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Will a Halt to Fla. Quran Burning Prevent Wider Fallout?

A Florida pastor who threatened to burn Qurans on the 9/11 anniversary canceled the event Thursday - and then reconsidered. Ray Suarez gets two takes on the developments with counter-terrorism experts Mohammed Hafez and Brian Fishman.

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RELIGION -- Sept. 9, 2010

Developing: Pastor Says He's Rethinking Cancellation of Quran Burning

Late Thursday, Florida pastor Terry Jones told news agencies he was rethinking his decision to cancel the burning of Qurans to mark the 9/11 anniversary because he believes he was lied to about the relocating of an Islamic center in New York City.

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MILITARY -- Sept. 9, 2010

At Ford Hood, Wounded Soldiers' Mission Is to Heal

Fort Hood, the largest army base in the United States is in the middle of Texas, hours south of Dallas, hours west of Houston and a good bit north of Austin and San Antonio. Ray Suarez traveled there recently to take a look at the care given to soldiers returned from Afghanistan and Iraq, and those hurt on base, in training or while deployed.

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ON THE NEWSHOUR -- September 9, 2010

On Thursday's NewsHour...

We'll have analysis of the news regarding the Florida pastor who threatened to burn the Quran and conflicting reports about the proposed Islamic center in Manhattan. Then, the Bush tax cut debate, corruption in the Afghan banking system, veterans struggle with traumatic brain injuries, and Dick Armey talks about his new book 'Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto'.

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SCIENCE -- Sept. 9, 2010

Imaging Offers New Insights Into the Maturing Brain

As children mature, their brains bloom madly with activity -- growing, pruning and rewiring. During this process, some connections strengthen, while others die off. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine have created a "virtual machine" to study such brain development and to track young brains as they develop

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OIL SPILL -- Sept. 9, 2010

Slideshow: Capturing the Gulf's Healing Process

AP photographer Gerald Herbert has been documenting the Gulf oil disaster -- from the land, sea and air -- since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded. Since we last spoke with him, Herbert has followed not only the spill's effect on wildlife -- but also the lingering human and economic tolls.

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WORLD -- Sept. 9, 2010

Kim Jong Un: Potential Leader in N. Korea, but Who Is He?

A major conference of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang has raised the expectation of a handover of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son. Not much is known about his third son, except that he is in his late twenties and went to boarding school in Switzerland as a teenager, where he was enrolled under the name "Pak Un."

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Brain Wars: The Purple Heart

The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service. But many soldiers suffering from traumatic brain injury find that receiving recognition is a long and complicated process.

[Frontline, ProPublica]

Pony Express

Riding the Pony Express 150 Years Later

The U.S. Postal Service is struggling. It lost $3.5 billion in its fiscal third quarter. But, today's struggles pale in comparison to the challenges of the early Postal Service. On the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Pony Express, enthusiasts celebrate mail delivery by riding the nearly 2,000-mile trail.

[IPTV]

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Waiting and Hoping as Fires Rage in Colo.

On Monday, a dark cloud of smoke started billowing up from just west of Boulder, Colo., and continues to burn out of control. Thousands of people have been evacuated and at least 136 homes have been consumed by fire. Now, it's a waiting game to see where the fire will go, and, for residents, waiting to learn if their homes have been spared.

[CPR]

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Chinese Province Bans Parental Online 'Spying'

This month, a new law goes into effect in China's Chongquing Province banning parents from secretly browsing through their children's e-mails, Web chats or online messages. The legislation is the first of its kind in China and provides children with the legal right to defend themselves in court against "spying" by their parents.

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