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G-8 Leaders Take New Steps Toward Curbing Global Warming
As the G-8 summit wrapped up, President Obama and other leaders discussed new goals to limit climate change and assessed the unrest in Iran. Margaret Warner reports from the scene.
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Still-simmering Political Tensions Resurface in Iran
Iranian protesters gather in the streets on July 9; AFP/GettyMarking the 10 year anniversary of a violent crackdown against student demonstrators, Iranians returned to the streets of Tehran Thursday to protest a disputed presidential vote. Analysts assess the latest developments.

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'Cloud Computing' Could Transform Data Storage, Internet Use
Woman at computerSome businesses are beginning to embrace a technology called "cloud computing" -- storing data and programs on the Internet rather than on an individual company's computers. But critics worry about privacy issues. Spencer Michels reports.

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As Troops Continue Afghan Offensive, Focus Turns to Civilian Outreach
Troops in AfganistanU.S. Marines pushed further into the Helmand province in southern Afghanistan this week, as word came of a truck bombing in a village south of Kabul that killed at least two dozen people. A Washington Post reporter gives an update on the military efforts.

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Writer, Poet Jim Harrison Is a Determined 'Outsider'
Jim HarrisonMost of Jim Harrison's 32 books have been set in the sparsely populated areas he knows well: Northern Michigan, the Sandhills of Nebraska, the Arizona-Mexico border and in the beautiful "Paradise Valley" near Livingston, Mt., where he now lives much of the year.

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Obama Visits Russia Hoping to 'Reset' Tense Relations
President Obama visited Moscow this week for a summit with Russian leaders that focused on resetting sometimes tense U.S.-Russia relations and renewing cooperation on issues such as nuclear proliferation.
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Young Americans face tough challenges as job prospects dwindle. Starting Monday June 8, Judy Woodruff explores the economy’s impact on Generation Next in a series of reports to air on both NPR’s Morning Edition and the NewsHour.
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Explore profiles of activists and volunteers across the world who are laboring to solve some of mankind's biggest problems.
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G-8 Summit
The NEWSHOUR with Jim LehrerAfter a look at the day's developments at the G-8 summit, Jeffrey Brown talks to Margaret Warner, who has been reporting on the scene in Italy.

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News Wrap
A synopsis of the day's other news headlines, including details on a string of deadly bombings in Iraq.

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Tension in Tehran
Protests surfaced anew in Tehran Thursday over a disputed presidential vote. Jim Lehrer talks to analysts about the developments and the U.S. response to the unrest.

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Cloud Computing
Spencer Michels reports on a new high-tech concept: "cloud computing" or the practice of relying on programs and software stored on the Internet.

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Afghan Offensive
Judy Woodruff talks to Washington Post reporter Rajiv Chandrasekaran for an update on the newly-launched U.S. military offensive in Afghanistan.

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