Wednesday,
November
19
, 2008
10
:05
pm
President-elect Barack Obama is beginning to create his cabinet and assess roles within the upcoming administration.
Featured Stories:
November 5th, 2008 at 11:47 am
A day after Democrat Barack Obama’s decisive presidential win, world leaders expressed their congratulations, calling the results “historic”, and laying out their hopes for resolutions of problems around the globe. Read.
November 5th, 2008 at 6:56 am
Inspiring a huge turnout in new voters at voting stations nationwide, Obama takes the election.
* Listen to and read his speech
* See final voting numbers, state-by-state
* Dems also make major gains in both Houses
November 4th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Join David Broder (Washington Post), John Harwood (CNBC and NY Times), Karen Tumulty (Time), Doyle McManus (LA Times), and host Gwen Ifill to discuss:
* Unexpected States Could Swing Election
* Biden, Palin Have Mixed Impact on Campaigns
* 2008 Election Proves Historic in Many Ways
Watch here.
(Originally aired: 10/31/2008).
November 4th, 2008 at 10:10 am
* After the election, America’s image overseas
* Deadly attack on American soldiers in Afghanistan
* Series: “Blueprint America” - Brazil’s roadshow
* Israeli soldiers protect Palestinian farmers
Watch.
November 3rd, 2008 at 6:07 pm
* Fighting in Congo continues
* World view on election outcome tomorrow
* Brazil’s road to energy independence
* Independent booksellers of Beirut
Watch.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
If the new president is truly serious about reform, where should he start? Two veteran watchdogs, Joan Claybrook of Public Citizen and Bob Edgar of Common Cause, join Bill …
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:52 am
In the day before the final vote, the historic nature of the 2008 election is on the minds of pundits and voters alike. The Annenberg School’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson and …
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:52 am
NOW on PBS travels to the swing state of Colorado to get insight from a diverse group of women. These pro-choice, pro-gun women don’t fit into neat categories, but they do respond to issues built around working moms: pay equity, family leave, and child care. Watch. (Originally aired: 10/31/08).
October 31st, 2008 at 6:28 pm
* Damage of the global economic crisis
* Final days before the election
* The next administration’s to-do list
* Archaeologists in Israel find oldest Hebrew text
* Behind the wheel in Tehran, women taxi drivers
Watch.
October 29th, 2008 at 10:49 am
PBS and Youtube are encouraging voters, especially if they’re in unusual circumstances or contested districts, to video their voting process on or before Election Day and submit it to Youtube. A few videos will be selected to air on NewsHour. See site for more details.
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Wednesday,
November
19
, 2008
07
:02
pm
Just two days after the judge declared the trial of three men suspected of involvement in Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder would be open to...
Wednesday,
November
19
, 2008
06
:42
pm
Jeff Seelbach
Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia, spoke in New York on Tuesday as part of the Columbia University World Leaders Forum. Morales, the...
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