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
Sep 24 Watch Election Forecasters Using Unusual Methods to Predict the Presidential Winner In a less-than-scientific way to look at the election campaign, business correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston has fun with some unusual election forecasters. Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Campaign Day The presidential candidates were on the campaign trail today. President Bush traveled to Wisconsin, and presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., spent the day in Pennsylvania. Kwame Holman wraps up the day on the stump. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi In an exclusive interview, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi discusses the recent hostage situation in Iraq, the media's portrayal of the war-torn nation and the upcoming elections in January. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch The Candidates Address Social Security Social Security is one of the issues the presidential candidates are discussing this election year. Ray Suarez explores the Social Security savings issue with John Kerry's advisor on economic policy and a South Carolina senator. Continue watching
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