Topic: Gwen Ifill

US braces for VP debate as Palin's star wanes

Tension mounted Thursday before a high-stakes vice presidential debate between Sarah Palin and her Democratic rival Joseph Biden as new polls showed she may drag down the Republican ticket.Republican White House hopeful John McCain again defended his surprise pick of Palin as ...

Liveblogging the Palin-Biden debate

Sarah Palin and Joe Biden have arrived in St Louis, Missouri, for what may well turn out to be the most consequential vice-presidential debate since vice-presidential debates began in 1976, and I'll be liveblogging it here from around 8.45pm eastern time (1.45am ...

The Morning Read: Friday, October 3, 2008

The House votes on the bailout bill today, leaders appear optimistic it wil pass. Asked to name the worst thing Dick Cheney ever did, Sarah Palin cites his duck-hunting accident. Palin did not screw up. "Sarah Palin looked as though she had ...
The Senate votes on the revised bailout plan tonight, and leaders are optimistic it will pass. House members who voted for the failed bailout legislation received more contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac than members who voted against it.Bill Clinton does ...
Question's raised about VP debate moderator's impartiality after book including Obama materialPBS journalist Gwen Ifill, moderator of the upcoming vice presidential debate, dismissed conservative questions about her impartiality because she is writing a book that includes material on Barack Obama.Ifill said Wednesday ...
Ifill's book leads some to question her impartiality as debate moderatorPBS journalist Gwen Ifill, moderator of the upcoming vice presidential debate, dismissed conservative questions about her impartiality because she is writing a book that includes material on Barack Obama.Ifill said Wednesday that ...

Experts Handicap Vice Presidential Debate

WASHINGTON - Thursdays vice presidential debate in St. Louis between Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin will showcase two candidates with contrasting styles, personal backgrounds, and political experiences. Ifill can keep hammering Palin with tough questions. "Palin goes into the debate ...
On TVNewser, Alissa Krinsky breaks the news that Gwen Ifill broke her ankle Monday night falling down the stairs in her home while carrying " research related to her moderating duties at Thursday's Vice Presidential debate in St. Louis. " According to ...
Gwen Ifill hits the jackpot in being selected moderator of highly anticipated VP debateBeing selected the moderator for a vice presidential debate is something like opening a suitcase on " The Oct. 2 showdown between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin will likely ...