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| 2011 DECEMBER
Dec. 30, 2011
Why Are Fewer Americans Getting Married?
Fewer Americans are tying the knot nowadays, according to a new Pew Research report that showed 51 percent of the adult population is married, compared to 1960 when 72 percent of the country was. Ray Suarez discusses the changing demographics of marriage in the United States with Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
Suburb in Wealthy Illinois County Sees Unexpected Rise in Poverty
A suburban neighborhood of one of the nation's wealthiest counties has experienced a surprising rise in the number of people living below the poverty line -- a trend that accelerated in suburbs across the country during the recession. Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago reports.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Ron Paul's 'Authenticity,' Romney's Message, Iowa's Role
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the state of the GOP presidential race, what Iowans are considering ahead of Tuesday's Caucuses and how Iowa will shape the rest of the primary season for Republicans.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
'Need to Know' Explores Evangelical Voters' Sway Over GOP Candidates in Iowa
Four years ago, Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee beat Mitt Romney and the other GOP candidates in the Iowa Caucuses with strong conservative evangelical support led by a man named Bob Vander Plaats. "Need to Know" correspondent Rick Karr reports on the power of Vander Plaats and the religious right in the Hawkeye State's elections.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
How Will Undecided Iowa Caucus-Goers Decide?
A new NBC-Marist poll showed Mitt Romney and Ron Paul leading the GOP field in Iowa Friday, but many likely caucus-goers said they're still trying to decide which candidate they'll ultimately support on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff spoke with five still-undecided Republican voters in Iowa.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
Ahead of Tuesday's Vote, Another Poll Shows Romney, Ron Paul Ahead in Iowa
Heading into the final stretch before Tuesday's first-in-the-nation Caucuses, the GOP contenders chatted up Iowan voters in cold and windy weather Friday. Judy Woodruff reports on the candidates' last-minute campaigning.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
Gwen's Take: Peeling the Onion (Or, Why Iowa and New Hampshire Really Matter)
We have by now spent so many weeks consumed with the ups and downs of Republican presidential politics that we are in danger of misgauging its real impact, especially in these early days.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
Iowa's Emptying Nest Counties Could Spoil Romney's, Gingrich's Caucuses
As the clock ticks down to the Jan. 3 Caucuses in Iowa, the major campaigns of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have not been focusing just on the larger cities like Des Moines, but also on the sparsely populated counties known as "Emptying Nests" in Patchwork Nation.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
The Iowa State of Play: Romney-Paul Out Front, Santorum Surging
A new NBC News-Marist poll released Friday confirms the state of play in Iowa four days out from the caucuses: Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are locked in a close race for the lead, Rick Santorum is surging, and Newt Gingrich is fading.
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| Dec. 30, 2011
Iowa Dispatch: After 'Christmas With Ron Paul,' a Texas Respite
First stop after arriving Thursday in Iowa to cover the Republican presidential Caucuses: Atlantic, a small town in the western part of the state. This is GOP territory and about 150 people - many of them young, in their teens or 20s -- were crowded into a room at the Cass County Community Center to listen to Ron Paul.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
In San Francisco Bay Area, New Ideas on Innovating Out of Dropout Crisis
As part of our American Graduate series, correspondent Spencer Michels sits down with the new boss of the Oakland Unified School District and a college dean who's trying to get people to rethink how students are stereotyped and what that means for the way they're educated.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
Thousands of Iraqis Who Helped Americans in War Caught in Visa Holdup
In 2008, Congress passed a law allowing up to 5,000 Iraqis who had helped Americans during the war to come to the U.S. with their families as refugees each year, but the visa process has been slowed. Jeffrey Brown discusses the holdups with the University of Minnesota's Eric Schwartz and The Philadelphia Inquirer's Trudy Rubin.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
Oakland Program Aims to Pique Girls' Interest in Science, Tech Careers
As part of the NewsHour's American Graduate series, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on Techbridge, an after-school program based in Oakland, Calif., that shows hundreds of female students a path to pursuing careers in science and technology, while also trying to minimize the chances of them dropping out of school.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
How the U.S. Economy, Americans Fared in 2011
From the jobless rate to a discouraging housing market and an aggravated lot of indebted college graduates, the year's defining economic stories kept a downbeat theme. Ray Suarez discusses 2011's economic impact with The Atlantic's Don Peck, the University of Pennsylvania's Annette Lareau and The Chicago Sun-Times' Terry Savage.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
Caucuses Seen as 'Very Important,' but 'You Have to Take Iowa in Context'
Republican presidential hopefuls in Iowa shifted into campaign overdrive Thursday for the final leg before next week's first-in-the-nation Caucuses. Jeffrey Brown weighs the state's significance in the nominating process with Richard Norton Smith of George Mason University and Jeff Stein of the State Historical Society of Iowa.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
The Photos That Defined 2011
2011 will be remembered as a year that ended authoritative regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. The most wanted fugitive in the world was killed in Pakistan and severe weather battered the global population. We also said goodbye to Steve Jobs, the space shuttle program and, for the most part, congressional deal-making.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
California to Stop Towing, Impounding Vehicles of Unlicensed Drivers
Starting Jan. 1, a new law will take effect in California, meaning that police officers can no longer impound a car at sobriety checkpoints if the driver's only offense is driving without a license.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
Woodruff: Why Iowa Is So Influential
Judy Woodruff writes: As I head to Iowa to cover my tenth round of primary caucuses in the Hawkeye State, I'm every bit as excited as I was in late 1975, when I first flew to Des Moines to follow around a little-known former Georgia governor.
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| Dec. 29, 2011
New Polls Put Romney in GOP Driver's Seat
The tumultuous Republican presidential race experienced its latest shake-up Wednesday with the release of showing Mitt Romney leading in Iowa and New Hampshire. In Iowa, the CNN poll showed Romney with the support of 25 percent of respondents. Texas Rep. Ron Paul placed second with 22 percent.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
Book Critic Ron Charles Discusses Year's Best Works of Fiction
Jeffrey Brown talks with book critic Ron Charles of The Washington Post about the best works of fiction in 2011 and the shape of the industry.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
How 2011 Became a 'Mind-Boggling' Year of Extreme Weather
From snowstorms to floods and tornadoes, severe weather wreaked havoc across the United States this year, with 2011 marking far more extreme weather events than a typical year. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the science behind this year of extreme weather with NOAA's Kathryn Sullivan and Weather Underground's Jeff Masters.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
Could U.S. 'Start Fresh' With North Korea's New Leader?
Mourners in North Korea said goodbye to Kim Jong-il Wednesday. The funeral procession, led by Kim's designated successor, signified the end of an era for an isolated nation. Gwen Ifill discusses how the leadership change could affect U.S. policy with Donald Gregg of The Korea Society and Georgetown University's Balbina Hwang.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
In Iowa Ads, Candidates Stay Mostly Positive as Super PACs Do the Attacking
Pushing closer to the Iowa Caucuses, GOP presidential candidates and the outside groups supporting them are pouring money into TV and radio ads -- spending more than $10 million in December alone. Judy Woodruff and Ken Goldstein of the Campaign Media Analysis Group discuss the potential outcome of all this spending.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
New Wrap: U.S. Warns Iran Against Blocking Passage for Oil Tankers
In other news Wednesday, the United States warned Iran not to block oil traffic from the Persian Gulf. Iran had threatened this week to close the crucial Strait of Hormuz if the West embargoes Iranian oil. Also, the latest poll in the GOP presidential race reshuffled the standings, making Mitt Romney the new Iowa front-runner.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
Economics Comedy in Beijing: Part Two
This penultimate post from Our Man in Beijing, standup economist Yoram Bauman, chronicles a true test: doing jokes in front of a Chinese audience. The responses are instructive, as are Yoram's responses during the Q&A. His answer about horses and Mercedes alone is worth watching.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
'Being Elmo': The Man Behind the Muppet
Chances are you've heard Kevin Clash many, many times and don't even realize it. He is everywhere. You've heard his voice on TV, and if you have children you've heard it coming from one of their toys, one of the most popular ever, over and over and over again. You've tickled him. Clash is Elmo.
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| Dec. 28, 2011
Romney Manages Expectations Game in Iowa
Mitt Romney has worked hard all year to keep expectations for the Iowa caucuses low, making infrequent campaign visits, passing on last summer's straw poll, and spending far less money than the $10 million he invested in the state in 2008.
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| Dec. 27, 2011
Ondaatje Crafts Semi-Autobiographical Tale of Ocean Voyage in 'The Cat's Table'
Michael Ondaatje's new novel "The Cat's Table" is a shipboard story about a boy's travel's from Ceylon to England. Jeffrey Brown and Ondaatje, author of "The English Patient," discuss the coming-of-age tale based in part on the writer's own past.
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| Dec. 27, 2011
What's Next for Russia's Political Leadership?
Amid election-fraud accusations and growing political turbulence, where are Russia and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin headed? Margaret Warner discusses the country's political upheaval with Stephen Sestanovich of the Council on Foreign Relations and Leon Aron of the American Enterprise Institute.
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| Dec. 27, 2011
A Week Before Caucuses, Iowa Republicans Taking Final Measure of Candidates
Republican presidential candidates in Iowa are all smiles this week, shaking hands and corralling votes in anticipation of the upcoming Caucuses. Judy Woodruff discusses the GOP hopefuls' final push in the Hawkeye State with state Republican Chairman Matthew Strawn and Radio Iowa's O. Kay Henderson.
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| Dec. 27, 2011
News Wrap: Al-Qaida Group Claims Responsibility for Deadly Baghdad Bombings
In other news Thursday, al-Qaida's affiliate in Iraq claimed responsibility for last week's bombings in Baghdad. The explosions tore through a dozen, mainly Shiite, neighborhoods and killed at least 69 people. Also, an Egyptian court has ordered an end to forced virginity tests on women in military prisons.
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| Dec. 27, 2011
Could Arab League's Monitoring Efforts Help End Bloodshed in Syria?
Arab League peace monitors arrived Tuesday in Syria's embattled city of Homs, where up to 70,000 protesters turned out. Gwen Ifill discusses international efforts to end the country's bloodshed with Matt Bradley of The Wall Street Journal.
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| Dec. 27, 2011
Latest U.S. Home Sales Price Reading a 'Distinct Downer'
It's the monthly moment for Case-Shiller/S&P, the most widely followed index of U.S. housing prices, and Tuesday's numbers are a distinct downer, prices dropping at an annual rate of over 1 percent, though only half that, seasonally adjusted. Only Detroit and Washington, D.C. posted positive annual returns.
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| Dec. 27, 2011
Is Obama Getting His Mojo Back?
Barack Obama has not had an easy ride as president. He took office as the economy was collapsing, and the tone of the political debate has only grown more contentious. His approval rating plummeted. And yet going into 2012, he is not in a bad place electorally.
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| Dec. 27, 2011
Around the Nation
2011 was a great year for music. Here's a look at the top studio sessions, performances and recordings assembled by four public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| Dec. 26, 2011
How the Iraq War Changed a Generation of Veterans
After the withdrawal of the last U.S. combat troops, four Iraq war veterans share their experiences and reflect on the personal impact of the nine-year war. Jeffrey Brown leads the conversation.
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| Dec. 26, 2011
In 'Man Seeks God,' Author Eric Weiner Hunts for Divine Meaning
Former NPR reporter Eric Weiner's new book, "Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine," recounts his voyage around the world to discover more about his own beliefs. During a season that, for many, centers on religion and spirituality, Ray Suarez and Weiner discuss the quest for God and personal faith.
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| Dec. 26, 2011
In Face of Holiday Sales, Colorado Students Begin to Learn Financial Discipline
A Colorado law that went into effect this fall requires schools to teach public school students about financial responsibility -- from drawing coins and bills to deducting purchases from their classroom bank accounts. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports.
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| Dec. 26, 2011
After Deadly Church Attacks in Nigeria, What Do Boko Haram Extremists Want?
At least 39 people were killed in Christmas Day attacks on Christian churches in Nigeria. Margaret Warner discusses the bombings and the Boko Haram extremist group that claimed responsibility with Paul Lubeck, a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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| Dec. 26, 2011
Romney Focuses More on Iowa, Hoping to Become 'Unstoppable Force' in Primaries
In a flurry of bus touring, pheasant hunting and endorsement courting, GOP presidential candidates are honing and sharing their last-minute campaign messages before next week's Iowa Caucuses. Gwen Ifill discusses the race and year in politics with The Rothenberg Political Report's Stuart Rothenberg and USA Today's Susan Page.
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| Dec. 26, 2011
Author Eric Weiner: U.S. a 'Flexible, Porous' Nation for Religious Beliefs
Nearly one in three Americans will change religions sometime in their lives. Author Eric Weiner looks at how religious preferences play out in his new book, "Man Seeks God: My Flirtations With the Divine." In a conversation with Ray Suarez, Weiner says there is more tolerance for religious diversity than studies might suggest.
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| Dec. 26, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Rime Riche'
Monica Ferrell is the author of the collection of poems "Beasts for the Chase" (2008, Sarabande Books) and the novel, "The Answer Is Always Yes" (2008, Dial Press).
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| Dec. 26, 2011
RedditGifts Hopes to Unwrap Guinness Record for Largest Secret Santa Swap
If you think organizing a secret Santa exchange for your office is tricky, try organizing one for the entire globe. As people finish unwrapping Christmas gifts, almost 40,000 people have also been unwrapping gifts for the past month given by anonymous gifters from 114 countries, thanks to the online community Reddit.
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| Dec. 26, 2011
The Daily Frame
A new stencil and spray paint piece by graffiti artist Banksy appears on a vacant building in the Mayfair area of London.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Conversation: The Year in Film
As 2011 draws to an end, Jeffrey Brown talks to the New York Times' A.O. Scott about the year in movies.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Minn. Church Recalls How Christmas Carols Saved Some U.S. Lives in World War II
A Minnesota congregation celebrated Christmas this year by retelling the true story of a Christmas Eve attack on the SS Leopoldville troop-transport ship during World War II's Battle of the Bulge. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the unusual holiday tale as part of the Under-Told Stories Project.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Author Daniel Yergin on U.S. Need for a 'Diversified Energy Portfolio'
Amid concern over tensions and violence in Iraq and Syria, oil prices rose to nearly $100 a barrel Friday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ongoing hunt for untapped reserves of energy and how the demand for energy has shaped political and economic change around the globe with Daniel Yergin, author of "The Quest" and "The Prize."
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Stopgap Payroll Tax Cut Deal, Iowa Caucuses, Holiday Wishes
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the payroll tax cut deal that ended the latest partisan standoff in Washington, their holiday wishes for the country and "Super PAC" attacks on Republican presidential candidates before the Iowa Caucuses.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Bargain Basement and Top Shelf: What's Driving Growth for Retailers?
In a bifurcated retail economy, high- and low-end retailers are doing well, while the middle is being squeezed. What types of items are pushing sales at the ends of the hourglass? We've compiled an assortment of products from luxury brands and from top-selling categories that are helping drive growth at dollar stores.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
News Wrap: After Weeks of Partisan Standoff, Tax Cut Extension Signed Into Law
In other news Friday, Congress passed a two-month payroll tax cut extension. The bill won unanimous consent, first in the Senate and then in the House -- with only a handful of lawmakers present. Also, ahead of the Iowa Caucuses, Vice President Joe Biden and Republican president candidate Mitt Romney traded jabs on the economy.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Syria's Claims Over 'Unusual' Bombings in Damascus Draw Much Skepticism
Two bombs erupted in Syria's capital Friday, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 150, but many activists and regional analysts are skeptical of the Assad government's claims that al-Qaida is behind them. Ray Suarez gets an update on the bombings and the ongoing protests in Syria from NPR's Deborah Amos in Beirut.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
The Education Conversation
We look at what's happening in the world of education as seen on Twitter, video and other digital destinations.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Army's Mental Resilience Program: Your Questions Answered
Viewers submitted many questions about our report on the largest psychological program in the Army's history. Col. Marsha Lilly of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Public Affairs Office and critic Bryant Welch, a psychotherapist, answer some below.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Bargain Basements and Top Shelves: What's Driving Retail Growth?
In a bifurcated retail economy, high- and low-end retailers are doing well, while the middle is being squeezed. What types of items are pushing sales at the ends of the hourglass? We've compiled an assortment of products from luxury brands and from top-selling categories that are helping drive growth at dollar stores.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
If It's Not a War on Cancer, What Is It?
On this 40th Anniversary of the "War on Cancer," many are questioning the old metaphor.
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| Dec. 23, 2011
Gwen's Take: In Case You Were Wondering, We Have Been Here Before
"Politics is politics" House Speaker John Boehner opined Thursday, as he stepped before the cameras to explain why he would not back down in the payroll tax fight House Republicans have been waging with the Senate. Seldom have truer words been spoken.
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| Dec. 22, 2011
Conversation: The Year in Music
As 2011 draws to a close, we take a look at the the year in pop music and the big changes in the industry, including new cloud services like Spotify. Jeffrey Brown talks with Los Angeles Times critic Randall Roberts.
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| Dec. 22, 2011
Fearing Bioterrorism, Government Panel Asks: What Research Should Be Secret?
How much research about the deadly bird flu virus should be available to the public? Ray Suarez discusses the question that many in the science, bioterrorism and national security fields are considering with Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Bruce Alberts of the journal Science.
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| Dec. 22, 2011
Making Sen$e: Rich Shopper, Poor Shopper
As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, business and economics correspondent Paul Solman explores how retailers are faring in an economy that's increasingly divided between the haves and the have-nots.
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| Dec. 22, 2011
Will Pentagon's Errors Admission in Deadly Pakistani Airstrike Smooth Relations?
A Pentagon inquiry released Thursday conceded that some mistakes were made in a November airstrike on two Pakistani outposts near the Afghan border that killed 24 troops. Margaret Warner discusses the Pentagon's expressed regret for the loss of life and strained U.S.-Pakistani ties with The Wall Street Journal's Adam Entous.
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| Dec. 22, 2011
In Face of Coordinated Attacks in Iraq, Should U.S. Have Stayed Put?
The capital of Iraq was plunged back into chaos Thursday when at least 16 bombings shook Baghdad. Jeffrey Brown discusses the attacks' connection to a long debate about what the U.S. gained from its nearly nine years in Iraq, with Meghan O'Sullivan of Harvard's Kennedy School and John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago.
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| Dec. 22, 2011
News Wrap: Egypt's Prime Minister Calls for 2-Month Respite From Protests
In other news Thursday, Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri called for a national dialogue and a two-month respite from protests. Ganzouri spoke after recent clashes between protesters and soldiers left at least 100 dead. Also, the Italian Parliament passed the government's nearly $40 billion tax hike and pension package.
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| Dec. 22, 2011
House GOP Agrees to Tax Cut Deal, but Is Another Showdown Just 2 Months Away?
Breaking an impasse Thursday afternoon, House GOP leaders set a vote on a stopgap Senate bill that extends the payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits for another two months. Judy Woodruff discusses the latest developments in Washington with Todd Zwillich of WNYC's "The Takeaway."
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| Dec. 22, 2011
If It's Not a War on Cancer, What Is It?
It was President Nixon's "Christmas gift to the nation." On Dec. 23, 1971, he faced the television cameras in the East Room of the White House and declared "total national commitment" to finding a cure for cancer and the funds -- "whatever is necessary" -- for the "conquest" of the disease. What he didn't call it was a "war."
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| Dec. 22, 2011
The Science of Snowflakes, and Why No Two Are Alike
Peer through a magnifying glass at a snowflake, and you'll see an ice creation more elaborate than anything Martha Stewart could cut from folded paper.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
Poet Mark Doty Reflects on Community Bonds Forged by Handel's 'Messiah'
Poet Mark Doty, winner of the National Book Award, reflects on one of the great traditions of the holiday season: Handel's "Messiah."
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| Dec. 21, 2011
For Egyptian Women, 'a March of Anger' and More Calls for Protests, Protection
Ten-thousand women marched Tuesday in Tahrir Square after brutal attacks of women were reported during protests in Cairo. Margaret Warner discusses Egypt's political struggles with corporate executive May Nabil, who participated in the demonstrations.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
New EPA Rules Target Power Plants' Toxic Mercury Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new standards Wednesday to curb mercury emissions from coal- and oil-fueled power plants around the country. Gwen Ifill discusses the announcement with the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council's Scott Segal and the Natural Resources Defense Council's John Walke.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
Democrats Pressure House GOP to Back Down on Payroll Tax Cut
Republicans and Democrats mired in a stalemate over extending the payroll tax cut Wednesday. Judy Woodruff reports on House Speaker John Boehner's call to President Obama, and the White House's use of Facebook and Twitter to leverage support for extending the tax break.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
News Wrap: Syrian Dissidents Report More Than 100 Killed by Government Forces
In other news Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki demanded that Kurdish authorities hand over Vice President Tariq Al-Hashemi, who fled to the Kurdish North this week to escape an arrest warrant. In Syria, dissidents reported government forces killed more than 100 people in an organized massacre.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
Bank of America to Pay $335M to Settle Countrywide Case of Alleged Racial Bias
Bank of America agreed to pay a $335 million settlement Wednesday over allegations of racial bias in home mortgage lending involving Countrywide Mortgage, which the bank bought in 2008. Jeffrey Brown discusses the investigation and settlement with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
The Science of Snow Crystals
It's true: no two snowflakes are alike. But they come in more shapes than you might think. Check out some samples in this slideshow.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
From Florida, a Plea to the Middle to Re-engage
With Washington proving yet again this week it's immune not only to the spirit of Christmas, but to any other effort at achieving good will, it was refreshing to pick up a book by a politician who counsels respect and compromise.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
Mark Doty Reads 'A Display of Mackerel'
On Wednesday's NewsHour, Mark Doty read his poem, "Messiah (Christmas Portions)." We'll post that poem here later this evening. He shared another of poems with us, below, called "A Display of Mackerel."
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| Dec. 21, 2011
When Did the Great Depression Start? - And Why That Matters
Last week's story on the history of the top income tax rate in America featured, as tour guide, Columbia University professor of tax law Alex Raskolnikov. After the story ran he sent us the following email to clarify a point he thought worth paying attention to.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
Conversation: The Year in Fiction
What was 2011 like for fiction? And what was it like for books themselves? I recently talked with Washington Post book critic Ron Charles about the novels and authors who stood out from the others and about the business of publishing in a big year for e-readers like the Kindle.
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| Dec. 21, 2011
Romney-Gingrich Dead Heat Produces Sharper Attacks
There is a sense of deja vu with the Republican presidential race this week, as a third new national poll shows Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney tied for the lead, with Ron Paul running a distant third.
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| Dec. 20, 2011
How Does North Korea Stay So Secretive?
The fact that U.S. intelligence apparently didn't notice the death of Kim Jong-il for 48 hours is a demonstration of how impenetrable North Korea continues to be. Margaret Warner discusses the mysterious nation with former senior CIA and State Department intelligence analyst Robert Carlin, now at Stanford University.
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| Dec. 20, 2011
Does Maliki Want to Become Unchallenged Ruler of Iraq?
The last U.S. convoy had hardly crossed into Kuwait on Sunday when Iraq was thrust into new and potentially dangerous political turmoil. Judy Woodruff discusses the country's latest political crisis with the Naval Postgraduate School's Abbas Kadhim and Feisal Istrabadi of Indiana University.
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| Dec. 20, 2011
Ahead of Iowa Caucuses, Gingrich's Momentum Fades as Criticism Mounts
The Republican presidential race has turned into a national dead heat, especially in Iowa where the first votes will be cast in two weeks. Gwen Ifill discusses the candidates' momentum with Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report and USA Today's Susan Page.
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| Dec. 20, 2011
News Wrap: Great Plains Snowstorm Kills at Least 6, Closes Major Highways
In other news Tuesday, a snowstorm howled across the Great Plains for a second day, killing at least six people. High winds and heavy snow closed major highways in five states. Also, Egyptian troops and riot police raided Cairo's Tahrir Square in a new bid to evict people protesting military control.
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| Dec. 20, 2011
In Washington, a Familiar Showdown, but 'People Are Dug in Much Deeper'
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner dug in their heels Tuesday and refused to break a stalemate over extending a payroll tax cut after the House balked at approving a two-month extension. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest back-and-forth between Democrats and Republicans with Todd Zwillich of WYNC's "The Takeaway."
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| Dec. 20, 2011
Scientists Find Smallest Exoplanets Yet
Scientists have found two fiery hot, Earth-sized exoplanets whizzing around a sunlike star.
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| Dec. 20, 2011
Gingrich, Romney in Dead Heat with Iowa on the Horizon
Two weeks before the Iowa Republican caucuses, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich find themselves in a dead heat nationally, according to a pair of new polls.
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| Dec. 20, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.
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| Dec. 19, 2011
Madeleine Albright on Vaclav Havel's 'Massive Moral Authority, Great Courage'
Thousands of Czechs braved the freezing cold Monday in Prague to pay their respects to former President Vaclav Havel, who died Sunday at age 75. Judy Woodruff discusses the extraordinary life of the writer, dissident and president with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
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| Dec. 19, 2011
California Hospital Chain Eyed for Possibly Bilking Medicare for Millions
Americans spends more than $500 billion every year on Medicare, and as the cost of health care rises, many are examining how that money is spent. NewsHour's partner The Center for Investigative Reporting conducted a year-long probe into one prominent hospital chain's bills to Medicare. California Watch's Lance Williams reports.
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| Dec. 19, 2011
White House, GOP Ratchet Up Rhetoric on 'Responsible' Deal for Payroll Tax Cut
The way forward on extending the payroll tax cut remained murky Monday as House Republicans vowed to turn back a compromise measure passed by the Senate over the weekend. Gwen Ifill discusses the stalemate with Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Gene Sperling, a senior economic adviser to President Obama.
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| Dec. 19, 2011
Remembering Vaclav Havel's Visit to NewsHour Studios in the 1990s
The man and his setting could not have been less prepossessing. That, in itself, was a warning that appearances can be deceiving.
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| Dec. 19, 2011
Human Waste Killing Caribbean Coral
The bright orange Elkhorn coral off the coast of Florida have been devastated by a disease that scientists have tracked to human sewage. Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Dec. 19, 2011
A Warlord Seeks Forgiveness in 'The Redemption of General Butt Naked'
A new documentary follows Joshua Milton Blahyi, also known as General Butt Naked, an African warlord who renounced his violent past and reinvented himself as a Christian evangelist who now seeks uncertain forgiveness from his former victims. Filmmakers Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion talk to NewsHour about making the film.
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| Dec. 19, 2011
Weekly Poem: '4th Grade Logic'
P.F. Potvin is the author of "The Attention Lesson" (2006, No Tell Books). He serves on the staff of the online literary journal Drunken Boat. and has been a visiting writer at Emory University and the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
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| Dec. 19, 2011
House GOP Reject Senate's Payroll Tax Cut Bill
House Speaker John Boehner revealed Sunday that House Republicans would reject a bipartisan agreement passed by the Senate that would extend for two months a cut in the payroll tax rate for all American workers and extend unemployment insurance.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
In Anthology, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove was recently given what may be the biggest honor -- and challenge -- of her career: sorting through poems from the last 100 years to create "The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry." Jeffrey Brown and Dove discuss the task that took more than four years.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Shield, Brooks on Iowa Debate, 'Rattling Sabers' Over Iran, Iraq War's Legacy
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the latest GOP presidential debate in Iowa, candidates' views on how the U.S. should deal with Iran, more brinksmanship in Congress and the formal end of the American involvement in the Iraq War.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Ahead of Iowa Caucuses, it Could Still Be Anyone's Game in GOP
On the heels of Thursday night's Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney scored an endorsement from South Carolina's governor. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the latest in the race for the GOP nomination.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
In Manning Trial, Tracing WikiLeaks Files to Harm May Be 'Extremely Complicated'
Friday was the first court appearance for Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, accused as the prime source for the WikiLeaks document dumps. Ray Suarez discusses the day's proceedings with Arun Rath of PBS' "Frontline."
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Alleged WikiLeaks Source Manning Faces First Court Appearance
Army Pvt. Bradley Manning made his first court appearance Friday, accused as the prime source in the WikiLeaks document dumps. Ray Suarez reports on the investigation, stemming from the largest leak of classified information in U.S. history.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
GOP Insistence on Pipeline Provision Could Derail Spending Bill
The House passed a $1 trillion spending bill Friday to fund much of the government through next September and avoid a federal shutdown this weekend, but both parties remain split over how to extend a payroll tax cut. Jim Lehrer reports.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
News Wrap: Judge Orders Trial for 2 Penn State Officials
In other news Friday, a judge ordered trials for two Penn State University officials accused of lying to a grand jury. The decision stems from a probe of sexual-abuse charges against Jerry Sandusky. Also, a panel found that up to 20,000 children were sexually abused in Roman Catholic institutions in The Netherlands since 1945.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Former Fannie, Freddie Officials Face 'Significant' Fraud, Lying Charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged six former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac officials with misleading investors about risky loans. Judy Woodruff discusses how the alleged wrongdoings may have contributed to the mortgage meltdown with Edward Pinto of the American Enterprise Institute and Lynn Turner of LitiNomics.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
More With David Margolick, Author of 'Elizabeth and Hazel'
On Thursday's NewsHour, Ray Suarez spoke with David Margolick about his new book, "Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock." The book tells the story of how an iconic civil rights era photograph changed the lives of Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan. Watch an extended interview, as well as Margolick reading from the book.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Celebrity Calls Urge Students To Get Up, 'Get Schooled'
Supermodel Tyra Banks poses with students at Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School in Los Angeles after surprising them with a pep rally as part of the Get Schooled Foundation's attendance challenge.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Conversation: Michael Ondaatje
The fictional voyage in Michael Ondaatje's new novel, "The Cat's Table," is like one that he took long before becoming the much honored writer of such works as "The English Patient" and "Anil's Ghost" and "Divisadero." Jeffrey Brown talks with Ondaatje.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Behind the Numbers: Why Dropouts Have it Worse Than Ever Before
A new dropout crisis study reveals staggering statistics on economic gaps between those in Chicago and in the state of Illinois with and without high school diplomas. WTTW Chicago Tonight interviewed economist Andrew Sum about the study, released by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Extended Interview, Reading With Poet Rita Dove
An extended interview and reading with poet Rita Dove.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Around the Web: Remembering Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens -- a critic, author, journalist and habitual slayer of sacred cows -- died Thursday at the age of 62 from cancer. Hitchens' polarizing presence in public debate has spurred a cascade of tributes around the web.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
5 Resources on Accused WikiLeaks Source Bradley Manning's Trial
Months of debate and demonstrations over the flood of classified U.S. government documents that spilled onto the Internet and into the international media have come down to a military court proceeding with an Army private. Here are some resources to help you follow the trial.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Hate Washington? Join The Club
Welcome to my hometown. If there is one thing that never seems to change, it is that the rest of the country has come to hate the caricature the city has become.
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| Dec. 16, 2011
Gingrich, Romney Defensive in Last Debate Before Iowa Caucus
The bell never rang for the Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney fight many expected at Thursday night's debate in Sioux City, Iowa, as the two leading contenders for the Republican presidential nomination were put on the defensive by the other candidates as well as the Fox News moderators.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Book Tells How Iconic Civil Rights Era Photo Changed Lives of 2 Women
The story of how one iconic civil rights era photograph changed the lives of two women is the subject of David Margolick's new book, "Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock." Ray Suarez and the Vanity Fair editor discuss the not-yet-finished story.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Spare Parts for Humans: Tissue Engineers Aim for Lab-Grown Limbs, Lungs and More
A new research breakthrough has enabled scientists to grow human tissue to repair or replace organs, and someday, maybe even limbs. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Film, Music Industries Battle Leading Internet Companies Over Online Piracy
U.S. film, TV and music producers are taking aim at leading Internet companies for allowing Web users to easily search and access pirated media. Jeffrey Brown explores options for policing pirated media with the Open Internet Coalition's Markham Erickson and the Motion Picture Association of America's Michael O'Leary.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
News Wrap: Nearly Half of Americans in Poverty or Low-Income, Census Says
In other news Thursday, a new look at U.S. Census data painted a stark picture of poverty. It showed nearly one in two Americans are now in poverty, or classified as low-income. Also, the war in Iraq officially ended after nearly nine years.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Members of Congress 'Seem Unable to Help Themselves' in Face of Disapproval
Thursday was a day of behind-the-scenes maneuvering and bargaining in Congress, as party leaders moved to avert a government shutdown and possibly end the impasse over extending a payroll tax cut. Judy Woodruff discusses the Senate's progress and Congress' sagging approval rating with The Wall Street Journal's Naftali Bendavid.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
What Investment Products Help Protect Against Market Bumps?
Economics correspondent Paul Solman answers a question from a reader who lost half his 401k savings in a market hiccup.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Spacecraft Snaps Giant Asteroid Vesta Up Close
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is in orbit around Vesta, the second-most massive object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, snapping pictures of the protoplanet's rugged surface and beaming them back to Earth, revealing images of craters, mountains, rocky plains and steep slopes.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Poll Finds Young People Skeptical of Obama's Re-election Prospects
A new Harvard University poll has potentially bad news for President Obama's hopes of re-election. Thirty-six percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 think he will lose his run for a second term, while just 30 percent predict he'll be re-elected.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Asteroid Vesta Revealed
On December 12, Dawn maneuvered into its closest orbit yet around giant asteroid Vesta. The spacecraft is now circling Vesta at an altitude of about 130 miles. Since NASA's spacecraft dawn snapped into orbit around the object, it has been snapping pictures of the asteroid's rugged surface and beaming them back to Earth.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Culture Canvas
A roundup of the week's arts and culture headlines.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
The Daily Frame
Visitors to the New Museum in New York City sit on swings at the "Carsten Holler: Experience" exhibition. The show includes a 102-foot slide from the fourth floor to the second, an installation of flashing lights that is supposed to make you hallucinate and a sensory-deprivation tank that is meant to resemble the Dead Sea.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Woodruff: Why are Marriage Rates in Sharp Decline?
Some remarkable things have been happening to the institution of marriage in the U.S. -- and far fewer people are jumping into it. Among young people aged 18 to 24, for example, only 9 percent were married in 2010, plummeting from 45 percent 50 years ago.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Congress in Familiar Territory With Shutdown on the Horizon
The federal government is again facing the threat of a shutdown because of a partisan divide in Congress. The version of the story this time is that Senate Democrats don't want to pass the House Republican version of the payroll tax cut because it contains policy riders they disagree with.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
How Will New Voter Registration Laws Affect 2012 Election?
Millions of potential voters may not be able to cast votes in 2012 after a dozen states put new restrictions in place this year. Gwen Ifill discusses the impact the new restrictions could have on the upcoming elections with New York University's Keesha Gaskins and Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
Army Program Aims to Build Troops' Mental Resilience to Stress
In 2009, the Army launched a program designed to help the country's 1.4 million people in uniform cope after tours in Iraq or Afghanistan. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the goals of the $140 million Comprehensive Soldier Fitness initiative, and the controversy it has created.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
Secretary Clinton: Democracies Must Have 'Habits of the Heart'
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Clinton spoke with Jim Lehrer about how foreign policy decisions can tie into economic and job growth. Their discussion was part of the "Innovation and the Global Marketplace" symposium in Washington, hosted in partnership with Intel, The Innovation Economy and The Aspen Institute.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
News Wrap: Democrats Vow to Block GOP Payroll Tax Cut Bill
In other news Wednesday, the stalemate in Congress over extending the payroll tax cut continued as Senate Democrats said they will reject a House GOP bill that would extend it, but includes a mandate that work will begin on the Keystone XL pipeline. Also, the House debated a defense spending bill worth more than $660 billion.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
As Troops Leave Iraq, What Happens to Military Bases, Equipment?
President Obama hailed the end of the war in Iraq on Wednesday, with all U.S. troops due to return home before month's end. Judy Woodruff discusses what will happen to the military equipment and bases left behind with retired Army Lt. Gen. Gus Pagonis and Elizabeth Dwoskin of Bloomberg Businessweek.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
Submit Questions About New Army Mental Resilience Program
On Wednesday's NewsHour, Betty Ann Bowser profiles the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program, which was launched in 2009 with the intent of boosting the mental toughness of every man and woman in uniform.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
Clinton on Russia's Protests, China's Shortcuts and Gingrich's Comments
In a wide-ranging interview with Jim Lehrer at the Newseum Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended critical comments she made about Russia's recent elections and called China's shortcuts in the marketplace "deeply distressing." View highlights from their interview.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
Secretary Clinton Discusses Job Creation, International Policy
How will America create its next 10 million jobs? That question will be the focus of upcoming discussions on Dec. 14 among PBS NewsHour correspondents, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and leaders from across the private and public sectors. You can watch the conversations live on the NewsHour's website.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
What Investment Products Help Protect Against Market Bumps?
Economics correspondent Paul Solman answer a question from a reader who lost half his 401k savings in a market hiccup.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
After Success, Romance of 'Once,' Irglova Sings a New Beginning
You probably recognize Marketa Irglova her role as "Girl" in the 2007 hit film, "Once." The classically trained Czech singer and pianist released her first solo record in October, called "Anar."
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| Dec. 14, 2011
The Daily Frame
A worker at the "European Organization for Nuclear Research walks past a mural representation of the ATLAS Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
Romney: Gingrich an 'Extraordinarily Unreliable' Conservative
Mitt Romney is turning what has been one of his biggest political liabilities -- lingering doubts about his consistency on key issues -- into a line of attack on his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
Supreme Court Lines up Potentially 'Explosive' Election Year Docket
Supreme Court justices agreed Monday to take up a tough immigration law from Arizona that would, among other things, punish illegal immigrants who apply for work in the state. Gwen Ifill discuses this and other controversial cases with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and author Jeff Shesol.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
News Literacy Project Trains Young People to Be Skeptical Media Consumers
A program called the News Literacy Project is training young people in several major cities how to separate fact from fiction in the news they consume. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
Proposed Cell Phone Ban for Drivers: What Do You Think?
A Q&A with NTSB Chief Deborah Herman and a Storify of thoughts from members of the NewsHour audience on how they feel about the new recommendations for a ban on all personal electronic devices while driving.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
Corzine Testifies Before Former Senate Colleagues on Missing MF Global Funds
Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine was back at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, for the second time in two weeks, facing a committee of former Senate colleagues. Judy Woodruff discusses the congressional investigation into the collapsed firm with The New York Times' Azam Ahmed and Shulman Rogers' Jacob Frenkel.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
News Wrap: NTSB Urges Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving
In other news Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended a ban on using a cell phone while driving. It said the ban should apply to both hands-free and hand-held phones. Also, at least 28 people were killed in violence across Syria.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
Obama, Senate Democrats Balk at House GOP's Version of Payroll Tax Extension
The Republican-led House passed legislation Tuesday to continue a payroll tax cut extension that affects 160 million workers, but Democrats balked at a separate provision that would force federal approval of the hotly debated Keystone oil pipeline to run from Canada to Texas. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
Hunt for Elusive Higgs Boson Continues
Evidence of the elusive Higgs Boson may be peeking out from some very dense data, but scientists at CERN are not ready to conclude that they've found it, they said Tuesday. What does the Higgs boson mean to physics, and how will particle physicists know when they've found it?
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| Dec. 13, 2011
Singer Anthony Hamilton Encourages Teens to Stay in School
According to the Children's Defense Fund, more than 400,000 children are registered in the foster care system in the United States, and less than one in four are adopted each year.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
'Record Inequality Between Rich and Poor,' According to OECD
Today we feature a short, simple, surprising inequality video that sums up a lot of recent research from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the 34-member OECD. Take a look.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.
