Oct 21 Jobs, Conservative Roots Pose Hurdles for Democrats in Small Town America _pap_embeddable('news01s4499qf90',482,304,{ pap_usecache:true }); Ohio's 16th District all begins with Canton. The former manufacturing hub in the northeasternpart of the state has simultaneously shrunk in population and yet grown in the ranks of Ohio cities - climbing… Continue reading
Oct 21 Poll: Young Voters Are Less Fired Up, Ready to Go The head of University Democrats at the University of Virginia tries to register voters for the upcoming midterm elections. AFP photo by Saul Loeb In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama won the support of a large majority of voters ages… Continue reading
Oct 20 6 Top Campaign Ads, Debunked Political ad-makers on both sides of the aisle are distorting the truth this campaign season. Nothing new there. But for voters looking for candidate information, political operatives are far from the only source available. There are several nonpartisan fact-checking groups… Continue reading
Oct 19 Economy Divides Voters in Tight Nevada Senate Race LAS VEGAS | In the Silver State's closely watched Senate race between incumbent Harry Reid and Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle, supporters on both sides of the spectrum voice deep concern over the state's hard-hit economy. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch Unemployment, Foreclosures Top Voter Concerns in Reid-Angle Showdown Political watchers are keeping an eye on the close Senate race in the Sliver State between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Tea Party candidate Sharron Angle. Judy Woodruff reports from Nevada on the neck-and-neck race. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Pakistani Flood Victims Face Malnutrition, Disease as Winter Nears Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports on Pakistani flood victims' continuing needs for food, medicine, agricultural help and other aid as winter nears. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Shields and Brooks on the Tea Party’s Message, Obama’s ‘Shovel Ready’ Jab Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze this week's top news, including the Tea Party's message in the midterms and a New York Times profile of President Obama. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Florida’s Senate Race Leaves Democrats Divided The stakes are high in Florida's three-way Senate race between Republican Marco Rubio, Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek and Republican-turned-Independent Gov. Charlie Crist. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Oct 15 The Morning Line: Desert Debate: Reid and Angle Do Little to Alter the Race The one and only debate in the marquee Senate race of they 2010 cycle won't likely prove to be a game changer in the contest. But it did have a little bit of everything for Nevada voters. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Chilean Rescue Effort Holds Lessons in Spirit, Ingenuity Jeffrey Brown gets three views on the successful rescue of 33 trapped Chilean, what techniques were used to cause the rescue to run smoothly and what it means for Chile. Continue watching