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Senate Vote Clears Way for Full-Scale Health Reform Debate
In a 60-39 party-line vote, the Senate moved Saturday evening to clear the way for a full-scale debate on health care reform legislation designed to extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it.
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Shields and Gerson Chart Political Road Ahead for Health Reform
Columnists Michael Gerson and Mark ShieldsColumnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson break down the biggest stories of the week, including health care reform moves in Congress and President Obama's pondering of a new Afghan strategy.

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Cancer Screening Debate Reveals Risks, Benefits of Testing
Doctors at a hospitalNewly-released guidelines on when, and how often, women should be screened for breast and cervical cancer stirred questions -- and confusion -- this week. Margaret Warner talks to health experts for insight.

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Oprah to Bid Farewell to Daytime Talk Show for Cable Channel
Oprah WinfreyAfter decades as a popular talk show host, Oprah Winfrey will end her daytime program to concentrate on a new cable channel. Jeffrey Brown examines Winfrey's mark on the media landscape.

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Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman Documents 'La Danse'
Still from 'La Danse'Director Frederick Wiseman captures the intimate details and inner workings of different institutions on film. He recently turned his camera to one of France's most important cultural institutions, the Paris Opera Ballet. Jeffrey Brown talks to him about his new film.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai Begins Closely Watched Second Term
Facing rampant government corruption and a growing threat from Taliban militants, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for his second five-year term.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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