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| Dec. 13, 2011
3 Weeks Before Iowa, Gingrich-Romney Fight Gets Personal
The rivalry between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney veered from political differences to personal attacks Monday, marking a sharp turn in the Republican presidential nominating fight just three weeks before the Iowa caucuses.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
What Would Impact of a Payroll Tax Increase Be in Your County?
President Obama and Democrats are daring Republicans to let a payroll tax break expire. Such an increase in the payroll tax could hit the U.S. economy hard in two different ways when you look at the impacts using Patchwork Nation's breakdown of 12 county types.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
What Do Tax Rates' Ups and Downs Mean for Economic Growth?
Do higher tax rates slow economic growth? As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at the history of taxes.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
Ahead of Iowa Caucuses, GOP Candidates Engaging in 'a Nationalized Race'
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich remained the front-runner in the Republican presidential race Monday, with three weeks to go until Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses. Judy Woodruff discusses the 2012 GOP campaign with Susan Page of USA Today and Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Political Report.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
News Wrap: Occupy Protesters Block Busy Portland Port
In other news Monday, Occupy Wall Street protesters tried to blockade some of the West Coast's busiest ports. Hundreds of people gathered at the port of Portland, Ore., blocking trucks from entering two terminals. Also, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin got some competition in the country's presidential race.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
Obama Marks Troop Withdrawal: U.S. Will Be 'Enduring Partner' for Iraq
President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki held a final summit Monday before the last American troops withdraw from Iraq. Jeffrey Brown reports on the Dec. 31 deadline that comes after 8 years of war and nearly 4,500 Americans killed.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
What's a 'Top Marginal Tax Rate'?
The amount taxpayers owe Uncle Sam every year depends on many factors, especially the amount of income they earn. The United States, along with many other countries, has what's known as a marginal tax rate system -- different levels of our income are taxed at different rates.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
'Record Inequality Between Rich and Poor,' According to OECD
Today we feature a short, simple, surprising inequality video that sums up a lot of recent research from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the 34-member OECD.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
Obama: Time to 'Turn a New Page' in U.S.-Iraqi Relationship
It's been nearly nine years since U.S. soldiers and Marines invaded Iraq. With the last U.S. troops due to leave by year's end, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with President Obama in Washington Monday to chart a new course for the two nations.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
What We're Reading: Durban Deal, Wind Farms and Vocal Fry
A look at the most interesting reads this week from the realm of science, from a new emissions deal in Durban to energy-producing wind farms and the sacrifices they require.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
The Army's Newest Drill: Building Mental and Emotional Resilience
The program -- the largest of its kind in the Army's history -- was launched in 2009 with the intent of boosting the mental toughness of every man and woman in uniform. Army officials hope to reverse the number of troops suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and, all too often, suicide.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Crossings'
Ravi Shankar is founding editor of the online journal of the arts Drunken Boat. He teaches at Central Connecticut State College where he is poet-in-residence and in the MFA program at City University of Hong Kong.
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| Dec. 12, 2011
Do Policies that Slash Spending Drag the Economy Down?
Paul Solman responds to a reader who asks, "Aren't these steps of cutting spending, balancing the budget, etc. the sort of policy decisions that many economists think caused the Great Depression to be so long?"
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| Dec. 12, 2011
President Obama: 2012 Election 'Going to Be a Good Debate'
As President Obama capped off a week of making his case for re-election with an appearance on Sunday's "60 Minutes," a fresh batch of poll numbers show 54 percent of Americans do not believe he deserves a second term.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Why Are Conservatives Happier Than Liberals?
How do feelings about ideology and economic inequality affect a person's happiness? As part of his reporting of Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the connection and asks some liberals at Occupy DC and conservatives at the American Enterprise Institute to grade their own happiness.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Take a Look Behind the Scenes at St. Paul's Storied Penumbra Theatre
In Minnesota, St. Paul's Penumbra Theatre Company is putting on a production of "I Wish You Love," on the life and times of Nat King Cole. Twin Cities Public Television takes a look behind the scenes of the production and the company's history of fighting marginalization and producing productions to raise social consciousness.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Obama's 2012 Strategy, Cordray's Rejection, Gingrich's Surge
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including President Obama's re-election strategy, Newt Gingrich's poll surge in swing states and the Republican-led effort to block Consumer Financial Protection Bureau nominee Richard Cordray from confirmation.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
At Va. Tech, a Sense of Bewilderment, Sadness as Shooting Motive Remains Unclear
The Virginia Tech community was terrorized by another deadly shooting attack Thursday that left a police officer dead, but the response this time by the university and police was much different than the 2007 massacre on campus. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
What Would Debt Deal Mean for Euro, European Union, U.K.?
After marathon talks, the European Union moved closer to a deal to solve the debt crisis. Jeffrey Brown discusses what the agreement might mean for Europe with the EU's Deputy Chief of Mission Francois Rivasseau and Dan McCrum of The Financial Times.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
The Education Conversation
We look at what's happening in the world of education as seen on Twitter, video and other digital destinations.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Weather's Dozen: 2011 Breaks U.S. Billion-Dollar Disaster Record
An evacuation sign asks residents to leave Eagar, Ariz.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Conversation: Why Do Americans Protest Art?
Art can soothe, it can inspire, but it also at times stirs heated passions and outright protest. Why does that happen and why in some cases but not others? That's the subject of the new book, "Not Here, Not Now, Not That!"
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Weather's Dozen: 2011 Breaks U.S. Billion-Dollar Disaster Record
Between fires, twisters, hurricanes, droughts and floods, 2011 has been Mother Nature's most continuously whopping year for the United States.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Weather's Dozen: 2011 Breaks U.S. Billion-Dollar Disaster Record
Between fires, twisters, hurricanes, droughts and floods, 2011 has been Mother Nature's most continuously whopping year for the United States. Data released by NOAA now counts a record of 12 disasters passing the $1 billion mark in 2011 -- smashing the previous record of nine such calamities in 2008.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Nations Address Internet Freedom as Users, and Restrictions, Grow
Twenty-two countries gathered in The Hague this week to pledge their support for Internet freedoms around the world, but governments, companies and bloggers alike pointed to a host of problems facing Internet users and providers.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development. This week, strides in experimental HIV therapy and surprising news about fatal snake bites in the United States.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Gwen's Take: Black Holes and Campaign 2012
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley have discovered something awesome: monster black holes -- 10 billion times the mass of the sun -- that suck in everything around them.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Great Lakes: Beyond the Biology
Lake Superior is warming at an alarming rate, according to oceanographer Tom Johnson of the University of Minnesota Duluth. Scientists from the observatory gather data from sediments, microbes and nitrate buildup in the Great Lakes to study how the lakes respond long-term to climate change.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
GOP Rivals Try to Knock Gingrich From His Perch
The polls have crowned Newt Gingrich as Republican front-runner, and now his GOP rivals have recognized the coronation by sharpening their attacks on the former House speaker.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Report Raises New Concerns About Air Force's Disposal of Remains
The Washington Post reported Thursday that incinerated partial remains of 274 troops had been taken from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and disposed of in a landfill in Virginia. Jeffrey Brown discusses the new concerns with The Post's Craig Whitlock, who broke the story.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Seattleites Construct Rain Gardens to Curb Pollution From Stormwater Runoff
In an effort to curb pollution from stormwater runoff, Seattle residents have begun a campaign to build 12,000 rain gardens around the Puget Sound. Katie Campbell of KCTS 9 reports.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Vote-Fraud Protests Could Mean 'Unpalatable Dilemma' for Kremlin
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday of encouraging protesters demonstrating against election fraud. Jeffrey Brown reports on Putin's protest problems.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Occupy Movements in San Diego, Oklahoma City, Boise Dig in
The Occupy Movement stayed in the headlines this week as police broke up the San Francisco camp, but groups are digging in and holding up in many other places around the country. KPBS San Diego, OETA Oklahoma and Idaho Public Television report.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Obama Back in Campaign Mode as White House Sizes up Gingrich, Romney
President Obama is still waiting for Republicans to pick a nominee to challenge him in next year's election, but that hasn't stopped him from entering the campaign fray. Judy Woodruff discusses the state of Mr. Obama's re-election campaign with The Washington Post's Anne Kornblut and The New York Times' Jeff Zeleny.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Deadly Virginia Tech Shootings Bring Back Fears, Memories
Shootings Thursday on the campus of Virginia Tech left two people dead, and roused fears and memories of the tragedy that occurred there four years ago. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Science, Skin Deep
Carl Zimmer's latest book, "Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed," includes a virtual gallery of science-inspired tattoos, the stories of the scientists behind the ink and the science behind the stories. Here is a sample from his book.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
The Art of the Science Tattoo
Proof that scientists are a creative, edgy tribe, and eager to express themselves beyond the conference lecture and the journal abstract: a book of more than 1,000 images of body art, from DNA to galaxies.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
In 'Crime Unseen,' Violence Is All Around Us
Crime has long fascinated the imagination, from Sherlock Holmes to film portrayals of Al Capone and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to TV shows such as "Law and Order" and "Dexter." The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College in Chicago examines the attraction in the exhibit, "Crime Unseen."
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| Dec. 8, 2011
White House Pets During the Holidays
From Bo lookalikes planted around the White House, to one of the Fords' puppies snacking on an ornament, view photos of the White House pets through the years at holiday time.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
What Happens To China if the U.S. Defaults on Its Debt?
Business and economics correspondent Paul Solman answers a reader's question about what would happen to China and all the U.S. debt it owes if the U.S. were to default.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
'Crime Unseen' at the Museum of Contemporary Photography
In "Crime Unseen" at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, artists look at crime and violence through the lens of a camera.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
From Racoons to Singing Strays, a Tour of the White House Pets
Many presidents' cherished pets have made their mark in the public eye -- and on the White House lawn. They've made movies, "written" books and received fan mail from around the country. View a slide show of first pets at the holidays and take our quiz.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Culture Canvas
A roundup of the week's arts and culture headlines.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Woodruff: Gingrich's Rise Throws New Unpredictability into GOP Race
The contest for the Republican nomination for president in 2012 has suddenly grown a lot more unpredictable. With Newt Gingrich's emergence in November as a favorite among conservative voters, Mitt Romney is facing his toughest challenger yet.
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| Dec. 8, 2011
Gingrich's Surge Spreads to Swing States
The Newt Gingrich surge has spread beyond Iowa and South Carolina, and now extends to Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to the Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released Thursday.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
A Possible Second Home for Humanity Found, but the Commute's Brutal
Scientists have discovered a so-called "Goldilocks" planet with a temperature that is not too hot, not too cold, but maybe just right to support life. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over Ownership of Montana's Rivers
Montana's rivers are pristine and iconic, but they are also at the center of a property rights dispute that wound up before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the details of the dispute with Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nominee Cordray Faces Senate Battle
Richard Cordray, President Obama's latest pick to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, faces an uphill battle for confirmation in the Senate this week. Judy Woodruff discusses the nomination and disagreement over the new agency's structure with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
News Wrap: Rod Blagojevich Given 14-Year Sentence
In other news Wednesday, the former Democratic governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, was sentenced to 14 yeas in prison for corruption. He was convicted of trying to sell the appointment to President Obama's Senate seat. Also, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was jailed on new counts of sexual abuse.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
'A Big Surprise' as Sebelius Nixes Plan B for Young Girls Without Prescription
In a very public disagreement Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius blocked the Food and Drug Administration from allowing girls under 17 to buy the Plan B morning-after pill without a prescription. Jeffrey Brown discusses the controversy with Rob Stein of The Washington Post.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
U.S. Charter School Enrollment Hits Milestone, But Questions Remain
More and more students are attending charter schools in the United States, but performance results from these independent schools are still a mixed bag.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
Plan B to Remain Off-Limits to Many Teens
The Food and Drug Administration was preparing to announce Wednesday that it would lift the age restriction requiring teens under 17 to have a prescription for the drug. But at the last minute, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled the decision.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
Rick Perry's Latest TV Ad Appeals to Religious Voters
Texas Gov. Rick Perry released a new television ad Wednesday aimed at courting socially conservative voters, a key voting bloc in next month's Iowa caucuses.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
All That Jazz and More: Trombone Shorty's 'Supafunkrock'
The New Orleans musical tradition, as storied and varied as it is, can add another name to its impressive list of native sons and musical styles: Trombone Shorty and his "Supafunkrock."
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| Dec. 7, 2011
The Daily Frame
Pedestrians walk past a billboard with the image of a U.S. $100,000 bill in New York City on Tuesday.
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| Dec. 7, 2011
President Obama's 2012 Pitch: 'Everyone Gets a Fair Shot'
With the election 11 months away, President Obama outlined a populist argument for a second term in Osawatomie, Kan., the same town where in 1910, Theodore Roosevelt delivered his "New Nationalism" speech calling for a strong central government that "must be freed from the sinister influence or control of special interests."
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| Dec. 6, 2011
Newly Discovered Massive Black Holes Dwarf Previous Record Holders
Astronomers recently discovered two massive black holes more than 300 million light years away. Nothing, not even light, can escape the pull of these black holes, which are each 10 billion times the mass of the sun. University of California, Berkeley professor Chung-Pei Ma joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the latest findings.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
Parlez-Vous? Some Louisiana Pupils Being Immersed in French Instruction
Louisiana's French heritage is being embraced in many immersion classrooms in the state. It goes beyond language -- some students are learning math, science and social studies in French. Sue Lincoln of Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Southern Education Desk reports.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
Death of NHL 'Enforcer' Boogaard Puts Spotlight on Repeated Head Trauma
Brain research done after the death of Derek Boogaard, a National Hockey League brawler who was just 28, found that he had a degenerative condition similar to Alzheimer's caused by repeated head trauma. Jeffrey Brown speaks with The New York Times' John Branch and Dr. Robert Cantu for more on the issues raised by the death.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
With Detroit on Brink of Financial Disaster, State Steps In
With Detroit on track to completely run out of cash in four months, Michigan's government began a 30-day review of the Motor City's beleaguered finances Tuesday. That process could lead to a state takeover. Desiree Cooper of Detroit Public TV reports.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
News Wrap: Obama Condemns Economic Inequality, Calls for Reforms
In other news Tuesday, President Barack Obama condemned economic inequality in the United States during a speech in Kansas and called for progressive reforms. Also, Bank of America has agreed to pay $315 million to investors who said they were misled about risky mortgages.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
Possible Compromise on Labeling of Combat-Related PTSD
Some Army officers and mental health advocates have been calling for a change in the "PTSD" moniker on the basis that calling it a "disorder" is stigmatizing soldiers and preventing them from getting the help they need.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
Economic Comedian Compares China-U.S. Relations to Teen...Romance
Getting back to his roots, Standup Economist Yoram Bauman begins his latest dispatch from Beijing by testing just how far you can apply the First Amendment in modern-day China. Yoram takes some liberties in a bookstore supposed to be a 'free speech zone.' Indeed, he pushes the envelope.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
Political Storms Swirl in Cash-Strapped California
The state does not have enough money to cover expenses: it will be $3.7 billion short this season. So all eyes are on the governor to see if he can rescue a state in serious trouble.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
The Daily Frame
Dresses once worn by Elizabeth Taylor at "The Collection Of Elizabeth Taylor" auction press preview at Christie's in New York City.
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| Dec. 6, 2011
Polls Show More Good News for Gingrich
Another day, and two more polls affirming Newt Gingrich's position as the new front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
Politics, Race Play Role in Presidential Pardons, Investigation Finds
People who are white and well-connected are more likely to receive presidential pardons, a ProPublica investigation discovered this week. ProPublica's Dafna Linzer goes over the details of the investigation with Gwen Ifill.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
For Wind Energy's Future, Researchers Look High in the Sky
The next major innovation in wind power might not involve big, white turbines dotting the countryside. KQED QUEST reports on research being done on "tethered airfoils" that could capture wind energy more efficiently that earthbound turbines. This report is part of the NewsHour's Connect series of quality public media reporting.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
After String of Disasters, Aid Organizations Struggle to Meet Demands
Private aid organizations are struggling to maintain their funding levels for relief efforts in the wake of multiple crises around the world. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the trend as part of the Under-Told Stories project.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
After Surging in Polls, How Could Newt Gingrich Clinch Nomination?
A month away from the Iowa caucuses, two new polls show that the race for the Republican presidential nomination has a new frontrunner: Newt Gingrich. Judy Woodruff takes a look at the latest poll results with The Washington Post's Dan Balz and J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Company, which conducted one of the Iowa polls.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
News Wrap: Democrats Introduce New Plan to Extend Payroll Tax Cuts
In other news Monday, Senate Democrats unveiled a new plan to extend payroll tax cuts due to expire later this month. Also, bombings in Iraq killed at least 32 people, and about 10,000 Russians protested in Moscow over parliamentary elections.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
U.S. Postal Service Faces Big Changes Amid Struggle to Deliver on Profitability
The likelihood that a stamped letter could reach its destination by the next day will be virtually eliminated due to billions in U.S. Postal Service cuts announced Monday. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the cuts and what's next for the postal service and its customers.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
Surge of Young Nurses Could Help Reverse Shortage
According to a report published Monday in the journal Health Affairs, young registered nurses are now entering the workforce at a rate not seen since the 1970s. So what does that mean for an aging U.S. population that will need health care?
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| Dec. 5, 2011
Researchers Discover Monstrous Supermassive Black Holes
Researchers have discovered a monster black hole that appears to be the most massive found to date, weighing as much as 21 billion times the mass of our sun, in an elliptical galaxy some 300 light years away.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Prayer for the Hanoi Man Who Waits for Breakdowns on His Block'
Jennifer Richter is author of the collection, "Threshold," winner of the 2009 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition.
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| Dec. 5, 2011
Gingrich Leads GOP Field in Iowa, Surges in New Hampshire
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich claimed the top spot in a pair of polls released in Iowa over the weekend, both of which showed him with comfortable leads ahead of the state's Jan. 3 nominating contest.
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| Dec. 3, 2011
Herman Cain Suspends Bid for GOP Presidential Nomination
Herman Cain announced Saturday he was suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, citing the "painful price" sexual harassment and extramarital affair allegations have had on his family.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Gingrich's 'Skeletons,' Bill Clinton's 'Second Act,' Tax Cuts
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the likelihood of Newt Gingrich being elected president, Bill Clinton's post-presidential work, lawmakers' struggles over the payroll tax cut extension and Rep. Barney Frank's legacy.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Bill Clinton on Obama: 'I Think He'll Be Re-elected'
In an interview with Judy Woodruff Friday, former President Bill Clinton discussed his new book, "Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy," his new collaboration with President Obama to promote energy efficiency and create jobs, his 2012 predictions and his relationship with GOP candidate Newt Gingrich.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Creating Jobs in the Volunteer State: Why Are Employers Reluctant to Hire?
Republicans have been saying that businesses aren't hiring because of uncertainty about regulation, the cost of health insurance and the cost of borrowing money. As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman traveled to Tennessee to see if companies are creating more paying jobs in the Volunteer State.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
U.S. Jobs Picture Shows Some Promise, but Many in 'Very Long Struggle' for Work
The November unemployment report came out Friday, and it showed new job creation and a surprising drop in unemployment. However, the outlook remains bleak for many job seekers. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest numbers with Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial and Carl Van Horn of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Woodruff: Clinton Talks Jobs, Election Year Politics
Former President Bill Clinton is incapable of giving a dull interview. So when his latest book came out, a 196-page "short" look, in his words, at why government needs to be involved to get the economy moving again, I didn't have to think twice about whether it was worth talking to him about it.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Saturday Is 'Decision Day' for GOP Presidential Contender Herman Cain
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Friday he would make an announcement Saturday about the future of his floundering campaign.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Conversation: 'Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane'
Michelangelo Caravaggio was one of the great painters in the history of Western art. He also remains one of the most mysterious and elusive of artistic geniuses. A new biography wrestles with the man, his times and his work. "Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane" is by Andrew Graham-Dixon.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Study: Few Healthy Food Choices At Calif. Children's Hospitals
Researchers with the UCLA School of Medicine and RAND Corporation visited the state's 14 major children's hospitals last year and found many less-than-ideal food options. According to their study published Thursday in Academic Pediatrics, only 7 percent of hospital entrees were deemed healthy.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Culture Canvas
A roundup of the week's arts and culture headlines.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Quantum Entanglement Links Two Diamonds
Usually a finicky phenomenon limited to tiny, ultracold objects, entanglement has now been achieved for macroscopic diamonds at room temperature. Diamonds have long been available in pairs--say, mounted in a nice set of earrings. Physicists have now taken that pairing to a new level, linking two diamonds on the quantum level.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Unemployment Falls To 8.6 Percent
Reports all week suggested that job creation was on the upswing. Friday's November report confirmed it. 120,000 new jobs created.140,000 in the private sector (government shrank by 20,000). Numbers to make a free market enthusiast beam. Plus, upward revisions of 20,000 jobs for October and a whopping 52,000 in September alone.
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| Dec. 2, 2011
Gingrich: 'I'm Going to Be the Nominee'
Newt Gingrich is looking to bring some certainty to a Republican presidential race that has been anything but settled. "I'm going to be the nominee," the former House speaker confidently told ABC News on Thursday.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
For 'Soldiers' in Mexico's Drug War, 'More Murders Than They Can Count'
The death toll continues to mount in Mexico's drug war. Hari Sreenivasan and Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost discuss his new book "El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency," an account of his more than 10 years investigating the country's criminal cartels.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
Barney Frank on Dysfunction in Congress: 'Blame James Madison'
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank announced this week that he would not seek re-election next year after more than four decades in politics. Judy Woodruff and Frank discuss his legacy, his decision to retire, the U.S. housing crisis, Europe's ongoing debt problems, and dysfunction in Congress and the U.S. political system.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
For Frequent Fliers, How Big a Concern Is Backscatter Body Scan Radiation?
As millions of Americans take to the skies for holiday travel, some scientists have raised concerns about the small dose of ionizing radiation emitted by backscatter full-body scanners used to screen passengers at U.S. airports. In partnership with ProPublica, Miles O'Brien examines what we do and don't know about the machines.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
When Will We See an AIDS-Free Generation?
On World AIDS Day, President Obama pledged Thursday to provide HIV treatment for millions more around the world. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state of the epidemic with U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby, clinic director Dr. Patricia Nkansah-Asamoah and David Ernesto Munar of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
News Wrap: Lawmakers Butt Heads Over Payroll Tax Cut Extention
In other news Thursday, Senate Democrats and Republicans moved to block each other's plans for extending the payroll tax cut. Democrats wanted to pay for it with a surtax on millionaires, but the GOP said that would only penalize job creators. Also, auto sales in November may turn out to be the strongest in more than two years.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
Obama Pledges More Support for HIV Treatment
President Obama marked World AIDS Day Thursday by pledging a stepped-up effort to reach more victims of the pandemic that began 30 years ago and has since infected an estimated 66 million people worldwide. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
For HIV Advocates, 'Unprecedented' Moment Collides with Fiscal Worries
As the United States marks World AIDS Day, the mixture of hope and uncertainty is particularly potent for patients: At the very moment it seems the technology and know-how may finally be in place to bring about a virtual end to the epidemic in the U.S., advocates say their funding base has never been more uncertain.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
An SEC 'Smackdown'
Peter Steiner is the New Yorker cartoonist best known for his 1993 cartoon of two dogs looking at a computer monitor as one says to the other: "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." He sent us an economics cartoon the other day and said we could share it, which we do herewith.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
An Illustrated History of AIDS
The colorful posters have graced walls and subways in London, New York, and Paris. But they weren't ads for the latest haute couture -- they were all once part of public health campaigns aimed at raising awareness of AIDS. Dr. Edward Atwater, 85, began collecting the posters more than two decades ago.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
Proposed Military Custody for Terror Suspects Could Derail Defense Bill
As the Senate prepares for a final vote on the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, battles from the early days of the war on terror threaten to derail a $662 billion defense authorization bill and bring a presidential veto.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
Behind the Backscatter: The Health, Security Implications of Body Scanners
On Thursday's NewsHour broadcast, Miles O'Brien reports on the safety of the latest backscatter body-scanning machines that are widely used in American airport security. Hari Sreenivasan caught up with Miles this week to get some behind-the-scenes intelligence on the piece.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
'Harry Callahan at 100' at the National Gallery of Art
Harry Callahan was one of the most innovative and influential photographers of the 20th century. On the centennial of his birth, an exhibition of his work at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., explores his work.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
Photographer Harry Callahan at 100
His photographs don't enjoy nearly the same popular and iconic appeal as those of his one-time mentor Ansel Adams. But a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is paying homage the under-appreciated yet innovative work of American photographer Harry Callahan.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
The Daily Frame
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs at its opening night gala Wednesday at New York City Center. The dance company's five-week New York season will be the first led by new Artistic Director Robert Battle, who replaced Judith Jamison, the longtime face of the company, dancer and choreographer.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
Knives Getting Sharper in GOP Fight
The reverberations from Mitt Romney's recent interview on Fox News are still being felt -- and the manner in which they settle could go a long way toward determining the shape of the GOP race in the coming weeks.
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Nov. 30, 2011
As Lipitor's Patent Expires, Is Era of 'Blockbuster Drugs' Over?
After 14 years on the market, the most profitable prescription drug in history, Lipitor, is going generic as patients, doctors and the pharmaceutical industry wait to see what will happen. Margaret Warner discusses the implications with Dr. Jerry Avorn of Harvard Medical School.
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| Nov. 30, 2011
Amid Sagging Support, Does Tea Party Have Staying Power for 2012?
The Tea Party burst on the scene as a new political force, but does it have staying power? Judy Woodruff discusses the movement's influence with The Pew Research Center's Andy Kohut and The New York Times' Kate Zernike.
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| Nov. 30, 2011
How Would Payroll Tax Extensions Be Funded?
President Obama wants to extend a payroll tax cut and many Republicans do too, but both sides are far apart on how to get it done. Gwen Ifill discusses how the extension could be funded with White House National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
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| Nov. 30, 2011
Occupy DC's 'Roving Kabaret'
Recently, Occupy DC hosted a 'Roving Kabaret' ('K' as in K St., which is one of the locations where the organization has set up tent) of various theatrical troupes that support the Occupy movement.
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| Nov. 30, 2011
The Roots Get Conceptual on 'undun'
After 25 years, a dozen records and multiple awards, the Roots are trying something new -- a full-length concept album.
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| Nov. 30, 2011
The Daily Frame
Mexican demonstrators, their faces painted like skulls, protest against violence in the country during a march in Mexico City this Sunday.
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| Nov. 30, 2011
Worms in Space: Will Invertebrate Astronauts Help Us Get to Mars?
In December 2006, the Discovery space shuttle launched into orbit carrying 400 soil-dwelling, bacteria-munching microscopic worms. Though not the first worms in space, they were still pioneers, producing 12 new generations of offspring. A team of scientists observed the worms via video beamed back from space.
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| Nov. 30, 2011
Cain to Reassess Campaign, Asks Supporters to Stick with Him
A day after an Atlanta woman named Ginger White said she had a 13-year romantic affair with Herman Cain, the one-time front-runner in the 2012 Republican primary said on a conference call Tuesday that he would reassess his campaign.
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| Nov. 29, 2011
Legendary Saxophonist Sonny Rollins on His Enduring Love for Jazz
On Saturday, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., will bestow its Kennedy Center Honors on five of the nation's leading artists. One is legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins, who is still performing at age 81. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Rollins to discuss his life's work.
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| Nov. 29, 2011
Fed Faces New Scrutiny for Trillions in Assistance to Banks After Crisis
A report published Monday raises new questions about money that the Federal Reserve provided to banks in the wake of the financial crisis. Judy Woodruff discusses the report with Bob Ivry of Bloomberg News.
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| Nov. 29, 2011
Falling U.S. House Prices Not a Good Sign
The punchline: housing prices declined in September -- not a good sign. Here's a summary of the data and a brief roundup of what others are making of the latest numbers:
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| Nov. 29, 2011
How Effective Is Justice Department Crackdown on Counterfeit Goods Dealers?
The Justice Department used Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, to shut down 150 websites that were allegedly peddling fake shoes, sporting goods and handbags. Gwen Ifill discusses the crackdown on counterfeit goods with author Larry Downes and Steve Tepp of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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| Nov. 29, 2011
News Wrap: Cain Reassesses 2012 Run After Woman Claims Long-Term Affair
In other news Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is reassessing his run for the White House. He spoke to staffers after an Atlanta woman claimed she'd had a 13-year affair with him. Also, protesters in Iran stormed the British Embassy.
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| Nov. 29, 2011
Employees Expected to 'Bear the Burden' of American Airlines Bankruptcy
After 81 years of flying, American Airlines landed in federal bankruptcy court Tuesday, filing for Chapter 11 protections against its creditors. Judy Woodruff discusses what's behind the bankruptcy with Ben Mutzabaugh of USA Today.
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| Nov. 29, 2011
Extended Interview: Sonny Rollins
Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Rollins when he was in Washington to perform at the Kennedy Center to talk about his life as a saxophonist and composer. In this excerpt of their conversation, Rollins talks about what other jazz greats have meant to him.
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| Nov. 29, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.
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| Nov. 29, 2011
Ad Gives Taste of Potential Obama-Romney Election Battle
The Iowa caucuses may be five weeks away, but the way that Democrats and Mitt Romney's campaign clashed on Monday, it seemed as if the general election were around the corner.
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| Nov. 28, 2011
N.Y. Judge Rejects SEC's $285M Deal With Citigroup as 'Unfair, Unreasonable'
A federal judge on Monday rejected a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup over mortgage deals dating back to the housing bust and the financial crisis. Ray Suarez discusses the latest developments with Edward Wyatt of The New York Times and Jacob Frenkel of Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker.
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| Nov. 28, 2011
Union Leader Publisher on Gingrich Endorsement: 'He's a Guy With Ideas'
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is leading in the polls and picked up a key endorsement from an influential New Hampshire newspaper. Gwen Ifill discusses the Republican presidential field and the endorsement with Union Leader Publisher Joe McQuaid and Susan Page of USA Today.
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| Nov. 28, 2011
Occupy DC's 'Roving Kabaret'
Occupy DC recently hosted a "Roving Kabaret" ("K" as in K Street, which is where the organization has set up tents) that toured places around Washington, D.C., with historical significance to workers' rights movements. At each spot, organizers explained its place in history and various theatrical troupes and musicians performed.
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| Nov. 28, 2011
Is America Addicted to War?
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about whether we are addicted to war, and if we ever actually bother about the cost of it.
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| Nov. 28, 2011
Rep. Barney Frank Announces Plans to Retire
Longtime Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2012, ending a career that stretched more than three decades fighting for liberal causes.
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| Nov. 28, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'The Radioactive Dating Game'
Mala Radhakrishnan is an assistant professor at Wellesley College and is the author of a book of poems about chemistry called "Atomic Romances, Molecular Dances." Her aim is to use poetry, but also easy-to-understand analogies to teach such subjects as thermodynamics, kinetics and molecular reactions.
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| Nov. 28, 2011
Gingrich Looks to Build on Momentum
By picking up a coveted newspaper endorsement over the weekend to go along with his front-runner status in many recent national polls, Newt Gingrich heads into the final month of 2011 with plenty of momentum.
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| Nov. 25, 2011
New Nixon Tapes Reveal Details of Meeting With Anti-War Activists
Recently released audio recordings detail President Richard Nixon's surreal meeting with anti-Vietnam War protesters at the Lincoln Memorial one night more than four decades ago. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Nov. 25, 2011
Shields and Brooks on GOP Foreign Policy Debate, Supercommittee Failure
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including GOP hopefuls' attempt to draw sharp distinctions on foreign policy during their latest debate, the shift on immigration among Republicans and the failure of the deficit supercommittee.
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| Nov. 25, 2011
Detroit Tackles Dropout Crisis By Engaging Students, Parents
Education Secretary Arne Duncan has called Detroit, where four out of 10 children don't graduate from high school, "arguably, the worst school district in the country." Hari Sreenivasan and Detroit Public Television report on how the city's public schools are tackling poor graduation rates.
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| Nov. 25, 2011
Reporter's Notebook: Helping Students Succeed in Detroit
The facts that paint a bleak, dark, down-and-out Motor City are not scarce. Whether it is the unemployment, or foreclosures, or crime, Detroit finds itself on lists like Forbes' 20 most miserable cities. But when it comes to education, a turnaround is under way.
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| Nov. 25, 2011
If Bank Deposits Pay So Little, Why Do Mortgages Cost So Much?
Question: My first mortgage in 1970 was at a rate of 2.0 to 2.5 percent above the bank's saving account rate. Now, savings pay virtually no interest, but mortgages are 5 percent or more. Why?
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| Nov. 25, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
The NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development, including an update on how the economic crisis has impacted funding for AIDS, TB and malaria.
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| Nov. 25, 2011
Curiosity Rover Prepped to Begin 300 Million-Mile Journey to Mars
Weather permitting, the Mars Science Laboratory will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:02 a.m. ET Saturday and start its eight-month, 354-million-mile journey to Mars.
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| Nov. 25, 2011
Why Does Health Care Cost So Much in the United States?
Staying healthy in the United States is expensive. In fact, in 2009, the average annual cost of healthcare was $7,960 per person -- two and a half times what it was in Japan for the same year. A new OECD comparing health care costs in 34 countries provides some surprising data about disparities in the cost of health care.
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| Nov. 24, 2011
Author Takes Fresh Look at Shaping of U.S. Cultural, Political Landscape
In his new book, author and historian Colin Woodard explores how America was shaped by settlement patterns dating back to the time of the first Thanksgiving. Margaret Warner talks with Woodard about "American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America."
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| Nov. 24, 2011
In Aftermath of Financial Crisis, Who's Being Held Responsible?
As anger over the financial crisis lingers, questions remain as to who has been held accountable for their role in creating the conditions that led to the meltdown ... and who has not. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Nov. 24, 2011
After Infusion of New Energy, 'Occupy DC' Shows No Signs of Letting Up
Hari Sreenivasan reports on the 'Occupy' movement in Washington, D.C., where demonstrators have settled in after getting a shot in the arm from some energetic protesters who traveled down from New York City.
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| Nov. 24, 2011
What's on the Menu in School Cafeterias?
Lawmakers recently weighed in on what's in school lunches, a battle that attracted a great deal of attention from the food industry. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Nov. 24, 2011
Retailers Kick Off Holiday Shopping Season Early
Friday is the traditional kickoff of the holiday retail season, but some stores are opening a day early. Correspondent Tom Bearden looks at how that's playing out in Denver, Colo., where some say the rush to start shopping is infringing on the Thanksgiving holiday.
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| Nov. 24, 2011
The Education Conversation
This week we look at what's happening in the world of education as seen on Twitter, video and other digital destinations.
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| Nov. 24, 2011
From Lincoln to Obama: Thanksgivings at the White House
President Obama pardoned the official Thanksgiving turkey in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday. See a slide show documenting past presidents' Thanksgiving celebrations, including shots of turkeys who were lucky enough to receive a pardon ... and some who weren't.
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| Nov. 24, 2011
Packing Up After 8 Years in Iraq
After a nearly nine-year war, all but a handful of U.S. forces will be leaving Iraq by the end of this year. As they close up shop, we checked in with Major Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, chief spokesman for the United States Forces-Iraq, to get a sense of what life is like there now.
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| Nov. 24, 2011
Iraq: Breaking Down a Base
In the months leading up to their departure by the end of 2011, U.S. troops were packing up and moving out of bases that will be transferred to Iraqi hands. View a slide show of the troops' final weeks in Iraq.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
Tiny Mussels Invade Great Lakes, Threaten Fishing Industry
Tiny mussels are invading the Great Lakes, threatening the health of the waterways and the livelihoods of fishermen. Ash-har Quraishi of WTTW Chicago reports.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
Bachmann: Gingrich's Immigration Stance 'Most Liberal' in GOP Race
In an interview Wednesday with Jeffrey Brown, GOP presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., discussed her GOP rivals' views on immigration, her choice of language on the campaign trail, what the U.S. should do with enemy combatants and criticized the Obama administration for its handling of Solyndra's loan guarantee.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
GOP Hopefuls Draw Sharp Divisions on Foreign Policy at Debate
Eight Republican candidates gathered Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., for their 11th debate, which centered on foreign policy and national security. Ray Suarez recaps the debate with NPR's Ari Shapiro.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
Economic Inequality and the New Mommy Divide
A majority of first-time working mothers are now receiving paid maternity leave -- a first since the government started tracking the data in the early 1980s -- according to a new study by the U.S. Census Bureau. They're also much likelier to work longer into their pregnancy and return to work sooner than their mothers did.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
Why Medicare Chief Don Berwick Was Destined to Step Down
Dr. Donald Berwick, the man who has been both praised and reviled as the country's Medicare chief, will step down from his job on December 2nd. The White House announced that Marilyn Tavenner, Berwick's principal deputy and formerly Virginia's top health official, to suceed him.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
From Lincoln to Obama: The White House Celebrates Thanksgiving
A meal shared by Pilgrims and American Indians might get most of the credit for the creation of Thanksgiving, but it was Abraham Lincoln who officially proclaimed the last Thursday in November a holiday, back in 1864. This slide show documents some of the highlights of the presidents' Thanksgiving celebrations.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
MOMA Pays Homage to Experimental Filmmaker Jack Smith
A retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York features 11 newly-preserved prints of Jack Smith's work, which were recently acquired by MoMA as part of its film preservation festival, "To Save and Project." The films are shown as originally intended: on celluloid and in a movie theater.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
On Plenty and Poverty: Thinking About Food at Thanksgiving
It's the kind of conversation that sticks with you -- I was talking to a young father who sells shoes on a patch of public park in Maputo, Mozambique. He buys shoes from a middleman, and the razor-thin gap between his cost and his sale to a passerby forms his profit for peddling his wares 10 hours a day.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
Culture Canvas
A roundup of the week's arts and culture headlines.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
Does Eating Turkey Actually Make Us Sleepy?
Is turkey the sole culprit behind our drowsy spells after Thanksgiving dinner? Or are other side dishes in on the act, too? We turn to Dr. Howard Markel of the University of Michigan for some answers ahead of this year's holiday meal.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
The Daily Frame
Inside the Macy's Parade Studio on Nov. 15 in Moonachie, NJ.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
Gauging Foreign Policy's Importance in GOP Race
What role will foreign policy and national security play in the Republicans' 2012 nomination fight? Judy Woodruff explores those questions and previews Tuesday night's debate with historian Richard Norton Smith and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
Can Tech Startup Schools Teach #TheNextBigThing?
