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Leon Panetta and Ken Duberstein spoke about the presidential transition process, challenges posed by formulating a new cabinet, and the role of the White House chief of staff in a new presid…

Prior to the first of three presidential debates, telephone lines were open for comments on the presidential campaign. Interviews with journalists and debate officials focused on the state o…

John Harris of Politico talked about the risks and rewards of Senator McCain’s proposal to cancel Friday night’s debate between the presidential nominees.

Journalists talked about political conventions and media coverage of campaign 2008. Topics included the influence of new media and its divisions between left and right and the 24-hour news c…

Telephone lines were open for reaction to the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, as live scenes were shown of the convention center as m…

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, chair of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, spoke with a media panel about the convention program. Topics included her tenure as Speaker of the House and her visi…

Black leaders participated in a panel discussion with journalists on electing the nation’s first black president. They responded to questions from members of the audience. This event was …

Pennsylvania primary election night coverage included election results, analysis by reporters and political scientists, the 8:30 p.m. newscast from WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, and victory and con…

John Harris talked about the caucuses to be held in Iowa. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. He talked about the commercials that the candidates had run. Christopher…