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
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(Originally aired: 10/31/2008).
* 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
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This year Hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike all battered Haiti’s north coast. Church and other relief groups and heroic aid workers are helping, but Haiti’s plight remains daunting at best. Watch.
* Fighting in Congo continues
* World view on election outcome tomorrow
* Brazil’s road to energy independence
* Independent booksellers of Beirut
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Journalist and historian Louis “Studs” Terkel, who is credited with popularizing oral histories, which he called “guerrilla journalism,” died Friday, October 31, 2008, at his Chicago home at age 96. See interviews with Terkel from around PBS; read more…
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 Moyers on the JOURNAL to help prioritize the most pressing fixes in Washington. Watch. (Originally aired: 10/31/2008).
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 Brown University’s Glenn Loury reflect on a historic election cycle. Watch. (Originally aired: 10/31/2008).
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.