We explore the phenomenon of Startup Accelerators with Tech Stars, AngelPad, Thomas Korte, David Cohen, Vivek Wadhwa, Blackbox Ventures, Wade Roush. Are they helping find the next big thing or fueling a bubble.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
Accelerators Groom Technology Ventures for Success
The Kauffman Foundation, which studies entrepreneurship, recently found that startups create about 3 million new jobs a year. Hari Sreenivasan reports on efforts to nurture promising companies and bring them to market faster.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
After Failed Deficit Deal, Obama Pushes Payroll Tax Cut Extensions
The failure of the deficit supercommittee echoed Tuesday on the campaign trail as President Obama pressed Republicans in New Hampshire to support extending payroll tax cuts for another year. Ray Suarez discusses the failed congressional effort with Paul Krugman of Princeton University and Martin Feldstein of Harvard University.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
Mainstream Economic Media Cry Wolf
I've been saying the following to friends and colleagues for months now: In all my many years as a business and economics reporter, I have never seen a greater cognitive dissonance than in the current coverage of the U.S. bond market.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
Update: Separated Twin Sisters Reunite in Vietnam
When the NewsHour's global health team first met thirteen-year-old Isabella Solimene, she shared a memorable story of being separated from her twin sister as a baby in Vietnam. Recently, she traveled with her family to Vietnam to meet her sister Ha.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
Extreme Weather, Krypton 81 and Bunnies with Terminator-like Vision
A look at the most interesting reads this week in science, from the latest UN climate change report to a rare isotope used to study a massive underground water.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Nov. 22, 2011
The Daily Frame
Fans of German-born, North Carolina-raised hip-hop artist J. Cole( attend a concert last week at Shepherds Bush Empire in London.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
Book Chronicles Fight to Save Web From Sophisticated Computer Worm
In "Worm: The First Digital World War," journalist Mark Bowden chronicles computer security experts' campaign to detect and defeat a sophisticated new computer worm. Margret Warner and Bowden discuss the Conficker worm, which was first detected in 2008 and ultimately invaded at least 12 million computers worldwide.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
As Poorest U.S. City, Reading Also Struggling With High Dropout Rate
One city's struggle to regain its economic footing is also tied to significant problems in its schools. Jeffrey Brown reports from Reading, Pa., as part of our American Graduate series.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
UC Davis Officials Under Fire Amid Outrage Over 'Occupy' Pepper Spraying
There was continuing criticism Monday about University of California, Davis police dousing student activists with pepper spray at close range during demonstrations over the weekend. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
News Wrap: Alleged NYC Bomb Plotter Arrested, Arraigned
In other news Monday, a man accused of plotting to bomb New York City police stations and post offices remained in custody. Jose Pimental, who was under surveillance for at least a year, was arrested over the weekend. Also, Spain's new ruling party came under pressure to spell out its plans to rescue the country's economy.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
Deficit Supercommittee Admits Failure: Now What?
The bipartisan congressional committee charged with cutting the U.S. deficit admitted failure on Monday. Judy Woodruff discusses the legislative logjam with Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Henry Aaron of the Brookings Institution.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
Tweet Your Thanksgiving Travel Tales With #TSATime
In 2010, your tweets helped debunk fears that Thanksgiving travel would be a nightmare due to stricter airport security measures and 'opt-out' protests. This year, we want to hear again first-hand about your experience flying during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
Deficit 'Supercommittee' Throws in the Towel
The bipartisan co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction announced late Monday that the group had failed to reach an agreement. The so-called supercommittee had been charged with finding $1.2 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade, as part of an agreement to lift the country's borrowing limit.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
As Supercommittee Games End, Some Bets on Future of Health Care
Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News gives us her best guesses on how much the health care industry will change in the post-supercommittee world.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
How Do Tax Changes Affect Spending?
Paul Solman answers the following question about taxes and spending: "How does raising or lowering taxes affect the economy? What difference does it make if the government spends the money on tanks, infrastructure, buildings or if the people spend it on 42" TV screens, cars, or home improvements?"
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| Nov. 21, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Radio Crackling, Radio Gone'
Lisa Olstein is the author of the collections, "Radio Crackling, Radio Gone" (Copper Canyon Press, 2006), winner of the Hayden Carruth Award, and "Lost Alphabet" (Copper Canyon Press, 2009). She is associate director of MFA Program for Poets and Writers at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
Saving A Living Language
Mary Hermes of the University of Minnesota, Duluth is a tribal language educator whose research focuses on preserving endangered languages like the Great Lakes region's Ojibwe.
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| Nov. 21, 2011
Supercommittee Headed for Failure
Two days before its Nov. 23 deadline, the congressional supercommittee tasked with creating a plan that would cut $1.2 trillion in the federal budget appears headed for failure.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened Nov. 11 in Bentonville, Ark. The collection was amassed by Alice Walton of the Wal-Mart fortune and includes Asher Durand's landscape "Kindred Spirits," and iconic images, such as Norman Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter" and an Andy Warhol portrait of Dolly Parton.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Supercommittee Gridlock, Cain's Stumble Over Libya
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including gridlock in the congressional deficit supercommittee, GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich's financial entanglements and Herman Cain's stumble over questions about President Obama's handling of Libya.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Was Charles Darwin the Father of Economics as Well?
What does the work of Charles Darwin have to do with economics? As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman talks to Robert H. Frank, author of "The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good," about the connection between economics and the father of evolution.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
For Wisconsin Gov. Walker, Tables Turn as Unions Push Recall Effort
The eyes of the nation were on the political firestorm in Wisconsin last winter when Republican Gov. Scott Walker took on the labor union representing the state's public employees. Wisconsin Public Television's Frederica Freyburg explores how the tables have since turned on Walker.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
With Deadline Nearing, What Happens if Supercommittee Talks Collapse?
The congressional deficit supercommittee ended the week with no deal in hand and a Wednesday deadline looming. Jeffrey Brown discusses the stalemate over taxes and spending with Janet Hook of The Wall Street Journal.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Allen Gets 'Masters' Treatment on PBS
A new film not by but about Woody Allen is coming to the PBS series, "American Masters." It's called "Woody Allen: A Documentary." It comes in two parts and airs on Nov. 20 and 21.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Bob Frank: Congress Will Be Guilty of 'Gross Political Malpractice'
"Bob Frank and PJ O'Rourke AGREE," Paul Solman tweeted recently, referring to the political differences of liberal economist Frank and conservative satirist O'Rourke. "Build the damn bridges. Now."
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Crystal Bridges: a New Home to American Art
The Crystal Bridges Museum opened last week in Bentonville, Ark. The building was designed by Moshe Safdie, and the collection was amassed by Alice Walton of the Wal-Mart fortune.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
FDA Revokes Avastin Approval
The Food and Drug Administration officially pulled the plug on its approval for the use of the drug Avastin in breast cancer treatment.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Gwen's Take: a Little Q&A From the Road
As always, when I break out of my Washington bubble I never fail to be impressed by the degree to which people are engaged in the world around them, frustrated about what they see happening in the nation's capital, and open to hearing more than one answer to a question.
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| Nov. 18, 2011
Gingrich's Past Business Dealings Under Scrutiny
When Newt Gingrich was preparing to launch a run for the White House earlier this year, part of the delay was reportedly his need to unwind the financial entanglements from his multi-million dollar business operation. Those dealings could now be what slows down his presidential bid.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Clyfford Still Museum Opens in Denver
He may be the biggest name in American art history that you've never heard of, but a new museum in Denver is hoping to change that. Clyfford Still was one of the country's leading abstract expressionists of the 20th century, along with Jackson Pollock, Willem De Kooning and Mark Rothko.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Police, 'Occupiers' Clash on Day of Action in Several Cities
The Occupy Wall Street movement marked the end of its second month with marches and demonstrations in several cities, but hundreds of protesters were arrested after clashing with police. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Amid Solyndra Turmoil, How Involved Should Government Be in Energy Research?
Should the government help spur or back certain kinds of energy research? Jeffrey Brown discusses the political storm over the government's backing of the now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra with Eileen Claussen of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and Robert Bryce of The Manhattan Institute.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
News Wrap: Supercommittee Shows No Public Signs of Progress
In other news Thursday, there was no public sign of movement by Congress' deficit supercommittee just days from its deadline. Instead, 72 House Republicans sent a letter opposing tax increases. Democrats also face divisions over spending cuts. Also, Italy's new government won an overwhelming vote of confidence from Parliament.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Idaho Man Charged With Obama Assassination Attempt Led 'Sort of a Troubled Life'
Gunshots that hit the White House on Friday evening eventually led to the arrest of Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, a 21-year-old man from Idaho, on a charge of an attempted assassination of President Obama. Margret Warner discusses the developing story with Charlie Savage of The New York Times.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Who's Happier: Conservatives or Liberals?
Just a quick note on a story we're working on about the link between one's political beliefs, attitudes towards inequality, and personal happiness.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Drooling Electrons, Thermodynamics and Beta Decay ... in Verse
In Mala Radhakrishnan's world, where oxygen and palladium atoms clamor to get into the most sought-after beaker, and tortured carbon atoms become boron swans, chemistry is rift with mystery, jealousy and, yes, romance.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
And Now, Some Good Economic News
Over the last four years, scanning the nation's business headlines has become something best done with a pack of Tums at the ready. From housing to unemployment, looking at the numbers has become a test of intestinal fortitude. But the last few days have brought some bright spots.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Denver Opens a New Home to Clyfford Still
He may be the biggest name in American art history that you've never heard of, but a new museum in Denver is hoping to change that. Clyfford Still was one of the country's leading abstract expressionists of the 20th century, along with Jackson Pollock, Willem De Kooning and Mark Rothko.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Kids with Toothaches: Lost in the Health Care Debate
Somewhat lost in the war of words over health care reform is a stepchild of the debate: dental care. A bad situation is getting worse, especially in California, where Medi-Cal cuts have meant less care for kids.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Culture Canvas
A roundup of the week's arts and culture headlines.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Chu: Decisions Were Not Based on 'Political Considerations'
Energy Secretary Steven Chu told a House panel Thursday that politics did not play a role in his decision to approve a $535 million loan guarantee for the now-defunct solar panel manufacturer.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
How Have Medicaid Dental Benefits Changed in Your State?
Since 1982, every state has provided health benefits to low-income Americans through Medicaid. But in times of economic stress, the optional Medicaid dental benefits often become a prime target for cost-cutting politicians. The map below illustrates the evolution of state Medicaid dental benefits in the last decade.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
Chu Set to Face Tough Questions at Solyndra Hearing
Energy Secretary Steven Chu appears set to push back forcefully on GOP criticism that the Obama administration's $535 million loan guarantee to the now-defunct solar panel manufacturer Solyndra was financially unwise and politically motivated.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Ward, Finney Are Among 2011 National Book Award Winners
Jesmyn Ward's "Salvage the Bones," a novel about a community and family devastated by Hurricane Katrina, won the National Book Award for fiction. The poetry prize went to Nikky Finney for "Head Off & Split," which explores African-American history.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Congress Honors 4 Astronauts With Highest Civilian Honor
Four astronauts were awarded the nation's highest civilian honor on Wednesday: the Congressional Gold Medal. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
'Patriotic Millionaires' Lobby Congress for Higher Taxes on Rich
Members of Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength visited Capitol Hill Wednesday, lobbying Congress for higher taxes on the rich. Jeffrey Brown discuses the group's goals with member Garrett Gruener, who founded Ask.com.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Berkeley Students, 'Occupy Oakland' Protesters Join Forces
Protesters and University of California, Berkeley students are shifting strategies as city officials put more pressure on the ranks of Occupy Oakland. Correspondent Spence Michels reports.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Live Chat Friday at 1 p.m. ET: Lack of Dental Care for Americans
The lack of access to dental care is a problem that affects millions of Americans, Betty Ann Bowser and the NewsHour's health team are reporting in a series this week. Panelists from the American Dental Association, Alaska's Dental Health Aide Therapist program and Remote Area Medical will participate in a live chat Friday.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Program Brings Dental Care to Remote Alaskans, but Some Dentists Are Skeptical
A program to train dental therapists to perform basic care in rural Alaska has been met with both praise and skepticism. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser continues her series of reports on dental costs, coverage and access for Americans.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Executives' Bonuses Draw Rebuke From Lawmakers
The compensation practices at two government-controlled mortgage giants came under heavy fire on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Margret Warner discusses what accounts for executive bonuses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with Politico's Josh Boak and The Wall Street Journal's Nick Timiraos.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
What Does U.S. Military Deployment Mean for Asia-Pacific?
President Obama announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 U.S. troops will head to Australia, but he stopped short of saying the move was meant as a message to China. Ray Suarez explores what the move means for regional politics with Jeffrey Bader of The Brookings Institution and John Higley of the University of Texas at Austin.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
With Eye on China, Obama Boosts U.S. Military Presence in Australia
President Obama announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 American troops are heading to Australia under a new security agreement, but Chinese leaders expressed some skepticism and displeasure at the move. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Woodruff: Florida School Aims to Buck Economic Downturn
Despite the economic downturn -- and budget cuts for higher education -- one Florida university is meeting the challenge by helping students launch their own businesses and partnering with industries to help them find jobs.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
At Tipping Point of Dental Pain, Mother Makes a Tough Choice
A "quick trip" to the dentist usually means a one-hour flight across southern Alaska for Eva Malvich. But that's nothing compared with her other dental adventures. Several weeks ago, the 42-year-old mother of three had to quit her job of 19 years and cash out her retirement savings to pay for a full-scale dental overhaul.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
NewsHour Connect: Supercommittee Fast-Tracks New Farm Bill
Every 5 years Congress passes a bundle of legislation related to food and agriculture. It usually takes a year for stakeholders to voice concerns and Congress to ultimately enact the bill. This year, however, the Farm Bill process is on the fast track. Hari Sreenivasan checks in with Peggy Lowe of Harvest Public Media for more.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Is America a Loan Shark or a Borrowing Walrus?
Wednesday's query of how China keeps its currency undervalued is answered first by Paul, and also by Yoram Bauman, our frequent economist contributor from China
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Leon Keeping Busy With Two Broadway Plays
Kenny Leon is directing two Broadway plays this season: "The Mountain Top," starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Basset, and the Alicia Keys-produced "Stick Fly," starring Dule Hill and Tracie Thoms.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Supercommittee Edging Toward Failure
After another day of private meetings and negotiations on Capitol Hill, the 12-member Congressional supercommittee was apparently no closer Tuesday to its mandated $1.2 trillion deficit reduction deal, and all signs point to a process that will remain gridlocked until the Nov. 23 deadline.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
'Midnight Rising' Takes a New Look at Life, Legend of John Brown
Author Tony Horwitz tells the story of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in his new book, "Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War." Jeffrey Brown and Horwitz discuss the life and evolving legend of Brown.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
NBA Labor Battle Continues, Threatening Entire Season
The entire NBA season is on the brink as talks between players and owners, aimed at ending the lockout, break down. Ray Suarez discusses what's at stake with Ian Thomsen of Sport Illustrated.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
Millions of Americans Face Life Without Dental Care
The lack of access to dental care is a problem that affects millions of Americans. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
Editor: Sandusky 'Probably Did Himself More Harm Than Good' in Costas Interview
In a startling move Monday, Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State defensive coordinator accused of sexually abusing children, defended himself in a telephone interview with Bob Costas on NBC. Margret Warner discusses the scandal's continuing fallout with David Newhouse, editor of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
Congressional Deficit Panel Gridlock Persists as Deadline Nears
Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill still seemed miles apart on a deficit-reduction agreement on Tuesday, with just eight days to go before a self-mandated deadline. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
What's Next for Occupy Wall Street Protests After Judge Bars Camping in Park?
New York City police routed anti-Wall Street protesters from their campsite early Tuesday, and hours later, city officials won a court ruling that backed up their move. Jeffrey Brown discusses the legal arguments involved in the New York protests with attorneys Daniel Alterman and James Copland.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
Occupy Demonstrations Under Pressure Around the Nation
What began as the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York nearly two months ago has now spread to cities across the United States. Here is a roundup of some of the most recent developments in the movement, as reported by our public media partners around the country.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
The Allure of Fool's Arbitrage
Paul Solman and friend-of-making-Sen$e Zvi Bodi answer a reader's question about a friend who hopes to game the inflation game and never pay off his mortgage.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
Tuesday on the NewsHour: 'Midnight Rising'
Tony Horwitz reads from his book, "Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War."
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| Nov. 15, 2011
What Stirred Up the Moon's Ancient Magnetic Field?
Lunar rocks collected during Apollo moon missions revealed a mysterious truth about the ancient history of the moon. These rocks were magnetized -- nearly conclusive evidence that at the time they solidified, four billion years ago, the moon had a powerful magnetic field that has since disappeared.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
New York Police Clear Occupy Protesters in Zuccotti Park
New York City police have cleared out Zuccotti Park, where the first Occupy Wall Street protests began in mid-September, arresting dozens of demonstrators who refused to heed an order to leave the park.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
Cain Stumbles on Libya Questions
Herman Cain struggled Monday during a question-and-answer session with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about whether he supported President Obama's handling of the uprising in Libya.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Harry Belafonte Reflects on Life as a Singer, Actor and Activist
Harry Belafonte is not only a musical icon, but also a lifelong political and social activist. Gwen Ifill talks with Belafonte about his life as a singer, actor and civil rights activist.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Deficit Super Committee Stuck in Stalemate as Deadline Nears
After more than three months of work, the congressional panel charged with finding ways to cut the nation's budget deficit seems to be stuck in neutral. Judy Woodruff discusses the deadlock with super committee member Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Health Reform Law to Face Constitutional Test in Supreme Court
On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments next spring on the constitutionality of the health care reform law. Jeffrey Brown discusses the political and legal implications with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and NPR's Julie Rovner.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
In Alaska, Sesame Chicken With a Side of Perspective
Somehow sesame chicken is never going to be quite the same ... and it's all because of Alaska. Trust me.Our health unit recently went there to do a couple of stories, not on the health effects of Chinese food, but on access to dental care in the United States.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Why a Lesson in Money Plus Math Equals Financial Stability
Sheila Bair, known for her tenacity and contrarian tenure as chairwoman of the FDIC, has a message she wants everyone to learn:Don't buy an inflatable moose head for your wall.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Leaf at the End'
Lily Brown is the author of "Rust or Go Home" (Cleveland State University, 2010).
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| Nov. 14, 2011
NewsHour Connect: World's Largest Dam Removal Set to Restore Ecosystem
The world's biggest dam removal project -- and the second-largest environmental restoration project in U.S. history -- is in progress on the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Did Fracking Cause Oklahoma's Largest Recorded Earthquake? Probably Not.
The biggest earthquake ever recorded in Oklahoma struck on November 5, a magnitude 5.6 temblor that buckled a highway and ruptured water pipes. This quake is part of a skyrocketing rise in seismic activity the state has seen in the past three years, leading many to wonder--and worry--about its cause.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Health Reform Challenge
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review the constitutionality of the health reform law.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Police, Occupy Protesters Clash in Portland, Order Oakland Cleared
Police arrested more than 50 Occupy protesters in Portland while clearing out an encampment in two of the city's parks Sunday afternoon. In Oakland, Calif. police have warned protesters that they must leave a plaza where they have camped out, the fourth such order in that city.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
Time Running Out for Supercommittee
Time is running out for the bipartisan Congressional supercommittee charged with cutting at least $1.2 trillion from the nation's deficit over 10 years, and members are trying to avoid automatic spending cuts to military and domestic projects in the absence of a compromise.
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| Nov. 11, 2011
Shields and Brooks on GOP Race After Perry Flub, 'Occupy' Movement
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry's lapse at the latest GOP debate, Herman Cain's attempt to move past sexual harassment claims and the "Occupy" movement.
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| Nov. 11, 2011
Portland Among Cities Grappling With How to Handle 'Occupy' Protesters
City officials around the nation are confronting the question of how to deal with the "Occupy" protesters who have camped out in public spaces. Jeffrey Brown discusses the growing movement and its implications with Portland Mayor Sam Adams and "Occupy Portland" representative Jim Oliver.
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| Nov. 11, 2011
Job-Seeking Vets Confront Stigma of 'Falling Behind' While Deployed
More than 12 percent of the roughly 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were jobless last month, compared to 9 percent of the total population. As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman looks at the problems many service members face in finding a job back home.
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| Nov. 11, 2011
News Wrap: SEC Penalizes Employees for Failure to Spot Madoff Scheme
In other news Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission penalized eight employees for failing to spot Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme over 16 years. The agency said the measures ranged from pay cuts to suspensions, but no one was fired. Also, a unity government emerged in Greece and economic reforms gained traction in Italy.
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| Nov. 11, 2011
Obama Urges U.S. Employers to Hire Veterans
President Obama declared that the "tide of war is receding" at a ceremony honoring the nation's veterans on Friday, as the military prepares to leave Iraq and begin winding down combat operations in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Nov. 11, 2011
Is Top-Dollar Treatment Getting Americans the Best Health Care in the World?
The new report from the Commonwealth Fund painted a pretty dismal picture of the American health care industry this week. But if you don't have time to read the whole thing, these four graphics -- based on a poll of more than 18,000 adults in the United States and 10 other high-income countries -- should do the trick.
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| Nov. 11, 2011
Conversation: Stephen Mitchell's New Translation of Homer's 'The Iliad'
Stephen Mitchell is a poet and one of the preeminent translators and interpreters of ancient and modern classics. His works include "Gilgamesh," "Tao Te Ching," "The Book of Job," "The Gospel According to Jesus" and "The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke."
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| Nov. 11, 2011
New Google-Powered Jobs Bank Aims to Lower Veteran Unemployment Rate
This Veterans Day, an estimated 12.1 percent of the 1.98 million Gulf-Era II veterans (those who've served at any time since Sept. 11, 2001) are unemployed -- more than three percent higher than the national average. For younger vets aged 18 to 34, a whopping 16.6 percent are unemployed.
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| Nov. 11, 2011
Perry Pokes Fun at Flub on 'Late Show'
Texas Gov. Rick Perry spent Thursday working feverishly to turn the corner on his much maligned brain freeze in Wednesday night's debate. He did no fewer than seven nationally televised interviews, additional radio interviews and ended the day at the Ed Sullivan theater doing David Letterman's Top Ten list.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
'We Still Live Here' Details Effort to Restore Wampanoag Language
The film "We Still Live Here," tells the story of the return of the Wampanoag Indian language, the first time a language with no native speakers has been revived in this country. It's part of our series, in partnership with The Economist magazine, showcasing the art of filmmaking.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Perry Campaign Looks to Rebound From Embarassing Debate Gaffe
Texas Gov. Rick Perry moved to rebound from his embarrassing gaffe at the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday. Judy Woodruff and NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian recap the highlights of the debate.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Obama Administration Delays Keystone XL Pipeline Approval
Should President Obama approve a major extension of the Keystone XL pipeline? Ray Suarez discusses that question, which has divided business, environmental groups and labor unions, with The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
'Shock' Continues Over Penn State Scandal, Paterno's Scarred Legacy
Thursday was the first day of the post-Joe Paterno era at Penn State, after a whirlwind of events that stemmed from sexual abuse charges against a former football coach. Jeffrey Brown discusses the continuing fallout.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
'Where Soldiers Come From' Tracks Close-Knit Unit
In "Where Soldiers Come From," a documentary airing Thursday night on POV, filmmaker Heather Courtney follows a Michigan National Guard over a four-year span that include a deployment to Afghanistan, where they spend their days searching for IEDs.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Woodruff: What Does Political History Tell Us About the Cain Conundrum?
Rick Perry did Herman Cain a favor in the Michigan GOP debate. By failing to remember the name of the third federal agency he intended to shut down if elected president, he claimed unflattering next-day headlines that might have otherwise at least been shared by Cain.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Veterans Jobs Bill Only Part of Obama Jobs Plan to Pass Senate
In a rare showing of bipartisanship in the Senate, a small portion of President Obama's jobs bill designed to help military veterans find employment passed by a vote of 94 to 1 Thursday.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
At APEC Summit, Blending Economic Strategy and Ensemble
A week after Europe's economic woes dominated the G20 summit in France, a different collection of world leaders meet in Hawaii, where they hope to strengthen ties among Asia and the Pacific region's fast-growing markets, from China to Chile.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Bringing Dental Relief for Appalachia's Poorest
Grundy, Va., is one of more than 4,600 places in the country currently experiencing an acute dental shortage. So each fall, hundreds of dentists from throughout the state converge on the town for a "Mission of Mercy" for the area's uninsured. In two days, they extracted 900 teeth.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
5 Big Questions Before Supreme Court on Health Reform Law
The Supreme Court now has six petitions asking the justices to review and answer important constitutional questions about the Obama administration's signature social policy success -- the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Why Are Medical Costs So High?
Paul Solman answer's a readers question about why health care costs so much.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Culture Canvas
A roundup of the week's arts and culture headlines.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
APEC Attire Through the Years
One of the traditions of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit is a group photo in which world leaders don matching outfits from ponchos to pastel silk jackets. We display some of them here.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
'We Still Live Here' Traces Comeback of Wampanoag Indian Language
On Thursday's NewsHour, we'll feature an excerpt of "We Still Live Here," which tells the story of the return of the Wampanoag Indian language, the first time a language with no native speakers has been revived in this country. It's part of our series, in partnership with The Economist magazine, showcasing the art of filmmaking.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
The Daily Frame
Local artist Michael Pilato paints over the image of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky that was in his "Inspiration" mural in University Park, Pa. Sandusky was replaced with a chair and blue ribbon.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Perry Launches Damage Control After Major Debate Flub
You know you didn't have a good night as a presidential candidate if you need to get up early to do a round of morning show interviews in which you have to assert you're staying in the race.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Penn State Ousts Paterno, Spanier
The Penn State board of trustees announced Wednesday night that they have fired legendary football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier, both of whom have been heavily criticized for not taking adequate measures to halt alleged child sexual abuse by former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
Air Force Admits 'Gross Mismanagement' of Soldiers' Remains
Dover Air Force base in Delaware receives America's war dead in solemn ceremonies, but after a year-long investigation, the Air Force acknowledged "gross mismanagement" of some remains within the base's mortuary. Margret Warner discusses the revelations with The Washington Post's Craig Whitlock.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
As Paterno Leaves, Questions Remain on Penn State's Legal Obligations
Legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno announced he will retire at the end of the season after days of scrutiny over his handling of allegations of sexual abuse by his former coach Jerry Sandusky, who was arrested Saturday. Ray Suarez discusses the scandal with trial lawyer Jeff Anderson.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
Indiana Crafts Dropout Remedy Through Choice of Schools
Special correspondent John Tulenko reports from Indiana, where a voucher program allows families to choose religious schools, charter schools and public schools in neighboring districts for their children as part of an effort to provide more options when graduation rates are low.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
Ohio Voters Reject Law Curbing Union Rights
Voters around the country went to the polls on Tuesday to answer some critical ballot questions. Judy Woodruff examines the results in Ohio, where voters overturned a law curbing union rights, with Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
Dancers, Visual Artists Share the Stage at ICA
The Institute of Contemporary Arts/Boston is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. To help mark the occasion, the museum opened a centerpiece exhibition called "Dance/Draw," which explores "the dynamic exchange taking place between visual art and dance today."
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| Nov. 9, 2011
Paterno Says He Will Retire as Penn State Head Coach at End of Season
Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno announced Wednesday that he will retire in light of a firestorm over allegations of sexual abuse by former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who was arrested Saturday on 40 counts of child sexual abuse after a three-year grand jury investigation.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
Labor Scores Big Win in Ohio; 'Personhood' Rejected in Miss.
Two high-profile ballot measures in Ohio and Mississippi headlined this year's off-year elections, and both were resoundingly defeated Tuesday.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
St. Louis Teachers Voice Struggles Over Dropouts
Teachers are struggling to find solutions to the high school dropout crisis plaguing the nation. As part of our American Graduate Project series, Gwen Ifill discusses the challenges educators are facing in the classroom with Civic Enterprises' John Bridgeland.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
California Raids Threaten Medical Marijuana Regulation
In 16 states, marijuana use is legal for medical purposes, but authorities say state laws do not protect growers from federal prosecution. Special correspondent Michael Montgomery of KQED San Francisco looks at how that conflict is playing out in one California community.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Supreme Court Hears Landmark GPS Tracking Case
Can the government track a suspect using a GPS device without a warrant? That question was at the center of a high-profile case before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the oral arguments in the case with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
News Wrap: Penn State's Paterno Comes Under Fire, May Be Forced Out
In other news Tuesday, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno faced growing pressure after charges that a former top assistant sexually abused boys for years. Reports suggested he might be forced out after 46 seasons. Also, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lost his majority in parliament and has said he plans to resign.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Cain Denies Harassment Claim, Vows to Stay in Race
GOP hopeful Herman Cain went before cameras late Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. to deny allegations made by a Chicago-area woman that he made unwanted sexual advances toward her more than a decade ago. Judy Woodruff and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the scandal's impact on Cain's bid for the White House.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Cain Says Bialek's Harassment Claim 'Simply Didn't Happen'
GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain held a news conference Tuesday to "absolutely reject" any claims that he had sexually harassed women, one day after Sharon Bialek publicly accused Cain over an alleged 1997 incident.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Medical Marijuana Growers Face Federal Raids
The industry of growing and distributing marijuana is explored in "The Republic of Cannabis" -- a special series produced in collaboration by KQED, The Center for Investigative Reporting and Frontline.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
How a Little-Known Law Aims to Keep the Screws on Iran
In the days after the U.S. Embassy and its staffers were taken hostage in Tehran in 1979, the United States invoked an obscure law and declared Iran a threat to its national security.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
The Education Conversation
We're starting a new feature on the Rundown - a look at what's happening in education as seen through Twitter, video and other digital destinations.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Conversation: Julian Barnes, Winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize is given annually to a novel by an author in Britain, Ireland or one of the Commonwealth nations. It is highly prestigious, as well as often highly contentious and controversial. This year was no exception. This year's prize went to one of Britain's leading writers, winning for his first time, Julian Barnes.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
A Solution to Rural Alaska's Dental Problems?
The need for dental care in rural Alaska is huge. According to a recent CDC report, the rate of cavities among rural Alaska Native children is four and a half times greater than the general population of U.S. children of the same age.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Asteroid Encounter: YU55 To Fly By Earth on Tuesday
This radar image of asteroid 2005 YU55 was obtained at 2:45 pm ET on Nov.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.
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| Nov. 8, 2011
Voters Head to Polls With Union Rights, Abortion at Stake
Both Mississippi and Kentucky are home to gubernatorial contests Tuesday, but those elections for the highest office in the state are being overshadowed by controversial and base-energizing ballot measures in Ohio and Mississippi.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
The Story of Humanity Told Through '100 Objects'
In "A History of the World in 100 Objects," British Museum director Neil MacGregor recounts the history of civilization, told through 100 treasures from the museum. Jeffrey Brown and MacGregor discuss his book.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
49 Million Americans in Poverty, Census Calculates
The Census Bureau released a new unofficial count of poverty in America on Monday, showing about 16 percent of the population live at or below the poverty line. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins and the Institute for Women's Policy Research's Heidi Harrmann.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Penn State's Storied Football Program Rocked by Sexual Abuse Scandal
A sexual abuse scandal involving a former football coach has emerged at Penn State University. Margret Warner discusses the investigation into former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky with Patriot-News' Sara Ganim.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
News Wrap: Jury Finds Doctor Guilty in Michael Jackson's Death
In other news Monday, a Los Angeles jury found Michael Jackson's doctor guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Dr. Conrad Murray showed little reaction as he was convicted of administering dangerous amounts of the anesthetic propofol then leaving the pop star unattended.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Will Latest Cain Harassment Allegations Go Beyond 'He Said, She Said'?
Herman Cain faced new accusations of sexual harassment on Monday when a Chicago-area woman went before television cameras with graphic details. Judy Woodruff discusses what the fresh allegations mean for Cain's White House bid with Politico's Jonathan Martin.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Poverty's Changing Profile in the U.S.
The hard economic times of the last few years have been felt widely, but not uniformly. A new report shows that in recent years poverty grew more in suburban counties than in the dense heart of urban centers. Should these trends continue, they would change our understanding of what poverty looks like in the United States.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Extended Interview: 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
In this extended conversation, Jeffrey Brown talks to Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum and author of "A History of the World in 100 Objects," about the 16th century double-headed, serpent turquoise mosaic and what it's like to run a museum.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
'The Buyout of America' Author on Occupy Wall Street Protests
A year ago July, we did a story on "private equity" featuring journalist Josh Kosman, who'd written a book, "The Buyout of America." Recently, on a visit to Zuccotti Park, we ran into Kosman and asked him about the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Mysterious Noncoding DNA: 'Junk' or Key Genetic Ingredient?
On a regular basis, reporter Jenny Marder tackles a question in science and technology news. It's a feature we call "Just Ask." Today our topic is DNA.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Fourth Woman Accuses Cain of Unwanted Advances
Sharon Bialek, who sought GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain's help in 1997 when she was looking for a job, said Monday that he made inappropriate and unwanted sexual advances, allegations that Cain has denied.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Olives'
"Olives" is the title poem of A.E. Stallings' forthcoming collection, which comes out in the spring. A poet and translator, Stallings was one of this year's MacArthur Award winners.
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| Nov. 7, 2011
Poll Shows Why Romney Isn't Gaining Traction With Voters
A new ABC/Washington Post poll tested a number of GOP candidate attributes and found that Mitt Romney is running even or behind on each of them other than electability.
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| Nov. 5, 2011
From 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'
Originally presented as a BBC radio series and now a book published in America, "A History of the World in 100 Objects" tells the story of humanity using artifacts selected from the British Museum.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Americans' Pessimism, Scandal's Impact on Cain Candidacy
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the sexual harassment claims against Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain plus the mood of the American electorate while the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Groupon's IPO Skyrockets: 'As Near a Perfect Launch as a Company Could Hope for'
Daily-deal website Groupon began selling its stock Friday with one of the largest public offerings for a tech company since Google. Judy Woodruff discusses the day of high-flying trading with John Abell of Wired.com.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
The Doubleheader: Super Committees and Honey Badgers
Now that baseball season is over, where will syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks spend their leisure hours? They'll likely be back to the heavy lifting of political news.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
'Need To Know': States Tackle Jobs Crisis in Creative Ways
Several states are testing creative ways to tackle the jobless problem. This excerpt is part of a series called "Help Wanted" produced by PBS' "Need To Know."
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Stubbornly High Jobless Rate Offers Little Hope to Unemployed
The U.S. jobs report for October brought news of slow improvement for the American economy, but also continued worries that the stubbornly high unemployment rate isn't changing fast enough. Jeffrey Brown discusses the report with Catherine Rampell of The New York Times and Ingrid Schroeder of the Pew Fiscal Analysis Initiative.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Democrats Claim to Have 'Breeze' at Their Backs in Quest to Regain House
In a confident but cautious pitch to reporters Friday at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DCCC Chairman Rep.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Gwen's Take: Condoleezza Rice Tells Her Story
When former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walked into our interview at her publisher's office in New York this week, she was as composed as ever -- happy to be out of Washington and now free to tell her side of a tumultuous story.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Army General Calls for Changing Name of PTSD
Some members of the Army hope that renaming Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, as an injury will encourage more soldiers to seek help.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Tough Questions on Dam Removal
As river dams age, communities wrestle with how to how to repair and remove them, and a lack of scientific understanding on the subject doesn't help.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Rewriting the Textbook on Disease
Looking at a patient's medical history and genomic information, it may soon be possible to prescribe a tailored treatment plan, recommend ways to avoid kidney failure, blindness and amputation -- even determine if the patient's siblings and children are likely to develop diabetes later in life.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Omar Offendum, Hip-Hop and the Arab Spring
Born in Saudi Arabia to Syrian parents and raised in America, hip-hop artist Omar Offendum uses his lyrical talents to bridge his Middle Eastern roots to his Western upbringing.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Unemployment Drops to 9 Percent, but Jobless Frustrations Continue
Our own "U-7" scale,which is a broader view of unemployment in the country than the government's official figure, is down: we reckon 18.18 percent of Americans are out of work, down from last months' 18.41 percent. Still, that's quite a chunk of Americans who say they want a job but can't find one.
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| Nov. 4, 2011
Unemployment Dips to 9%, 80,000 Jobs Added in Oct.
The October jobs report shows that stubbornly high unemployment continues to hang over America's economic psyche. And no matter how successful President Obama is at preventing a double-dip recession, the impact of high unemployment on the country's continued pessimism remains his political problem.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Jobs Bills Fail in Senate Amid More Partisan Mud-Slinging
As Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain finds himself immersed in allegations of sexual harassment, the government of Greece nears collapse and 14 million Americans are out of work, it's business as usual on the Senate floor with leaders of both parties taking daily pot shots at each other.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
'Crime After Crime' Examines Battered Woman's Struggle to Leave Prison
"Crime After Crime" traces efforts to free Deborah Peagler from prison 20 years after she was connected to the murder of the man who abused her and forced her into prostitution. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Rice on Bush Years: 'We Were Under a lot of Stress and Strain'
In a new memoir, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice details her experiences during turbulent times around the world while serving in the George W. Bush administration. Gwen Ifill and Rice discuss "No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington."
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Will a Generational Divide Define 2012 Election?
With the 2012 presidential election a year away, the Pew Research Center examines the state of the American electorate and the divisions that fall along age lines. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Census: 1 in 15 Americans Among the Poorest of the Poor
New Census data out Thursday show that one in 15 Americans now lives in extreme poverty and earns less than half of the official poverty line. Jeffrey Brown discusses the spread of poverty and the implications for families and communities with Elizabeth Kneebone of the Brookings Institution.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
News Wrap: Upbeat Economic Reports Boost Markets
In other news Thursday, the markets around the world got a boost from several upbeat economic reports. The Labor Department said first-time jobless claims fell below 400,000, the lowest level in five weeks. Also, Senate Republicans have blocked another piece of President Obama's jobs plan.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Rice: Case for Iraq War May Have 'Overemphasized' Some Intel
Gwen Ifill spoke with with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week about her new memoir, titled "No Higher Honor." In it, Rice looks back at the lead up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, her "creepy" meeting with former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and the three moments in which she considered resigning.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
5 Things to Know About the G20 Summit
World leaders from the Group of 20 are meeting Thursday and Friday with their eye on how to improve the global economy -- a tall order given the growing European debt problems overwhelming their original agenda.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Peering Into the Cosmos with Brian Greene
In NOVA's latest four-part series, physicist Brian Greene covers an astonishing swath of material in the world of physics: quantum mechanics, general relativity, light speed and gravity and the search for elusive subatomic particles.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Anybody But Romney?
In national polls, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sits firmly in the 25 percent support range. So why is Romney having a hard time locking down front-runner status? When Patchwork Nation looks back to the last presidential campaign, we're not sure Romney's struggles within the GOP base are such a surprise.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Culture Canvas
A roundup of the week's art headlines.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
'Crime After Crime' Follows Complex Story of Imprisoned Battered Woman
On Thursday's NewsHour, we will feature an excerpt of the film "Crime After Crime", which traces the legal battle to free Deborah Peagler from a California prison 20 years after she was connected to the murder of the man who had abused her and forced her into prostitution.
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| Nov. 3, 2011
Cain Launches Blame Game, Regroups on Strategy
Herman Cain has stopped talking about the sexual harassment allegations against him. It's a new strategy for the embattled GOP contender who has been leading in the polls for the last few weeks.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Virus Hunter Tracks New and Deadly Pathogens Around the Globe
Stanford University biologist Nathan Wolfe is the founder and director of the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative and one of the world's more prominent virus hunters. Ray Suarez and Wolfe discuss his new book, "The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age," and new viruses emerging around the planet.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
A 'Sort of War on the Government' Uncovered in Georgia Terror Plot Charges
Four Georgia men who are suspected members of a militia group were arraigned on terrorism charges in federal court Wednesday. Margret Warner discusses the alleged plot to use the toxin ricin and other means to kill government officials and citizens with Greg Bluestein of The Associated Press.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Occupy Oakland Movement Tries to Flex Muscle With General Strike
Thousand of protesters joined the Occupy Oakland movement Wednesday in a general strike aimed at shutting down banks, corporations, the city's busy port and schools. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Cain's Whole Message 'Consumed' by Harassment Claims
Herman Cain faced a third day of scrutiny over sexual harassment allegations on Wednesday, when a third woman said he made inappropriate remarks to her during his time as the head of the National Restaurant Association. Ray Suarez discusses the new allegations and the political impact with Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
News Wrap: Fed Forecasts Economic Growth Will Slow Over Next Year
In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve forecast that growth will be slower through next year and unemployment will be higher than earlier estimates. The Fed said conditions have improved some since spring, and it decided against new actions to boost the economy.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Norway Tops U.N. Development Ranking; DR Congo Comes in Last
The Democratic Republic of Congo, with its ongoing violent struggle over natural resources, and Norway, with its $255 billion GDP, find themselves on opposite ends of the spectrum in the U.N. Development Program's annual rankings released Wednesday.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
The 10 Most and Least Developed Countries
The 2011 Human Development Report ranked 187 countries according to income, education and health. We showcase the top five and bottom five on the list.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Painkiller 'Epidemic' Deepens in U.S.
