• Midterm political ads get more positive spin

    Midterm political ads get more positive spin

    May 02, 2014 12:43 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: The American midterm election season is about to heat up, with 13 primaries scheduled this month. That means tons of political TV ads will hit the airwaves. They are still overwhelmingly negative, but things have taken a bit of a turn away from the typical mudslinging, at ...

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    Despite Votes Today, Sequester Deadlines Will Come and Go

    Feb 28, 2013 02:00 PM EDT

    ... opportunity for Republicans to make clear to the president that the focus must be on reducing spending. "With a $16.6 trillion national debt, and a promise to the American people to address it, one thing is perfectly clear: we will cut Washington spending," McConnell said in a statement. "We ...

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    GOP Trying to Relieve an Akin Headache

    Aug 21, 2012 12:56 PM EDT

    ... the NRSC will not be investing in his candidacy." The GOP group Crossroads also pulled out of the race, even after advertising against McCaskill for a year, painting her as supportive of President Obama and wrong for Missouri. Campaign finance reports were due at midnight but aren't required to ...

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    Obama Campaign Raises $43.6 Million in April

    May 16, 2012 01:14 PM EDT

    ... that ship jobs overseas, a longtime campaign promise. From the prepared speech: What does Governor Romney want? He wants a new tax system that says American companies that move factories overseas don't have to pay any U.S. taxes on those factories. That's a huge incentive to move ...

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    Remembering 'Brilliant' Banjo Player Earl Scruggs, Poet Adrienne Rich

    Mar 29, 2012 10:44 PM EDT

    Judy Woodruff reports on the death of widely read and influential poet Adrienne Rich, who died Tuesday at age 82, then Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at the life and groundbreaking sound of banjo legend and bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs with Bela Fleck, another Grammy-winning banjo player. ... JUDY ...

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    Can Pro-Obama Super PAC Match GOP Groups' Financial Might?

    Feb 21, 2012 11:27 PM EDT

    January financial disclosures exposed the power of unaffiliated super PACs funds this election season. Margaret Warner and John Dunbar of the Center for Public Integrity's iWatch News discuss the fundraising reports, the $22 million raised and some of the big spenders helping these groups help their preferred candidates.

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    Work of an Amateur: Czech Avant-Garde Photography at the National Gallery

    May 20, 2009 08:34 PM EDT

    These days, everyone is a photographer. Pocket-sized cameras are ubiquitous; Flickr is a phenomenon; Facebook has reinvigorated the photo album and the self-portrait. Lest we forget that this was not always the case, a new exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington looks at an early renaissance of amateur photography that developed in...

  • Second beheading dares U.S. to act

    Second beheading dares U.S. to act

    Sep 03, 2014 12:59 PM EDT

    The reported beheading of another American journalist, Steven Sotloff, by the Islamic State group is almost daring President Obama and the United States’ European allies to act. President Obama responded Wednesday morning from Estonia, where he is on an overseas trip. “We will not be intimidated," he said. "Our reach is long and justice will...

  • Tuesday’s primary headliners: Mississippi and Iowa

    Tuesday’s primary headliners: Mississippi and Iowa

    Jun 03, 2014 01:15 PM EDT

    Today in the Morning Line: Primary day in Mississippi and Iowa Chris McDaniel: The tea party’s last, best hope? Can Ernst get to 35 percent? Another incumbent in trouble in California Obama defends prisoner swap Mississippi, Iowa headline Tuesday’s primary contests: Voters in eight states head to the polls Tuesday, with the marquee races being...

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    Telenovelas Provide Platform for Public Health Messages

    Jan 25, 2012 10:56 PM EDT

    Photo of "Encrucijada" characters Alicia and Don Juancho courtesy of The Colorado Health Foundation and Entravision Communications Corp. Alicia's entire life has been building to this one moment at the breakfast table. She's finally admitting to herself that the colon cancer will take everything ... her successful psychiatric practice, a comfortable home, her new love...