Oct 22 Watch The Analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks Jim Lehrer speaks with NewsHour analysts about the statistical dead heat between President Bush and Sen. Kerry in the race for the White House, and how the public should interpret the various poll figures. Continue watching
Oct 21 Papers Back Specter As Third Party Candidate Gains Steam Arlen Specter, running for a historic fifth term to represent Pennsylvania in the Senate, has racked up a series of somewhat lukewarm endorsements from the state's major newspapers. Continue reading
Oct 21 U.S. Army Reservist Sentenced to Eight Years for Prison Abuse In the most severe sentence yet to stem from the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, a judge sentenced U.S. Staff Sergeant Ivan "Chip" Frederick to eight years in prison at a court martial in Baghdad on Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch President Bush, Senator Kerry Continue on the Campaign Trail With only 12 days until Election Day, Kwame Holman looks at the presidential campaign. President Bush campaigned in Pennsylvania, while Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., campaigned in Ohio. Continue watching
Oct 20 Sinclair Pulls Back From Airing Anti-Kerry Film By Admin Amid growing political, legal and financial pressure, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. late Tuesday revised its plan to broadcast a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry's anti-Vietnam war activities. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch Crisis in Sudan International relief organizations are struggling to deal with a refugee crisis that has already killed 70,000 people in the Darfur region of Sudan. Margaret Warner discusses the humanitarian crisis in Darfur with two experts on African affairs. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch U.S. Senate Races Gain National Attention in 2004 Election Season Two Congress watchers discuss the closely fought Senate races of the 2004 election season, including South Dakota, North Carolina and Oklahoma. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Senator Kerry and President Bush Address the War on Terror in Campaign Speeches President Bush made campaign stops in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, as Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., visited Iowa and Pennsylvania. With less than two weeks until Election Day, Terence Smith looks at the campaign to date. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch South Dakota Battle Over the Control of the Senate The top target of Republicans this fall in the hundreds of Congressional contests, is the Senate's Democratic leader. Kwame Holman reports from South Dakota, where an important Senate race is heating up. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Congress Works to Reform the Intelligence Community In response to the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, the U.S. Congress is working to reform intelligence gathering, sharing and analysis. Ray Suarez reports on the action Congress is taking to reshape the intelligence community. Continue watching