Doctors prescribed enough pain medication last year to partially numb every American adult around-the-clock for a month.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Are Americans Getting Angrier?
After an exchange in New York's Zuccotti Park, economics correspondent Paul Solman asks, is spontaneity becoming an end in itself? Are the media becoming more reviled? Are Americans getting even angrier? The Other 99 more frustrated?
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Occupy Oakland: KQED Provides Live Coverage of Events
Our partners at KQED News have been tracking the developments since the protests began. They are providing live updates and background information on the Bay Area Occupy movement and strike Wednesday and Thursday.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
'Pulphead' Tours the Geography of American Culture
John Jeremiah Sullivan's new collection of essays, "Pulphead," forms a patchwork image of Americana.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Are Americans Getting Angrier?
While shooting at the end of day recently at Zuccotti Park, I was heckled twice while "re-asking" several questions. That is, with only one camera, it's impossible to create a dialogue between interviewer and interviewee unless the camera swings back and forth.
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| Nov. 2, 2011
Cain Struggles to Contain Sexual Harassment Story
From the moment Politico broke the Herman Cain story on Sunday evening, it seemed inevitable that more facts and details would emerge about the claims of sexual harassment against the Republican presidential contender when he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association in the late 1990s.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
California Voters Fed-Up With Gridlock as Budget Crunch Lingers
Spencer Michels reports from California, where the government gridlock is compounding concerns about the state's budget.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
Super Committee Urged to 'Go Big' on Deficit Cuts
There are just over three weeks to go until the Congressional Super Committee's deficit reduction report is due. Kwame Holman provides an update on the progress.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
MF Global's Risky Bets on Europe Backfire on Investors
Major securities firm MF Global, Inc., run by former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, filed for bankruptcy protection Monday. Ray Suarez speaks with New York Times columnist Joe Nocera about the story and the investor money at stake.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
A Recap of Paul Solman's Inequality Chat
Paul took to the social media sphere for an hour-long live Q&A session on a topic that's sparked quite a healthy debate on our pages: economic inequality. You can see it all here, but we've rounded up and ordered the two-dozen queries and responses below, along with some additional information and reporting.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
Gridlock Grips California Government
Californians are discontented, to the point of disgust. They are angry at their government, especially the legislature, which is so polarized it couldn't agree on a budget until Gov. Jerry Brown slashed and burned state services. Spencer Michels reports.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
U.S. Withholds Funding to UNESCO Based on Palestinian Membership
A new chapter is unfolding in the Palestinian bid to gain statehood in the United Nations. Momentarily thwarted in their attempts to get official recognition in the U.N. Security Council, Palestinians have gone to a smaller agency to start the approval process.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
Conversation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Grant $50 Million to Artists
Last month, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced a major new program to assist artists. The Doris Duke Performing Artists Initiative will provide $50 million in grants to 200 artists in jazz, theater and contemporary dance -- the largest allocation of cash grants ever given to individuals in these fields.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
The Sweet Smell of Chocolate: Sweat, Cabbage and Beef
New science is revealing why cocoa's potent sensual properties have been so difficult to pin down. A recent analysis found that the individual aroma molecules in roasted cacao beans (the primary ingredient of chocolate) can smell of everything from cooked cabbage to human sweat to raw beef fat.
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| Nov. 1, 2011
Cain's Consistency Questioned After Day of Public Appearances
Heading into the second 24 hours of a candidacy consuming story, Herman Cain has several things going for him. Foremost, there have been no additional facts brought to light beyond what Politico initially reported Sunday evening about two women who claimed to have been on the receiving end of inappropriate behavior.
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Oct. 31, 2011
For Some Patients, Drug Shortage Creates Life-and-Death Situation
Across the country, doctors and patients are struggling to get their hands on some essential prescription drugs that are in dangerously short supply. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on President Obama's idea for tackling part of the problem.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
Wife, Son Give Texture to 'the Way Madoff Kept Them in the Dark'
Nearly three years after the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal erupted, wife Ruth Madoff and son Andrew are telling their side of the story. Gwen Ifill and "Wizard of Lies" author Diana Henriques take a deeper look into the Madoff family.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
News Wrap: Early Snowstorm Blankets Northeast, Killing at Least 12
In other news Monday, a powerful and rare early snowstorm is now blamed for at least 12 deaths in the Northeastern United States. Some 2 million homes and businesses were still in the dark two days after the storm blew through. Also, police made a number of arrests at several Occupy Wall Street encampments around the country.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
Cain Confident He Can Win Nomination, Says Harassment Claims Are 'Baseless'
In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said Monday that allegations that he sexually harassed two women were "baffling" and, that in his opinion, his behavior had not been inappropriate. He also discussed his foreign policy plans and his 9-9-9 tax plan.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
Herman Cain: Sexual Harassment Allegations Are 'Baffling'
In an interview with The PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Monday afternoon, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said allegations that he sexually harassed two women were "baffling" and, that in his opinion, his behavior had not been inappropriate.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
Bio-Tech Breakthrough Could End Malaria Drug Shortages
A synthetic biology breakthrough, achieved at laboratories in northern California, could expand access to malaria treatment around the globe beginning in 2012.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
The Inequality Dilemma
It's a welcome moment when we TV reporters get mail, since we usually talk to an invisible audience. I'm especially glad to respond to this latest landslide, hostile though most of it has been, since the issue is one to which I attach the greatest importance, especially as our economy tries to slog ahead: inequality in America.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
Obama Orders FDA to Zero In on Drug Shortage Crisis
President Obama called for swift government action Monday against a drug shortage crisis that's increasingly left doctors and hospitals scrambling for life-saving medications -- often including those used in cancer and emergency treatment.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Half-Finished Bridge'
Jim Tilley is the author of the poetry collection, "In Confidence." His poems have appeared in numerous literary journals and have won several awards. Here, he reads "Half-Finished Bridge."
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| Oct. 31, 2011
Cain Faces Scrutiny After Allegations of Sexual Harassment
This was supposed to be the week that Herman Cain won over some establishment street cred without damaging his outsider brand. But it will most certainly not be the week Cain envisioned, as he's likely to face questions regarding a POLITICO story about two women who accused him of sexual harassment in the late 1990s.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
'The Informant' Tracks Latest on Calif. Prison Overcrowding, Occupy Oakland
The Informant blog by KALW Radio in San Francisco tracks the latest news and developments in cops, courts and communities in the Bay Area. We checked in with lead reporter Rina Palta on Friday afternoon to hear more about the top stories she has been covering recently: "realignment" of California prisons and Occupy Oakland.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Obama's Standing With Voters, Cain's 'Authentic' Ad
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including where President Obama stands with voters ahead of next year's election, presidential hopeful Herman Cain's campaign ads and Texas Gov. Rick Perry's flat-tax proposal.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Revisiting Evansville, Two Years After Whirlpool's Move South
Two years ago, Whirlpool shuttered a factory in Evansville, Ind., and transferred production to Mexico after the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. In this excerpt from "Need To Know," correspondent Rick Karr reports on what has happened in Evansville after the company's move south.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Turns 100
The San Francisco Symphony turned 100 this year. With a busy touring schedule and listeners around the world, the symphony has won some of the most prestigious awards in music. Jeffrey Brown talks to its musical director of 17 years, Michael Tilson Thomas.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Steve Jobs Biography Examines How Rule-Breaker Tied 'Artistry to Engineering'
Author Walter Isaacson tells the story of Apple's late co-founder in a new biography simply titled "Steve Jobs." Jeffrey Brown and Isaacson discuss Jobs' personality, legacy and how his love of the arts shaped his views on innovation.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
For Undocumented Workers, It's Not-so-Sweet Home Alabama
The controversial Alabama immigration law, know as HB 56, instructs employers to check a worker's immigration status with the government's E-Verify system. Paul Solman reports from Alabama on how one of the nation's toughest immigration laws affects workers and employers.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
U.S. Corporations 'in Good Financial Shape,' but Still Reluctant to Hire
World markets deflated some on Friday as jubilation over Europe's debt deal subsided, but it was still Wall Street's best month in more than a decade. Judy Woodruff discusses what these developments mean for the U.S. economic recovery with Neil Irwin of The Washington Post.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Wall Street Completes Best Month in More Than a Decade
Wall Street may not have moved much on Friday, but throughout October, the closing bell brought good tidings for investors more often than not. Judy Woodruff reports on the best month for the markets in more than a decade.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Ala.'s Sen. Beason on Aborigines, 'the Clip'
We asked Ala. state senator Scott Beason about some comments he made which some have called racist. In one, he referred to a casino's black patrons as 'aborigines'. And earlier this year, Beason told Alabama Republicans to "empty the clip and do what has to be done," in order to address illegal immigration.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Snapshot: A Day in Toksook Bay, Alaska
"It's not the end of the world," David Lefner told us, "but you can see it from here. That was our greeting as we stepped off our flight in Bethel, Alaska. It was our last stop before boarding the tiny charter plane that would take us to Toksook Bay, 115 miles to the west.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Advanced Weather-Watching Satellite Blasts Into Orbit
A satellite designed to study the Earth's weather and climate launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket early Friday morning.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Pick Your Poison: How Compromise Ceased to Be a Choice
It happened again the other day. Someone in the audience I was speaking to in Newark, N.J., wanted to know: "Is compromise too much to hope for in Washington?"
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development.
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| Oct. 28, 2011
Despite Rhetorical Gridlock, House Leaders Claim to Want a Deficit Deal
A day after Democrats on the bipartisan supercommittee leaked a proposal to "go big" and reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years by cutting entitlement spending and raising taxes, Republicans introduced a counteroffer: $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction that includes cuts but no tax increases.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
A Life Under Fire: Combat Photographer Captures, Carries Wounds of War
Combat photographers have been documenting the terror, violence and boredom of war since the invention of photography. Tom Bearden profiles Air Force Sgt. Stacy Pearsall, who has documented the effects of war -- and has paid a heavy price.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
Should We All Buy Savings Bonds?
In this debt crisis, what would the effect be if many citizens bought savings bonds? What would the effect be on the citizens and on the debt situation?
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| Oct. 27, 2011
World's Population Teeters on the Edge of 7 Billion: Now What?
In partnership with the Pulitzer Center and National Geographic, the PBS NewsHour explores how the composition of our society is changing as the world population reaches 7 billion. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the population milestone with the U.N. Population Fund's Azza Karam and National Geographic magazine's Dennis Dimick.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
World Population to Hit Milestone With Birth of 7 Billionth Person
The world's population is expected to hit a milestone Monday with the birth of the 7 billionth person. Independent Television News' Lawrence McGinty reports on what this means for people and the planet.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
While Netflix Stumbles, Competitors See New Opportunity
Major changes to the Netflix rental system sent its stock plummeting Tuesday after losing 800,000 customers between June and September. Margret Warner discusses Netflix's recent business troubles with StreamingMedia.com's Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen and The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
News Wrap: U.S. Economic Growth Calms Fears of Double-Dip Recession
In other news Thursday, the U.S. economy showed just enough life during the summer to calm fears that a double-dip recession is near. The Department of Commerce reported that growth hit an annual rate of 2.5 percent from July through September. Also, Republicans on the congressional super committee offered their deficit plan.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
Woodruff: Being Thankful for a Free Press
Meeting and listening to three extraordinarily brave women journalists this week -- who face threats of violence and jail time for their reporting -- reminds us yet again how lucky we are to be able to work in a country with a free press.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
Military Photographer: 'The Medic Could Not Get There Fast Enough'
Generations of Stacy Pearsall's family have worn uniforms: Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. So it probably wasn't much of surprise when she asked her parents to join the Air Force at age 17. She served as a combat photographer. Here, she describes a firefight where she got the final injury that ended her military career.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
Will Space Junk Collide With Plans for Future Exploration?
Hari recently spoke with retired NASA scientist Donald Kessler about the ins and outs of the debris that is littering low-Earth orbit, creating a so-called "junk belt."
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| Oct. 27, 2011
Toksook Bay, Alaska
A collection of photos from The NewsHour's trip to Toksook Bay in October, 2011.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
It's Official: Fungus Causes Bat-Killing White-Nose Syndrome
New research shows that a fungus known as Geomyces destructans is indeed responsible for the disease that has wiped out entire populations of Northeastern U.S. bat.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
Gibson Guitars Under Investigation
An unlikely culprit has stirred up controversy in the music community: The Lacey Act, legislation aimed to curb illegal logging. Based on suspicions that the Gibson Guitar Corporation violated the act by importing illegal wood, federal agents raided the company's facilities in Tennessee in August.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
World Population Poised to Hit 7 Billion. What Challenges Lie Ahead?
On Monday, a baby will be born somewhere and demographers will proclaim that the world's population has reached 7 billion. That's good news and bad news, according to a United Nations Population Fund report released Wednesday.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
Culture Canvas
A roundup of the week's art headlines.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
Bo Jones to Join MacNeil/Lehrer Productions as President and CEO
Long-time Washington Post executive, Boisfeuillet (Bo) Jones Jr. has been named President and CEO of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, effective at the beginning of 2012.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
The Cain Conundrum
He is leading in the national polls. He is running a close second to Mitt Romney in early and critical nominating states. His campaign claims it is raising more than $1 million per week. But Herman Cain can't seem to cross the critical threshold with the Republican establishment, the press and, most importantly, the voters.
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| Oct. 27, 2011
The Daily Frame
Dancers Lana Jones, left, and Amber Scott of the Australian Ballet pose at the Lincoln Center fountain in New York on Wednesday. The ballet company will perform "Swan Lake" at the Lincoln Center in June 2012.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Super Committee Considers Spending Cuts, Tax Hikes as Deadline Looms
With its Thanksgiving deadline drawing ever closer, the congressional deficit "super committee" held a rare public hearing Wednesday over its debt negotiations, but there have been few signs of progress in the members' efforts to cut more than $1 trillion from the federal budget. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Does U.S. Economic Inequality Have a Good Side?
A new Congressional Budget Office analysis supports the idea that income inequality has grown considerably over the past few decades. As part of his Making Sen$e series on economic inequality, Paul Solman talks to libertarian law professor Richard Epstein, who argues that wealth inequality acts as a driving force for innovation.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
After Arrests, Occupy Oakland Protesters Vow to Return
Chaos erupted Tuesday night in downtown Oakland, Calif., as police dispersed crowds from the Occupy Oakland movement in the plaza in front of City Hall. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports from the center of the confrontation.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
UAW President Bob King on New Contracts: Top Priority Was Creating Jobs
Chrysler's workers on Wednesday became the last of the Big Three to ratify a new four-year labor contract. United Auto Workers officials fought hard to get members to OK the contracts after several major plants voted against the deals. UAW President Bob King discusses the contract and state of the industry with Jeffrey Brown.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
News Wrap: Rajat Gupta Pleads Not Guilty to Insider Trading Charges
In other news Wednesday, former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta pleaded not guilty to federal charges of insiders trading. Gupta is accused in the largest insider trading case in history. Also, the death toll from Sunday's earthquake in Turkey rose to at least 461.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Obama's Student Loan Relief Plan: How Helpful Would it Be?
President Obama outlined a plan to speed up help for millions of Americans struggling with the cost of higher education. Gwen Ifill discusses the president's effort to ease the burden of student loans with "Generation Debt" author Anya Kamenetz and Jeff Selingo of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Join Paul Solman for a Chat about Economic Inequality in America
How has economic inequality affected you? Is it a good thing? Bad? Should we just get over the fact that inequality exists, as one commenter on Facebook suggested?
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Flat Taxes: How Would GOP Plans Affect Different Community Types?
As the early stages of the 2012 campaign progress, a new question has come into play: Are the rich really different? Or, more specifically, should they be treated differently in the U.S. tax code?
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Which Cities Have the Biggest Gaps Between Rich and Poor?
The U.S. Census Bureau released a report Wednesday outlining where different U.S. cities fall on the scale of income inequality. See where your city and state fall on the scale with our graphic.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Romney Steps in Ohio Labor Fight, Endorses Collective-Bargaining Limits
Mitt Romney made an about-face Wednesday during a campaign stop for Virginia Republicans and wholeheartedly endorsed an Ohio ballot measure that would restrict the right for public employees to bargain collectively.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Waiting for a Revelation in 'A Bright New Boise'
There's no shortage of man-made and natural disasters, political upheavals, economic collapse and nationwide pessimism dominating the current state of affairs. This bleak societal backdrop sets the stage for the religious fervor and search for deliverance at the heart of Samuel D. Hunter's play, "A Bright New Boise."
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| Oct. 26, 2011
The Daily Frame
Protesters in Stratford-upon-Avon, England covered signs and statues featuring Shakespeare to protest over the film "Anonymous."
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Why Do Some People Live Past 100? Genome May Hold Clues to Longevity
Scientists call them supercontrols: people who have lived past 100, and have somehow evaded the age-related diseases most can't escape after a century of life, such as heart disease, stroke and Alzheimer's disease. A new research contest is seeking looking for answers in the human genome.
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| Oct. 26, 2011
Romney Provides Fodder for Opponents After Ohio Visit
Mitt Romney stopped by an Ohio Republican Party phone bank on Tuesday to support a get-out-the-vote effort for an off-year, big ballot initiative in a couple of weeks. The support he lent, however, appeared to be only rhetorical in nature.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
Kids Increasingly Staring at Glowing Screens, Study Finds
How much time are our youngest children spending in front of screens? Jeffrey Brown discusses new studies that chronicle the increasing use of digital devices by young children -- and the resulting health effects -- with James Steyer of Common Sense Media and Dr. Ari Brown of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
Calif. University Introduces First U.S. Multi-Faith School of Theology
Claremont Lincoln University, a graduate school in California, is the first in the United States to bring together Christians, Jews and Muslims in the same classrooms to educate the future leaders of churches, synagogues and mosques. Special correspondent Saul Gonzalez reports.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
Perry's Last Bid to Regain the Right
Texas Gov. Rick Perry came out of the gate in the 2012 Republican nomination process with a bang: After announcing his candidacy on Aug. 13, Perry dominated many of the polls by mid-September. He has since plunged in the polls.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
Boys, Young Men Should Get HPV Vaccine, CDC Panel Says
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel has recommended for the first time that boys and young men get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, known as HPV, to protect them from cancers resulting from sexual activity. Jeffrey Brown discusses the new recommendation with Rob Stein of The Washington Post.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
With 20% Flat-Tax Plan, Perry Eyes Distinction From GOP Field
GOP hopeful and Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveiled his flat-tax proposal Tuesday at a South Carolina plastics plant. Judy Woodruff discusses his and other candidates' ideas for reforming the U.S. tax code with Stephen Moore of the conservative Club for Growth and Robert Kuttner, co-editor of The American Prospect magazine.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
Researchers Battle Parasite-Driven Frog Deformities
Johnson and his team are researching the factors that drive the various infections and malformations in multi-limbed frogs, while searching for ways to reduce the number of deformities.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
Olivetti Hit Keys for Success: Good Design
"Olivetti: Innovation & Identity," a small exhibit at the Denver Art Museum tied to a larger show about modern design, examines how an Italian company making typewriters and calculators forged its reputation on the idea that the customer's aesthetic experience matters.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
Bath Salts: What You Should Know About Latest DEA-Banned Drug
No more picking up "Bliss," "Cloud Nine" or "Hurricane Charlie" at the corner grocery store. The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a temporary ban on U.S. sales of the street drug more generically known as "bath salts."
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| Oct. 25, 2011
Dwelling on the Good and Bad: U.S. Housing Prices at the Moment
Paul Solman answers a readers question about our reporting on housing price data - and whether we're "always dwelling on the bad and not the good."
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| Oct. 25, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.
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| Oct. 25, 2011
The Perry Re-Launch
With just over two months to go before the Iowa caucuses kick off the nominating process, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is in the midst of a campaign re-launch to get his White House bid back on course.
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| Oct. 24, 2011
Would Obama's Refinancing Plan Boost Ailing Housing Market?
With millions of Americans "underwater" on their mortgages and millions of homes facing foreclosure, President Obama unveiled a revamped home-loan refinancing program Monday during a stop in Nevada, which has the country's highest foreclosure rate. Judy Woodruff and guests examine the politics and substance of the plan.
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| Oct. 24, 2011
Clinton Eyes Patching up Rocky U.S.-Pakistani Relations
The relationship between Pakistan and the United States "has not been an easy one" lately, Secretary Hillary Clinton said Friday during a diplomatic mission to Islamabad. Margaret Warner reports on the ongoing tensions between the two nations.
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| Oct. 24, 2011
Will Alabama's Immigration Law Cause Short-term Hiccup or Long-term Heartache?
We just got back from several days in Alabama to report on the impact of the state's new immigration law. Passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature in June, HB56 went into effect last month and is considered by many to be the toughest immigration law in the country.
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| Oct. 24, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Death of a Naturalist'
Nobel winning poet Seamus Heaney reads "Death of a Naturalist."
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| Oct. 24, 2011
Stellar Vampires, Snake Sperm and Optomechanics
A look at the most interesting reads this week in science, from new theories on how "blue stragglers" are formed to a rattlesnake that -- after five years without contact with any other snake -- suddenly gave birth to 19.
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| Oct. 24, 2011
Political Checklist: Perry's Flat Tax Plan and Obama's Executive Plan
Senior Correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian discuss Texas Gov. Rick Perry's plans to announce a flat tax proposal -- a policy that Woodruff and Ifill say sounds like a simple solution, until voters look at the details.
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| Oct. 24, 2011
The Daily Frame
A woman looks at work by Syrian artist Khaled Takreti during the Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art exhibition at Christie's in Dubai.
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| Oct. 24, 2011
President Obama Moves From 'Pass This Bill' to 'We Can't Wait'
White House advisers unveiled a new focus on executive actions President Obama can take in the face of congressional opposition to his jobs bill. Team Obama is moving from "pass this bill" to "we can't wait."
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Shields, Brooks on VP Switcheroos, Occupy Movement, World Series Picks
Why are there rumors every presidential cycle that the incumbent will switch his (so far his) vice president out for someone else? Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks weigh in on that idea as well as whether the Occupy Wall Street movement is a liability for President Obama.
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Michael Lewis' 'Boomerang': 'Money Thrown Out in Hope, Coming Back in Anger'
What caused the economic troubles in Iceland, Greece, Ireland, Germany and elsewhere? Author Michael Lewis has some controversial theories involving sweeping character assessments of each nation. Lewis -- known for "Money Ball" and "The Blind Side" -- discusses his new book, "Boomerang," with economics correspondent Paul Solman.
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Iraq Withdrawal, Gadhafi's Demise, Feisty GOP Debate
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the killing of Moammar Gadhafi, President Obama's announcement of U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq by the end of the year, plus the feistiest GOP presidential debate thus far.
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| Oct. 21, 2011
'Margin Call': Calm Before the Storm of 2008 Financial Crisis
The 2008 financial collapse is a complex phenomenon to fathom. It's an even harder phenomenon to recreate in a cinematic narrative. "Margin Call" takes on that challenge and offers a fictional account of the first 24 hours inside a Wall Street financial firm as it discovers that it's over-run with toxic assets.
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Why the End of Gadhafi May Not Help Obama
At a time when nothing seems to be going right domestically for the no-longer-novice president, his presence on the international stage is looming ever larger. But how much does this help a president who is becoming so unpopular at home?
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| Oct. 21, 2011
The Role of Salesmen in the Subprime Mortage Mess
Question: The news media has explored the role many players played in the subprime mess. But no one has explored the role salesman played. How do you sell junk around the world and get paid top dollar for it? This is salesmanship! Why is it that the same salesmen do not sell U.S. manufactured goods around the world instead?
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week, the Global Health unit rounds up the most interesting developments from the Twitterverse. This week, a disturbing new report on cholera deaths in Haiti and a breakthrough in malaria prevention.
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Scientists Follow the Water to Better Understand Drought
Infrared lasers that measure droplets and water vapor, sap flow sensors that track the rate that water flows through trees -- scientists at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Observatory are using these and other instruments to understand the water cycle.
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| Oct. 21, 2011
The Daily Frame
Actors Paola di Meglio, Paola Gassman and Ugo Pagliai perform during a dress rehearsal of "Wordstar(s)" at Teatro Goldoni on October 20 in Venice, Italy.
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| Oct. 21, 2011
Senate Blocks State Aid for Teachers, First Responders
President Obama's plan to break his jobs bill into pieces doesn't seem to be enhancing the chances that legislation actually gets to his desk for his signature. The Senate blocked the first stand-alone measure, one that was aimed at providing states with federal aid to retain or hire teachers, police officers and firefighters.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
Patients, Doctors Face Tough Questions Amid Changes in Prostate Cancer Screening
There have been plenty of questions and reactions in the medical community since a government panel recommended changing the way men are screened for prostate cancer. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on some of the responses among patients and doctors.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
How Will History Judge U.S., Coalition Intervention in Libya?
President Obama said Moammar Gadhafi's death "marks the end of a long and painful chapter." Margret Warner explores how history may view President Obama and the United States for intervening in Libya with Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations and James Steinberg, former Obama administration deputy secretary of State.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
In 'The Death-Ray,' the Powers of a Teenage Superhero
You may not yet recognize artist, writer and cartoonist Daniel Clowes by name, but there's a growing chance that you've been exposed to his work. His latest work to be published into hardcover form is "The Death-Ray," a very different take on the superhero genre.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
Culture Canvas
Julian Barnes has won the Man Booker prize for his short novel, "The Sense of an Ending." The prize, which was announced Tuesday, comes with an $80,000 prize. It was Barnes' fourth time on the shortlist. The novel, only 150 pages long, is about memory and tells the story of a middle-aged man exploring his past.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
PSA Firestorm: Mammogram Debate, Part 2?
Two years ago, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised questioned the benefit of routine mammograms for women under 50. And just this month it warned all men to avoid prostate cancer screening. Comparisons are being made, but how far can they be taken?
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| Oct. 20, 2011
Romney, Perry Praise News of Gadhafi's Death
Two of the leading Republican candidates to face President Obama in the presidential election next year cheered the news that ousted Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi had been killed -- in the midst of a campaign that has been largely dominated by the economy and domestic issues.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
The Housing Mess Drags on ... and on
It is all but impossible to pinpoint one key problem in the U.S. economy -- manufacturing declines, global competition and international economic tensions could all be cited. But the intractable housing mess clearly sits somewhere near the center of the larger problems.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
HHS Releases Final Regulations For ACOs
The Obama administration has released its much-awaited final rule for Medicare accountable care organizations, making it easier for doctors and hospitals to participate.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
The Daily Frame
A woman stands next to "More of the Day" by artist Karla Black at the Turner Prize 2011 exhibition at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, England. Four artists -- Black, Martin Boyce, Hilary Lloyd and George Shaw -- have been nominated for this year's prestigious Turner Prize, which will be awarded on Dec. 5.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
Romney vs. Perry Battle Moves Off Stage
The newly combative tone dominating the Republican nomination race is likely to stay with us for the next few months. In the 36 hours since the CNN debate in Las Vegas concluded, the skirmishing between the campaigns has remained at a boil.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
Do Large Banks' Troubles Show They're Too Big to Manage?
Goldman Sachs announced a $428 million quarterly loss Tuesday, just its second loss since going public in 1999. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state, the future and regulation of large American banks with banking industry consultant Bert Ely and Simon Johnson, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
Social Security Recipients to Get 3.6% Boost, but How Much Will it Help?
Starting in January, 55 million Social Security recipients will get a 3.6 percent bump in benefits. Margret Warner discusses the cost-of-living adjustment, which is tied to inflation, with Robert Reischauer of the Urban Institute.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
Heavyweights Romney, Perry Spar in Latest Debate; 9-9-9 Plan Draws More Scrutiny
The clashes came early and often Tuesday night as seven Republican presidential contenders squared off in Las Vegas. Gwen Ifill recaps the eighth GOP debate and checks the accuracy of candidate statements with Political Editor David Chalian and Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
News Wrap: Federal Reserve Reports Slight Improvement in U.S. Economy
In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve reported that the U.S. economy improved slightly in most regions in September and early October. Also, Citigroup agreed to $285 million in fines and repayments to investors to settle charges it committed civil fraud before the housing collapse.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
Woodruff: GOP Candidates Spar Over Illegal Immigration
Some of the most remarkable exchanges in Tuesday evening's GOP debate in Las Vegas came over immigration, making the debate at times seem like a contest to see who would be toughest at keeping outsiders out.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
The Daily Frame
An installation by Spanish artist Pilar Albarracin on the opening day of the International Contemporary Art Fair at the Grand Palais in Paris.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
The Ballad of a Would-Be, Too-Big-to-Fail Banker
Our favorite country-western money manager, Harvard-trained Nashville econo-crooner Merle Hazard, has collaborated with brilliant lyricist Marcy Shaffer to produce his slickest video to date: the tuneful tale of a would-be banker who travels to Charlotte, N.C., to meet up with a mogul of modern-day finance, "Diamond Jim."
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| Oct. 19, 2011
Report: U.S. Health Care Not Improving
America's health care system is not getting any better even as it gets more expensive, according to the third comprehensive scorecard issued by the Commonwealth Fund, one of the country's biggest health care foundations.
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| Oct. 19, 2011
GOP Contenders Clash in Feistiest Debate of the Year
The Tuesday night debate in Las Vegas among seven Republican presidential hopefuls proved to be a far more contentious affair than any of the previous encounters.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
U.S. Civil Court System Needs Major Overhaul, New Book Declares
In "Rebuilding Justice: Civil Courts in Jeopardy and Why You Should Care," co-authors Rebecca Love Kourlis and Dirk Olin examine problems and potential improvements in the U.S. civil court system, where 30 million cases are filed every year. Ray Suarez and Kourlis discuss the authors' call for a major overhaul of the system.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
How Bright Is Solar Power's Future in a Post-Solyndra America?
After the Obama administration-embraced solar-panel company Solyndra collapsed and defaulted on its government-backed loans, the surging U.S. solar industry is suddenly worried that the subsidies it receives -- tax credits and loans guarantees -- could dry up in the face of opposition from conservatives. Spencer Michels reports.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
News Wrap: Obama Presses Senate to Pass Parts of Jobs Bill
In other news Tuesday, President Obama was back on his bus tour in North Carolina and Virginia. He pressed the Senate to pass parts of his jobs bill, which Republicans blocked last week. Also, Wall Street bounced back, recouping much of Monday's losses.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
Frontline's 'Lost in Detention' Examines Immigration Policy Enforcement
A year-long investigation by Frontline and the American University Investigative Reporting Workshop examines the current U.S. immigration enforcement system and stories of hidden abuse in detention centers.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
Scientists Turn Ph.D. Research Into Dance
In 2008, a guy on a stage in a loin cloth pretended to kill a woman dressed as an antelope to the music of Herbie Hancock's Watermelon Man. It was the beginning of what would become something of a cult competition among young scientists: the "Dance Your Ph.D. Contest."
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| Oct. 18, 2011
The Daily Frame
A woman walks past a painting by American artist George Condo titled "Pink and Orange Abstraction," in the Mental States exhibition of his work at The Hayward Gallery on Oct. 17 in London.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
Economics: The Study of Us
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about what, exactly, economics is.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
NewsHour Extra: Youth Profiles from Zuccotti Park
Youth reporters at People's Production House and Newsmotion.org. ventured into New York City's Zuccotti Park and interviewed young people participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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| Oct. 18, 2011
In Vegas, Stakes Are High as Republicans Set for Fifth Debate in Six Weeks
As the 2012 Republican candidates prepare for Tuesday night's debate in Las Vegas, two new polls show why the battle for the nomination has thus far felt like a campaign of debates and little more.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Cocaine Has a History With Rubber Gloves, Beverages, Freud's Nightmares
Dr. Howard Markel's new book, "An Anatomy of Addiction," looks at Dr. Sigmund Freud and Dr. William Halsted's blinding cocaine habit. But it also explores other tidbits from cocaine's history, including how rubber surgical gloves were invented to impress a girl and how Pope Leo XIII carried around a flask of cocaine wine.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Obama, Civil Rights Leaders Formally Dedicate MLK Memorial
Tens of thousands of people gathered Sunday in Washington to formally dedicate the National Mall's newest destination, a memorial honoring the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Gwen Ifill reports.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Cocaine: How 'Miracle Drug' Nearly Destroyed Sigmund Freud, William Halsted
In "An Anatomy of Addiction," medical historian Howard Markel details the cocaine addictions of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted, both medical revolutionaries a century ago. Betty Ann Bowser and Markel discuss what their stories tell us about one of modern medicine's first miracle drugs and the timeless nature of addiction.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
FCC's Genachowski: New Alerts Aim to Limit 'Bill Shock' for Wireless Users
Most cell phone users purchase a plan with limits on how long they can talk, text or browse the Web each month, but it can be tough to track usage. Ray Suarez discusses new consumer-friendly rules for wireless companies to send their customers over-usage alerts with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Outside Super PACs Poised to Dominate 2012 Spending
When it comes to financing presidential campaigns, the money raised by individual candidates may count less in the 2012 election than past contests. Gwen Ifill discusses the potential might of the new super PACs with Tara Malloy of the Campaign Legal Center and the Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Will Occupy Wall Street Movement Stand Apart From U.S. Party Politics?
As economic protests spread globally, world leaders took note of the movements' possible implications. Jeffrey Brown discusses the causes, strengths and weaknesses of the growing protests in the U.S. and abroad with Yes! Magazine's Sarah van Gelder, Josh Barro of the Manhattan Institute and Yale University's Beverly Gage.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
World Leaders Weigh Impact of Spreading Occupy Wall Street Protests
President Obama drew on public discontent Monday without directly mentioning the growing anti-Wall Street movement as he promoted his jobs bill in Asheville, N.C. Kwame Holman reports on the protests that are popping up around the world.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
California 'Dream Act' Offers Undocumented Students Path to Higher Education
On October 8 California governor Jerry Brown signed Bill AB131 into law, enabling undocumented students who meet state residency requirements to have access to state public funds for higher education.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Lost Ladybug Spotted On Long Island Farm
Once so ubiquitous it was named New York's official state insect, the nine-spotted Ladybug has gone missing there for nearly three decades. That is, until just recently, when citizen scientist Peter Priolo spotted the bug on a Long Island organic farm.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
PSA Testing Controversy Reignites 'Over-Screening' Debate
A week after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft of its decision to no longer recommend routine PSA screening for seemingly healthy men -- largely because it's not entirely clear whether the test leads to life-saving treatment -- a heated battle over the issue continues to rage within the health care world.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Protecting Lifetime Income
Question: OK, no millions in $20s under the mattress. Should a single, 69-year-old woman get out of stocks and mutual funds and stick it all in a bank account? I don't have time to wait for a market recovery if things go south, and I don't want to outlive my money.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Around the Nation: The Occupy Movement
What began as Occupy Wall Street protests in New York has now spread to cities across the United States. Here's a roundup of the latest public media coverage of the weekend protests from Minneapolis to Raleigh, N.C.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Movement Expands to International Cities
Following weeks of protests in New York and other cities in the United States, demonstrators took to the streets in locations around the world in similarly fashioned protests over the weekend, resulting in hundreds of arrests.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'See You Tomorrow Night'
Terri Witek is the Art & Melissa Sullivan Chair in Creative Writing at Stetson University. She is the author of "The Shipwreck Dress," (2008, Florida Book Award Winner), "Carnal World" (2006), "Fools and Crows" (2003), and "Courting Couples" (2000 Center for Book Arts Prize).
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Obama's Bus Tour Rolls On Despite Death of Jobs Bill
President Obama heads out on the road Monday to kick off his three-day "American Jobs Act" bus tour through North Carolina and Virginia.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Hundreds Arrested World-wide in Latest 'Occupy Wall Street' Protests
Following weeks of protests in New York and other cities in the United States, demonstrators took to the streets in hundreds of locations around the world in similarly fashioned protests over the weekend, resulting in hundreds of arrests.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
What the Death of the CLASS Act Means for Long-Term Disability Care
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Getty ImagesThe Obama administration reversed course on a major provision of its landmark health care reform law Friday when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the CLASS Act will need to be scrapped.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Herman Cain, Occupy Movement, Detroit, iPhone 4S
In this week's edition of The Doubleheader, syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and I chat about Herman Cain's surge in recent polls, the merits of his 9-9-9 plan of the plan by The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler) and the Occupy Wall Street movement's growth.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Architect Safdie Makes Sure Everything Stays up to Date in Kansas City
Jeffrey Brown speaks with Moshe Safdie, architect of the brand-new $326 million Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, about the moral purpose of architecture and the need for a building to reflect the cultural essence of its location while remaining timeless.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Cain's Poll Surge, 'Hunger for Something Else' in GOP Race
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's recent surge in the polls, how much religion is factoring into the GOP race for Mitt Romney and others, the lack of long-term economic fixes, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry's teetering support.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Ohio Voters Weigh Repeal of Controversial Collective-Bargaining Law
A controversial new Ohio law aimed at restricting the collective-bargaining rights of 360,000 unionized public employees has led to a major political fight and a voter referendum in this battleground state. Gwen Ifill reports on the issue that has both sides spending millions to mobilize their voters for an off-year election.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
News Wrap: Federal Appeals Court Gives Mixed Ruling on Ala. Immigration Law
In other news Friday, a federal appeals court upheld a key part of a controversial Alabama immigration law, and blocked another. The ruling allows police to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally. In New York City, anti-Wall Street protesters claimed victory after plans to clean up their campsite were delayed.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Jobs Dominate Political Agenda for Obama, Republican Rivals
Jobs dominated the political agenda for President Obama and his Republican rivals on Friday, as everyone seemed to agree on the need to do something but there was little agreement on what to do. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Architect Moshe Safdie Uplifts the Skyline and Spirit of Kansas City
Jeffrey Brown speaks to Moshe Safdie, architect of the Kauffman Center in Kansas, about the moral purpose of architecture and the need for a building to reflect the cultural essence of its location and on opening night, the Canadian Brass performed a fanfare composed specifically for the event.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Brain-Powered Technology May Help Locked-In Patients
An estimated 50,000 people have a condition called locked-in syndrome, marked by normal brain cognition paired with paralysis so severe that they often can't speak. Boston University neuroscientist Frank Guenther and his team are researching the possibility of building technology to help these patients communicate.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse for our readers.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Gwen's Take: The Danger of the Sweeping Conclusion
Breaking news: Herman Cain has endorsed Mitt Romney. If that's news to you, it's because it happened four years ago.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
The Daily Frame
The Radio City Rockettes rehearse in New York October for this year's production of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Delivering Healthy Eats to Nashville Neighborhoods
Nashville Mobile Market is a social enterprise venture that aims to increase access to healthy foods in Nashville communities. These communities have been identified as food deserts, given a prevalence of fast food restaurants, liquor stores and convenience stores but a lack of stores that provide healthy, fresh grocery options.
