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Holder: 9/11 Trials Will Weigh 'Crime of the Century'
In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Attorney General Eric Holder discusses the decision to prosecute the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees in civilian federal court in New York, calling the stakes "enormous."
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Shields and Brooks Gauge Detainee Trial Plans, Afghan Troop Decision
Columnists David Brooks and Mark ShieldsColumnists Mark Shields and David Brooks break down the top political headlines of the past week, including Justice Department plans to try five Guantanamo Bay detainees in federal court in New York, and President Obama's Afghan strategy review.

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Business Desk: Seven Questions for FDIC Chief Sheila Bair
FDIC Director Sheila BairAs part of an interview with Paul Solman, FDIC chief Sheila Bair also answered questions from NewsHour viewers -- on topics ranging from the power of the banking lobby to lessons learned from other countries' banking rules and the changing role of the FDIC.
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Reid Aims to Begin Senate Health Care Debate Next Week
Sen. Harry Reid; Getty ImagesSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid is aiming to bring a health care reform bill to the Senate floor next week, but several obstacles remain. NewsHour health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser discusses the week's health reform news.
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Barbara Kingsolver Blends Fiction and History in 'The Lacuna'
Writer Barbara KingsolverA new novel by Barbara Kingsolver, "The Lacuna" is a sweep of history -- from the vibrant political and artistic Mexico of the 1930's, to post-World War II America -- that blends the real and the fictional. Jeffrey Brown talked with Kingsolver about her latest work.

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Fort Hood Community Pulls Together After Shooting Rampage
President Barack Obama and victim families paid last respects at Fort Hood, Texas, this week, as the alleged shooter in the attack, Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, continues to recuperate, and investigators look into possible motives.
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Madoff's 'Prisoner Watch' Among Items Set for Auction Block
A trove of Bernard Madoff's belongings seized by U.S. Marshals from the Ponzi schemer's Manhattan penthouse and New York beach home are to set to go on sale Saturday in a government-run auction for victims of his fraud.
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Rx for Reform: Decoding the Health Care Debate
President Barack Obama has said that he is aiming to sign a health care reform bill into law by October. Get the latest news on health care reform politics and policy from the NewsHour’s health unit.
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Art Beat
Covering the visual and performing arts, film and literature with multimedia reports and in-depth interviews, correspondent Jeffrey Brown and NewsHour reporters bring the museums and galleries to you.
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Patchwork Nation: American Communities in a Time of Change
Patchwork Nation is a reporting project that explores economic trends in the United States by tracking different types of communities over time with the help of the Christian Science Monitor, local stations and citizen bloggers.
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Making Sen$e: Understanding Credit Card Rules
Learn how new credit card rules affect you and read Paul Solman's answers to high school students' economic questions on Making Sen$e: Your Guide to the Economy.
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Paul Solman Takes Your Questions in 'Business Desk' Feature
From explaining the subprime market to the financial bailout debate, economics correspondent Paul Solman covers the business stories that make news on Wall Street and around the water cooler. In a Web feature, he takes your questions.
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The Exchange: Economic News and Analysis
Explore the latest economic and business news and analysis, including daily 'Business Desk' blog posts from NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman and more.
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Catch Up on the Weekly Analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks
Missed your weekly dose of political analysis from syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks? Find the full archive here.
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Generation Next
Young Americans are facing tough challenges as job prospects dwindle. Judy Woodruff explored the economy's impact on Generation Next in a series of reports on both NPR's Morning Edition and the NewsHour.
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Learn More About Your World On-air and Online
When the leadership of a country changes hands or a humanitarian crisis sweeps a nation, the impacts can be felt worldwide. Help put these events in context with our in-depth analysis, Web features and education tools.
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Global Health Watch
From coverage of the H1N1 flu virus to the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa, the NewsHour's Global Health page offers news and on-the-ground reports exploring health issues around the world.
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Around the Nation: Discover the Best of Public Broadcasting
Which types of businesses are doing well despite the economic downturn? How are food banks coping? Find these and other reports on Around the Nation, a compilation of the country's best local public broadcasting reporting.
Social Entrepreneurship
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Social Entrepreneurship: Small Efforts Tackle the World's Biggest Challenges
Explore profiles of activists and volunteers across the world who are laboring to solve some of mankind's biggest problems.
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Watch readings and interviews with contemporary poets such as Elizabeth Alexander, Robert Hass, Terrance Hayes, John Ashbery and Mary Jo Bang, and sign up for the NewsHour Poetry Series Podcast.
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The Online NewsHourThe Justice Department announced it will try suspected 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees, in federal court.

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President Obama arrived on Friday in Japan where the new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, is seeking a more "equal partnership" with the U.S. Jeffrey Brown reports.

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In the latest report in his series on the economic downturn, Paul Solman speaks with FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair about whether to break up banks deemed "too big to fail."

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