Sep 10 Watch Parsing Polls Two recent polls showed President Bush with a double-digit lead over Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., while others had the two contenders in a statistical dead heat. A columnist and pollster discuss how voters should view the divergent surveys. Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Shields, Brooks Discuss Sept. 11, Campaign Trail NewsHour regulars Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the impact of Sept. 11 three years later, recent comments made on the campaign trail, and the latest flap over President Bush's National Guard service. Continue watching
Sep 09 Powell Declares Killing in Darfur 'Genocide' Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursday declared the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan "genocide," calling the killing of black Africans in the Arab-led nation, "a coordinated effort, not just random violence."… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Candidates Address Trade, Health Care Rather Than CBS Documents President Bush promoted his economic agenda at a rally in Colmar, Pa., today. Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., spoke about health care reform at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Federal Assault Weapons Ban Set to Expire The federal assault-weapons ban, which outlaws 19 types of semiautomatic weapons, is set to expire Monday if Congress does not renew it. Margaret Warner gets two perspectives on whether Congress should renew the ban from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. and… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Colin Powell Calls the Murder of Black Africans in Sudan Genocide Secretary of State Colin Powell used the term genocide for the first time today to describe the murder of tens of thousands of African Sudanese in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Terence Smith looks at the evolving U.S. response… Continue watching
Sep 08 Democrats Charge Cheney With Using Scare Tactics By PBS News Hour Democrats were up in arms Wednesday over comments Vice President Dick Cheney made this week suggesting that electing Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., in November would make the United States more vulnerable to a terrorist attack. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Presidential Election Focuses on Terrorism Issue Vice President Dick Cheney told a town hall audience in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday that there would be an increased risk of terrorist attacks if Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., were elected president. Kwame Holman looks at how the politics of… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch U.S. Forces Intensify Attacks on Insurgent Strongholds U.S. forces on intensified their attacks on insurgent strongholds in the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Samarra. Meanwhile, two more American soldiers were killed in shootouts near Baghdad, pushing the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq past 1,000. Margaret… Continue watching
Sep 07 Broadcast Networks Draw Fire, Fewer Viewers for Conventions By PBS News Hour Broadcast networks drew a lower audience than Fox News cable channel throughout the Republican National Convention, prompting news executives and media critics to reflect on network convention coverage and its impact on future campaign reporting. Continue reading