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| Oct. 14, 2011
Rick Perry's Second Act
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, is set to begin his second act as a presidential contender Friday. After weeks of panned debate performances, plummeting poll numbers, and a controversy over Mitt Romney's religion injected into the campaign by a Perry supporter, the Texas governor plans to give his first major policy speech.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
Reconstructing Black Death: Why Was Plague Microbe so Deadly?
Researchers announced Wednesday that they've managed to reconstruct the genome of the Black Death, the illness that wiped out around half of Europe's population in just a few years in the mid-1300s. Ray Suarez discusses the developments with geneticist Hendrick Poinar of McMaster University.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
Alabama's Immigration Law: Assessing the Economic, Social Impact
The economical and social effects of Alabama's new immigration law are starting to show. Judy Woodruff discusses the impact with Grow Alabama's Jerry Spencer, State Rep. Mike Ball, R-Huntsville, and the Rosa Toussaint-Ortiz of the Hispanic-Latino Advisory Committee.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
U.S. Treading Carefully to Build Case Against Iran Over Alleged Plot
American ambassadors around the world are alerting governments in their host nations about the ongoing investigation into the alleged Iran-backed assassination plot in the United States. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest developments with Joby Warrick of The Washington Post and Daniel Brumberg of the U.S. Institute of Peace.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
World Leaders Weigh Options Over Alleged Iranian Plot Inside U.S.
At a news conference Thursday, President Obama addressed the alleged Iran-backed terror plot to murder the Saudi ambassador to Washington, warning, "There are going to be consequences." Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
GOP Lawmakers Counter Obama's Jobs Bill With Tax, Spending Reform Plan
Responding and reacting to public calls for jobs, Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled their own jobs plan, "The Jobs Through Growth Act" -- one they say will create 5 million jobs.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
Black Death's DNA Decoded Using Teeth From London's 'Plague Pits'
An international consortium of researchers announced this week that they've managed to reconstruct the genome of Black Death -- the "great-grandmother" of modern plagues and the same illness that wiped out around half of Europe in just a few years in the mid-1300s.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
Mexican Drug Cartels' New Target: Bloggers
The gruesome killings of three bloggers recently show that drug cartels -- long known for trying to intimidate the mainstream media -- are turning their sights on social media users as the next target of their threats.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
Culture Canvas
A roundup of the week's art headlines.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
How Happy Are Americans?
The 40-nation Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has just released the published version of its study of well-being, reported on Making Sen$e some months ago. We thought the OECD's summary of the highlights would be worth sharing.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
The Daily Frame
Traditional Chham dancers in Bhutan perform during a dress rehearsal for the royal wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancee Jetsun Pema.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
Cain Surges to Top of GOP Presidential Field
Businessman Herman Cain has skyrocketed to the front of the GOP pack as former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney continues to struggle to broaden his appeal among Republicans, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
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| Oct. 13, 2011
Lee Visits White House on Heels of South Korea Trade Deal
One day after Congress signed off on trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak kicked off a state visit Thursday. President Obama called passage of the agreement "a major win for American workers and businesses."
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| Oct. 12, 2011
UAW, Big 3 Reach Agreement Amid New Economic Climate
The United Auto Workers has reached a deal for a new contract with Chrysler after working out similar deals with GM and Ford. Jeffrey Brown discusses what these new labor contracts might mean for workers and the Big Three automakers with Changing Gears' Micheline Maynard and David Shepardson of The Detroit News.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Georgia Works Jobs Training Program: a Peach or the Pits?
One provision of President Obama's jobs bill that has some bipartisan support is modeled after a program in Georgia that allows employers to try out workers for eight weeks on a volunteer basis while the person receives unemployment benefits and training. Paul Solman explores Georgia Works' pros and cons, plus its scalability.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Supreme Court Weighs Constitutionality of Routine Jailhouse Strip Searches
Do routine jailhouse strip searches for people accused of minor offenses violate the Constitution? Supreme Court justices heard a case Wednesday centering on that issue. Judy Woodruff discusses the case, which pits privacy rights against security concerns, with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Cain's 9-9-9 Plan, 'Romneycare' Scrutinized at Dartmouth Debate
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Godfather's Pizza chief executive Herman Cain took center stage at the Republican primary debate at Dartmouth College on Tuesday night. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian recap the debate.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
News Wrap: Secretary Clinton Condemns Iran Over Terror Plot in U.S.
In other news Wednesday, the U.S. stepped up a diplomatic assault on Iran over an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned Iran in unusually strong terms. Also in Detroit, a Nigerian man pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, 2009.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Democrats Consider Piecemeal Approach to Blocked Jobs Bill
Senate Republicans blocked the Democrats' version of President Obama's $450 billion jobs bill on Tuesday, saying it would not work and might make things worse. But the president and Democrats pledged to keep pushing for the legislation. Kwame Holman reports.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Woodruff: GOP Contenders Point the Finger at Washington for Economic Woes
One by one, each of the eight GOP contenders took turns attacking the federal government, even blaming Washington rather than Wall Street for the 2008 financial collapse.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
What is Georgia Works and Why Does the President Consider it a Model?
President Obama has called Georgia Works "smart" and modeled part of his Americans Jobs Act after it and the program has support from both Republicans and Democrats. So what is Georgia Works, and how does it relate to the President's plan? Here's a snapshot.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Could 'Georgia Works' Work on a National Level?
Georgia Works is a program touted for helping unemployed residents get back to work by pairing job seekers with employers who are willing to promise on-the-job training. The program has support from both Republicans and Democrats.So what is Georgia Works, and how does it compare to the President's plan? Here's a snapshot.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
After GOP Blocks Obama Jobs Plan, Senate Dems Turn to Piecemeal Approach
Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. said Wednesday that after progress on President Obama's jobs bill was blocked Tuesday, Democrats will introduce the jobs plan piece-by-piece in the hopes of finding provisions that Republicans will support.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Negotiating Asian-American Identity Through Portraiture
The work of seven visual artists in the recent exhibit, Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter, highlights the unique and diverse experiences of Asian American identity.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Negotiating Asian-American Identity Through Portraiture
The work of seven visual artists in the recent exhibit, Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter, highlights the unique and diverse experiences of Asian-American identity.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
The Daily Frame
A picture of a face with Japan's flag painted on it is cast on a giant, plaster face on Tuesday night in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Foreign Aid Advocates Fight Cuts to Programs That 'Save Lives'
Aid programs took a hit earlier this year-- $8 billion was slashed from the State Department and international program budgets in the spring-- and more than 200 non-governmental organizations are joining forces to call for an end to new cuts.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Why do leaves change to dazzling yellows, burnt oranges and deep red colors in the fall? What's the chemistry behind it all? Understanding why autumn leaves turn requires understanding some simple basics about tree pigments and photosynthesis.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
Romney's Strong Debate Performance Keeps Him On Course
Despite being the focus of other contenders' questions, Mitt Romney delivered a smooth, confident, and commanding performance in a debate with seven of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination at Dartmouth College Tuesday night.
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| Oct. 12, 2011
U.S., Saudi Arabia Accuse Iran Over Alleged Terror Plot
U.S. and Saudi officials are measuring their response to Tehran and considering sanctions and other punitive measures as both sides continue to trade accusations after Tuesday's announcement of an alleged terror plot to kill the Saudi ambassador on U.S. soil.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
'Women, War & Peace' Highlights Changing Females' Roles in Global Conflicts
"Women, War & Peace," a new five-part series co-produced by WNET New York, explores the changing role of women in conflicts around the world. This excerpt tells the story of an Army Female Engagement Team that reaches out to women in rural parts of Afghanistan.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Ex-French Resistance Fighter Hessel: 'It Is Good for Us to Feel Outrage'
Stephane Hessel, a 94-year-old former French resistance fighter, is urging young people to take to the streets and show their outrage. Ray Suarez and Hessel discuss his book, "Time For Outrage," which is also titled "Indignez-Vous!" in French.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Stalling Economy Forces Pennsylvania Schools to Put Dreams on Hold
The weak economy is contributing to -- and magnifying the problems -- of some school districts around the United States. John Merrow, the NewsHour's special correspondent for education, reports on the problems one Pennsylvania district is facing.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Lawmakers Question Whether Obama's Jobs Bill Has the Right 'Forumla'
Senate Republicans moved Tuesday to block President Obama's $447 billion jobs bill. Judy Woodruff leads a debate over the proposal, which includes a combination of tax cuts and infrastructure spending, with Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Abdulmutallab May Not Talk Much in 'Underwear Bomber' Trial
The trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is charged with trying to detonate explosives hidden in underwear on a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009, began Tuesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the opening day of the case with WDET Public Radio's Quinn Klinefelter.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
'Underwear Bomber' Trial Opens in Detroit
Opening arguments were heard Tuesday in a Detroit courtroom in the trial against Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man known as the "underwear bomber" who stands accused of trying to blow up an American airplane on Christmas Day 2009. Gwen Ifill reports.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Is Iran's Regime Capable of Attacks Inside U.S.?
Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that Iran is behind a terror plot in the U.S. that targeted Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington and possibly two embassies. Jeffrey Brown discusses the alleged scheme and the Iranian political landscape with The New York Times' Charles Savage and Stanford University's Abbas Milani.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Academia and Big Pharma Partner to Put New Drugs on the Market
Big Pharma and university scientists are hopeful that a wave of new research collaborations between the two will speed up the drug discovery process and help put new drugs on a relatively stagnant market.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Romney Urges Perry to 'Repudiate' Jeffress Remarks on Mormonism
Chris Christie got right to work at his newest job Tuesday. Immediately upon ascending to star surrogate for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Christie fielded a reporter's question about the Perry-campaign-approved introducer at last week's Values Voters Summit, Pastor Robert Jeffress, and his calling Mormonism a "cult."
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Holder: 2 Charged in Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador
Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday afternoon that U.S. authorities had uncovered and stopped a plot by two agents backed by Iran to assassinate the Saudi ambassador and blow up the embassies of Saudi Arabia and Israel in Washington, D.C.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to Endorse Mitt Romney
One week after ruling out a potential presidential bid, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planned Tuesday to endorse former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination. The announcement was expected to come at a 3 p.m. event in Lebanon, N.H., hours before GOP hopefuls were scheduled to debate at Dartmouth College.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Should I Refinance My Mortgage to a Fixed Rate?
Business and economics correspondent Paul Solman answers a reader's question about whether refinancing his mortgage at a fixed rate is a good idea when variable interest rates are currently so low.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Are Occupy Wall Street, Tea Party Signs of Building Populist Movements?
The "Occupy Together" and Tea Party movements do not come as a big surprise to Patchwork Nation. We have argued for some time that the United States is ripe for some kind populist uprising in the next decade, due to ongoing economic and cultural shifts. And they may be just the beginning.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
The Daily Frame
A troupe performs a traditional dragon dance Monday in front of Taiwan's Presidential Office in Taipei. The performance was part of a celebration marking the centennial of the uprising that ended imperial rule in China. Taiwan and China -- which split amid civil war in 1949 -- both celebrate the anniversary.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
'Underwear Bomber' Trial Begins in Detroit
The trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab -- more commonly known as the "underwear bomber" for his failed attempt to down a Detroit-bound international flight on Christmas Day 2009 -- is underway Tuesday in a Michigan federal court.
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| Oct. 11, 2011
Debate Provides Perry Opportunity to Show Improvement
It is Rick Perry who has the hardest task before him Tuesday evening. The Texas governor is looking to upend the "he's lost half his support in the polls over the last month" narrative that has been dominant after a string of unflattering stories tied to his campaign.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
Anita Hill Reflects on 20 Years Since Clarence Thomas Hearings
Twenty years ago, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' Senate confirmation process sparked a national debate about sexual harassment when Anita Hill, his former special assistant, accused him of inappropriate behavior. Gwen Ifill and Hill discuss her new book, "Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race and Finding Home."
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| Oct. 10, 2011
Does U.S. Drone Use Set a New Precedent for War?
The U.S. has dramatically increased its use of unmanned aerial vehicles to go after targets in Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya and especially Pakistan. Jeffrey Brown discusses the use of drones with former Air Force lawyer retired Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap and David Cortright of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
Amid Criticism, U.S. Increases Use of Drones as Weapons of War
The U.S. use of drones to find and kill militant targets in other countries has increased exponentially under the Obama administration. Jeffrey Brown reports on the criticism of using remote-control bombing attacks as weapons of war.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
Environment, Economy at Heart of Keystone XL Pipeline Debate
A Canadian company wants to build a $13 billion, 1,700-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from the so-called tar sands region in Alberta through six states and a major aquifer to Texas for refining. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Nebraska on the high-stakes environmental and economic battle over the Keystone XL project.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
Keystone Oil Pipeline Project Divides Nebraska Residents
Many Nebraskans have little interest in helping TransCanada, the company seeking to build the pipeline, which would stretch 1,700 miles from northern Alberta to Texas.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
Mitt Romney's Mormonism Marks Tricky Territory for GOP Rivals
After endorsing Gov. Rick Perry at the Value Voters Summit in Washing on Friday, Baptist minister Robert Jeffress focused on GOP candidate Mitt Romney's faith, saying, "Mormonism is a cult." Judy Woodruff discusses the role of religion in the Republican presidential race with the Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
News Wrap: Americans Win Nobel for Economic Growth, Inflation Research
In other news Monday, two Americans won the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics. Christopher Sims and Thomas Sargent were honored for their work in the 1970s and '80s on how government policies can affect economic growth and inflation. Also, Syrian human rights activists reported that weekend clashes killed at least 31 people.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
In Wake of Qwikster's Hasty Death, Netflix Faces Questions of Its Own
Can you declare a company dead if it never actually began doing business?It's a slightly existential question one might pose to those who would have run Qwikster, the DVD-by-mail business that Netflix said it was launching just three weeks ago.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
In Denver, An Urban Garden Grows Healthier Foods - And Attitudes
In a low-income neighborhood in Denver, it used to be impossible to find fresh fruit or vegetables. But Coby Gould and his colleagues hope to give the community healthy, affordable produce options at the Growhaus, a budding urban garden in the neighborhood.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
Leather Muppet to Stephen Colbert: You Are What You Eat
Business and economics correspondent Paul Solman had a 'transformative' experience after Stephen Colbert poked fun at him during a recent episode of 'The Colbert Report.'
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| Oct. 10, 2011
In Pursuit of the Great White Whale, via Paintbrush
In August 2009 Matt Kish, a librarian by trade and artist by night, decided to draw one image for every page of of his long-time favorite novel - "Moby-Dick". Kish spent the next 543 days in pursuit of his own white whale - the illustration of his book's 552 pages.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Fiat Lux'
Traci Brimhall is the author of "Our Lady of the Ruins" (forthcoming from W.W. Norton), winner of the 2011 Barnard Women Poets Prize, and "Rookery" (Southern Illinois University Press, 2010), winner of the 2009 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
Controversy Surrounds Increased Use of U.S. Drone Strikes
The use of drones to find and kill militant targets in other countries has increased exponentially under the Obama administration. But the accidental deaths of civilians is increasingly turning a once-receptive public against the combat tool.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
The Daily Frame
A new public sculpture, "Search For Enlightenment," was installed yesterday in London, England. Photo by Ian Gavan/ Getty Images for Halcyon Gallery.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
DIY Genetics, Dwindling Water and Seismologists on Trial
A look at the most interesting reads this week in the realm of science, from dwindling supplies of drinking water to some scientists' assertions of a new geologic age, "do-it-yourself" genetics and the manslaughter trial of seismologists in Italy.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
GOP Contenders Sidestep Controversial Comments About Mormonism
Navigating spurts of massive media attention to his Mormon faith is nothing new for Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney. And he is once again, after a Baptist Pastor from Dallas, Robert Jeffress, referred to Mormonism as a "cult" shortly after introducing Gov. Rick Perry at the Values Voters Summit.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Romney's Electability, Cain's 9-9-9 Plan, Wall St. Protests
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including GOP contender Mitt Romney's foreign policy vision and electability, rival Republican candidate Herman Cain's "9-9-9" plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code, plus the Occupy Wall Street protests that are spreading beyond New York City.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Romney: Voters Must Replace Obama to 'Keep America Strong and Get Back to Work'
After outlining his foreign policy proposals Friday in South Carolina, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff to discuss his vision for a new "American century," how he would handle relations with Israel, President Obama's jobs bill and his opponents economic plans.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
W, V, U or L: How Is the Economic Recovery Shaping Up, Literally?
The latest unemployment figures out Friday reinforce the notion that the U.S. economy remains weak when compared to recoveries of the past. As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman visits with economist Simon Johnson for a checkup on what shape the economic recovery is taking.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
News Wrap: U.S. Gained Jobs in Sept., But Unemployment Sticks at 9.1%
In other news Friday, the Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy gained a net 103,000 jobs in September, but the unemployment rate stayed put. However, much of the total came from 45,000 Verizon workers rehired after striking. In Syria, activists reported that troops opened fire again on protesters after Friday prayers.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Al-Bassam Theatre Takes Inspiration From Shakespeare and the Arab Spring
Kuwaiti playwright and theater director Sulayman al-Bassam adapts Shakespearean plays to the modern Arab context to explore issues of religion and society in the contemporary Gulf. Art Beat spoke with al-Bassam on the phone from Brooklyn about the effect of the Arab Spring on his play and on art across the Arab world.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Panel's Pitch to Nix Routine Prostate Cancer Tests Draws Strong Reaction
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said Friday that prostate specific antigen tests, known as PSAs, that are done to detect prostate cancer could be doing more harm than good. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest controversial recommendation from the influential panel with The Washington Post's Rob Stein.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Mitt Romney to Rick Perry: Show Us Your Economic Plan
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff Friday to discuss the war in Afghanistan, his GOP rivals and how he would get more Americans back to work. In this preview clip, Romney chides GOP rival and Texas Gov. Rick Perry for not releasing his economic plan.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Romney Hopes for Faster Afghanistan Withdrawal if Generals OK Plan
After outlining his foreign policy vision Friday at The Citadel, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff and discussed the war in Afghanistan, his GOP rivals and how he would get more Americans back to work. This is their complete interview. A shorter version aired on the NewsHour broadcast.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Virus Hunters Stalk the Next Global Epidemic
Ask the not-so-simple question of one of the world's leading virologists, "What is a virus?" and the reaction is immediate. He sits up in his chair, throws one leg over another.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Whitney Exhibit Walks the Line Between Real and Surreal
A new exhibit at the Whitney Museum in New York aims to highlight intersections between representation and fantasy. The exhibit, "Real/Surreal," which opened this week, showcases art from the museum's permanent collection that blurs the lines between the two artistic styles.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse for our readers.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
The Daily Frame
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu studies a portrait of himself. The painting was presented to him Thursday in Cape Town, South Africa, upon the launch of his biography, "Tutu: The Authorised Portrait." Friday marks his 80th birthday. Tutu rose to worldwide attention for his opposition to apartheid and won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Gwen's Take: Controlling The Stage: A Politician's Primer
Politics is not an ego-free business. And why should it be? I got a taste of that this week as New Jersey's Chris Christie and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took themselves out of presidential consideration.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
Advisory Panel: Essential Health Benefits Package Must Be Affordable
The government moved a step closer Friday toward defining what "essential benefits" would be offered by companies selling coverage to millions of Americans in new insurance exchanges.
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| Oct. 7, 2011
More Americans Working Part-Time, Looking for Full-Time Jobs
Well, interestingly good news on the jobs front, it would appear. Again, the proviso: Don't take any given month's unemployment numbers too seriously.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Culture Canvas
In this week's roundup of art headlines, Motown guitarist and songwriter Marv Tarplin is dead at 70 and the White House has named October as National Arts and Humanities Month.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
The Old Man and the Boat: Hemingway's Quest for Peace
Paul Hendrickson, the author of "Hemingway's Boat, Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934-1961," is the latest biographer to delve into Ernest Hemingway, and he does so by narrowing his narrative focus on the famous writer's 38-foot motorized fishing vessel, Pilar.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
After Draftless Decade of War, Gap Seen Between Military, Civilians
After a decade of America at war, a new Pew poll documents the gap between those who have gone to the battlefield and those who haven't. Margret Warner reports.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
What Does Future Hold for Tech World, Apple Without Jobs?
Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was remembered Thursday as being one the of world's greatest innovators. Jeffrey Brown discusses his life and work with Google's Vint Cerf, Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin and AOL co-founder Steve Case.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Remembering the Life, Designs of Digital Visionary Steve Jobs
In a statement late Wednesday, Apple said its co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at age 56. Correspondent Spence Michels looks back on the life and work of the digital visionary.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
News Wrap: Anti-Wall Street Protests Spread to D.C., Los Angeles
In other news Thursday, several hundred people formed a symbolic "99 percent" figure in Washington. They said the top 1 percent of Americans control far more wealth and power than the other 99 percent. Also, the U.S. Senate headed toward a final vote on a bill to punish China for manipulating its currency.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Obama to Congress: Vote on Jobs Bill or Find Better Idea
President Obama called a news conference Thursday where he pressed members of Congress to vote for his jobs package or present a better idea. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Transtromer, Swedish Poet With 'Tinge of Modernism, Surrealism,' Wins Nobel
The 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature has gone to Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, the first poet to win the award since 1996. Judges selected Transtromer because, they wrote, "through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality."
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Are Americans Sharing Sacrifices for Afghan War? Military Families Respond
As we mark the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan, the Pew Research Center commissioned a poll to explore the military-civilian gap in service. With the help of the Public Insight Network we asked military families for their thoughts on the notion of "shared sacrifice" over the last 10 years.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Steve Jobs in 1985: Apple Has 'Common Vision' on Changing the World
Upon the death of Steve Jobs, we dipped into the NewsHour's video vault for past coverage of Apple and Jobs.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
'Indignez-Vous!': Stephane Hessel's Guide to Outrage
Diplomat and author Stephane Hessel, who is also a concentration camp survivor and former French resistance fighter, wants people to get mad and fight against what's wrong in the world, as he writes in his booklet, "Indignez-Vous!" or "Time for Outrage.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
'Prosecutor' Looks Behind-the-Scenes at the International Criminal Court
"Prosecutor" follows Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. It's part of our series in partnership with The Economist magazine showcasing the art of filmmaking.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
'Hemingway's Boat': How Pilar Weathered the Storms of Fame, Ruin
It's been 50 years since Ernest Hemingway was found next to his shotgun in Ketchum, Idaho. Yet the life and times of the iconic American author remains an open book for scholars and historians to meticulously pore over.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
The Daily Frame
A visitor looks at a painting by 15th century artist Filippino Lippi at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. A retrospective of Lippi's work opened there Wednesday.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Steve Jobs Must-Reads: Reflections, Tributes, Photos and Webcomics
The Web was awash in tributes and remembrances for late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs Thursday as people reacted to news that that the technology and device pioneer had died at age 56 after a long battle with several ailments, including pancreatic cancer.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Obama to Congress on Jobs Bill: 'This Is Not a Game'
President Obama challenged members of Congress to vote for his $450 billion jobs plan or explain why not. "This is not a game," he said at a White House press conference.
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| Oct. 6, 2011
Morning Line: The Palin Primary Begins
Perhaps the most astonishing part of Sarah Palin's decision not to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination is how easily and completely it was overshadowed by the death of Steve Jobs.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Apple's Steve Jobs Dies at Age 56
Apple said in a brief statement late Wednesday that company co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs -- who has been battling cancer -- has died.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Poet Philip Schultz Details Life-Long Struggle in New Memoir 'My Dyslexia'
Poet Philip Schultz details his life-long struggle to overcome dyslexia in his new memoir. Jeffrey Brown profiles the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's latest work, "My Dyslexia."
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Google's Schmidt on the 'Winners and Losers' in Search Rankings
Google is being investigated as to whether it may be violating anti-trust law in how it ranks websites when consumers do searches. Gwen Ifill talks to Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt as part of the Atlantic and Aspen Ideas Forum.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
'Occupy Wall Street' Protests Give Voice to Anger Over Greed, Corporate Culture
The protests against Wall Street gained new momentum on Wednesday, when union members and students joined the demonstration and marched through the streets of lower Manhattan. Paul Solman visits the budding movement's base camp.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Supreme Court Considers Case on Discrimination in Religious Schools
Judy Woodruff discusses a Supreme Court case that considers the founding principle of the separation of church and state with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Dems Pitch New Plan to Fund Jobs Bill: A Tax on Millionaires
Democratic leaders in the Senate proposed a surtax on millionaires on Wednesday to pay for President Obama's jobs bill. Jeffrey Brown discusses the move and its prospects with WNYC Radio's Todd Zwillich.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Poet Philip Schultz Shares His Work
Philip Schultz is a poet, fiction writer and educator. He has been teaching creative writing for nearly 30 years. In 1987, he founded the Writers Studio in New York. He won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for "Failure."
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Eric Schmidt on Google vs. Facebook
Gwen Ifill interviewed Google's Eric Schmidt -- the company's former CEO and current executive chairman -- as part of the Washington Ideas Forum Wednesday.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Reid Pitches Tax on Those Making More Than $1 Million to Fund Jobs Plan
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has proposed replacing the tax increases offered by President Obama to pay for the president's $447 billion dollar jobs package with a surtax on millionaires -- raising the top rate to 39.6 percent on individuals with an adjusted gross income of more than $1 million.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Woodruff: Comparing Wall Street Protesters to the Tea Party
Fair or not, I keep comparing this week's protests on Wall Street and against corporate interests across the country with the tea party movement that first gained national attention in late 2008 and early 2009.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
A Day with the Occupiers of Wall Street
We spent Tuesday at the Occupy Wall Street site in lower Manhattan, a stone's throw from ground zero. For those of us old enough to remember such gatherings in the so-called Sixties ('64-'74), the similarities were striking: spontaneity, solidarity, earnestness, and, of course, dissatisfaction with the status quo.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
A Day with the Occupiers of Wall Street
We spent yesterday at the Occupy Wall St. site in lower Manhattan, a stone's throw from ground zero. For those of us old enough to remember such gatherings in the so-called Sixties ('64-'74), the similarities were striking: spontaneity, solidarity, earnestness, and, of course, dissatisfaction with the status quo.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Poet Donald Hall Reflects on Love, Death and New Hampshire
"Love, death and New Hampshire," Donald Hall once said when asked what he writes about. It remains true in the former U.S. Poet Laureate's newly published book of poems, "The Back Chamber."
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Text-Messaging for Health Still Has Its Challenges
At first glance, text-messaging health alerts to poor, rural populations with widespread mobile phone use is a no-brainer. But what about the challenges of providing useful information and the simple act of re-charging phones in isolated spots?
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| Oct. 5, 2011
The Daily Frame
Dancers from Garth Fagan Dance perform a scene from the world premiere of "Madiba" during a dress rehearsal.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Memphis Hospital Teams Up With Churches to Deliver Care
Two mainstays of the Memphis community -- the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and nearly 400 local churches -- have teamed up for an innovative program that helps keep church members healthy while reducing health-care costs.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Perry's $17 Million Fundraising Haul
After weeks of playing defense on substance (Social Security, immigration) and style (three successively weak debate performances), the Perry campaign gets to boast of its splashy third quarter fundraising win with $17 million raised in just over half the three month period due to Perry's late entry into the race on August 13.
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| Oct. 5, 2011
Local Issues Trump National Politics as Tomblin Wins in West Virginia
Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin, who took over as governor 11 months ago when Joe Manchin was elected to the Senate, withstood weeks of negative campaigning -- and millions of dollars spent by outside Republican interests -- to defeat GOP businessman Bill Maloney in Tuesday's special gubernatorial election.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
In a Weak Economy, Why Is CEO Pay on the Rise?
Median executive compensation has more than quadrupled over the last four decades, even through the latest financial crisis. Margaret Warner explores how CEOs can still command such salaries and benefits in light of the recession with Michael Faulkender of the University of Maryland and James Stewart of The New York Times.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
U.S. Scientists' Research on Universe Expansion Earns Nobel Nod
Three U.S. physicists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for discovering through the study of supernovae that the universe is not just expanding, but speeding up. KQED's Andrea Kissack profiles one of the scientists and his research.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
News Wrap: Bernanke Says Fed Stimulus Is Critical to Prevent New Recession
In other news Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke issued a new warning about the U.S. economic recovery before a congressional committee. He defended the Fed's latest stimulus efforts and said they are critical to prevent a new recession. Also, stocks in Europe fell sharply amid fears that Greece will default.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
Christie Hangs Onto His Hat: What Happens to GOP Field?
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday that he will not join the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Judy Woodruff discusses what his decision means for the campaigns of the rest of the GOP contenders with Political Editor David Chalian and Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
The Daily Frame
An Andy Warhol limited edition signed print from the Cowboys and Indians series is on display at an auction preview of items owned by film star John Wayne.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
House OKs Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown for Now
The House of Representatives passed a stopgap spending measure Tuesday in a 352-66 vote, once again temporarily avoiding a government shutdown and potential backlash from voters.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
Does Oil Speculation Cause Price Spikes?
Paul Solman answers a viewers question about oil regulations, speculation and the price of gas.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
Christie: 'Now is Not My Time'
New Jersey governor Chris Christie put to rest speculation that he might join the fray for the 2012 GOP nomination Tuesday in a new conference after weeks of entreaties, saying "In the end, what was always the right decision remains the right decision today: Now is not my time."
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| Oct. 4, 2011
Around the Nation
A round-up of recent arts and culture videos from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
Physicists Awarded Nobel for Accelerating Universe Discovery
Three U.S. physicists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for discovering, by studying supernovae, that the universe is not just expanding, but speeding up.
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| Oct. 4, 2011
Christie Reportedly Passes On 2012 Presidential Run
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has reportedly decided against running for president in 2012. Christie is set to make his intentions known at a 1 p.m. ET press conference in Trenton, N.J. Stay with the Rundown for updates.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Nobels Honor Immune System Research Paving Way for New Vaccines, Treatments
American Bruce Beutler and Luxembourg-born Jules Hoffmann shared this year's Nobel Prize in medicine with Canadian-born Ralph Steinman, who died on Friday, for their discoveries related to the immune system. Jeffrey Brown discusses their work with Dr. Anthony Fauci of The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Immigration, Affirmative Action on New High Court Docket; Health Reform Awaited
The U.S. Supreme Court returned to work Monday and the court has a docket full of controversial cases on topics ranging from obscenity to strip searches to warrantless surveillance. Gwen Ifill previews the new term with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and Scotusblog.com's Tom Goldstein.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Senate Considers Bill to Punish China Over Currency Valuation
For years, American lawmakers have targeted China's currency, saying it has been deliberately undervalued to give Chinese companies price advantages in international trade. Kwame Holman reports on a Senate bill under consideration that would allow countervailing duties on Chinese good for currency manipulation.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
News Wrap: Stocks Drop on News Greece Will Fail to Meet Deficit Target
In other news Monday, global markets took another hit over news that Greece will miss the deficit targets it agreed to under a bailout plan. The revelation added fuel to the fears of a partial default. Also, an appeals court jury in Italy threw out the murder convictions of American student Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Wall Street Protests Spread, Channeling Anger at Corporate, Political Forces
Protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement are maintaining a growing campaign against corporate and political forces that they say are fueling economic inequality in America. Judy Woodruff examines who's involved in the protests and what they're seeking with WNYC Radio's Arun Venugopal and DNAinfo.com's Julie Shapiro.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Slide Show: Occupy Wall Street Protests Expand
The Occupy Wall Street protests gained more attention this weekend when 700 protesters were arrested while marching on the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday and protests spread to several other cities.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Political Checklist: Shifting GOP Primary Calendar and Rick Perry's Sign Problem
This week Senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian consider whether the accelerated Republican primary calendar benefits the front-runner candidates at the expense of candidates who need more time to make their case to Republican voters.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Protests Spread
Over 700 people were arrested for traffic violations on the Brooklyn Bridge during an "Occupy Wall Street" march Saturday, Oct. 1. The protests began Sept. 17 in New York City and have spread to several other cities, including Los Angeles and Boston.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
If Banks Don't Fail, How Will They Learn?
Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query, about the housing crisis and letting banks fail.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Dragonflies: Mavericks of Mid-Air
Dragonflies hunt their prey, mate and lay eggs in mid-air. They have eyes that wrap around their head, giving them great visibility. They can fly straight up, straight down, hover like helicopters and disappear in a blur. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports for Science Nation on research about these ancient insects.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Supreme Court Case Preview: TV Indecency, GPS and 'Peter and the Wolf'
The most closely watched case in the new term of the U.S. Supreme Court is not on the argument docket yet, but likely will be soon: The justices are expected to take a look at the numerous legal questions surrounding the federal health care reform act. But the new term is by no means a snooze -- even without it.
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| Oct. 3, 2011
Perry's Sign Problem Could Spell Another Long Week Ahead
Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. Rick Perry came under fresh scrutiny Sunday in the aftermath of a story published by the Washington Post detailing the existence of a racially charged sign at the entrance of a West Texas ranch leased by the governor's family.
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Sept. 30, 2011
Rita Moreno Acts Out Own Career in 'Life Without Makeup'
Actress Rita Moreno, 80, now has a solo show about her life as a star of stage and screen called "Life Without Makeup." In a joint production with KQED San Francisco, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the performer's transformation from a "utilitarian ethnic" actress to becoming a "show business animal."
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Shields, Brooks on al-Awlaki Killing, Florida's Primary Bid, Candidates' Styles
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, the possibility of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joining the GOP 2012 field and Florida's bid to move its primary to January.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen Bids Farewell After 40 Years of Military Service
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen is retiring after four years overseeing the U.S. military and 40 years of military service. Kwame Holman reports on Mullen's legacy and the farewell to one of the most influential military leaders in modern U.S. history.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Bank of America Adds Monthly Debit Card Fee, Risking Public Ire
Bank of America announced Thursday it will tack on a new $5 monthly fee for customers who use a debit card to make purchases. Jeffrey Brown leads a debate about the new fees and what they mean for banks and consumers with David Lazarus of The Los Angeles Times and Richard Hunt of The Consumer Bankers Association.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Was U.S.-Backed Killing of Anwar al-Awlaki Legal?
Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-level U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaida, was killed in Yemen Friday by a U.S. airstrike targeting his convoy. Ray Suarez discusses the implications and legality of his killing with Brian Fishman of The New America Foundation and Juan Carlos Zarate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Researchers Reconstruct Movies Using Scans of Brain Activity
A group of researchers from the University of California at Berkeley were able to reconstruct movies clips using scans of their subjects' brain activity. That technology could open the door to advances in health and medicine in the future.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Solar Decathlon Contest Refocuses on Affordability of New Homes
WASHINGTON | In addition to more space for her family, Lakiya Culley's new home in Southeast Washington, D.C., comes with another big benefit: miniscule power bills. Culley will be living in the Empowerhouse, one of 20 houses built for the 2011 Solar Decathlon.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Case on the Latest Case-Shiller Housing Numbers - In Verse!
Karl 'Chip' Case of the Case-Shiller Housing Index has long been among our most treasured sources.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Florida Moves Primary to January, Others Likely to Follow
Florida is now first on the 2012 calendar, but it's not expected to stay there for very long.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
Conversation: A.E. Stallings, Poet and Translator Inspired by the Classics
The MacArthur Awards were recently announced, and one of the winners this year was the poet and translator A.E. Stallings.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
The Daily Frame
An Indian idol-maker draws eyes onto a clay statue of the Hindu goddess Durga. Photo by Diptendu Dutta/ AFP/ Getty Images.
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| Sept. 30, 2011
The Perry vs. Romney Battle Escalates
As the political world awaits to compare the Romney and Perry 3rd quarter fundraising totals -- and to see Perry's promised better debate performance on October 11 -- the candidates themselves are doing anything but sitting quietly on the sidelines.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
'Baseball Gods' Wind Down Regular Season With Dramatic Twists
Major League Baseball ended its regular season Wednesday with a dramatic series of games that left the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves out of the playoffs. Jeffrey Brown speaks with sportswriter John Feinstein about the season thus far, "Wild Card Wednesday" plus what to expect in the playoffs.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
Red Sox, Braves Strike Out in Wild Card Chase
The final night of Major League Baseball's regular season -- known as "Wild Card Wednesday" -- ended with four teams vying for two spots in the postseason. Jeffrey Brown reports on the dramatic final innings and the dramatic defeats for the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
Gingrich on New 'Contract With America,' Jobs, Brain Research, Elites
After unveiling his "21st Century Contract with America," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke with Judy Woodruff about his policy proposals, including efforts to create jobs, ramp up research into brain science and overhauls of Medicare and Medicaid. This is the third in a series of conversations with GOP contenders.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
News Wrap: Survey Finds CEOs Cutting Back on Hiring
In other news Thursday, a Business Roundtable survey showed only a third of CEOs in the United States planed to hire more workers in the next six months while two-thirds expected increased sales over the same period. Also, childhood poverty for Hispanics now exceeds every other demographic group in the U.S. for the first time.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
World Inequality: Trot the Globe Without Leaving Your Seat
To accompany our ongoing NewsHour series on economic inequality, we present today an interactive world inequality map based on data from the World Bank.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
Vieux Farka Toure Follows His Father's Footsteps But Breaks New Path
On his third studio album, "The Secret," Toure blends American and African blues, soul and funk, producing a unique hybrid of melodies.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
Culture Canvas
In this week's arts and culture headlines, Sean Penn assists in the release of two American hikers jailed in Iran.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
The Daily Frame
Actors perform Kunqu, one of the oldest forms of Chinese Opera, on the subway this week in Nanjing, China. Photo by ChinaFotoPress /Getty Images.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
Perry Walks Back His Words On Immigration Defense
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, has been spending the better part of the last week cleaning up his Orlando debate performance. Wednesday he said it was "inappropriate" to refer to opponents of his Texas policy to allow illegal immigrant students in-state tuition as heartless.
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| Sept. 29, 2011
Suspect Held Over Plot to Attack Pentagon, Capitol
A Massachusetts man, Rezwan Ferdaus, is being held in connection with a plot to strike the Pentagon and the Capitol with three GPS-guided, small aircraft filled with explosives.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Novelist Banks Explores Sex Crime Outcasts' Social, Psychological Issues
In the novel "Lost Memory of Skin," author Russell Banks delves into deep issues of American life rarely raised or seen by most people. Jeffrey Brown and Banks discuss the book that explores a fictional group of convicted sex offenders.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
How Severe Are Problems With Social Security?
Social Security checks go out on Wednesday to more than 52 million Americans, but the viability of the program has recently taken center stage in the GOP presidential nomination race. Ray Suarez discusses the economics of Social Security with David John of the Heritage Foundation and Henry Aaron of the Brookings Institution.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
As Filing Deadlines Loom, Will Chris Christie Make Bid for Presidency?
