"We're so nervous about race that people will describe someone across the room as the guy in the khaki slacks and the blue jacket and the bow tie, and I'll look and say, you mean the black guy?!" said Gwen Ifill Thursday night, speaking to a group at Birmingham Southern College. Ifill is fascinated by the often controversial topic of race in politics, and spoke on issues that are highlighted in ...

Gwen Ifill speaks with Afghanistan experts about the government's corruption and what that could mean for U.S. war strategy there.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the eve of his inauguration to discuss corruption. Gwen Ifill reports.

Despite reporting more than a billion-dollar loss since July, General Motors says it expects to pay the federal government's bailout money back five years early. Gwen Ifill speaks with David Shepardson of the Detroit News for more.

Rev. Jesse Jackson blasted U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, D-Birmingham, for voting against the House health care bill.

She's scrappy, she's folksy, and she won't take any of your bullcrap. Like it or not, Sarah Palin is here to stay

The vice chair of a government health panel that released controversial new recommendations for mammograms says the study's findings have been "misinterpreted" and apologized for a "lack of clarity."

SQUAWK PATROL The caterwaul of criticism will rise to fever pitch against one particular conservative goddess in the next 24 hours. "We've already seen the disdain for Sarah Palin which certainly fulfills Carrie Prejean's observations about a tougher standard for conservative women. It's sure to get worse this week as Palin launches her book tour," the Media Research Center's Brent Baker tells ...

Palin reenters the political stage with 60 percent of Americans saying she's not qualified to be president, per the new ABC News/Washington Post poll. Australian Broadcasting Corporation - United States - Government - Executive Branch - Society and Culture

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