Politics

Budget Blueprint

President Bush proposed a $2.4 trillion 2005 budget Monday, which includes increases in defense and homeland security spending and budget reductions for the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency. Members of Congress debate the budget's potential effect on the…

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Candidates Take Aim At Feb. 3 Primaries, Front-runner Kerry

By Admin, PBS News Hour

The three candidates who trailed Sen. John Kerry and Howard Dean in the New Hampshire primary results -- Tuesday's contests in seven states offer an opportunity to emerge as one of the candidates that could challenge front-runner Kerry.

Missouri Largest Prize in Feb. 3 Primaries

Seven states will hold primary elections on Feb. 3, allocating 269 delegate votes to the candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. A candidate must win at least 2,159 delegate votes to become the party's nominee.

Cost of Medicare Changes Climbs From $400 Billion to $530 Billion

The Bush administration announced Thursday that the new Medicare changes passed by Congress two months ago would cost at least $530 billion over ten years -- one-third more than the original Congressional Budget Office estimate.

Weapons Hunt

Margaret Warner speaks with former CIA directors John Deutch and R. James Woolsey on the intelligence behind the assertion that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

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View From Turkey

Ray Suarez spoke with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday in Washington on the state of U.S.-Turkey relations, the upcoming elections in Iraq and the convergence of religion and politics in the Middle East.

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Dean Changes Staff, Strategy; Kerry Wins Key Endorsement

By PBS News Hour

Even as Sen. John Kerry picked up the backing of a senior congressman in South Carolina Thursday, former Gov. Howard Dean, who dismissed his campaign manager Wednesday, outlined a new strategy to focus on delegate-rich states.

Bus Bomb in Israel Kills 10, Does Not Derail Prisoner Swap

A suicide bomber killed ten people when he blew up a Jerusalem bus Thursday, but the attack did not postpone a scheduled prisoner exchange between Israel and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah.

Campaign 2004: Howard Dean

Gwen Ifill speaks with former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean about his campaign strategy, following his second-place finish in New Hampshire.

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Kerry Wins Second Major Test in New Hampshire

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry firmly established himself as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, scoring a decisive, double-digit victory over former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean in the New Hampshire primary.