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is not yet running for president, but many Republicans are yearning for him to throw his hat into the ring. Judy Woodruff and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the likelihood that Christie will enter the race and the effect that would have.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
White House Asks the Supreme Court to Consider Health Reform
The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to decide whether the president's landmark health care law is constitutional, saying that the Justice Department would appeal the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the federal government cannot mandate that all Americans buy health insurance.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Inequality Hurts: The Unhealthy Side Effects of Economic Disparity
As part of our series on economic inequality, Paul Solman investigates the health effects that inequality can have on individuals and society. To determine the hidden costs, he speaks with epidemiologists, former six-figure income earners who are chronically unemployed and poor teenagers who struggle with inequality each day.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
News Wrap: GM Factory Workers Ratify New 4-Year Contract
In other news Wednesday, factory workers at General Motors overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract. It doesn't include any pay raises, but 48,000 hourly employees will get a $5,000 signing bonus plus profit-sharing checks. Also, gunmen in southern Afghanistan attacked and killed eight police at a checkpoint.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
CDC Chief: Source of Deadly Listeria in Contaminated Cantaloupes Still Unknown
The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that at least 13 people have died so far from listeria found in contaminated cantaloupes. Gwen Ifill discusses the deadliest outbreak of foodborne disease in more than a decade with the CDC's director, Dr. Thomas Frieden.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Galveston: The Mother of All U.S. Natural Disasters
To this day, Galveston's storm of 1900 stands as the deadliest natural disaster to ever hit the United States. Betty Ann Bowser speaks with Dwayne Jones, executive director of the Galveston Historical Foundation, about the hurricane that will forever be known here as the "Great Storm."
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Calls for Christie to Run Echo Past Presidential Races
This week's cries for New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie to jump into the race for president are just the latest in a long strand of entreaties to prominent political figures to "save" their party, and even the country, by joining the fray.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Can Social Security, Medicare Be Considered Wealth?
Economist Robert Lerman argued that such programs as Social Security and Medicare can reasonably be included in the definition of one's wealth. And if it is, inequality between rich and poor Americans is actually less drastic. Many of you wrote in to question and express disagreement with his analysis. Here. he's responded.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Extended Interview: Russell Banks on 'Lost Memory of Skin'
A squalid encampment under a causeway in an American city is the unusual and charged setting for a new novel, "Lost Memory of Skin," which explores some deep issues of American life rarely raised and rarely seen by most of us.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Mexico Nears Universal Health Care Goal
As the United States continues to debate the legality of President Obama's healthcare law, south of the border Mexico is preparing to celebrate a healthcare milestone of its own: universal coverage.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Seven Notable Banned Books
The last week of September marks National Banned Books Week. Here are seven books both modern and classic that have been banned or challenged in the past decade. Each book has also been featured on the NewsHour broadcast or website.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
New Joplin Mural Tells Story of the Storm
Just a few blocks from the rubble of last year's tornado, a bright new mural has been painted, depicting life in Joplin both before and after the storm.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Pennsylvania Electoral College Proposal Divides GOP Officals, Public
Republican elected officials at the state and national level are divided over a proposal that would award the state's Electoral College votes during presidential elections based on congressional district -- instead of awarding all of the state's 20 votes to the winner of the entire state.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
The Daily Frame
Technicians install a sculpture by German artist Georg Baselitz at the Paris Museum of Modern Art. Photo by Jacques Demarthon/ AFP/ Getty Images.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Christie Listening to 'Every Word' of 2012 Encouragement
Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., refused to definitively rule in or out a 2012 presidential run during a high-profile speech and Q&A session at the Reagan Presidential Library Tuesday evening. In fact, Christie was more explicit than ever before that he is considering taking the presidential plunge.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Number of Deaths from Cantaloupe-Linked Listeria Rises
Health officials say 13 people across eight states have died after eating cantaloupe contaminated with listeria and at least 72 people in 18 states were sickened.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
In Washington, a Monumental Effort to Repair, Reopen Iconic Obelisk
Engineers rigged ropes Tuesday atop the Washington Monument in preparation for a multi-day job rappelling down the marble exterior of the indefinitely shuttered icon to check for cracks and other damage from the earthquake that shook the East Coast last month. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
Gen. Keane: America's 'Soft Approach' to Pakistan Has Failed
Three bloody attacks in Afghanistan claimed many lives recently, but the greatest casualty may be the U.S. alliance with Pakistan. Margaret Warner discusses growing diplomatic tensions with retired Army Gen. Jack Keane and Vali Nasr, former senior adviser to the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
Pakistan's Alleged Ties to Haqqani Terror Network Rock Alliance With U.S.
A terrorist group based in Pakistan that is active in Afghanistan acts an an "arm" of Pakistan's intelligence agency, Adm. Mike Mullen, the top American military officer, told Congress last week. Margaret Warner reports on Pakistan's deteriorating relations with the United States.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
In Joplin, Art Helps Healing Amid 'Amazing Sense of Loss' From Tornado
After a tornado destroyed a third of the city in May, some residents of Joplin, Mo., are finding that earlier pledges to rebuild aren't going as planned. Jeffrey Brown reports from Joplin on how art is helping some heal and how some people looking to rebuild homes, businesses and playgrounds are running into stumbling blocks.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
What's Behind 9% Jump in Employer-Paid Health Insurance Premiums?
A survey released Tuesday by The Kaiser Family Foundation reported that annual health insurance premiums for a family of four climbed $15,000 this year. Judy Woodruff discusses what's causing health insurance costs to rise with Susan Dentzer of Health Affairs.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
Cities Hit Hard by Slump, Adding to Cloudy Economic Picture
As the nation's economic woes mount, evidence of continuing trouble can be found in city revenues, the housing market and high unemployment rates. Gwen Ifill discusses the big picture with Patchwork Nation Director Dante Chinni, Howard Wial of the Brookings Institution and Christopher Hoene of the National League of Cities.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
Housing Prices Are Moving On Up
Movin' on up. That's one way of wording the latest Case-Shiller housing price numbers, up 3.6 percent since their 20-city index bottomed out in March. Prices are still down from one year ago, however, and back almost exactly to where they were in the summer of 2003, before the mortgage-backed securities run-up began.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
Tracking Economic Woes, From Cities to Housing to Family Income
We take a broad look at the nation's economic woes on Tuesday's NewsHour -- troubles ranging from unemployment to housing to household incomes.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
Jill Scott Finds 'Sun' in the Studio and Fun on Tour
This summer, singer Jill Scott has been busy promoting her fourth studio album, "The Light of the Sun," and wrapping up a critically acclaimed summer tour.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
Survey: Health Care Premiums Soar for Many Employees
Premiums for employer-sponsored health coverage shot up 9 percent last year. That's significantly more than the average increase in wages, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Education Trust.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
The Daily Frame
Gallery manager Anna Burdon-Cooper poses with an Ivorian Dan Gere African tribal mask, part of the 'Tribal Perspectives' exhibition at London's Gallery in Cork Street.
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| Sept. 27, 2011
Efforts to Woo Chris Christie Into the GOP Race Intensify
It's decision time for Chris Christie, with entreaties coming his way from Republicans who are still actively seeking someone that they can get excited about (not Mitt Romney) -- who can also play to a general election electorate (perhaps not Rick Perry).
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| Sept. 26, 2011
New 'Porgy and Bess' Interpretation Provokes as Opera Continues to Resonate
Reinterpreting a classic work is always a sensitive undertaking, but when that classic is "Porgy and Bess," the singular American opera, it can get downright controversial. WGBH-Boston's Jared Bowen reports.
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| Sept. 26, 2011
New Book Explores How Millennials Shape American Life, Culture
The new book, "Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation Is Remaking America," explores how young people coming of age are reshaping American life and culture. Judy Woodruff speaks with authors Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais.
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| Sept. 26, 2011
Senate, House Deal on Track to Avert Government Shutdown
The Senate moved toward striking a deal on a short-term funding bill that would keep the government operating through mid-November. Jeffrey Brown and David Chalian discuss the implications of the deal.
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| Sept. 26, 2011
After 100 Days as Chicago's Mayor, How Is Rahm Emanuel Faring?
Late last year, Rahm Emanuel left his post at the White House to launch his successful bid for mayor of Chicago. WTTW's Eddie Arruza profiles the Windy City's new mayor after 100 days on the job.
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| Sept. 26, 2011
What Will Medvedev-Putin Swap Mean for U.S.-Russia Relations?
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced plans to swap roles in 2012. Margeret Warner discusses what this move might mean for relations between the United States and Russia with Angela Stent of Georgetown University and Dmitri Trenin of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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| Sept. 26, 2011
Amid New Strikes in Greece, 'a Constant Tension in the Air'
The Greek Parliament is set to vote Tuesday on a key part of a new austerity package that would include a new property tax paid through electricity bills. Jeffrey Brown discusses efforts to keep the nation from defaulting with freelance reporter John Psaropoulos in Athens.
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| Sept. 26, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'The Field Has a Girl'
Laurel Snyder is the author of two books of poems, "Daphne & Jim: a choose-your-own-adventure biography in verse" (Burnside Review Press, 2005) and "The Myth of the Simple Machines" (No Tell Books, 2007);
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| Sept. 26, 2011
Is the Conventional Wisdom on Social Security Correct?
Economics correspondent Paul Solman answers a question from a viewer who weighs the pros and cons between delaying Social Security benefits until the age of 70 and collecting at the age of 66.
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| Sept. 26, 2011
The Daily Frame
Students in Sri Lanka take part in a painting competition yesterday. Photo credit: Ishara S. Kodikara /AFP /Getty Images.
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| Sept. 26, 2011
Candidate Obama Engages His GOP Opponents On Fundraising Swing
President Obama began his three-day Western fundraising trip (containing seven events with an expected $8 million haul), shedding any pretense that the campaign season is not yet in full swing.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Romney vs. Perry, Disaster Aid Deadlock in Congress
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the latest debate among GOP 2012 hopefuls and the House showdown over disaster aid funding.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Fla. Events Reveal Dividing Lines Between Perry, Romney Supporters
A series of GOP events in Florida have further sharpened the divisions between the GOP 2012 hopefuls and their supports. Jim Lehrer and Judy Woodruff discuss the highlights of the GOP debate and other events.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
GOP Debate Recap: Candidates Seek to Draw Lines of Distinction
Leading contenders, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, drew sharp lines of distinction between each other at the GOP debate in Orlando on Thursday night. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
The Doubleheader: What's Obama's Real Goal for His Jobs Plan?
Mark Shields and David Brooks join this week's Doubleheader guest host, NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian, to discuss the politics behind President Obama's ongoing campaign to get his jobs plan passed. Chalian asks why, if the plan has little chance of passing, is the president traveling around the country to promote it?
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Obama Offers States an Exit to Parts of 'No Child Left Behind' Law
President Obama said on Friday that No Child Left Behind, which President Bush signed into law in 2002, is not working. Jeffrey Brown discusses the major changes to the law and what they mean for students and schools with Fairfax County Superintendent Jack Dale and Education Trust President Kati Haycock.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
After Palestinian Statehood Bid, Where Do Mideast Talks Stand?
After the Palestinian bid for statehood at the U.N., the U.S., European Union, Russia and the U.N., have urged a return to direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations within a month. Ray Suarez discusses where the peace process stands with two analysts.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Abbas Takes Campaign for Palestinian Statehood to U.N.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas submitted a formal request for U.N. membership Friday and Israeli leaders insisted any such move will only make an ultimate peace harder to come by. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
'Contagion' Reality Check: CDC Experts Explore Some of the Film's Scenarios
So just how plausible is some of the science represented in "Contagion"? A group of Centers for Disease Control experts helped the NewsHour sort through some of the facts.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
African-American Trailblazers Visit Schools to Energize, Inspire Students
The HistoryMakers organization has sent 450 African-American trailblazers and leaders into high schools around the country this week to encourage students to get their diplomas and aim for college.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Which Makes a Better Investment: Gold or Canned Soup?
Economics correspondent Paul Solman answers a question from a reader who wants to know why, in tangible terms, investing in gold will do you any good in a hyperinflation or economic collapse scenario.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Small Particles Raise Big Questions About Foundations of Physics
News Friday that a group of European physicists may -- and the may is important -- have discovered that subatomic particles traveled faster than the speed of light (the constant c in Einstein's equation) could call our fundamental understanding of the universe into question.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Debate Night: When the Questions Count as Much as the Answers
If you are a political junkie like me, there can never be too many candidates' debates. FOX? CNN? MSNBC? Have at it. The more they talk, the more we learn.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Conversation: Francisco Nunez, Choral Conductor for Kids
Nunez is the artistic director of the Young People's Chorus of New York City, which he also founded in 1988.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
The Daily Frame
An Indian folk dancer from the Zanzar Performing Arts poses with her troupe during a rehearsal for the upcoming Navratri festival in Ahmedabad.
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| Sept. 23, 2011
Perry Delivers an Unsteady Performance at Republican Debate
After his performance in Thursday night's debate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his team will have to work overtime to assuage concerns among supporters, donors, voters, party poo-bahs and the press that he might not be ready for primetime.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
GOP Hopefuls Get Warmed Up for Florida Showdown
Seven of the nine Republican presidential contenders who will take to the debate stage in Orlando Thursday night took part in an afternoon kick-off event for a meeting known as Presidency 5, giving the candidates -- and the party faithful -- a chance to warm up for the night's main event.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Floods, Fires, Storms Are Fodder for Centuries of Poems
In a year of floods, fires and storms making headlines around the world, poet and editor Jeffrey Yang chronicles how writers have grappled with the power of nature over the centuries in his new book. Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Galveston Aims to Build a Healthier City After Ike's Wave of Destruction
Three years after Hurricane Ike hit in 2008, Galveston is still rebuilding. But this time area residents want to make the city a healthier place to live. Betty Ann Bowser reports.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Disaster Aid at Center of Funding Battle in House
The latest battle over U.S. federal funding is a tug-of-war over disaster aid. Judy Woodruff discusses the battle, and fears that it could lead to a government shutdown, with The Wall Street Journal's Naftali Bendavid.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
A Clarification of Medicare and Medicaid From Our Last Inequality Report
Many viewers took us to task for failing to acknowledge in our report on Wednesday's program that custodial nursing home care is usually paid for by Medicaid, rather than Medicare. They are correct: Medicare generally does not pay for nursing home coverage.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
News Wrap: Census Finds Young Adults Hit Hard by Recession
In other news Thursday, U.S. Census numbers show unemployment among those in their 20's is at the highest since World War II.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Markets Plunge Despite Latest Fed Efforts to Prop Up Economy
Markets plunged around the world on Thursday amid mounting fears of a global economic recession. Jeffrey Brown discusses what caused the sell-off and the Federal Reserve's latest efforts to prop up the economy with The Economist's Greg Ip and RDQ Economics' John Ryding.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Investors Worldwide Watch Shares Take a Beating
European markets finished at a 26-month low on Thursday, as markets plunged around the world amid mounting fears of a global economic recession. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
A Broader View of America's Wealth Inequality
Wednesday's story, featuring economist Robert Lerman's take on the distribution of wealth in the United States, has generated a flood of comments.As promised, here is there more detailed breakdown of how he would slice the pie, factoring in Social Security and Medicare benefits, along with financial and housing assets.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Single, Jobless and Living at Home: Will Economy Create a 'Lost Generation'?
In record numbers, 20-somethings are delaying big moves like marriage and home ownership -- and opting instead to live at home with their parents. But there was some good news: health insurances rates have gone up.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
U.N. Meeting Melds Diplomacy and Theater
Apart from all the real life business being conducted, there is still a slightly goofy tempo to the annual goings-on In New York. It took a minute to remember there were ever this many limousines in the world, sufficient to traffic the delegations of even the smallest and most penurious countries from place to place.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense
Girl Effect is an initiative of the Nike Foundation, that focuses on intercepting girls in poverty at a crucial inflection and development point -- age 12 -- and providing them with the resources to break the cycle of poverty.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
The Mixed Blessings of Hurricanes
When I became a journalist, I knew firsthand what the word hurricane meant. And that has served me well through many that I have covered. It seems like every time we do a story about one of these terrible and yet awesome events Mother Nature brings, we meet heroic people.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
R.E.M. Breaks Up (Everybody Cries)
After 31 years as a band, R.E.M. announced Wednesday that they're calling it quits. Jeffrey Brown talks to Anthony DeCurtis, a longtime contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine, about the band from Athens, Ga., that shaped much of the alternative music of the era.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Culture Canvas
In this week's arts and culture headlines, some arts groups have voiced concern about what may happen to charitable giving if tax breaks for wealthy Americans are limited.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Readers Respond on the Question of Poverty in the U.S.
My blog post last week raised questions about whether most journalists understand what life is like for the tens of millions of Americans who are living in poverty -- and provoked quite a few comments.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
The Daily Frame
An ink and wash illustration shows defense attorney Caleb Sidney Carlton, left, and defense witness Carolyn Bryant during the trial of her husband, Roy Bryant, and J.W. Milam in the Tallahatchie County courthouse in Sumner, Miss., on Sept. 22, 1955.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Young Entrepreneur Changes Lives One Story at a Time
Vanderbilt University student and entreprenuer Trevor is the co-founder and CEO of Teach Twice, a social venture that educates children and their communities through stories and the exchange of culture.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Diplomats Walk Out As Ahmadinejad Addresses U.N. General Assembly
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took to the podium at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday to deliver a speech strongly condemning the United States for events from slavery and Vietnam to Sept. 11 and the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Front-runners Romney, Perry Provide Debate Preview
The two men in what has become a two-man race for the Republican presidential nomination each conducted national interviews Wednesday to help set the stage for Thursday night's debate in Orlando, Fla. If Rick Perry and Mitt Romney get their way, the debate will be "Obama Lite" vs. Electability.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Davis Executed in Ga. After Appeals Fail
Despite highly publicized appeals for clemency, Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis was executed Wednesday night at 11:08 p.m. ET after the Supreme Court denied a last-minute stay of execution.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Galveston: Healthier After Disaster?
Three years after devastation from Hurricane Ike, Galveston, Tex., officials are determined to build the island back stronger -- and healthier -- than ever before.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
House Kills Spending Bill With Disaster Relief Funds
A bill that would fund the U.S. government past Sept. 30 unexpectedly failed in the House of Representatives Wednesday evening as 43 Republicans broke with party leaders and Democrats objected to a cut to an electric-vehicle program they said will cuts jobs.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Denzel Washington on Dropouts: 'Most Dangerous Time' for Kids Right After School
In the first installment of an 18-month series on the nation's high school dropout rate, Gwen Ifill sits down with Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington to discuss his work as national spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and making a difference in the lives of at-risk youth.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Do Social Safety Net Programs Shrink Gap in U.S. Economic Inequality?
As part of Paul Solman's reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, The NewsHour has been airing a series on economic inequality. The widening wealth gap in America was examined in a past report, but economist Bob Lerman says those data are flawed because they do not include the value of Social Security and health insurance.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
News Wrap: Federal Reserves Announces New Stimulus Steps
In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy faces "significant downside risks" and will try some new measures to push down interest rates for home and business loans. Meanwhile, Greek authorities announced more austerity measures that include cutting monthly pensions and suspending more civil servants.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Easy As Pie: Inequality In Downloadable Charts
You asked, we listened: below are the two sets of inequality pie charts, available for download as PDFs. The first keeps the true counties a secret; the second is an 'answer key' with each country labeled.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Preview: Can Galveston Rebuild Healthier After Disaster?
After Hurricane Ike slammed Galveston in 2008, city health officials declared 569 units of public housing - including all of nearby Magnolia Homes - unfit for human occupation. Planners see the ongoing recovery efforts as an opportunity to make the city a poster child for "Building Back Stronger" - and healthier.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Foreclosures Are Rising - and in the Wrong Places for Overall U.S. Economy
After months of declines, foreclosures were up again in August by about 7 percent compared to July. That's not good news to anyone hoping for an economic turnaround. But look closer at where those foreclosures were in Patchwork Nation's 12 county types and there is even more to be concerned about.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Authors Explore How to 'Give Smart' to Charities When Every Dollar Counts
Even in a sluggish economy, Americans still give away billions of dollars to charitable causes.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Ron Paul Says His Campaign Exceeds His Own Expectations
Texas Rep. Ron Paul said Wednesday that the great success of his campaign is forcing the Republican primary debate process to include the ideas he's talked about for years -- ideas that often have garnered little coverage.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
The Daily Frame
An art installation entitled "REDDRESS" by South Korean artist Aamu Song sprawls across the floor at London's York Hall.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Perry, Romney Tee Off on Obama Over Palestinian Statehood
President Obama may have thought he was leaving domestic squabbles behind when he headed for the U.N. General Assembly this week. But as the Palestinian Authority seeks statehood recognition at the United Nations, his Republican opponents seized the opportunity to portray his administration as not strong enough on Israel.
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| Sept. 21, 2011
Obama: Israelis, Palestinians 'Must Reach Agreement on the Issues'
NEW YORK CITY | In an address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York Wednesday, President Obama said that the Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood would circumvent the Israel-Palestinian peace process and urged the resumption of direct negotiations.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
Ex-NCAA Official: Student Athletes Aren't Workers, Shouldn't Be Paid
In response to Monday's interview with historian Taylor Branch about the idea of college students who play sports being paid, the NCAA made available Joe Crowley, a historian, former member of NCAA committees and former president of the University of Nevada at Reno. He spoke with Hari Sreenivasan.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
'Heart of a Soldier' Opera Chronicles Heroism, Love Amid Tragedy of 9/11
Rick Rescorla saved lives during the Vietnam War, and again on 9/11, but he lost his life as a result. His story, told in the book "Heart of a Soldier" by James Stewart, has been recast as an opera in San Francisco. Spencer Michels reports.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
Staff Sgt. Discharged by Don't Ask, Don't Tell: 'I Should Be Flying Planes Now'
The Pentagon officially ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the change with two gay service members: former Air Force Staff Sgt. David Hall, who hopes to re-enlist after being kicked out because of the policy, and Lt. Cmdr. Zac Matthews, an active-duty U.S. Coast Guard helicopter pilot.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
Troy Davis Case in Georgia Rekindles Debate Over Death Penalty
A parole board in Georgia has rejected clemency for inmate Troy Davis, who is slated to be executed Wednesday. Uproar over the case has revived questions about how the death penalty is applied. Gwen Ifill talks to The Heritage Foundation's Charles Stimson and Vincent Southerland of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
The End of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
As of Tuesday, gay troops will no longer have to hide their sexual orientation for fear of being drummed out of the military.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
Newly Retired and Looking for Advice to Protect Investments
Paul Solman answers a reader's question concerning investing advice upon retirement.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
Must-Read List: Understanding the Netflix Split
Netflix's announcement that it will split its video service into two separate operations -- with a renamed DVD-by-mail service that will now be called Qwikster and an online-streaming service that will remain known as Netflix -- seems to be crash-landing with a big thud among many customers.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
World's Rising Powers Face Growing Economic Threat of Diabetes, Heart Disease
Emerging powers like Brazil, Russia, China and India will face mounting health threats diabetes and other diseases.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
Can Food Industry, Governments Work Together to Fight Obesity?
Food and beverage companies that make fatty, sugary products tend to not be viewed kindly by public health workers on the front lines, locked in an unending battle with obesity and its related diseases.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
Musicians, Poets, Silversmith Among 2011 MacArthur Fellows
Early Tuesday, the latest class of MacArthur Fellows was announced, an honor that awards $500,000 to leading scholars, thinkers and creatives in the United States. Seven of the fellows are directly involved in the arts.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
Around the Nation
A round-up of recent arts and culture videos from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
How Obama Plans To Cut Health Programs By $320 Billion
President Obama proposed $320 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, largely by changing how the federal government pays health providers, slashing payments to drug companies, and dramatically changing the way it splits the costs of Medicaid with the states, according to the White House
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| Sept. 20, 2011
The Daily Frame
A model displays a creation by British designer Giles Deacon on Monday, the fourth day of London Fashion Week.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
Spacecraft Beams Back New Images of Asteroid Vesta
An asteroid with cliffs that climb 9-miles high, deep grooves and craters can be seen in new images recently beamed back from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. The images come from Asteroid Vesta in the asteroid belt circling the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
President Obama's Deficit Plan Rallies His Base
The political reaction to President Obama's deficit reduction plan has pretty much gone according to script. Republicans are charging the president with "class warfare," and Democrats are cheering the president for drawing the battle lines.
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| Sept. 20, 2011
Musicians, Poets, Silversmith Among 2011 MacArthur Fellows
Seven of this year's MacArthur grant recipients are artists, musicians, writers or designers.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Taylor Branch: 'Only Custom and Fiat' Keep College Athletes From Sharing Profits
Historian Taylor Branch speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about his cover story in The Atlantic, "The Shame of College Sports," which calls for a complete overhaul of the way NCAA athletics works.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator Once Again Prey
For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
News Wrap: Efforts Stall to Form Cabinet in Libya's Transitional Government
In other news Monday, Wall Street struggled with more worries over the Greek debt crisis. Also, rebels in Libya tried to regroup to renew fighting against Gadhafi loyalists on two fronts. Meanwhile, efforts to form a new cabinet in the transitional government stalled as some cities complained they were underrepresented.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Obama's Deficit Plan Hits Opposition on Hill, But Frames 2012 Fight
President Obama on Monday called for $1.5 trillion in new taxes aimed at wealthy Americans as part of a plan to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years. Gwen Ifill discusses the proposal with Phillip Swagel of the American Enterprise Institute and Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Tracking the Return of the Gray Wolf
On Monday's NewsHour, Miles O'Brien reports on the return of a once endangered species: the gray wolf. Is it a growing and threatening predator or a pivotal player to the ecosystem of the Western U.S.?
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Gauging America's Economic Mood
The email tale below refers to a story of ours on inflation from a while back in which MIT economics professor Roberto Rigobon explained that inflation was on the rise, but that the culprit was the increased overall level of consumption in the United States, not the rise in the price of oil.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Crossword'
Sally Bliumis-Dunn is the author of "Second Skin" (Wind Publications, 2010) and "Talking Underwater" (Wind Publications, 2007)". She teaches teaches modern poetry and creative writing at Manhattanville College.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
The Return of the Gray Wolf
Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on the successful return of a once endangered species now caught in the crosshairs of cattle ranchers.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Political Checklist: GOP Calls Obama's Deficit-Reduction Plan 'Class Warfare'
President Obama on Monday unveiled his new recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on deficit reduction -- a $3 trillion, 10-year package that would increase taxes on the wealthy and make some changes to entitlement programs.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Obama Calls for Taxes on Wealthy in Deficit Reduction Plan
President Obama will call for $1.5 trillion in new taxes as part of plan to find more than $3 trillion in savings.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
The Daily Frame
Visitors take photos in front of a portrait of the Soviet Union's founding father, Vladimir Lenin, at Bulgaria's first museum of state-sponsored, propaganda art from its Communist regime.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Watch Full Video: Obama Details Plan to Cut Deficit by $3 Trillion
President Obama detailed his plan for deficit reduction in a speech Monday morning in the White House Rose Garden. Watch his full remarks and read House Speaker John Boehner's response to the plan.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
'The Learning' Follows Teachers From the Philippines to Baltimore
In the new documentary, "The Learning," filmmaker Ramona Diaz follows four Filipina women facing their first year as teachers in Baltimore's public schools. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project, a series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Brooks and Marcus on Prospects for Obama's Jobs Plan, Solyndra Saga
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus review top political news, including former Vice President Cheney's new memoir, the special election in New York, the GOP response to the president's jobs plan and more.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Cheney Reflects on Civil Liberties, Terror Fight, Bush Team
"In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by former Vice President Dick Cheney chronicles his 40 years in American politics. Judy Woodruff and Cheney discuss the new book and much more.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
How Carefully Do You Choose Your Health Care Provider?
If you're like most Americans, you probably didn't take your hospital for a "test spin," you didn't bother with the consumer ratings, and you certainly didn't look beneath the hood to make sure everything's running smoothly.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Does the U.S. Need Full Employment? And Other Questions.
The flood of responses to our story on structural vs. cyclical unemployment deserves some response. Here goes.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Non-Communicable Disease Primer: Where Does the World Stand?
More than 36 million people die each year around the globe from diabetes, cancer, and heart and lung disease -- more than the number of deaths from all infectious diseases combined. The U.N. will spend two days next week addressing what can be down to address the problem.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Conversation: Tom Piazza, Author of 'Devil Sent the Rain'
Tom Piazza's works of fiction include the novel, "City of Refuge" and those of non-fiction include "Why New Orleans Matters." His new book is a collection of essays on a wide array of topics, titled "Devil Sent the Rain."
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Even Where Times are Relatively Good, Worries Persist
There are a lot of towns in America that would trade places with this city, which sits just over the Massachusetts border. The unemployment rate is an unusually low 5.4 percent and people, on the whole, earn a good living, with a median family income of $61,000.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Gwen's Take: Searching for Bottom: Why Everybody Had A Bad Week
By now it is old news that the President of the United States is in a deep political hole, with daylight growing ever farther away
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Global Health Twitter Roundup
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse for our readers.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
Earthworm Invasion Damages Trees
The wrong kind of earthworm can upset the chemistry and nutrient dynamics of soil, damaging plant and tree growth, scientists say.
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| Sept. 16, 2011
President Obama Puts Another Rough Week to Bed
President Obama closes out another very tough week Friday, one in which he faced a continued stream of negative economic data, a Congress that doesn't seem eager to pass his jobs bill as is, an investigation of a botched green-tech stimulus program and an electoral rebuke in two House special elections.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Replay a Live Chat About New Documentary 'The Learning'
"The Learning" follows four Filippina women recruited to teach in public schools in east Baltimore. The women hoped to earn enough to transform their families lives back in the Philippines.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
N.Y. Photographer Captures 9/11 Tributes in Unexpected Places
New York-based photographer Jonathan Hyman knew that the 9/11 attacks would alter the lives of Americans everywhere and it was his intention to capture the nation's vernacular response.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Marine's Actions in Afghanistan Earn Medal of Honor, Become Stuff of Folklore
At a ceremony at the White House on Thursday, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer received the Medal of Honor for rescuing U.S. and Afghan comrades caught in a Taliban ambush two years ago. Jeffrey Brown discusses the events with author Bing West.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Recordings of Jacqueline Kennedy Offer Rare Glimpse of Life With JFK
The new book, "Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy," includes never before heard audio recordings of interviews conducted with the former first lady in 1964. Ray Suarez discusses the rare and intimate glimpse with presidential historian Michael Beschloss, who edited and annotated the book.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
News Wrap: Central Banks Rush to Curb Europe's Debt Troubles
In other news Thursday, the Federal Reserve and other central banks moved to stop Europe's debt troubles from triggering a new credit crunch. Also, the House voted to intervene in a federal labor case against Boeing.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Dem Senator Suggests Obama Jobs Plan Won't Pass in Full
House Speaker John Boehner offered his first major response to President Obama's new American Jobs Act in a speech Thursday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the politics of job creation with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
For Walter Reed Hospital, the End of an Era
Over the last century, Walter Reed Army Medical Center has served as the flagship military medical facility in the United States, but on Thursday, it closed its doors for the last time for a planned move to Bethesda.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Boehner: 'Tax Increases Destroy Jobs'
House Speaker John Boehner R-Ohio, responded to President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan Thursday at the Economic Club of Washington, where he stuck to themes of tax reform, a decrease in regulation and government spending cuts.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Art Notes
In this week's roundup of arts and culture headlines, the inventor of the e-book and the "father" of pop art have died.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
At 75, Godfather of Go-go Chuck Brown Is Still 'Bustin' Loose'
After 49 years in the music industry, native Washingtonian Chuck Brown wanted to spend his recently celebrated 75th birthday doing what he's become legendary for in his hometown: performing to a sold-out crowd and jamming to his signature musical genre, go-go.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Walter Reed Closes the Door on an Era
After more than a century, the storied Walter Reed Army Medical Center is closing its doors. Patients are being transferred to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland, which will officially become Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
How Badly are Fear, Finite Resources Hurting the U.S.?
Economics correspondent Paul Solman answers questions from a reader who wonders how fears of terrorism, the increase in automation technology and the Earth's finite resources will impact our economy.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
CDC: New Lung Cancer Cases Decline Across U.S.
The rates of new lung cancer cases dropped significantly in the United States between 1999 and 2008, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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| Sept. 15, 2011
Speaker Boehner to Present GOP's Economic Fixes
One week after President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, plans to present his policy prescriptions for job growth and the economy.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Failed Solar-Panel Company's Federal Loan Backing Sparks Congressional Probe
Did the Obama administration inappropriately push along financial help for a now-bankrupt solar-panel company? Ray Suarez speaks with The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig about the details of the administration's public embrace of Solyndra, which is now the focus of a congressional probe.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Can Obama, Democrats Overcome Economic Issue in 2012?
Democrats lost two House races Tuesday when Republicans won special elections in New York City and Nevada. Gwen Ifill discusses what the results -- and some new polling -- mean with New York One's Errol Louis and NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Deepwater Horizon Oil Report Fingers BP's Safety Lapses
A government report out Wednesday finds that British oil giant BP bears the lion's share of blame for the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The blast killed 11 workers and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
9/11 to Now: Ways We Have Changed
The decade after the 9/11 attacks reshaped many facets of life in America. Some changes were temporary -- an immediate response out of concern for our safety -- while some proved to be more lasting transformations in American life.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Is There Anything Funny About America's Jobs Problem?
Definitely not. Today we thought we would give you a chance to chuckle -- by rounding up some of our favorite unemployment cartoons.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
'Just My Type' Is a Love Letter to Letters
Passion and fonts -- love for them, conviction about their usage, and the dedication of their designers -- are the chief actors in Simon Garfield's 'Just My Type,' released first in the U.K. and now in the U.S. this month.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Forensic Meteorology: Harsh Weather Spurs a Growth Industry
Forensic meteorologists reconstruct the weather conditions that occurred at a specific time and location in question by retrieving and analyzing archived atmospheric data and re-creating a time line of meteorological events.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Is There Anything Funny About America's Jobs Problem?
Today we thought we would give you a lighter take on the U.S. unemployment situation. We've rounded up some of our favorite recent political cartoons, which we hope will make you laugh about a subject that these days has made most of us want to cry.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
9/11 to Now: Ways We Have Changed
With the 10th anniversary this week, we take a look at some of the other changes in American life.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Woodruff: With Poverty on the Rise, Are Reporters Getting the Whole Story?
Washington has suffered some job loss, but less than the rest of the country; the same goes for New York, where much of the rest of the journalism establishment resides. We know a few who have lost work, but it's not an intimate part of our lives.
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| Sept. 14, 2011
Democrats Suffer Defeat on Home Turf in Special Election
Democrats went 0-2 Tuesday night in the House special elections in New York City and Nevada. The results, especially the GOP upset in New York, are sending real fears throughout the Democratic Party about what can be done to avert similar disaster at the polls next November.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
'Tension City' Reflects on Jim Lehrer's Decades Moderating Presidential Debates
In his new book, "Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain," NewsHour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer looks back at more than 40 years of televised political debates in America. Jeffrey Brown and Lehrer discuss his unique front-row seat to history as a 10-time presidential debate moderator.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Why Are 46 Million Americans Living in Poverty?
The latest Census measurement of U.S. poverty out Tuesday found that 46 million Americans live in poverty. Ray Suarez examines what's behind the highest level of poverty in America since 1993 with Douglas Besharov of the University of Maryland and Isabel Sawhill of the Brookings Institution.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Rivals Put Rick Perry to the Test in Tea Party Debate
At Monday night's CNN/Tea Party-sponsored event in Tampa, Fla., eight Republican presidential hopefuls were on stage, but the party's new front-runner, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, was the one put to the test by many of his rivals. Kwame Holman recaps the debate.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
How Do Tax Cuts, Hikes Fit Into Obama's American Jobs Act?
President Obama continued to make a case for his American Jobs Act on Tuesday, but GOP leaders remain skeptical. Judy Woodruff discusses the tax aspect of the president's plan to spur job creation with two former top economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee and Martin Feldstein.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
News Wrap: Merkel Insists Avoiding Greek Default is a 'Top Priority'
In other news Tuesday, European stocks railed amid new signs that Germany and France will act to prevent Greece from defaulting. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it's a "top priority" to avoid an uncontrolled default. In Iran, a court set bail of $500,000 apiece for two American hikers, who have been held on spying charges.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Bush, PEPFAR Reunite to Cut Cancer Deaths
Whenever George W. Bush's presidential legacy is discussed, the ground-breaking global HIV initiative he created is mentioned as a high point. It made the United States a major force in the global battle against the epidemic and brought him praise across sub-Saharan Africa.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Jim Lehrer on 'Tension' of Candidates, Moderators in Presidential Debates
In his new book out Tuesday, NewsHour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer, known as "the dean of moderators," looks at more than 40 years of televised political debates in America and draws on his own presidential moderating experience since 1988.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
NY Dem Engel Says Special Election Shouldn't be About Israel
While the seat vacated by Anthony Weiner has been safe for Democrats for years, their candidate, David Weprin, is behind in late polling to Republican Bob Turner -- raising the possibility that the party could lose a district that is dominated by registered Democrats.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Economic Check-Up Dismal for Many U.S. Families
American families continued to take an economic pounding in 2010, with median household income declining, health insurance rates remaining dreary and the number of Americans living in poverty reaching a 52-year high, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Effects of Obama, Romney Job Plans Look Very Different Across U.S.
President Obama's nearly $450 billion jobs package is just beginning a long and potentially difficult journey through Congress, but examining the outlines of what he proposed and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's vision, it appears they are counting on different parts of the country to fuel job creation.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Why Hasn't Technology Created More American Jobs?
Paul Solman answers a viewers question: why hasn't technology created lots of new American jobs?
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Around the Nation
A round-up of recent arts and culture videos from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Sept. 13, 2011
Perry Turns Into Punching Bag at Republican Debate
It seems the old saying "Don't mess with Texas" doesn't apply to Republican presidential debates, as Texas Gov. Rick Perry spent much of Monday night's CNN/Tea Party-sponsored event in Tampa, Fla., under withering attack from many of his rivals on the stage.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
For Russian Performers, Trapeze Skills May Be Ticket to Landing U.S. Residency
An obscure piece of immigration law targets uniquely talented individuals who want to live in the United States. University of California, Berkeley students Lauren Rosenfeld and Caroline Bins explore how it could help some Russian performers in Las Vegas gain permanent residency thanks to their rope and trapeze talents.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Insulin Spritz Shows Promise for People With Early Signs of Alzheimer's
A small study published Tuesday in the Archives of Neurology found preliminary evidence that spraying critical insulin deep into the nose could help delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Ray Suarez speaks with University of Washington School of Medicine professor Suzanne Craft, who led the study.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Amid Major Job Cuts, Is Bank of America 'Too Big to Manage'?
Bank of America, the nation's largest lender, announced plans to shrink the company by 30,000 people over the next two years. Judy Woodruff discusses Banks of America's troubles and the growing concerns over interconnected global financial problems with banking expert Bert Ely and Simon Johnson, former IMF chief economist.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
News Wrap: Federal Student Loan Default Rate Jumps to 8.8%
In other news Monday, the Department of Education reported that the default rate on federal student loans jumped to 8.8 percent of borrowers in 2010, up from 7 percent in 2008. Also, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney earned former rival Tim Pawlenty's backing while Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal endorsed Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Would President Obama's Plan Create 'Right Kind' of U.S. Jobs?
Flanked by workers in industries he says would be helped by his jobs plan, President Obama announced Monday that he was sending his American Jobs Act to Congress. Gwen Ifill discusses the plan's scope and expected effectiveness with Dartmouth College's Matthew Slaughter and the University of California, Berkeley's Robert Reich.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Study Shows Insulin Spray Boosts Memory in Alzheimer's Patients
Researchers have been exploring the use of an insulin nasal spray for some time, but a new study out Monday provides the best indications yet that such a treatment might provide some hope for helping at least early stage Alzheimer's patients.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Testosterone Plummets When Men Become Fathers, Study Finds
Published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study shows that testosterone production drops as males are forced to shift priorities, duties and mindset when they transition into fatherhood.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Political Checklist: Will Republicans Support Obama's Jobs Plan?
