Sep 22 Watch The Senate Debates the Nomination of Porter Goss to Head the CIA Today the Senate continued the debate on the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., as CIA director. Kwame Holman explores the debate surrounding the nomination. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Opening Arguments Begin in Federal Government's Lawsuit Against Tobacco Industry Opening arguments began Tuesday in Washington in the $280 billion civil trial of America's major tobacco manufacturers for fraud and racketeering. Ray Suarez discusses the trial with a reporter who has covered the case since 1999. Continue watching
Sep 20 Florida Senate Campaign Begins Anew in Wake of Hurricanes By PBS News Hour The combination of three major hurricanes temporarily knocked the Florida U.S. Senate race off local front pages, but both campaigns have now launched a series of ads aimed at shoring up support from key constituencies and reaching out to voters. Continue reading
Sep 20 Competitive Indiana Governor's Race Continues to Heat Up By PBS News Hour While Indiana's former first lady Judy O'Bannon has started making campaign appearances for Democratic Gov. Joe Kernan, Republican candidate Mitch Daniels received a nod from first lady Laura Bush. Continue reading
Sep 20 Quiet Race in North Carolina May Get Rougher in Last Weeks By PBS News Hour The sleepy, yet civil, contest to replace outgoing Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., took on new energy and fierceness in the last week as the candidates debated tobacco and planned an all-out advertising assault on North Carolina voters. Continue reading
Sep 20 Daschle, Thune Clash Over Iraq, Leadership in National Debate By Admin, PBS News Hour In a heated, and at times personal, exchange, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and former U.S. Rep. John Thune clashed in a nationally televised debate Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press. Continue reading
Sep 20 Hoeffel Hopes for Coattails As Specter Rakes in Endorsements By PBS News Hour In Pennsylvania, John Kerry appears to have two running mates, his vice presidential pick Sen. John Edwards and this year's Democratic Senate nominee U.S. Rep. Joe Hoeffel. Continue reading
Sep 20 Taxes, Security Dominate U.S. Senate Race in Colorado By PBS News Hour U.S. Senate candidates Pete Coors and Ken Salazar are going head-to-head over the key issues of taxes and security -in hopes of wooing Colorado voters. Continue reading
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