Dec 10th, 2008 · In 1977, historian James Reston Jr. helped prepared journalist David Frost for a series of interviews with Richard Nixon that resulted in the former president's tacit acknowledgment of his involvement in the Watergate scandal. Reston later chronicled the exchange in his book The Conviction of Richard Nixon.
Oct 22nd, 2008 · Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama continued Tuesday to make the economy the centerpiece of his campaign for votes in the battleground state of Florida. Obama says President Bush has failed to address the crisis on Main Street, and that John McCain has failed to fully acknowledge it. The latest polls show Obama with a slight lead in Florida.
Oct 21st, 2008 · Senator John McCain's ancestors owned a Mississippi plantation and about 120 slaves who worked the grounds. Farai Chideya talks with Douglas Blackmon of the Wall Street Journal and Lillie McCain, a descendant of the McCain plantation workers, about how the black McCains see this election.
Aug 8th, 2008 · Attorneys on both sides of the FBI's case against microbiologist Bruce Ivins acknowledge much of the evidence is circumstantial, though they disagree as to whether that would have been enough to convict him.
Jun 19th, 2008 · When John McCain this week called for an end to the ban on offshore drilling, the Arizona senator wasn't flip-flopping, says senior campaign adviser Charlie Black: He was acknowledging the "great crisis in energy" facing the country.
Jun 13th, 2008 · Both presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain, are acknowledging that Americans are suffering through this economy — and both have different theories on how to bring it back together, as a talk with the candidate's top economic advisers showed.
Jun 13th, 2008 · The U.S. and Europe, with the support of Russia and China, will offer a sweetened package of economic incentives to Iran this weekend in the latest attempt to persuade Tehran to stop enriching uranium. But Iranian leaders seem in no mood to stop any of their nuclear activities. The nations are also threatening new economic sanctions, but they acknowledge sanctions already imposed on Iran have not been fully implemented. In Europe this week, President Bush has again raised the possibility of military action against Iran.
May 28th, 2008 · Many men in Philadelphia's large orthodox black Muslim community have multiple wives. In one family, the woman found a second wife to help take care of her family while she studied abroad. In another, the wives acknowledge that sharing a husband can be emotionally wrenching.