Jul 26 Suicide Bombing Kills Three Near U.S. Base in Northern Iraq A suicide car bomb near a U.S. military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed three Iraqis Monday and assassins shot and killed a senior Interior Ministry official, in the latest attack on officials in the interim Iraqi… Continue reading
Jul 26 Why National Party Conventions Merit Substantial News Coverage NewsHour media correspondent Terence Smith, reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Boston, describes why national party conventions merit substantial news coverage, despite claims that the staged events are not newsworthy. Continue reading
Jul 26 Kerry to Continue Campaigning During First Days of Convention Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., was in Florida Monday as part of his seven-day "Freedom Trail" trip that will take him to several battleground states and ends Wednesday night with his arrival at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch Vice President Al Gore's Speech at the Democratic National Convention Former Vice President Al Gore, the Democrat's nominee in 2000 who won the popular vote, but lost the electoral college, opened the convention with a call for Democrats and independents to support John Kerry in 2004. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Senator Hillary Clinton's Full Speech at the Democratic National Convention Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., introduced her husband, former President Clinton, saying "he showed Democrats how to win again."… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch President Bill Clinton's Full Speech at the Democratic National Convention Pledging to work as a foot soldier in the coming campaign, former President Clinton told Democrats in a rousing opening night address that he vowed to do all he could to send John Kerry to the White House. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch President Jimmy Carter's Full Speech at the Democratic National Convention Former President Jimmy Carter tells Democrats to support Sen. John Kerry because under President Bush "our credibility has been shattered and we are left increasingly isolated and vulnerable in a hostile world."… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Former President Carter Speaks of State of Democratic Party Following his speech to the convention, former President Carter talked with Jim Lehrer about the state of the Democratic Party and President Bush's foreign policy performance. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Correspondent Paul Solman Explores the Kerry Economic Plan Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a tour of Boston with Kerry economic adviser Laura Tyson to explore the practical impact of the Democratic nominee's plan. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch The Evolving Role of National Party Conventions Ray Suarez discusses the evolving role of national party conventions in the presidential election process with Michael Beschloss, a presidential historian; Richard Norton Smith, executive director of the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; and Ellen Fitzpatrick, a history professor at… Continue watching