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It has been called one of the most historic presidential elections in our nation's history -- Barack Obama versus John McCain. It is a race that pits the iconoclast against the newcomer, the heroic prisoner of war against the first African American nominated by a major party. FRONTLINE's critically acclaimed series The Choice returns this election season to examine the rich personal and political biographies of these two men in The Choice 2008.

THE CHOICE - PBS FRONTLINE WATCH VIDEO EXCERPTS ONLINE It is one of the most memorable presidential elections in decades. It is a race that pits the iconoclast John McCain against the newcomer Barack Obama; the heroic former prisoner of war against the first African American major party nominee. For two hours, the 20th anniversary broadcast of The Choice examines the rich personal and political biographies of these men and goes behind the headlines to discover how they arrived at this moment and what their very different candidacies say about America. Watch The Choice 2008 on air and streaming free...

Bush's War Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9 P.M. (check local listings) From the horror of 9/11 to the invasion of Iraq; the truth about WMD to the rise of an insurgency; the scandal of Abu Ghraib to the strategy of the surge-for six years, FRONTLINE has revealed the defining stories of the war on terror in meticulous detail, and the political dramas that played out at the highest levels of power and influence. Now, on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, the full saga unfolds in the two-part FRONTLINE special Bush's War, airing Monday, March...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y3TX-KWhnYU In a surprising public admission, Gen. Jack Keane, the Army's second in command during the US invasion of Iraq, tells FRONTLINE about his own failure to plan for an insurgency, and how White House rhetoric about "defeating the insurgents" never lined up with the Army's mission. In "Endgame," FRONTLINE talks with key military strategists and top administration figures about the events leading up to the "surge" of US troops and the likelihood of its success. Coming on air Tuesday, June 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) On December 19, 2006, President George W. Bush said for...

December 22, 2005 Denmark: Art and Religion Collide BY Darren Foster It was this cartoon, published in Denmark's leading newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, that many found particularly offensive. It depicts the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb for a turban. A little sacrilege is always a good way for an artist to stir up controversy. Take some elephant dung and throw it on Jesus's mom a la Chris Ofili's "The Holy Virgin Mary" or put a crucifix in a glass of urine as Andres Serrano did for his "Piss Christ" photograph and the battle lines are drawn. Ofili's piece led to a courtroom...

NEW REVELATIONS BY AMERICAN SOLDIERS OF ABUSE IN IRAQ FRONTLINE Presents “THE TORTURE QUESTION” Tuesday, October 18, 2005, from 9 to 10:30 P.M. ET on PBS Boston, MA -- Another American soldier has come forward to reveal abusive interrogation techniques by military personnel in Iraq. Tony Lagouranis, a former Army interrogator at Abu Ghraib and member of a special intelligence team in Iraq, has given FRONTLINE a firsthand account of his involvement in the harsh treatment of prisoners. “It’s all over Iraq,” Lagouranis told FRONTLINE. “The infantry units are torturing people in their homes. They would smash people’s feet with...

THE WAY THE MUSIC DIED PBS Airdate: Thursday, May 27, at 9 P.M., 60 minutes In the recording studios of Los Angeles and the boardrooms of New York, they say the record business has been hit by a perfect storm: a convergence of industry-wide consolidation, Internet theft, and artistic drought. The effect has been the loss of billions of dollars, thousands of jobs, and that indefinable quality that once characterized American pop music. “It’s a classic example of art and commerce colliding and nobody wins,” says Nic Harcourt, music director at Los Angeles’s KCRW-FM. “It’s just a train wreck.” In...

THE KILLER AT THURSTON HIGH Thursday, May 13, 60 minutes FRONTLINE [Repeat] 9 P.M. on PBS (check local listings) In May 1998, a year before the massacre at Columbine High, fifteen-year-old Kip Kinkel shot his father in the head and waited in the garage for his mother to come home. He told her he loved her before shooting her six times. He then went into his bedroom, listened to his favorite music, and strapped ammunition to his body. The next morning, Kip drove the family car to Thurston High and opened fire in the school cafeteria. In the end, two...

THE INVASION OF IRAQ PBS Airdate: Thursday, February 26, at 9 P.M. (check local listings) As the first anniversary of the war in Iraq approaches, FRONTLINE® presents a special two-hour documentary investigation recounting the key strategies, battles, and turning points of the war from both sides of the battlefield. In “The Invasion of Iraq,” airing Thursday, February 26, at 9 P.M. on PBS (check local listings), FRONTLINE takes viewers behind the scenes of the allied invasion and advance on Baghdad. Through first-hand accounts from key commanders, frontline soldiers, and civilians on both sides of the conflict, the documentary offers a...

