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
Jul 26 Watch Profile of the Delegates as per Survey Conducted by Pew Research Center Terence Smith profiles the Democratic delegates with Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, which conducted a recent comprehensive survey of the convention delegates. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Mission of the Delegates at the Democratic Convention Over 4,000 Democratic delegates have come to Boston to name Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as their presidential nominee. Gwen Ifill speaks with some of the delegates about the issues they hope to express at the convention. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Columnists Discuss What the Democrats Hope to Achieve at Their Convention Jim Lehrer speaks with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks about what Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., And the Democrats hope to accomplish at their convention this week. Continue watching
Jul 23 Congress Passes Resolution Declaring 'Genocide' in Sudan The U.S. Congress on Thursday approved a resolution calling the conflict in which Arab militias in the Darfur region of Sudan have been accused of mass rape, murder and other atrocities against black Africans, genocide. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch President Bush and Senator Kerry's Addresses to the National Urban League President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., both addressed the National Urban League last week. Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch Boston Prepares for the Democratic National Convention Boston is increasing security on roads and rails as part of its efforts to prevent a terrorist attack at the Democratic National Convention -- the first major political convention since September 11. Continue watching