Videos

Chris Matthews talked about his book, Life’s A Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me about Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success, published by Random House. He talked about his life a…

Hanna Rosin talked about her book God’s Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America, published by Harcourt. She profiled Patrick Henry College, an evangelical school that consi…

Cal Thomas talked about the book he wrote with Bob Beckel, Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying America, published by William Morrow. The book was inspired by their…

Elizabeth Edwards talked about her husband’s campaign. She focused on the speech that he just gave immediately prior to the interview, but applied it to his general political platforms. She …

Roger Simon talked about the possible effects for Senators Clinton, Edwards, and Obama if they ranked third in the Iowa caucus. He also talked about the efforts of "second tier candidates", …

Elizabeth Edwards talked about her husband, Sen. John Edwards, and his campaign in Iowa. She answered calls from the audience.

Dan Gearino talked about campaign events that he had attended in Iowa, the possible effects of undecided voters, and the value of polls for Democrats and Republicans. Focus was placed on the…

Scott Brennan talked by remote video from Des Moines, Iowa, about the Democratic presidential candidates in Iowa, and the January 3, 2008, caucuses. He explained the role of the party and th…

Chuck Laudner talked by remote video from Des Moines, Iowa, about the Republican presidential candidates in Iowa, and the January 3, 2008, caucuses. He explained the role of the party and th…

Telephone lines were open for comments on the news of the day. Shahan Mufti reported by telephone from Islamabad, Pakistan, about the reaction to former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s de…

Diane Bystrom talked by remote video from Des Moines, Iowa, about the history of the Iowa caucuses. They have existed since the early 1800s but gained national attention in 1972 and more in …

Mike Glover talked by remote video from Des Moines, Iowa, about the latest on the presidential campaign in Iowa and the January 3, 2008, caucuses. He discussed recent campaign developments a…

Telephone lines were open for comments on the topic “Countdown to Iowa Caucuses.” Chris Dorsey reported by telephone from Des Moines about where the presidential candidates would be in Io…

Ann Bausum talked about her book Muckrakers: How Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens Helped Expose Scandal, Inspire Reform, and Invent Investigative Journalism, published by Na…

Representative Israel talked about his book, Charge!: History’s Greatest Military Speeches, published by Naval Institute Press. In the book he has compiled what he contends are the best mili…

Representative Michael Capuano, chair of the House Task Force on Ethics Enforcement, talked by remote video about recommendations for creating an independent ethics review office in the Hous…

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former lieutenant governor of Maryland, talked about her book Failing America’s Faithful: How Today’s Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way, p…

Former Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan talked about Campaign 2008, his new book, Day of Reckoning: How Hubris, Ideology, and Greed Are Tearing America Apart, on the foreign po…

Phones were opened and viewers called in and talked about presidential campaigns that they have contributed to.

Phone lines were opened and viewers called to comment on topical news stories. Emphasis was placed on Congressional spending and campaign contributions.