EmbedVideo;Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff take a look at the politics behind President Obama's new jobs plan: can he successfully frame opposition to his plan as opposition to economic recovery? And how will Republicans respond?
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Will the American Jobs Act Create Jobs?
"I'm sending this bill to Congress today, and they ought to pass it immediately." That's how President Obama announced his next push for his new jobs bill in the White House Rose Garden Monday morning. He then went on to press the point, citing Republican opposition in a somewhat less conciliatory way than has been his habit.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Duration'
Valerie Nieman is the author of the poetry collection, "Wake Wake Wake"; three novels, "Blood Clay," "Survivors" and "Neena Gathering"; and a collection of short fiction, "Fidelities."She teaches at North Carolina A&T State University.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Ahead of Debate, Perry Adjusts Approach to Social Security
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is trying to "fix" a political problem he created for himself in the last Republican presidential debate. The front-runner for the nomination previews his adjusted approach to talking about Social Security in an op-ed in Monday's USA Today.
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| Sept. 12, 2011
Pawlenty Backs Former Rival Romney for President
Tim Pawlenty was once seen as potentially the biggest threat to Mitt Romney's quest for the Republican presidential nomination. Today, the former governor of Minnesota has become Romney's most high-profile endorser to date.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
Watch Live NewsHour Coverage Sunday: 'America Remembers 9/11'
This weekend marks 10 years since the attacks of 9/11, and people across the country -- and around the world -- will be pausing to mark the moment.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
Poet Billy Collins Reflects on 9/11 Victims in 'The Names'
Billy Collins was the U.S. poet laureate at the time of the 9/11 attacks. A year later, he wrote "The Names" in honor of the victims. He read the poem before a special joint session of Congress held in New York City in 2002, and reads it again now.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
Historians Discuss What's Changed, What Hasn't After 9/11
From Americans' collective outrage and response right following the 9/11 attacks to today's political divisions, Jeffrey Brown speaks with historians Michael Beschloss and Richard Norton Smith about what has changed -- and what hasn't -- in the United States since the 9/11 attacks.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
Young People Reflect on How 9/11 Helped Shape Generation
When terrorists struck in 2001, many young people on the West Coast learned of the attacks as they were getting ready for school. Judy Woodruff reports from California on how 9/11 helped shaped the lives and choices of many young Americans.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
Decade of War Takes Major Physical, Mental Toll on U.S. Troops, Families
Millions of Americans have served in the all-volunteer military since 9/11, with many repeatedly returning to the battlefield. Gwen Ifill reports on how this past decade of war has led to increased stress on America's troops and their families, and how today's uniformed warriors are coping with previously unimagined challenges.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
How 9/11 Shaped the Lives of American Muslims
After 19 Muslim hijackers attacked the United States on 9/11, many Muslims living across the country had their allegiance to America questioned and faced problems being able to practice their religion. Ray Suarez reports from Tennessee on the state of life for Muslim-Americans, 10 years after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
New Yorker, Poet Nancy Mercado Reads 'Going to Work'
After the attacks of September 11th, New Yorker and poet, Nany Mercado, felt compelled to write about what she lost when the World Trade Center Towers came down. Mercado reads her poem, "Going to Work." It was included in "Poetry After 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets."
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| Sept. 11, 2011
9/11 Victims' Family Members Write Memories, Sorrows in 'The Legacy Letters'
If people who lost a family member on 9/11 wrote letters to their deceased loved ones about their lives today, their sorrow and their hopes, what would they say? Jeffrey Brown reports on a new collection titled, "The Legacy Letters," which offered victims' family members just that opportunity.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
9/11 Video Quilt: Americans Consider Aftermath of 9/11
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, The PBS NewsHour asked Americans to submit videos of their reflections on the past decade. With help from PBS member stations around the country, we created an online project called the 9/11 video quilt.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
Around U.S. and World, Victims of 9/11 Commemorated on 10th Anniversary
Sunday was filled with solemn ceremonies in New York City, Shanksville, Pa., at the Pentagon and elsewhere in the world to celebrate the lives of the people who were killed in the terrorist attacks 10 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. The NewsHour team reports on how the 9/11 anniversary was commemorated.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
Legacy Letters: 'Choose Happy' and Other Sentiments of Those Who Lost
If the people who lost family members on 9/11 wrote letters to their deceased loved ones about their lives today, their sorrow and their hopes, what would they say?A new collection titled "The Legacy Letters" contains 100 such missives.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
The 10th Anniversary of 9/11
Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush gathered to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks Sunday morning at the World Trade Center memorial site in New York.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
The Complexity of 2,982 Names on the September 11 Memorial
When the National September 11 Memorial opens Sunday a decade after the attacks, family members will for the first time be able to see the names of the victims etched in permanent relationships to those with whom they lived, worked and died.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
9/11 in Art: Photographer Captures Tributes in Murals, Tattoos, Graffiti
New York-based photographer Jonathan Hyman knew that the attacks would alter the lives of Americans everywhere and it was his intention to capture the nation's vernacular response.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
NewsHour Report From Sept. 11, 2001
The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer offered extensive coverage on the day of Sept. 11, 2001 and the days after as details of the attacks unfolded.
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| Sept. 11, 2011
9/11 Ceremonies, Speeches Mark a Decade Since Attacks
President Obama said at the conclusion of a day of events and memorial visits commemorating the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, that the past 10 years since the terrorist attacks show that "America does not give in to fear."
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| Sept. 10, 2011
After a Day of Horror at the Pentagon, a Determined Effort to Rebuild
In the days and months after the 9/11 attack, senior correspondent Ray Suarez reported from his hometown of New York and the ravaged Pentagon just a few miles from the NewsHour's studio.
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| Sept. 10, 2011
Then and Now: Children Draw to Cope with 9/11
In a national moment of grief and panic - and during a solemn time of remembrance - artwork becomes a way for children re-interpret painful images in more familiar terms, to make sense of the unimaginable.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Tune in Sunday for 'America Remembers 9/11,' a NewsHour Special
NewsHour correspondents have traveled around the country in recent months talking to Americans about their experiences in the decade since 9/11. Here is a preview of the PBS NewsHour's 90-minute 9/11 special, which will air at 8 p.m. ET on most PBS stations and live online.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
How Do Saudis View the 9/11 Attacks?
Ten years later, how do people in Saudi Arabia view the events and the aftermath of 9/11? Jeffrey Brown speaks with GlobalPost's Caryle Murphy about attitudes in the country that was home to 15 of the 19 hijackers.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Obama's Jobs Speech, Perry's Debate Debut
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry sparring over Social Security and the economy at Wednesday's GOP debate, plus the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Obama Takes Pitch for $450B American Jobs Act on the Road
President Obama headed to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's hometown of Richmond, Va., Friday in an effort to get Americans behind the $447 billion American Jobs Act proposal that he presented to Congress on Thursday. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
News Wrap: NYSE Traders Observe Moment of Silence for 9/11 Victims
In other news Friday, commemorations began in the United States and abroad for the 9/11 anniversary on Sunday. Traders at the New York Stock exchange observed a moment of silence before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani rang the opening bell.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Amid New Threat, N.Y. 'Almost Looks Like Attack Has Already Happened'
Police had already increased staffing levels for the 9/11 anniversary weekend, but added even more after word Thursday evening of a new terror threat, which counterterrorism officials called "credible" but unconfirmed. Judy Woodruff discusses what's next for the manhunt for potential suspects with NPR's Dina Temple-Raston.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
D.C., N.Y. on Alert Over 'Credible' Terror Threat Around 9/11 Anniversary
From Times Square in New York City to the Metro system in Washington, D.C., police were in full force after word of a new terror threat, which counterterrorism officials called "credible," but unconfirmed. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Growing Up in a 9/11 World
For young people who have grown up in the shadow of the 9/11 attacks and an economic crisis, there's no shortage of questions about the future.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Ray Suarez: The Presence of Absence After 9/11
I watched the twin towers being built during my junior high and high school years, and watched as they gradually became an accepted part of the skyline. A decade ago, I stood in a newsroom shocked into silence as one, and then the other tower pancaked into massive clouds of dust.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Children's Drawings of 9/11
This slideshow compares children's drawings of 9/11, done in 2001 following the attack and again in 2011 ten years later.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
At Ground Zero, Balancing Memories and Function
Why did the memorial and the larger reconstruction project at the former World Trade Center site take more than 10 years to complete? The answer, of course, lies in just how difficult it's been to strike the right balance between competing interests.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
9/11's Fading Role in Political Conversation
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 have wielded significant impacts on politics and war policy in the United States. -- but does that dialogue continue, 10 years later?
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Conversation: 'Rebirth' Tells Stories of Healing After Attacks
From 2002 to 2009, director Jim Whitaker and a film crew chronicled the lives of five people who were directly impacted by the attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11 for a new documentary, "Rebirth."
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| Sept. 9, 2011
10 Years After 9/11, Who Feels Safer?
While the 9/11 attacks came as a bolt from the blue, they also made fear of terrorism part of the collective American consciousness.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
San Francisco Opera Sets 9/11 to Music
The San Francisco Opera is presenting "Heart of a Soldier," based on James B. Stewart's book about 9/11 hero, Rick Rescorla.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Remembering a Morning of 'Chaos' on Capitol Hill
On the morning of 9/11, I was in the House gallery broadcast booth readying for the day. It was a day much like any other. While driving in, I remembered remarking out loud what a crystal blue day it was.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Prayer Vigils, Remembrances Mark 9/11 Anniversary
This weekend, memorial ceremonies and tributes mark the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. View a schedule of events.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Job Seekers React to President Obama's Speech
A day after President Obama's big jobs speech, we checked back in with a group of unemployed Chicago-area workers to get their reaction to his proposal. Here's what folks had to say about the speech.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
What Do You Want in a Jobs Plan?
Before, during, and after President Obama's speech to Congress, we asked what you would include in a jobs plan.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
A Decade Since 9/11: Reporters Reflect on the Day That Changed Everything
On the night of September 11, 2001 and for the nights, months and years that followed, we did as most Americans did -- hung flags on our front porches, wept for the lost lives, said a prayer or two. But we also observed and investigated and absorbed the events of the day that would change the jobs we do.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Investigators Probe 9/11 Anniversary Threat
Also: Heavy rains flood parts of the East Coast, accident knocks out power to 1.4 million in the San Diego area, and an Iraqi journalist who had been a vocal critic of the government is killed in his home.
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| Sept. 9, 2011
Obama Takes Jobs Speech on the Road
On Friday, President Obama will pick up where he left off after laying out his $447 billion American Jobs Act proposal to a joint session of Congress Thursday. Mr. Obama will head to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's hometown of Richmond, Va., to begin his sales pitch.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Analysts React: Can Obama's Plan Deliver on Job Growth, Bipartisan Support?
President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to outline his plan for job creation. Judy Woodruff discusses the president's address with NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Center for American Progress' Heather Boushey.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Video, Analysis, Tweets: Obama's Jobs Speech
President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress Thursday to outline his plan for job creation and reviving a stumbling economy.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Remembering the Victims of 9/11
Starting at 12:01 a.m. ET Friday, the PBS NewsHour's @NewsHourLive account will tweet nearly 3,000 names of the victims of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The tweets will continue throughout the weekend, ending about 3 a.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 12.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
'The Submission' Imagines 9/11 Memorial With an Alternate History
What if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial and then discovered that its architect was a Muslim? A new novel, "The Submission," by Amy Waldman, explores that imagined scenario. Jeffrey Brown and the author discuss her debut novel.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Drastic Changes in Airport Security After 9/11 Stir Controversy
Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the profound changes in aviation security and air travel after the 9/11 attacks. Critics say some of the new measures are excessive and infringe on the rights of travelers, pointing to more invasive searches and examples of passengers being detained.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Romney, Perry Sparring at Center of GOP Contenders' Debate
Wednesday night's GOP debate focused most attention on the two leading contenders, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who sparred over their records on job creation. Ray Suarez recaps the debate and looks at where the contenders stand in the nomination fight after the latest round of debate.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Full Text: Obama Vows to Spur Job Creation, 'Jolt' Economy in Speech to Congress
President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress on Thursday evening to outline his plan for job creation and reviving a stumbling economy. Below is the text of his remarks, as released by the White House. This page was updated on Sept. 10.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
What Can Obama Do to Spur Job Creation?
President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on Thursday evening to outline his plan for job creation and reviving a stumbling economy. Judy Woodruff previews the speech with former director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Holtz-Eakin and former economic adviser to Vice President Biden, Jared Bernstein.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
News Wrap: Bastrop Co. Blaze Destroys Nearly 1,400 Homes
In other news Thursday, state officials raised the count of homes destroyed by the Bastrop County wildfire to nearly 1,400. The fire is about 30 percent contained. Also, two NATO troops have been killed in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan. There is no word on their nationalities or the exact location of the attack.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
100,000 in Pa., N.Y. Forced to Evacuate as Floodwaters Rise
Emergency officials ordered 100,000 residents to move away from rising rivers in Pennsylvania and New York on Thursday, after downpours turned even peaceful waterways into potentially dangerous torrents. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mayor Thomas Leighton told Jeffrey Brown "we won't relax until people are back in their homes."
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| Sept. 8, 2011
What Job Seekers Are Hoping to Hear in Obama's Jobs Speech
When President Obama outlines his jobs plan Thursday evening before a joint session of Congress, many of America's unemployed will be listening for specifics that will help them out of the unemployment line and into a job. We interviewed folks o find out what they are hoping the president will say in his speech.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Remembering the Smell of 9/11
Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reflects on covering the aftermath of 9/11 in New York, remembering peoples' tragic stories of loss and one thing she hasn't been able to shake: the smell.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Appeals Court Throws Out Health Reform Challenge
In one of the biggest victories for President Obama's health care reform overhaul, a federal appeals court dismissed two high-profile cases questioning the law's constitutionality.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Cantor Tries Softer Tone Ahead of Obama Speech
With President Obama set to address a joint session of Congress about his new jobs agenda, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said Thursday he was looking for areas of agreement .
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| Sept. 8, 2011
'America Remembers 9/11': Reading by Poets Billy Collins, Nancy Mercado
For our "America Remembers 9/11" special program, we invited two poets -- Billy Collins and Nancy Mercado -- to each read a poem to mark the anniversary.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Joel Meyerowitz Documented Ground Zero 'Aftermath'
Photographer Joel Meyerowitz spent months at Ground Zero, amassing roughly 8,000 images of the destruction and the heroic recovery efforts.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
9/11's Profound Effects on Air Travel
After 9/11, Washington federalized airport security by creating the Transportation Security Administration and overhauled the screening process. Tom Bearden looks at a the rapid increase in security measures and the many ways air travel has changed for passengers.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Foreclosure Sales Figures Show a Ray of Light in a Dismal Housing Market
In the communities most decimated by the housing crunch, there are signs that all those homes in foreclosure are starting to sell more.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Health Reform Supporters Fret Over New Rules
Publicly, consumer and patient advocates continue to cheer for last year's health care law. But behind the scenes, some worry that they are losing a few key battles to the insurance and business communities.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
More and More Job Openings Going Unfilled
A number of viewers were struck by our story last Friday on the question over current U.S. unemployment: is it more nearly structural or cyclical in nature? That is, are we simply in a down cycle, or is there a deep mismatch between what jobs there are (or might be) and the skills, or lack of skills, of the American labor force?
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Around the Nation: Reflecting on 9/11
In a special edition of our Around the Nation feature, we share some of this week's arts and culture stories about 9/11 from public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a Rodin sculpture is vandalized in Buenos Aires.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Perry, Romney Spar at Republican Debate
It is far more often the case than not that hyped political events don't live up to expectations, but Wednesday night's GOP debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., was the exception that proves the rule.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Supernova Burns Bright in a Galaxy Not So Far Away
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists recently discovered a supernova about 21 million light years away in the Pinwheel Galaxy. Jeffrey Brown and Peter Nugent, who found the brightest and closest supernova in decades, discuss how the dying star could prove to be "a real treat" for Northern hemisphere stargazers.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Brennan: Post-9/11, U.S. Has 'Right Balance' Between Civil Liberties, Security
In an interview with Judy Woodruff, White House Chief Counterterrorism Adviser John Brennan discusses the strength of al-Qaida after the death or capture of high-level leaders and the difficult-to-detect threat of homegrown terror.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
After 9/11, Suspicions Fall on Some Shoppers
After 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security created the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative to help spot potential terrorists, while the Mall of America launched its own security program. NPR and the Center for Investigative Reporting report how such efforts aimed at security affect our civil liberties.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Witness: Texas Wildfire 'Just Like Driving Into a Volcano'
In Texas, Bastrop County's emergency coordinator said that a huge wildfire southeast of Austin is now 30 percent contained. Ray Suarez speaks with Kate Galbraith of the Texas Tribune about efforts to combat scores of fires, which have destroyed more than 1,000 homes and killed at least four people in the Lone Star State.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
How Will Perry Change Dynamic in GOP Debate?
Before President Obama presents his plan to spur job creation on Thursday night, eight Republican hopefuls will debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian preview the debate, which will be the first to include GOP front-runner Rick Perry.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Obama's Jobs Plan Expected to Carry $300 Billion Price Tag
President Obama and his advisers put the final touches on his jobs plan Wednesday as details began to trickle out about what he's expected to announce Thursday evening in a prime-time address to Congress. Kwame Holman reports on the plan, which is widely estimated to have a $300 billion price tag.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Heart Disease, Diabetes to Take Center Stage at U.N.
For only the second time in history, the U.N. general assembly will hold a high-level meeting on a health issue later this month. On the agenda: the global problem of non-communicable diseases including diabetes, cancer and heart ailments.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Attention Mall Shoppers: Are You Engaging in Suspicious Activity?
On Wednesday's broadcast, you'll see a report from NPR's Daniel Zwerdling and the Center for Investigative Reporting about efforts to spot terrorist activity at the Mall of America near Minneapolis.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
New Photos Show Tracks from Apollo Landings Decades Ago
New images show the sharpest pictures yet of lunar rover tracks and human footprints crisscrossing the thin soil at the surface of the moon from the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landings. These include the last tracks made on the moon by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
'Aftermath': Photos of Ground Zero by Joel Meyerowitz
In first days after 9/11, one photographer was allowed into Ground Zero in New York. Joel Meyerowitz spent months amassing roughly 8,000 images of the destruction and the heroic efforts at the site of the World Trade Center.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
In a Post-9/11 World, China Moving Forward
It may feel unseemly to ask if any nation benefited from 9/11, but it is becoming increasingly clear that China has emerged far stronger since the attacks on the United States a decade ago.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Brennan: U.S. Is 'Without a Doubt' Safer Than on 9/11
"This country now has become a much more difficult operational environment for al-Qaida and other terrorist groups," President Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, told the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Wednesday.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Sharing The PBS NewsHour is Now a 'Snap'
We've been testing a product called SNAPPY TV for a few months now, and would like to open it up to a larger audience for testing: you.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Conversation: Amy Waldman, Author of 'The Submission'
What if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial and then discovered that its architect was a Muslim? Ten years after the terrorist attack, the actual memorial is just about to open. But an alternative history is imagined in the new novel, "The Submission."
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Why Alan Kreuger Is An Interesting Fit for White House
Alan Krueger of Princeton is President Obama's choice for head of the Council of Economic Advisors. That doesn't mean he gets the job, though, as he needs Senate confirmation.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Political Checklist: What Can Obama Accomplish in His Jobs Speech?
David Chalian and Gwen Ifill preview two major political events. Wednesday night Republican presidential candidates face off in another debate - frontrunner Rick Perry's first. Thursday night President Obama will address a joint session of Congress to seek support for his new jobs plan.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Pentagon Attack Widower: 'We Need to Go on' in Spite of Needless Suffering
For Thomas Heidenberger, the emotional scars are still fresh. His wife, Michele, was a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 77, which flew into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. Heidenberger discusses the meaning and design of the memorial at the Pentagon dedicated to the 184 people who were killed there 10 years ago.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
'Engineering Ground Zero' Explores the Challenges of Redesigning Historic Site
Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, the memorial at the site of the World Trade Center towers in lower Manhattan will be dedicated on Sunday and open to the public on Sept. 12, 2011.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Iran bans another filmmaker from leaving the country.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Perry-Romney Battle to Take Center Stage at Debate
All eyes will be on Texas Gov. Rick Perry as he participates in his first debate of the presidential campaign Wednesday night. In just a little over three weeks, Perry has skyrocketed to the head of the pack and will be wearing the largest target at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Texans Displaced by Raging Fires
Flames tore through more than 550 homes near Austin this week, leaving thousands displaced and at least four dead statewide, with the number expected to rise. In the midst of a severe drought, firefighters are struggling to bring the fire under control as residents flee its path.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
WikiLeaks Under Fire After Document Dump Risks Identifying Sources
The latest WikiLeaks document dump of more than 250,000 diplomatic cables included the names of thousands of people who had spoken in confidence to American diplomats. Ray Suarez discusses what created the controversy and the potential fallout with Wired's Kim Zetter.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
How Has Skyscraper Design Changed Since 9/11?
The collapse of the Twin Towers served as a stark and stunning reminder to architects and engineers of the value of using concrete to protect skyscrapers from the ravages of fire. Miles O'Brien reports on how the design of skyscrapers has changed since 9/11. This report was produced in collaboration with the PBS program "NOVA."
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Romney Rolls Out Jobs Plan as Obama's Approval Rating Hit New Lows
A pair of polls out Tuesday show that many Americans have deep concerns about President Obama's overall job performance and his handling of the economy. Judy Woodruff discusses the polls and the 2012 campaign, including Mitt Romney's new jobs plan, with NPR's Ari Shapiro.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Interconnection of U.S., European Markets Adds to Investors' Fears
Across Europe, markets finished Tuesday at their lowest close in more than two years. Jeffrey Brown discusses the growing eurozone debt woes with FusionIQ's Barry Ritholtz and Jacob Kirkegaard of the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
News Wrap: Tropical Storm Lee's Remnants Push Through Appalachia
In other news Tuesday, flood warnings from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee extended all the way into New England as the system pushed northward. Some of the worst downpours came in Chattanooga, Tenn., with more than 9 inches of rain. Also, the plague of wildfires in Texas has now destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
How Should U.S. Postal Service's Financial Problems Be Fixed?
The head of the U.S. Postal Service told lawmakers Tuesday that radical changes are needed to avert a financial collapse. Gwen Ifill leads a debate over what can be done to stave off a shutdown with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Romney's Jobs Road Map: Cut Taxes and Decrease Regulation
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney unveiled his jobs plan Tuesday -- a series of 59 ideas he claims will update America's economic plan to combat high unemployment while shrinking government.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Is Unemployment Caused by a Skills Mismatch?
Friday's story, "Can America's Jobless Fill American Jobs?" looked at the extent to which high unemployment is structural, and the extent to which it is cyclical.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
'Better This World': POV Film Examines Plot Behind a Protest
"Better this World" is the name of a film airing on POV Tuesday night, but it may as well be the credo and intentions behind the two central characters and their decision to protest the Republican National Convention in 2008.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Moby Reflects on 9/11
In the days that followed 9/11, musician and DJ Moby wrote about the experience of living just a mile from Ground Zero on his blog, which was one of the first by a musician at the time. It was an intimate and unique account, as well as one that got him into a little trouble and some bad press.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, archaeologists discover a pristine, ancient Chinese tomb.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Romney to Prescribe Economic Fix and Unveil Jobs Plan
As a new round of national polling out Tuesday tells us, there is nothing more top of mind for American voters than the issue of jobs and the economy. Mitt Romney has talked about the issue almost to the exclusion of all others throughout his campaign.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
Negotiations Continue in Libya as Convoy Enters Niger
Also: Massive Texas wildfire destroys 500 homes, U.S. Postal Service faces possible default, Hurricane Katia weakens and moves north.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
'The Class of 9/11' Remembers WTC Attacks Through the Eyes of First Graders
Students, teachers and parents of New York's P.S. 150's, located just blocks away from ground zero, recount their powerful memories of the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. This is an extended excerpt from the film "The Class of 9/11," produced by filmmaker Jacques Menasche for the Dart Society.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
Journalist Reflects on Covering 3 Decades of War in Afghanistan
Jeffrey Brown talks to Edward Girardet about his new book, "Killing the Cranes," which details his personal experiences in Afghanistan -- including a debate with Osama bin Laden -- and the history of a country at war for nearly 30 years. Girardet began reporting from Afghanistan in 1979, shortly before the Soviet invasion.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
Economic Slump Brought a 'Tough Year for Labor'
How powerful are labor unions in the U.S.? Ray Suarez looks at the state of labor unions -- on a day honoring Americans who work -- with the Heritage Foundation's James Sherk, AFL-CIO's Thea Lee and The New York Times' Steven Greehouse.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
News Wrap: Heavy Rain, Flooding After Latest Gulf Coast Storm
In other news Monday, residents in Slidell, La. waded through flooded neighborhoods after the latest storm dropped more than 14 inches of rain. At least 16,000 costumers were left without power as the system moved along the Gulf Coast. Also, the worst typhoon to hit Japan in 7 years killed 34 people, and 55 are still missing.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
Obama Rallies Support for Jobs Speech as GOP Contenders Woo Voters in S.C.
President Obama used a Labor Day event in Detroit to preview the jobs speech he'll give Thursday evening as Republican presidential contenders targeted the president, and each other, at a forum in South Carolina. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian assess what's at stake as the 2012 presidential campaign goes into full swing.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
NASA Technology, At Work on Earth
Variations of many NASA inventions, initially developed for space travel and exploration, have worked their way into consumer culture, ranging from common household items to complex medical technology.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
Obama Rallies Support Ahead of Jobs Speech
Ahead of a prime-time speech on Thursday on ways to spur job creation, President Obama delivered an address at a GM lot in Detroit, Mich. to gin up support for his plan. Several Republican presidential contenders also seized on the holiday to promote their economic platforms.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
Motion Sickness Treatments Make Waves
Researchers are looking to find better ways to treat the miserable phenomenon of motion sickness. And the many who suffer from nausea in cars, planes, boats or even the tamest amusement park rides would welcome a cure.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
Lee Downgraded to Tropical Depression, 2 Die in Texas Fire
After sweeping through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Sunday morning, causing flooding in low-lying areas and leaving thousands without power, a weakened storm is continuing to move north through the Tennessee Valley and is expected to cause more flooding.
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| Sept. 5, 2011
Flight 93 Memorial to 'Standing Up' Set to Open in Pennsylvania
Ten years after the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 fought back against their hijackers, driving the airplane into the ground instead of the intended target in the nation's capital, a permanent memorial will open in Shanksville, Pa.
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| Sept. 4, 2011
Tropical Storm Lee Brings Heavy Rain, Power Outages to La., Miss.
Tropical Storm Lee brought heavy rain to southern Louisiana early Sunday, dropping 6 to 10 inches of rain in some places and threatening low-lying areas. Thousands of residents in Louisiana and Mississippi were without power.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Shields and Brooks(es) on Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney, NCAA Football Scandals
Mark Shields and David Brooks joined Hari Sreenivasan Friday for another edition of The Doubleheader, where the guys weigh in on the battle for the top spot in the Republican primary between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney, as well as President Obama's highly anticipated jobs speech.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Shields, Brooks on 'High Bar' for Obama's Jobs Speech, Funding Disaster Relief
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the bleak August jobs report, what President Obama needs to say in his prime-time speech on job creation and who should foot the bill for relief efforts after disasters such as Hurricane Irene.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Amid New NCAA Football Scandals, 'The Root of the Problem Is Money'
After a series of offseason ethics scandals, the most explosive involving the University of Miami, college football kicks off its season this weekend. Jeffrey Brown discusses the recent space of scandals with Kevin Blackistone of ESPN and the University of Maryland and Chad McEvoy of Illinois State University.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
NCAA Football Kicks Off Season Under Cloud of Controversy
The college football season kicks off this weekend amid swirling controversies over offseason ethics scandals -- the most explosive involving the University of Miami and a former booster. Overall, at least 10 major programs have faced investigations or punishment in recent months. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Can America's Jobless Fill American Jobs?
With the U.S. unemployment rate stuck around 9 percent, economics correspondent Paul Solman explores whether widespread joblessness is simply the result of a weak economy or if a broader shift toward higher-skill work is occurring that could leave many Americans behind even when the economy recovers.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
News Wrap: Government Sues Big Banks Over Risky Mortgages
In other news Friday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency sued 17 major banks over risky mortgages, charging that they misrepresented the quality of mortgage-backed securities before the housing meltdown. Also, President Obama overruled the Environmental Protection Agency and dropped a plan for stricter curbs on industrial smog.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Weakest Employment Report in a Year Shows Job Growth Slowing to a Standstill
The unemployment numbers released Friday by the Labor Department constitute the weakest report in a year with no net jobs added in August and that national unemployment rate stuck at 9.1 percent. Ray Suarez discusses what the dismal report means for U.S. economic recovery with Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
10 Years Later, 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Linger in Pakistan
Ten years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, many Pakistanis still don't know who perpetrated the assault, according to GlobalPost's Pakistan reporter Suzanna Koster.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development. This week, learn more about IKEA's $62 million donation to famine victims.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Obama's Donor Base for 2012: What We Know, What We Don't
President Obama's public approval numbers may be down, but he still has a large number of supporters -- and they are ponying up for his re-election bid. In the second quarter alone, he took in more than $33 million in individual campaign donations.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Obama Drops Proposed Clean Air Rules
President Obama has reversed course on proposed smog standards, a victory for business interests that had decried the smog restrictions on the grounds that they should be postponed -- until at least 2013 -- due to the recession.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Split-Screen: The Art of Watching 2 Things at Once
We have to face the facts. Our lives -- and most certainly our politics -- are becoming a series of split-screens. Do we follow the latest jobs numbers or the latest hurricane headed for the Gulf? The flooding in Vermont and New Jersey or the wildfires and drought in Oklahoma and Texas?
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| Sept. 2, 2011
August Jobs Numbers Spell Bad News for Long-Term Growth
Economics correspondent Paul Solman breaks down the August job figures and brings back his "U7" unemployment scale, his own comprehensive number of the un- and underemployed, showing 18.29 percent.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a protest disrupted a London concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
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| Sept. 2, 2011
Unemployment Rate Remains 9.1% in August, Zero Net Jobs Added
August unemployment numbers, released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, remained stagnant as employers added no net jobs -- the first government report of zero new jobs since 1945. The discouraging numbers come days before President Obama is set to deliver a major speech on jobs to Congress.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Writer Asks: Can the Middle Class Be Saved?
The cover article in the latest issue of The Atlantic magazine asks: "Can the middle class be saved?" Jeffrey Brown speaks with author Don Peck about his take on the erosion of America's middle class.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
'The Contenders' a Nod to Failed Candidates Who Still Changed History
A new C-SPAN series starting this month called "The Contenders" profiles failed presidential candidates who still managed to change political history. Gwen Ifill discusses the presidential race losers with George Mason University's Richard Norton Smith and RealClearPolitics.com's Carl Cannon.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Arsonists or Terrorists? Film Details Rise, Fall of Earth Liberation Front Cell
In "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front," filmmaker Marshal Curry looks at radical environmentalists who were named a top domestic terrorist threat by the FBI. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
News Wrap: Northeast Slogs Through Floods, Wreckage of Hurricane Irene
In other news Thursday, thousands of people spent another day slogging through the floods and wreckage of Hurricane Irene. And the long, slow job of cleaning up gathered momentum up and down the East Coast. Also, forecasters kept an eye on Tropical Storm Katia, developing in the Atlantic.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
New Economic Reports Offer Mixed Signals With All Eyes on Job Creation
Economists sifted through a new pile of data Thursday on the state of the U.S. recovery, with some glimmers of hope in manufacturing and retail sales. Ray Suarez reports on the state of the U.S. recovery and the Obama administration's lowered expectations for what's to come.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Irene's Impact in Vermont: 'This Was a Very Sad Place'
New Hampshire Public Radio reporter Elaine Grant reports from the neighboring Vermont towns of White River Junction and Hartford on how residents and businesses are faring in the wake of Hurricane Irene's massive flood damage.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting that you may have missed.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
iPods and Androids Could be Cancer Detection Tools
A newly developed device run by an iPod Touch, iPad or Android tablet could help diagnose cancers in poor or rural settings, researchers say. The hand-held and solar-powered system, called a Gene-Z, can perform analysis of blood samples in the field.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Security at the Forefront of Mexican President's Address
Mexican President Felipe Calderon is set to address the nation on Friday, a week after the torching of the Casino Royale in Monterrey, which killed 52 people, putting security and the government's bloody battles with drug cartels at the forefront of public concerns.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Is Fed Policy of Interest on Excess Reserves 'Outrageous?'
Paul Solman answers a reader's question on the Fed's policy of Interest on Excess Reserves, which gives banks a small sum of interest for cash assets.
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Presidential 'Losers'
How much do you know about failed presidential candidates who managed to change history -- despite failing in their bid to win the nation's highest office?
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Where the GOP Field's Money Comes From, What it Means
Saying you like a candidate is one thing, but when your support turns into dollars, ah, there's the real vote of confidence. So with the almighty dollar as a guide, what do the bases of the top Republican contenders look like?
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| Sept. 1, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, art works are still missing after the terrorist attack in Oslo in July.
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Aug. 31, 2011
Labor Leader Trumka: Job-Creation Plans Require 'Boldness'
When it comes to jump-starting the struggling U.S. economy, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka proclaimed Wednesday, "This is a time for boldness." The labor leader spoke at his union's annual Labor Day news conference in Washington.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
Ten Years After 9/11, How Safe Is the U.S. Against Terror Attacks?
Ten years after Sept. 11, how safe is the United States from more terror attacks? Jeffrey Brown discusses how much national security has -- and has not -- improved over the past decade with 9/11 Commission Chairmen Lee Hamilton and Tom Kean.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
Marijuana Farming Is Lucrative Business in California, but Who's Profiting?
Last year, local and federal authorities seized some 7 million illegally grown marijuana plants in California. The Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED investigate who and what are behind the spike in the state's lucrative marijuana-farming business.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
Worst Drought in Texas History Ravages Crops, Livestock
Texas is caught in the grip of a devastating heat wave that has created the worst year of drought in the state's history. Gwen Ifill discusses the extreme conditions and their toll on crops, livestock and homes with NPR correspondent Wade Goodwyn.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
DOJ Makes 'Audacious' Move to Block $39B AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
The Department of Justice filed suit Wednesday to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, which would create the largest wireless company in the country. Ray Suarez discusses the Obama administration's "unprecedented" move to block the deal with The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
Hurricane Irene's Floodwaters Continue to Ravage Parts of Northeast
More New Jersey residents evacuated their homes early Wednesday as floodwaters from Hurricane Irene continued to ravage the northern part of the state. Jeffrey Brown reports on the latest in recovery and cleanup efforts as 2 million people along the East Coast remain without power.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
Vermont's Rare Flood-Induced Crisis Spurs Emergency Airlifts
After the torrential rains from Tropical Storm Irene ripped homes from their foundations, washed out hundreds of key roads, and turned much of southern Vermont into a collection of unsustainable islands, Gov. Peter Shumlin deployed the National Guard to hand-deliver water and food to desperate towns.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
Government Moves to Block AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
The Department of Justice has filed an anti-trust lawsuit to block a planned merger between telecom giants AT&T and T-Mobile, a $39 billion deal that would have created the largest wireless company in the country, with 130 million customers.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
The Best and Worst Countries for Babies
From1990 to 2009, annual newborn deaths decreased from 4.6 million to 3.3 million worldwide. Find out which countries with a population over 1 million performed best and which were the worst.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
Stand-Up Economist: Always Bring Your Own Toilet Paper
Another vlog today from Our Man in Beijing, Stand-up Economist Yoram Bauman. He's not in China as a comedian, of course, but as an environmental economist, which this post explains. (It also explains why he keeps a roll of toilet paper on his desk).
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| Aug. 31, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, poet Maya Angelou wants a change made to the newly opened Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
Report: More Than $30 Billion Wasted in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars
A bipartisan panel known as the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan sent its final report to Congress Wednesday, detailing at least $30 billion -- and possibly as much as $60 billion -- in wasteful spending during the course of the last decade.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
Film Chronicles Rise and Fall of Eco-Terrorist Cell
On Thursday's NewsHour, we will feature an excerpt of the film "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front," which looks at the radical environmental group through the transformation of one of its members, Daniel McGowan.
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| Aug. 31, 2011
N.C., N.Y. Declared Flood Disaster Areas, Libyan Rebels Decline U.N. Observers
Suspect admits to killing U.S. troops in Germany after viewing extremist propaganda, Afghan police have double the casualty rate of Afghan National Army.
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| Aug. 30, 2011
Poet, Activist Ernesto Cardenal Explores Cosmos, Humanity in Verse
Ernesto Cardenal, one of Latin America's most renowned, but also controversial, poets and political activists, has shifted his recent work to reflect on humanity's connection to nature and relationship to the universe. Ray Suarez speaks with the poet about his life and writing.
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| Aug. 30, 2011
Real-Life Thriller Explores al-Qaida Triple Agent's CIA Infiltration, Bombing
In the real-life thriller, "The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIA," author Joby Warrick examines the unlikely story of an operative who infiltrated the CIA and detonated a suicide bomb at a U.S. base in Afghanistan. Margaret Warner discusses the spy story with Warrick.
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| Aug. 30, 2011
Millions of Distressed Properties Stuck in 'Shaky' U.S. Housing Market
The troubled U.S. housing market got some good news Tuesday with word that prices in four major cities are on the rise, but a full recovery still appears to be a long way off. Jeffrey Brown discusses why home sales remain "tepid" with Harvard Business School's Nicolas Retsinas and Inside Mortgage Finance's Guy Cecala.
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| Aug. 30, 2011
National Guard Airlifts Supplies to Vermont Towns Isolated by Irene's Flooding
The National Guard airlifted food and supplies to dozens of Vermont towns on Tuesday, after Hurricane Irene sent rainwater surging down hills and mountainsides, washing out bridges and roads. Gwen Ifill discusses relief efforts with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
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| Aug. 30, 2011
'30 Mosques' Explores Where Muslim Americans Fit in Modern Society
Earlier this month, two Muslim Americans embarked on a 12,000-mile Ramadan road trip across the United States to explore the relevance of Islam a decade after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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| Aug. 30, 2011
Why U.S. Housing Prices Aren't Falling Off a Cliff
Data are in Tuesday morning from what may be the one reliable product coming out of Standard & Poor's -- the S&P/Case-Shiller Housing Index. The headlines are positive, and indeed the S&P Indices press release is titled "Nationally, Home Prices Went Up in the Second Quarter of 2011."
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| Aug. 30, 2011
Poll: Many Employees Don't Want Changes In Their Health Insurance
Employees love to gripe about rising health care costs, but a new poll finds most are not willing to sacrifice to pay less for their insurance.
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| Aug. 30, 2011
Bon Iver Showcases Bold New Sound
Since its origin as a solo project in a cabin in the Wisconsin woods four years ago, the band Bon Iver and its critically acclaimed albums have grown in number, scope and sound.
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| Aug. 30, 2011
Augmented Reality Expands Borders of Tech Landscape
Augmented reality software places computer-generated images on top of real world environments, such as a smartphone's camera or a live television broadcast. The technology could shape everything from food safety procedures to crime scene investigation.
