The 2012 Dodge Poetry Festival is underway, billed as the largest poetry gathering in North America. This will be the third time it's being held in Newark, after many years in the woods in a much more rural New Jersey…

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Vice Presidential Debate Is a Thriller

Vice President Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan shakes hands as debate moderator Martha Raddatz looks on. Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool-Getty Images. Joe was indeed Joe. The vice presidential faceoff Thursday night delivered what many were expecting -- a feisty exchange…

Watching FRONTLINE'S "The Choice 2012" this week, I was reminded how drastically different the 2012 candidates for president are. One is the well-heeled scion of a prosperous and deeply religious family. The other is the son of a fleetingly…

Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan met Thursday night for the only vice presidential debate of the 2012 campaign. We began coverage on our live blog in the afternoon, continued through the debate and even stayed a bit…

We solicited two takes on the vice presidential debate -- one from the right and one from the left of the political spectrum. Photo by Jonathan Palmer/The Lexington Herald-Leader Last week we asked our NewsHour friends Rick Davis and Mo…