next year's presidential election and former Vice President Al Gore's recent criticism of President Bush. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Democratic Candidates Betty Ann Bowser reports on the recent appearances made by the nine Democratic presidential candidates and former Vice President Al Gore. Continue watching
Aug 07 West Nile Cases Triple in Past Week, CDC Reports The number of West Nile virus cases in 2003 has tripled since last week and may eventually surpass the total for last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 07 Schwarzenegger, Key Democrat Join Race to Replace Davis Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and columnist Arianna Huffington, all announced candidacies for the governorship of California late Wednesday night. Continue reading
Aug 06 Israel Frees Prisoners, Palestinians Call Move Inadequate Israel moved to free more than 300 Palestinian prisoners Wednesday, calling it a goodwill gesture to aid peace efforts. Palestinian leaders criticized the move, saying many thousands more in custody need to be released. Continue reading