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
Sep 24 Candidates Clash Over Voting Records in Close Oklahoma Senate Race By PBS News Hour Two men with very different voting records as congressmen representing the same district are battling for one of the few open seats in the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Sep 24 Porter Goss Sworn in As New CIA Director By PBS News Hour Porter Goss, a former undercover operative and Florida congressman, was sworn in Friday as head of the CIA, an agency battered by criticism for faulty intelligence ahead of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and Iraq war. Continue reading
Sep 24 Alaska Senate Contenders Duke It Out in Campaign Ads By PBS News Hour Despite Alaska's solid Republican base that handed George W. Bush a resounding win over Al Gore in the state in 2000, the Senate race between Republican incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski and former Democratic Gov. Tony Knowles remains tight. Continue reading
Sep 24 Louisiana Senate Candidates Debate Iraq, Weapons Ban By PBS News Hour Louisiana's four major candidates seeking to fill retiring Democrat John Breaux's Senate seat covered issues such as the war in Iraq, the recently expired assault weapons ban and education at their first statewide televised debate Sept. 19. Continue reading