Nov 10th, 2008 · Newsweek journalists were given year-long access to the presidential campaigns — as long as they kept quiet until Nov. 4. Daren Briscoe and Katie Connolly share previously undisclosed information about the McCain and Obama campaigns.
Oct 30th, 2008 · The presidential candidates' experiences abroad have shaped their world views, and those views offer clues about how they would govern. Both Barack Obama and John McCain have expressed those views in memoirs. Newsweek editor Jon Meacham talks with Steve Inskeep in the second of two conversations about the candidates' world views, finishing with McCain's experiences as a POW during the Vietnam war.
Oct 29th, 2008 · Presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama have had memoirs published. Newsweek editor Jon Meacham talks with Steve Inskeep about how the two candidates' experiences abroad have shaped their world views, and whether those views offer clues as to how they would govern. The first of two conversations begins with Obama's childhood experience in Indonesia as expressed in Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope.
Oct 10th, 2008 · Rapper/actress Queen Latifah says she doesn't care if people think she's gay. Plus, Russell Simmons tells us why so many people are plugged in to what celebrities say about voting. Newsweek national correspondent Allison Samuels explains.
Sep 26th, 2008 · Farai talks with Newsweek magazine national correspondent Allison Samuels about the hot topics in entertainment news, including Chris Rock's riff on Bill Clinton, controversy surrounding HBO's True Blood, and the latest projects of actress/producer Jada Pinkett Smith.
Sep 23rd, 2008 · Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is the architect of the $700 billion financial bailout. Who exactly is Paulson? Newsweek columnist Daniel Gross answers that question and talks about Paulson's time on Wall Street and in Washington.
Aug 22nd, 2008 · Actress LisaRaye has released photos to Essence magazine of what she says is domestic abuse. Plus, there's going to be a whole lot of Hollywood in Denver next week. For more, Farai Chideya speaks with Newsweek magazine's national correspondent Allison Samuels.
Aug 1st, 2008 · Farai Chideya talks with Newsweek correspondent Allison Samuels about the new pro-Obama Ludacris track, Halle Berry's paparazzi woes, and a fiery exchange between reality show villain Omarosa and new TV talk show host Wendy Williams.