Vote 2008 | Barack Obama Coverage | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | PBSNewsHour with Jim Lehrer's coverage of the 2008 elections beginning with the race for the Democratic and Republican party presidential nominations.New Ads, Palin Interview Top Campaign Headlines- September 12, 2008 The past week on the campaign trail featured new television ads released by Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain and the first network news interview of Republican vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin. Judy Woodruff recaps the developments.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/w... Obama, McCain Unleash Attack Ads After Brief Respite from Partisan Rancor- September 12, 2008 After taking a break from campaign squabbles Thursday to honor the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain released new campaign ads early Friday morning.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2... Virginia's Convention Delegates Split on State's 'Battleground' Status- September 12, 2008 Talking to Virginia's delegates at both the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention, one would never think the state is considered the political battleground that most election maps consider it to be -- including on the NPRNewsHour map.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2... Candidates Pause From Campaigning to Remember Sept. 11- September 11, 2008 Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain put aside campaign rivalries Thursday to honor of Sept. 11 victims on the seventh anniversary of the attacks.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2... Va. Republicans Rally Around McCain-Palin Reform Pledge- September 10, 2008 Virginia's role as a battleground state in the 2008 race gained continued traction Wednesday as Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and running mate Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska paid a visit to northern Virginia and promised voters that they are the best team to overhaul Washington.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2... Obama Talks Education Reform in Va., Clarifies 'Lipstick' Comment- September 10, 2008 Campaigning in the battleground state of Virginia, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama touted his plan to reform America's schools as he sparred with rival Republican Sen. John McCain over education voting records in TV ads.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2... McCain, Obama Advisers Spar on Education Reform- September 10, 2008 Among the issues being debated among the campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama is education, with each candidate seeking to define positions on school spending and the No Child Left Behind initiative. Education advisers for McCain and Obama detail the candidates' plans.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/e... Virginia's Fast Growth Brings Shifting Political Landscape- September 10, 2008 Once a GOP stronghold, Virginia is a battleground state in the 2008 race. Jeffrey Brown examines changes in northern Virginia in the first of two reports on the tossup state.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/b... Obama, McCain Offer Quick Reactions to Bush's Troop Level Plan- September 9, 2008 President Bush called for a slight reduction in the level of U.S. troops in Iraq Tuesday saying some 8,000 service members would return by early next year -- leaving the fate of future troop strategies in Iraq and Afghanistan squarely in the hands of the next president.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2... Polls: After Palin Push, McCain and Obama in Dead Heat- September 9, 2008 The first round of news polls released since the end of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions last week show Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain nearly even in popularity as they head into the election's final months.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2... |