May 22 Watch Clinton's Run Triggers Debate Over Gender Bias Sen. Hillary Clinton spoke frankly this week about the sexism she feels she has faced on the campaign trail as she competes with Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination. Two columnists weigh the role of gender in politics and… Continue watching
May 22 Senate Slights President in $165B War Funds Bill By Admin, PBS News Hour With the November elections on the horizon, numerous Senate Republicans broke from President Bush Thursday to help Democrats pass a $165 billion bill to fund another year of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and a separate domestic spending package. Continue reading
May 21 Watch Pelosi Predicts Democrats Will Have Nominee in June With the race for the Democratic nomination reaching the home stretch and continued clashes between the president and Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi assesses the fight between Sens. Obama and Clinton, the racial, economic and gender divisions in the party,… Continue watching
May 21 Watch Obama, Clinton Set Sights on Florida Following Tuesday's Democratic nominating contests in Oregon and Kentucky, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton headed for Florida, a key general election state embroiled in a dispture over its renegade primary. Continue watching
May 21 Fueled by Projected Win in Oregon, Obama Claims Majority of Pledged Delegates By Admin, PBS News Hour Despite suffering a second sizable primary loss in as many weeks, Sen. Barack Obama resolutely cast his gaze on the general election during a pseudo-victory lap Tuesday night in Iowa -- the state that gave his presidential campaign its first… Continue reading
May 20 Watch Marathon 2008 Primary Season Makes History For Democrats, the 2008 primary season has been the longest in recent memory, with no shortage of upsets, talk of momentum, and states defying parties to hold primaries earlier than ever. Three historians discuss the significance of 2008's lengthy primaries. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Links to Lobbyists Pose Questions for Campaigns The role played by lobbyists in each of the top three campaigns for president has become a hot button issue as the race to raise campaign cash gains intensity. Analysts debate the role of lobbyists in campaigns and why the… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Obama-Bush Tussle, GOP Losses Top Campaign Headlines Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama takes issue with President Bush's perceived criticism of his foreign policy positions, while the GOP lost a House seat in Mississippi, following other losses in Louisiana and Illinois. Continue watching
May 14 Watch Democratic Race Nearing a Turning Point After trading wins in Democratic primary contests, the race continues between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the party's nomination, while GOP Sen. John McCain works to mount a fresh general election strategy. A panel of experts examines the… Continue watching
May 13 Clinton Basks in Big W.Va. Win as Nominating Fight Continues to Ore., Ky. By PBS News Hour Sen. Hillary Clinton cruised to an easy and anticipated victory in West Virginia's Democratic primary on Tuesday -- a vote that rival Sen. Barack Obama conceded to her a day before the polls opened -- as the march continues toward… Continue reading