Mar 27 Watch Election Draws Attention to Race, Religion in U.S. The issues of race and religion have come to the forefront of Americans' minds during this election season, most recently after Sen. Barack Obama's speech last week on racial divisions in the U.S. A panel discusses how race, religion and… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Americans Grim on Economy, Split on Presidential Race A Pew Research Center poll finds that Americans have a strongly negative view of the economy, are closely split over support for presidential candidates and that the controversial remarks of Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, have not… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Candidates Keep Tight Focus on the Economy All three presidential hopefuls weighed in on current U.S. economic turmoil this week, outlining their solutions for issues ranging from soaring foreclosure rates to government oversight of investment banks. Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch John McCain Addresses the Housing Crisis Following is the text of Sen. John McCain's speech on the U.S. economy and housing crisis delivered on March 25 in Santa Ana, Calif. Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Obama Calls for Tighter Financial Regulation Following is the text of Sen. Barack Obama's economic address Thursday, March 27, in the Great Hall of New York City's Cooper Union:… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Housing Crisis Draws Attention from Candidates Presumptie GOP nominee Sen. John McCain warned Tuesday against hasty government involvement in the U.S. mortgage crisis, while both Democratic candidates have called for increased regulation of lenders. An analysts considers the state of the housing market. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Shields and Brooks Weigh Obama’s Speech, Iraq War This week, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama delivered a high-profile speech on race in America and the Iraq war reached the five-year mark and U.S. economic anxieties continued to mount. Analysts David Brooks and Mark Shields reflect on the… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Political Unrest Drags on Kenya’s Tourism Industry The violence that exploded in Kenya earlier this year over allegations of vote-rigging has caused the country's tourism industry to slump. Margaret Warner reports from Kenya on the anemic state of one of the country's biggest economic engines. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch On the Campaign Trail, Candidates Shape Foreign, Domestic Policies Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spent Thursday on the campaign trail outlining their plans to boost the economy, while presumptive GOP nominee Sen. John McCain met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Clinton Presses for Democratic Do-Over in Mich., Fla. Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continued campaigning Wednesday, while John McCain continued his Middle East tour with a stop in Israel. Ray Suarez reports on the state of the campaign. Continue watching