<p>World War II had been over almost 30 years when England's Thames TV completed its now celebrated, 26-part recap, "The World at War." "Frontline" turned around "The Invasion of Iraq" (Thursday at 9 on WNET/13 - check local listings) in less than a year.</p>

FROM CHINA WITH LOVE PBS Airdate: Thursday, January 15, at 9 P.M., 60 minutes In the counterintelligence world of code names, Katrina Leung’s was “Parlor Maid.”   For twenty years she and her FBI handler, Special Agent J.J. Smith, passed information about China that eventually made its way to four American presidents.  Then in April of 2003, the government alleged Leung was a double agent and she and Smith were arrested.  In a stunning announcement, the government revealed in court filings that Smith and Leung had carried on a romantic relationship for more than two decades. In “From China with Love,”...

CYBER WAR! PBS Airdate: Thursday, April 24, at 9 P.M., 60 minutes   In the aftermath of September 11, as most intelligence gathering shifted to finding Al Qaeda cells throughout the world, one group at the White House decided to investigate a new threat—attacks from cyberspace. “In the past, you would count the number of bombers and the number of tanks your enemy had.  In the case of cyberwar, you really can’t tell whether the enemy has good weapons until the enemy uses them,” says Richard Clarke, former chairman of the White House Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. In “Cyber War!”...

Chris Isham in a FRONTLINE interview. CHRIS: The problem is there were other guys in that government who were trying to do everything to prevent that investigation from going forward. And unfortunately, the U.S. government wasn't giving John the kind of backup that he needed to move the thing forward. FLN: In the person of the ambassador? CHRIS: The ambassador was our senior representative on the ground. FLN: What happened between the two of them? CHRIS: I think that what happened was that they had different objectives. John was trying to solve a case. He was trying to do an...

THE LONG ROAD TO WAR: America appears to be within days of attacking Iraq. Many observers believe President Bush may soon signal to weapons inspectors, diplomats, and members of the press that Iraq will come under fire and that they should leave the country. Once again, the U.S finds itself about to battle Iraq, although this time it will likely not be part of a grand coalition. How did the nation come to the brink of another war with Saddam Hussein? In a two-hour special, "The Long Road to War," FRONTLINE draws on its extensive archives of more than 12...

THE LONG ROAD TO WAR: America appears to be within days of attacking Iraq. Many observers believe President Bush may soon signal to weapons inspectors, diplomats, and members of the press that Iraq will come under fire and that they should leave the country. Once again, the U.S finds itself about to battle Iraq, although this time it will likely not be part of a grand coalition. How did the nation come to the brink of another war with Saddam Hussein? In a two-hour special, "The Long Road to War," FRONTLINE draws on its extensive archives of more than 12...

THE WAR BEHIND CLOSED DOORS PBS Airdate: Thursday, February 20, at 9 P.M., 60 minutes As America teeters on the brink of war with Iraq, FRONTLINE takes viewers inside the key White House policy battles and discussions that have led the Bush administration to pursue the end of Saddam Hussein's regime. In "The War Behind Closed Doors," airing Thursday, February 20, at 9 P.M. on PBS (check local listings), FRONTLINE reveals the internal political machinations and maneuvering that have led the White House to abandon a long-standing policy of containment of Iraq in favor of the more aggressive stance of...

THE WAR BEHIND CLOSED DOORS PBS Airdate: Thursday, February 20, at 9 P.M., 60 minutes As America teeters on the brink of war with Iraq, FRONTLINE takes viewers inside the key White House policy battles and discussions that have led the Bush administration to pursue the end of Saddam Hussein's regime. In "The War Behind Closed Doors," airing Thursday, February 20, at 9 P.M. on PBS (check local listings), FRONTLINE reveals the internal political machinations and maneuvering that have led the White House to abandon a long-standing policy of containment of Iraq in favor of the more aggressive stance of...

“The Man Who Knew” is the story of an FBI agent who felt the threat of Al Qaeda to America since 1995. His name was John P. O'Neill, and long before the world knew about Osama bin Laden, Agent O'Neill was obsessed with him. He warned his superiors at FBI headquarters of the growing threat, but headquarters thought O'Neill was too much of a maverick, and they didn't listen to him. In the summer of 2001, O'Neill was finally run out of the FBI. He took a new job -- as head of security at the World Trade Center, where...

On the evening of Oct. 11, in his first prime-time news conference before the nation, President Bush was asked what he intended to do about Saddam Hussein. There were many in Washington (and, no doubt, around the world) who listened very closely to his answer. "There is no question that the leader of Iraq is an evil man," Bush said. "After all, he gassed his own people. We know he's been developing weapons of mass destruction, and I think it's in his advantage to allow inspectors back in his country to make sure that he's conforming to the agreement he ...

This Thursday night, Oct. 4, at 9pm on PBS (check local listings), FRONTLINE launches its new season with a report on America's first "war on terrorism" -- the one waged by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s -- and the lessons to be learned. As some key players in George W. Bush's White House ought to remember, Reagan lost more battles than he won in his fight against terrorists. How will Bush's strategy differ? Following the broadcast (and please note that THURSDAY at 9pm is our new broadcast day and time), you'll find extended coverage and a chance to join the ...