Oct 19 Political Checklist: Reaching Latino Voters EmbedVideo(4770, 482, 304); In this week's Political Checklist, I chatted with Ray Suarez about his piece on the NewsHour Friday about how the presidential campaigns are reaching out to Latino voters. From the more traditional Spanish-language television… Continue reading
Oct 19 Absorbent Nanomaterial Cleans up Toxic Water While researching ways to detect explosives at airports, Paul Edmiston, a chemist with the College of Wooster, made an unexpected discovery: a new spongelike material he calls "Osorb." The material soaks up oil and other contaminants from… Continue reading
Oct 19 Could Legalizing and Taxing Drugs Lower the Deficit? Photo by PhotoAlto/Ale Ventura via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: Meg Ford: Could legalized and taxed drugs provide… Continue reading
Oct 19 Conversation: Louise Erdrich on Her New Novel, ‘The Round House’ By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to Louise Erdrich, author of the novel "The Round House," which has been nominated for a National Book Award. Continue reading
Oct 19 Gwen’s Take: Why Binders and Big Bird Don’t Matter By Gwen Ifill President Obama and Gov. Romney at Tuesday's debate. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images It's all personal. Watching the candidates for president circle each other in their town hall cage match this week, I was reminded that this is all that… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch New Collection Listens in on President Kennedy’s Secret White House Tapes New Collection Listens in on President Kennedy's Secret White House Tapes… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Female Candidates Seek Rematches with Male Opponents in N.H., Court Women Voters Female Candidates Seek Rematches with Male Opponents in N.H., Court Women Voters… Continue watching
Oct 18 Obama, Romney Step Up Pursuit of Women Voters By Christina Bellantoni Supporters of President Obama applaud at a campaign event in Las Vegas last month. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama and Mitt Romney intensified their focus on women voters Wednesday, following Tuesday's debate that saw issues such as pay… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch Fact-Checking Debate Claims on Libya Attacks, Gas Prices and Tax Policy Fact-Checking Debate Claims on Libya Attacks, Gas Prices and Tax Policy… Continue watching
Oct 17 Independent Voters in Central Florida Want Answers, Not Ads EmbedVideo(4749, 514, 320); Cassie M. Chew shot and edited the video. What impact has the deluge of campaign ads made on independent and undecided voters in central Florida? As part of the NewsHour's partnership with NPR and CMAG, NPR… Continue reading