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| Aug. 30, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Delta Blues singer David Honeyboy Edwards has died.
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| Aug. 30, 2011
Vermont Copes With Severe Flooding, Death Toll Rises Post-Irene
Chris Baker surveys his Pompton Lakes, N.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
New Obama Economic Adviser Focused on Jobs, But Will Agenda Change?
In light of President Obama's selection Monday of Princeton economist Alan Krueger as the new head of the Council of Economic Advisers, there were questions throughout policy and economic circles about just what kind of message the president is sending with his new nominee.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Census Data Reveals New Geography of Marriage for Americans
A new wave of U.S. Census Bureau data reveals some interesting trends in marriage and divorce rates by region. Ray Suarez discusses what data tell us about the institution of marriage with David Blankenhorn of the Institute for American Values and Elaine Tyler May of the University of Minnesota.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Drug Hoarders, Manufacturing Cuts Exacerbate Shortage of Key Medications
More than 180 critical drugs are in short supply across the United States. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the factors behind the shortages of key medications that are creating major problems for doctors and patients.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Tar Sands Pipeline Plan Renews Energy vs. Environment Debate
A proposed pipeline would carry oil from Canadian tar sands fields to Texas refineries, but the project has sparked high-profile protests. Jeffrey Brown discusses the controversial Keystone XL pipeline proposal with the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research's Robert Bryce and environmentalist Bill McKibben.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
News Wrap: Stocks Boosted by July Spending Numbers, Irene's Smaller Cost
In other news Monday, Wall Street rallied on relief that Hurricane Irene caused less damage than originally feared and word that consumer spending rose in July by the most in five months. Also, President Obama nominated Alan Krueger to chair his Council of Economic Advisers.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Emergency Departments Struggle With Growing Drug Shortages
The number of medications on the Food and Drug Administration's shortage list keeps growing. And while calcium chloride and potassium phosphate aren't drug names the average American would recognize, they're critical to patients visiting the emergency room every day.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Hurricane Irene's Cost May Hit $7B as Pricey East Coast Cleanup Begins
Hurricane Irene's death toll reached at least 38 Monday as cleanup crews from North Carolina to New England continued to pick up after the storm amid ongoing flooding. Gwen Ifill discusses the storm's impact and the cost of the government's multiple disaster relief efforts with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Proposed Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Elicits Protests
At organized sit-ins in recent weeks, demonstrators gathered at the White House to voice their objections to the controversial pipeline, citing concerns over the environmental impacts of the $7 billion proposal. View a map of its path.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Drug Prices Soar as Hospital Suppliers are Forced into 'Gray Market'
The gray market is an expanding world fueled by a deepening drug-shortage crisis in which secondary retailers buy up medication outside of the normal, tightly controlled distribution channels to resell at exorbitant mark-ups.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
U.S. Drone Attacks on Suspected Terrorists Stir Controversy
The reported death of al-Qaida's No. 2 leader has brought new attention to America's reliance on unpiloted drone strike missiles as an effective way to go after terrorists, but also new animosity between the United States and its tenuous ally, Pakistan, over their use.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Irene Aftermath: How You Can Help
We've compiled a list of some of the organizations and ways to help during the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. It is not intended as a comprehensive guide, but rather as a starting point for those who want to research ways to help.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'All I Know About Love'
Lynnell Edwards is the author of two collections of poetry, both from Red Hen Press: "The Highwayman's Wife" (2007) and "The Farmer's Daughter" (2003). She teaches at the University of Louisville.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Hurricane Irene wreaked havoc on east coast box offices.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Who's Got the Bigger Economy: China or the U.S.?
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about how to compare the economies of the U.S. and China.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
World Week Ahead: Search for Gadhafi; Mexico's Drug War
A look at the stories we're following this week: the ongoing hunt for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and the investigation into a casino arson that killed 52 people in Monterrey, Mexico.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Earthquakes to the Core
A team of scientists are drilling a mile and a half under the Earth and retrieving and studying rock samples that exist in fault zones in order to better understand the mechanics of earthquakes.
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| Aug. 29, 2011
In Irene's Wake, Flooding and Power Outages Plague East Coast
Despite packing a less-than-expected punch across the East Coast, Hurricane Irene -- downgraded Sunday to a tropical storm -- left billions of dollars in damage and millions of people without power from the Carolinas to Maine. At least 24 deaths were reported.
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| Aug. 28, 2011
Irene Causes NYC Flooding, Millions Without Power
Now downgraded to a Tropical Storm, Irene is now hitting New York City with strong winds and heavy rain, causing flooding in low-lying areas. The city's mass transit is suspended and major airports shuttered as Irene churns north toward Philadelphia and Boston.
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| Aug. 27, 2011
Hurricane Irene Churns Eastern Seaboard
Irene has been pushing northward up the Eastern Seaboard at 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds still near 85 mph and higher gusts.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
The Anatomy of Coney Island Hospital's Hurricane Evacuation
Hurricane Irene sent Coney Island Hospital -- the biggest employer in southern Brooklyn -- scrambling to complete the facility's first full-scale evacuation.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Rick Perry's Rise, Cheney's Book and Peyton Manning
It has been forever and a day since we got the band back together.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
MLK Memorial Emerges From Stone on National Mall, After Decades of Planning
This weekend's dedication ceremony for the new memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been postponed due to Hurricane Irene, but the public has already had an opportunity to reflect on the newest monument in Washington. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Shields and Brooks on GOP's Zeitgeist, Whether Obama Gets Credit for Libya
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry's leapfrog over Mitt Romney in the national polls and whether President Obama deserves -- or is getting -- credit for helping topple Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
News Wrap: Bernanke Says U.S. Economy Is on Track for Long-Term Growth
In other news Friday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a Wyoming conference that the U.S. economy is on track for long-term growth. He did not lay out any new stimulus measures, but he did leave the possibility open. Also, a car bomb attack in Nigeria killed at least 18 people at the main United Nations building.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Eastern Seaboard Braces for Potentially 'Historic' Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene was headed for a weekend assault up the East Coast, threatening to bring powerful winds and heavy rain to tens of millions of Americans. Jeffrey Brown discusses the storm with Federal Emergency Management Agency's Craig Fugate, the National Hurricane Center's Ed Rappaport and New York Times' Michael Grynbaum.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Environment vs. Economy in 2012
In every election there are a few issues that shape the look and feel of the campaign, and even in the earliest stages of the 2012 race, one issue has emerged: economy vs. environment. Many GOP hopefuls have already made a point of talking about the voter concerns as a choice -- the economy and jobs or environmental regulation.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Slide Show: Track the path of Hurricane Irene
Using Google Earth and tropical storm-tracking data from NASA, we created this interactive map of Hurricane Irene. Be sure to click on the local webcams to see images of of the Caribbean skies, and any other icon on the map to see local windspeed and rainfall data.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Hurricane Irene Live Storm Tracker
This is a map from Google which contains predicted hurricane path and cone, satellite image, watches/warnings, evacuation routes, and more. Google will continue to add and enhance data as the situation progresses.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Storm Surge Probablities for Hurricane Irene
This map shows the probability of storm surges in your area, categorized by the number of feet above normal tide levels.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
In 'Salvage the Bones,' Jesmyn Ward Tells Personal Story of Hurricane Katrina
"Salvage the Bones," a new novel by Jesmyn Ward, tells the story of a Mississippi Gulf Coast family in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in the U.S. now six years ago this week.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development. This week, find updates on the humanitarian situation in Libya amid ongoing fighting and a look at a hand-held device that may help detect cancer.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, NASA teams up with a publishing company to make science fiction more scientific.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Same Old Bad News, But No New News From Bernanke
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's breathlessly anticipated speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Friday morning was, in essence, a rehash of the hash that is the U.S. economy: unemployment historically high, even productivity revised downward.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Hurricane Irene Strengthening as It Advances Toward Carolinas
Hurricane Irene was on track to sweep toward North and South Carolina Friday evening and into Saturday, bringing powerful wind, heavy rains and high waves along the coastline. President Obama said it could be an "extremely dangerous and costly" storm, and urged those in affected areas to adequately prepare.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Remembering and Reimagining August 28, 1963
Somewhere in that sea of optimistic humanity on August 28, 1963 was my father, who had boarded a bus with a group of other African-American preachers to be there for what came to be known as the "I Have A Dream" speech.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Cars of the Future May Keep Us Safe Behind the Wheel at Any Age
The MIT AgeLab's latest creation is the "Aware Car," with $1.5 million dollars worth of medical, computer, camera and robotic equipment which will sense and predict a driver's performance -- and even intervene to prevent accidents.
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| Aug. 26, 2011
Despite Perry's Gains, Romney Remains Strong in Florida
This week saw Texas Gov. Rick Perry leapfrog Mitt Romney in the national polls, but the former governor of Massachusetts is still holding on strong in the key battleground state of Florida.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Obesity Rates Rising Worldwide, Half of U.S. Could Be Obese by 2030
The world is getting fatter, and packing on the pounds is not just for wealthy nations anymore. Obesity is sweeping into low and middle-income countries, reports the World Health Organization's obesity center.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Huntsman: I Can 'Put the Numbers Together to Actually Win in 2012'
In an interview Thursday with Jeffrey Brown, presidential hopeful and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said that wealthy Americans will need to share sacrifices to help get the U.S. economy back on track. He also discussed the latest developments in Libya, extending the payroll tax cuts and his rivals for the Republican nomination.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
In 'Old People Driving,' Handing Over the Keys Means the End of the Road
In "Old People Driving," filmmaker Shaleece Haas examines how aging Americans can balance safety and independence as the ranks of drivers 85 and older surpasses 3 million. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
For Legendary Coach Summitt, Next Opponent Is Dementia Diagnosis
Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in college basketball history, has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Hari Sreenivasan talks to her son Tyler Summitt and The Washington Post's Sally Jenkins about how the coach is coping and staying focused on her team after 37 seasons leading the University of Tennessee's Lady Vols.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
What Will Happen to Innovation at Apple With Jobs Out as CEO?
Apple announced Wednesday that CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs had stepped down from his helm, but will serve as chairman of the board. Ray Suarez discusses Jobs' lasting impact on innovation and what comes next for Apple and the tech world with Walter Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal and Charles Golvin of Forrester Research.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
News Wrap: East Coast Prepares for Hurricane Irene's Extreme Conditions
In other news Thursday, emergency declarations went out as Hurricane Irene headed for a weekend assault on the U.S. East Coast. The Category 3 storm packed winds of 115 mph as it blasted the Bahamas. Also, Warren Buffett announced that his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate will invest $5 billion in Bank of America.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Star Swallowed By Black Hole
A supermassive black hole has been found shredding and swallowing a sun-sized star that wandered too close, according to two papers published Thursday in the journal Nature.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Huntsman: I Wouldn't Hesitate to Call on Rich to Sacrifice
In an interview Thursday morning with The PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown, GOP presidential hopeful and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said Americans of all income levels -- including the wealthy -- will need to share sacrifices to revive the American economy.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Who Saves in China, the People or the State?
According to the source we most trust on China's economy, MIT political science professor Yasheng Huang, Chinese "personal savings" constitute money not paid to workers, but retained by companies -- mainly state-owned enterprises. In other words, Chinese corporate profits are what the state earns by underpaying labor.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Unveiling the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
The new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was scheduled to be dedicated on Aug. 28 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., but Hurricane Irene has delayed the ceremonies.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Dave Stewart Gets the Blues for 'Blackbird Diaries'
Dave Stewart has a new solo album called Blackbird Diaries. His first solo album in nearly 13 years was recorded in Nashville and is heavily influenced by the Blues and Americana music.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Ali Ferzat, Syria's best-known political cartoonist, was severely beaten.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Hurricane Irene Strengthening, Residents Evacuating Carolina Coastlines
Hurricane Irene is on track to become a Category 4 storm on Thursday as it moves from the Bahamas toward the East Coast, spurring evacuations in North and South Carolina. It is expected to weaken in the next few days.
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| Aug. 25, 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: The GOP's New Front-runner
Texas Gov. Rick Perry opened up a 12-point advantage over Mitt Romney in the latest Gallup survey released Wednesday, despite -- or perhaps a result of -- a campaign launch marked by controversy.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO
Apple Inc. announced Wednesday evening that CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs will resign from the helm of the technology giant, effective immediately.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
'Conquistadora' Paints Epic Tale of Love, Adventure in Puerto Rico
The new novel "Conquistadora" paints a picture of love and adventure as a young women travels from Spain to Puerto Rico where her husband has inherited a sugar plantation. Jeffrey Brown speaks with author Esmeralda Santiago about the epic story and her own tale of teaching herself to read and write again after a stroke.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Debating the Politics of Confirming President Obama's Judicial Nominees
At this point in his presidency, the pace of President Obama's judicial appointees being confirmed is behind that of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Judy Woodruff discusses the politics of confirmation with Curt Levey of the Committee for Justice and Caroline Fredrickson of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
For Great Sioux Nation, Black Hills Can't Be Bought for $1.3 Billion
Nine Sioux tribes have been locked in a land dispute since 1877, when the government broke a treaty setting aside the Black Hills as part of their reservation. However, there is a chance that the Great Sioux Nation's long struggle to regain its land might reach a conclusion after years of standoff.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Alabama's Immigration Law: Radical or Within Reason?
A federal judge in Alabama heard arguments Wednesday over whether to block the state's new controversial immigration law from going into effect on Sept. 1. Ray Suarez discusses the nation's toughest state measure on illegal immigration with the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mary Bauer and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
'Ridiculous' Winds From Hurricane Irene Bear Down on East Coast
The Bahamas braced for the arrival of Hurricane Irene as the storm intensified to Category 3 status with winds topping 120 mph. Jeffrey Brown discusses the hurricane, which is expected to reach the East Coast of the United States in the next few days, with AccuWeather.com's Jim Kosek.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
News Wrap: U.S. Budget Deficit to Top $1.2 Trillion for Year
In other news Wednesday, the federal budget deficit will top $1.2 trillion this fiscal year. The Congressional Budget Office reported the deficit will be slightly down from the last two years. Also, Syrian government forces stepped up their crackdown on a key city in the eastern part of the country.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Battle for the Black Hills
Members of the Great Sioux Nation in South Dakota are refusing $1.3 billion in federal funds, held in trust after parts of the resource-rich Black Hills were taken from them in 1877. Now, tribal leaders are fighting to reclaim some of the lost land.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Why the Sioux Are Refusing $1.3 Billion
Members of the Great Sioux Nation could pocket a large sum set aside by the government for taking the resource-rich Black Hills away from the tribes in 1877. But leaders say the sacred land was never, and still isn't, for sale.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are three arts or performance videos you may have missed from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Poll: Perry Moves to Front of GOP Pack
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a double-digit lead on previous frontrunner Mitt Romney in the survey of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents on which candidate they are likely to support for the GOP nominee for president in 2012.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Are Public Pensions a 'Gravy Train' and Other Answers To Your Questions
Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here are Wednesday's queries.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, an earthquake Tuesday caused some damage to D.C. landmarks.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Healthy Eating: Good for Your Body, Bad for Your Bottom Line?
If you want your dinner plate to come anywhere close to the new MyPlate federal guidelines -- the same ones that toppled the food pyramid earlier this summer -- get ready to fork over some cash in the check-out line, according to a recent report published in the journal Health Affairs.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Category 3 Hurricane Irene Moves Toward East Coast
Evacuations were in progress Wednesday on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island as Hurricane Irene, which strengthened to a Category 3, bore down on the Bahamas before on its way north toward the East Coast, where it will likely hit this weekend.
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| Aug. 24, 2011
Jeb Bush: 'You Can't Just Be Against the President'
Democrats may have used the strategy to win elections in 2006 and 2008, but Jeb Bush has a stern message for those seeking the GOP nomination in 2012: "You can't just be against the president."
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| Aug. 23, 2011
Doctors, Patients Assess Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana
Sixteen states have passed laws that allow patients to use medical marijuana to treat side effects of various illnesses, but now some states are moving to either limit or repeal those laws. Special correspondent Anna Rau of Montana PBS reports on the experiences of patients and doctors.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
How Fairly Were Strauss-Kahn, Diallo Treated by Justice System?
New York judges on Tuesday dropped sex Crimes charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and denied a request seeking a special prosecutor. Ray Suarez discusses how the case was handled with former federal prosecutor Allison Leotta and Christopher Kuntz, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
News Wrap: Stocks Gain Amid Hopes of New Fed Stimulus Program
In other news Tuesday, Wall Street shot back up amid speculations that the Federal Reserve might try a new stimulus program. Also, Hurricane Irene swept past the Turks and Caicos Islands with the southeastern Bahamas next in its path. It marks the first hurricane in three years to seriously threaten the United States.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
Is Gadhafi Plotting a Last Stand in Hometown of Sirte?
Libyan rebels gained access to Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli compound after intense fighting on Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown gets on-the-ground reports from Libya on the fighting in the capital and the scenes in the eastern city of Benghazi from Lindsey Hilsum of International Television News and Jon Jensen of GlobalPost.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
Check How Intense East Coast Earthquake Was in Your Zip Code
Tuesday afternoon's earthquake was a shared experience for millions of Americans along the East Coast, but how intense was it where you live?
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| Aug. 23, 2011
'Extraordinary' East Coast Quake a Reminder of Seismic Threat in Most States
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook much of the East Coast Tuesday afternoon, including Washington, D.C., and New York City. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the temblor and the seismic threat across much of the country with David Applegate of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
President Obama's Shelf Awareness
Like many Americans, presidents often turn to a good book to ease a troubled mind, and dissecting their summer reading lists has become a bit of an annual tradition.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
Is 'Rent Now, Buy Later' a Good Idea? And Other Answers to Your Questions
I own, but I see no problem with "rent now, buy later." Families are doubling up; baby boomers may as well. That implies a lot less upward pressure on prices.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
Rare 5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts East Coast, Causing Various Disruptions
A 5.8-magnitude temblor shook much of the densely populated East Coast Tuesday afternoon, including Washington, D.C. and New York City. No serious injuries were reported, but travel from airports and train stations was disrupted.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
Foreign Drug Testing Raises Ethical Questions
Peek inside any American family's medicine cabinet and you're likely to find a drug that was tested in a foreign country. Pharmaceutical companies have been shifting research overseas for years and the number of foreign trials has skyrocketed.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, two great American pop songwriters have died.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
Charges Against Former IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn Dropped
A New York judge has dropped sexual assault charges against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a move that came after prosecutors became concerned about his accuser's credibility.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
Are Category 6 Hurricanes Coming Soon?
There is talk of adding a sixth level to the current Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, on which category 5 intensity means sustained winds higher than 155 miles per hour for at least one minute, with no speed cap.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
Making Sense: Is 'Rent Now, Buy Later' a Good Idea?
Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page.
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| Aug. 23, 2011
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Cautiously Cheer Gadhafi's Fall
Republican presidential hopefuls, irrespective of their initial policy position on U.S. military action in Libya, all praised Moammar Gadhafi's removal from power as a positive development. Unsurprisingly, none of the contenders gave President Obama any credit for initiating the policy that helped achieve that desired goal.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
'Americans Elect' Group Challenges U.S. Presidential Primary Process
A nonprofit organization called Americans Elect is aiming to host an online national political convention and upend the way candidates are nominated for the U.S. presidency. Judy Woodruff reports on the latest attempt to push American politics away from a system dominated by two parties.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
What Happens Next if Strauss-Kahn's Charges Are Dropped?
Prosecutors in New York on Monday requested that sexual assault charges against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn be dropped in light of doubts about his accuser's credibility. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the case -- and what could happen next -- with Bloomberg TV's Sara Eisen.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
News Wrap: Oil Prices Fall Amid Hopes of Libyan Crude Returning to Market
In other news Monday, oil prices around the world fell on the prospect crude from Libya will return to the market after months of political turmoil. In the U.S., benchmark crude initially fell in New York trading, but then climbed back up. Also, at least three people were killed as anti-government protests continued in Syria.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
Libyan Ambassador: Rebels Must Be Prepared for 'Any Surprises' by Gadhafi
Libyan rebels say they are in control of much of Tripoli but Moammar Gadhafi's whereabouts are still unknown. Ray Suarez discusses the rebels' progress with Libya's Ambassador to the U.S., Ali Suleiman Aujali, who first represented Gadhafi's government, but broke with them and now represents the rebels in the United States.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
World Leaders Call for End of Violence, Start of Democracy in Libya
World leaders, including President Obama, appealed to Moammar Gadhafi on Monday to prevent further bloodshed in his country by stepping down, and urged opposition forces to build a democratic government through peaceful means. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
Military Bastions Join Defense Officials, Lobbyists in Fighting Possible Cuts
The debt-busting congressional super committee has yet to hold its first meeting, but the people in Patchwork Nation communities dependent on a major portion of the federal budget -- the military -- are rallying to defend their livelihoods.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
What We're Reading: Brain Walls, Critter Vision and Microfossil Wars
A look at what's new this week in science news.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
Brain-Eating Amoeba Lurk in U.S. Lakes. But Should You Worry?
Three people have died in recent weeks after attacks from a single-celled organism called Naegleria fowleri. But health experts say infection, while almost always fatal, is extremely rare.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
Responses to 'Bard Behind Bars'
Our recent stories on Bard Behind Bars, the prison BA program of Bard College in mid-state New York, received quite a bit of mail, almost all of it positive. A sample of plaudits follow, as an incentive to enthusiastic viewers who like to see their name in print. (The writer of the critical email asked to remain anonymous.)
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| Aug. 22, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Something Touched My Heart'
Travis Nichols is an editor at the Poetry Foundation and the author of the collection of poems, "See Me Improving" (2010, Copper Canyon Press).
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| Aug. 22, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the national monument to Martin Luther King Jr. has opened to the public.
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| Aug. 22, 2011
Among GOP Field, Huntsman Stakes Out the Center
Jon Huntsman and his campaign team seem to have come to the conclusion that remaining invisible in the GOP presidential nomination battle isn't an option that allows for success.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Marcus and Gerson on GOP Candidates' Language, Presidential Vacations
Washington Post columnists Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson, sitting in for NewsHour regulars David Brooks and Mark Shields, weigh in on the week's top political news, including Rick Perry's first week on the presidential campaign trail, President Obama's Midwestern bus tour and where and when presidents should take vacations.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Budget Cuts, Tuition Hikes Jeopardize Quality of Higher Education in California
Students preparing for college this fall are facing higher tuition rates as their schools face budget cuts in this troubled economy. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the fallout in California's public universities.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Homeland Security to Focus on Deporting Criminals Under New Immigration Rules
The Obama administration on Friday unveiled new immigration rules, which will allow the Department of Homeland Security to focus more on deporting criminals. Ray Suarez discusses the new rules with Dan Stein of the Federation for American Immigration Reform and Angela Maria Kelley of the Center for American Progress.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Study: Black Researchers Receive Fewer NIH Grants
A new study by the National Institutes of Health found a disturbing gap between the number of grants awarded to white scientists and those awarded to black scientists.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
News Wrap: Bank of America Announces 3,500 Layoffs
In other news Friday, Bank of America, the nation's largest bank, said it will eliminate 3,500 jobs by the end of September following a string of other cuts announced earlier this year. Also, a suicide bomber struck a Sunni mosque in Pakistan, killing nearly 50 people.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
How Will Market Volatility Affect U.S.-Chinese Economic Relations?
Vice President Biden tried to shore up Chinese confidence in the U.S. economy on Friday, telling President Hu Jintao that when it comes to China's investments in the U.S., "You have nothing to worry about." Jeffrey Brown discusses U.S. and Chinese economic relations with MIT's Yasheng Huang and Commentary.com's Gordon Chang.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Biden Aims to Bolster President Hu's Confidence in U.S. Economy
U.S. stocks held their losses in check for much of Friday, but the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day with a loss of nearly 173 points as Vice President Joe Biden sought to reassure Chinese leaders about the U.S. economy. Jeffrey Brown reports on the ongoing market volatility here and abroad.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Is Economic Inequality a Big Deal?
With our inequality coverage topping the "Most Watched" chart here at the Online NewsHour, we thought we'd pursue the issue on Making Sen$e by staging a debate: is or isn't economic inequality a big deal, a clear and present danger?
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Philip Glass Composes New Arts Festival
The Days and Nights Festival of the Arts, led by composer Philip Glass, begins its inaugural season this weekend.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
How Many Americans Have Money on the Line Amid All the Market Volatility?
In real terms, Patchwork Nation thinks the power of the 30-stock index may be oversold -- particularly when you look at stock ownership in the United States, which stands at only about 54 percent nationally, and in many of our 12 Patchwork Nation county types it stands at or below 50 percent.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, five people are dead after the stage collapses at an outdoor music festival.
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| Aug. 19, 2011
Huntsman Seeks to Steal Some of Perry's Spotlight
In a move that is far more about trying to gain some attention and traction than it is about a desire to have a full-fledged policy debate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman tweeted the most aggressive and sharp contrast within the GOP field since the race began.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
America Remembers 9/11: Your Answers on What's Changed
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the NewsHour and local PBS stations have launched a new project called the 9/11 Video Quilt. We've collected reflections from Americans across the country about what's changed since 2001. Here's a sampling of the responses so far.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
New Report Shows Alarming Rates of Poverty Among U.S. Children
New numbers on poverty among U.S. children, released this week by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, found that 31 million children in 2009 were living in families that are at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Judy Woodruff discusses the alarming new statistics with the foundation's CEO, Patrick McCarthy.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
Major Investor CalPERS Rides out Big Waves in Markets With Calm Approach
Thursday's market drop marked the fifth time in just two weeks that the Dow Jones industrial average rocketed up or down by several hundred points in one trading session. Spencer Michels reports on how the California Public Employees' Retirement System, one of the largest U.S. institutional investors, is handling the volatility.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
Negative Headlines Continue to Spook Investors, Markets Around Globe
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 419 points Thursday, driven by a barrage of bad economic data including a drop in existing home sales in July for the third time in four months. Ray Suarez discusses the U.S. and global market turmoil with Jeffrey Saut of Raymond James Financial and Susie Gharib of Nightly Business Report.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
Economic Worries in U.S., Overseas Spark Global Market Sell-Offs
Stocks in the United States were the last domino to fall in a series of global market sell-offs on Thursday, driven by a barrage of bad economic data, including a rise in new U.S. claims for unemployment benefits. Ray Suarez reports on the latest market woes in the United States and abroad.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
America Remembers 9/11: Your Answers on What's Changed in 10 Years
As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks draws closer, The PBS NewsHour and our public media colleagues have been seeking out your views on what's changed in the United States over the past decade.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
9/11 Video Quilt
The PBS NewsHour and local PBS stations asked you about the effects of 9/11 and you answered.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
In a Station of the Metro, an Apparition of Color From Sam Gilliam
Sam Gilliam's studio has the airy feel of a warehouse, but it boasts densities of colors and shapes. Sculptural paintings hang like scarves over the walls, and slabs of plywood are thick with hardened acrylics.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
Getting High for Less
Lest the name "black tar" fool you, this dark and muddy blob is actually the newest and purest form of heroin hitting the market. Black tar dealers are cashing in by selling cheaper high-quality highs to former prescription drug users in middle-class communities across America.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Venice considers how to handle a disintegrating landmark.
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| Aug. 18, 2011
Obama's Approval Rating Hits New Low on Economy
President Obama's approval rating on his handling of the economy has sunk to a new, very low 26 percent, according to a Gallup poll out Wednesday, 11 points lower than the same poll recorded in mid-May.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Americans Facing More Inequality, More Debt and Now More Trouble?
Did America's record-high level of economic inequality in 2007 help cause the financial crisis of 2008? With Americans' borrowing back on the rise and signs that economic inequality is growing, could there be another financial crisis in the near future? Paul Solman continues his series of reports on U.S. economic inequality.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
'Tough Guy' Rick Perry Makes Waves on Republican Campaign Trail
Texas Gov. Rick Perry entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination just days ago, but he is already making waves by touting his state's job growth and low taxes as a model for the nation. Judy Woodruff discusses the background and style of the newest official GOP hopeful with Paul Burka of Texas Monthly.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Amid Attention From Obama, GOP, How Is Midwest's Economy Doing?
On the last day of his bus tour through the Midwest, President Obama's aides said he will outline a national jobs plan after Labor Day. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state of the economy in Midwestern states with Iowa State University's David Swenson, Dee DePass of Minneapolis' Star Tribune and Micheline Maynard of Changing Gears.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Children in Poverty: How Are Kids in Your State Faring?
The latest numbers on poverty among U.S. children are so striking that they make you do a double take.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Send Us Your Questions on Wealth, Inequality
In response to our story on economic inequality, many of you have sent in great comments and insightful questions. Paul Solman will pose some of them to experts, and we'll have the answers here soon.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Human Sewage Identified as Coral Killer
A Florida biologist has linked a vicious coral-killing pathogen in the Caribbean and Florida Keys to human sewage that leaks into the ocean from improperly treated wastewater.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Send Us Your Questions on Wealth, Inequality
Our story on Tuesday's program has certainly hit a cord. In the first in a series on economic inequality in the U.S. (the second is airing Wednesday night), we explored how the top 20 percent of Americans are holding 84 percent of the country's wealth, and how many Americans were not aware that the disparity was so great.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Proposed Rules Call for 'Apples-to-Apples' Health Insurance Comparison
Finding the cheapest insurance plan for diabetes or breast cancer patients may soon be just as easy as flipping soup cans to compare calorie counts and sodium content.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Woodruff: The Income Gap, Right Under Our Noses
Knowing the PBS NewsHour was planning a series of reports on income inequality in America, launched with economics correspondent Paul Solman's excellent report on Tuesday, my ears have been attuned lately to news about the growing gap in the United States between rich and poor.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Sweden's Super-Duper Rich
Turns out the world inequality skew is even more marked than we thought, or suggested on Tuesday's story about inequality. A number of viewers have pointed out that wealth in Sweden too is more unequally distributed than we claimed in our middle pie chart.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a legal battle over an iconic 1970s hit may set an important precedent for copyright law.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings: Two Voices, 10 Kinds of Sad
The first duet recording in a decade from Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings stands out as some of the best of what they have to offer: tight harmonies, haunting lyrics and effortless melodies.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Campus and Careers Counties Brace for Potential Debt-Ceiling Deal Fallout
Some winners and losers have begun to emerge from the debt-ceiling deal to cut trillions of dollars from the U.S. budget. In Patchwork Nation, the high-tech university centers known as Campus and Careers are likely to take a series of hits and that could spell trouble for Democrats who rely on these counties for support.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Drawing The White Whale
In August 2009 Matt Kish, a librarian by trade and artist by night, decided to draw one image for every page of of his long-time favorite novel - "Moby-Dick". Kish spent the next 543 days in pursuit of his own white whale - the illustration of his book's 552 pages.
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| Aug. 17, 2011
Obama to Present Jobs Plan in Post-Labor Day Speech
In addition to flooding the airwaves and newspapers with images of President Obama in the heartland hearing from rural and small-town Americans, the White House informed reporters Wednesday that the president plans to give a major jobs speech immediately after the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 5.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
Iowans on What They Know and Want to Know About Rick Perry, GOP Field
Texas Gov.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
Google's Motorola Deal Promises to Shake Up Mobile Technology Industry
Google announced plans this week to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. In recent years the Internet giant has made big plays in the smartphone market through its Android platform. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ramifications of the pending deal with Staci Kramer of paidContent.org and Charles Golvin of Forrester Research.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
Land of the Free, Home of the Poor
Financial gains over the last decade in the United States have been mostly made at the "tippy-top" of the economic food chain as more people fall out of the middle class. The top 20 percent of Americans now holds 84 percent of U.S. wealth, as Paul Solman found out as part of a Making Sen$e series on economic inequality.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
What Does Recent Iraq Violence Mean for U.S. Troops' Exit?
A wave of 42 attacks devastated Iraq on Monday, killing at least 70 people and wounding more than 200 in more than a dozen cities. Margaret Warner discusses what the attacks mean for the missions of the remaining U.S. troops and the Iraqi security forces with The Washington Post's Annie Gowen, reporting from Baghdad.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
News Wrap: Rick Perry Takes Heat for Criticism of Fed's Stimulus Effort
In other news Tuesday, GOP hopeful Rick Perry criticized the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus efforts and warned that the Fed's chairman would be in trouble if he injects more money into the system. Also, the U.S. military estimated that millions of dollars in security funds for Afghanistan have been acquired by the Taliban.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
'No Clear Path Forward' for Eurozone as Economic Woes Continue
A new report out Tuesday showed overall growth in 17 eurozone countries increased just two-tenths of a percent in the second quarter. Judy Woodruff discusses what Europe's crisis means for the world with George Washington University's Scheherazade Rehman and the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Heather Conley.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
Study: Smoking, Bladder Cancer Link Higher in Women than Previously Thought
Cigarettes may be linked to half of all bladder cancer cases for women in the United States, scientists from National Cancer Institute announced Tuesday. The new findings show the risk rate for women on par with that of men.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
Gertrude Stein's 'Four Saints in Three Acts' Achieves a Good Afterlife
Besides being featured in two major art shows, where works collected by Gertrude Stein and her family in Paris during the early days of the 20th century are on display, an avant garde opera written by Stein and composer Virgil Thompson is set to open on Thursday at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, prominent Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud died in a car crash.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
The Secret Language Code
Are there hidden messages in your emails? Yes, and in everything you write or say, according to James Pennebaker, who uses computer analysis of texts to understand their psychological content.
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| Aug. 16, 2011
Europe's Stuttering Economy
With the eurozone in such obvious economic turmoil, we turn to former chief IMF economist and longtime friend and favorite of Making Sen$e, Simon Johnson (Peterson Institute, MIT). We asked him a series of pressing questions:
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| Aug. 16, 2011
President Obama to Unveil Economic Plan in September
During a trip to Iowa on Monday, President Obama announced that in September he will unveil "a very specific plan to boost the economy, to create jobs and to control our deficit."
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| Aug. 15, 2011
In Defense of Flogging: Controversial Conversation on Prisons, Punishment
We were curious: is flogging -- beating someone solidly on the behind with a wooden cane -- a reasonable, effective alternative to sending that person to jail for two, five, 10 years? That's exactly what Peter Moskos, a police officer-turned-academic, argues in his new book, 'In Defense of Flogging.'
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| Aug. 15, 2011
Cate Blanchett on Reviving Theater Classic 'Uncle Vanya' for Modern Stage
Australian actors Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh have brought the Anton Chekhov classic "Uncle Vanya" back to the stage, playing now at Washington's Kennedy Center. Jeffrey Brown speaks with the actors about the challenges of staging the play for a modern audience and why so many Australians seem to be acting these days.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
5 Questions for David Chalian on Election 2012
Michele Bachmann's poll ratings, third party candidates and a "boring" political fight? NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian tackles some of your questions on the election season in this Q&A.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
Norway's FM: Many Questions Yet to Be Answered on Attacks
The deadly attacks in Norway on July 22 marked the country's worst violence since World War II. Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how the nation is coping, how the Internet is affecting extremism, the state of the investigations into the attacks and the many issued that have been raised.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
'Noose Is Tightening' on Gadhafi Regime, Rebels Assert
The Obama administration applauded recent military gains by Libyan rebels on Monday. Margret Warner discusses the opposition forces' recent successes against the Gadhafi regime after numerous setbacks in the past few months with journalist Brian Conley and Dirk Vandewalle of Dartmouth College.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
How 'Bloody' Will GOP Nomination Fight Get?
The GOP presidential field reshuffled over the weekend when Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the race, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out and Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Ames Straw Poll. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the GOP contenders and President Obama's campaign-style Midwestern bus tour.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
Monday on the NewsHour: Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh
Actress Cate Blanchett came from the theater, and to the theater she's returned. Now artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company, she and her husband Andrew Upton have brought a new production of 'Uncle Vanya' to Washington.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
Black Planets, Moon Blasts and Octopus Camouflage
A look at the most interesting reads this week from the realm of science, including a giant planet so black that it is less reflective than "the blackest acrylic paint" and an octopus engulfed in camouflage against an ocean plant that suddenly blanches white, shoots ink and darts away.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
Computer Simulation Brings Maps to Life on Campus
For the National Science Foundation's Science Nation, science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on a computing concept called Geo-immersion, which relies on virtual computer simulation to reflect the world around us in real-time.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Observation'
Jenn 's work has appeared in several literary journals. She teaches English at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a Rembrandt got swiped from an L.A. hotel.
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| Aug. 15, 2011
Reshuffled Republican Field Takes Form
With Texas Gov. Rick Perry's entrance into the race, Tim Pawlenty's departure from it and Rep. Michele Bachmann's weekend straw poll victory solidifying her top-tier Iowa status, the dynamics driving the battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination began to solidify.
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| Aug. 14, 2011
Pawlenty Drops White House Bid
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Sunday he is ending his campaign for the White House.
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| Aug. 13, 2011
Bachmann Victorious in Iowa Straw Poll; Paul Places Second
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann took her surging candidacy to a new level by taking first place in the Iowa Straw Poll with 4,823 votes. Texas Rep. Ron Paul came in a very close second with 4,671 votes. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty placed a distant third with 2,293 votes.
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| Aug. 13, 2011
Big Think: 5 Takeaways From Economists After Market's Wild Ride
It may not be nearly as bad as the financial crisis of 2008, but this was undoubtedly the most frenzied week on the markets since then.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Honor Roll: Remembering the 30 U.S. Forces Killed in Helicopter Crash
On Friday's NewsHour, we close with a special edition on our ongoing honor roll of the American service personnel killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Many Post Offices Face Uncertain Fates as Cuts Loom
In an effort to cut costs, the U.S. Postal Service announced more than 100,000 possible layoffs this week in addition to many post offices that are already targeted for closure. Tom Bearden reports how the closures might affect people and businesses in one small town in western Colorado.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Shields, Lowry on GOP Hopefuls in Iowa, Obama's Tough Times
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review Editor Rich Lowry weigh in on the week's top political news, including the outcome of the Republican debate in Iowa, Mitt Romney's front-runner campaign style, Rick Perry's presidential campaign strategy, the new deficit super committee and some bad weeks for President Obama.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
How Will Iowa Straw Poll Shape GOP Field?
After Thursday night's Republican debate in Iowa, GOP presidential hopefuls headed to the State Fair to court voters ahead of Saturday's GOP straw poll. Judy Woodruff discusses how the debate played out and what's expected in the weekend poll with Gwen Ifill.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
GOP Hopefuls Woo Iowans at State Fair Ahead of Straw Poll
After a long night of debating each other, the Republican 2012 hopefuls flocked to the famous Iowa State Fair for the fried food, amusement rides and potential voters. Gwen Ifill reports from Des Moines.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
News Wrap: Appeals Court Rules Part of Health Care Law Unconstitutional
In other news Friday, a federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled that Americans do not have to buy health insurance despite a mandate in President Obama's health care overhaul signed into law last year. The judges left the rest of the law intact. Also, the U.S. Postal Service is looking to lay off as many as 120,000 workers.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Calmer Markets Cap a Week of Investors 'Being Smoked out of Safety Zone'
The closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday capped one of the market's wildest spells since the meltdown of 2008. In the end, the major U.S. stock indices only dropped a small percentage for the week. Judy Woodruff discusses where things stand for investors with Bloomberg Businessweek's Roben Farzad.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Wild Week on Wall Street Ends on a Calm Note
Wall Street staged a relatively calm rally Friday after a week of dizzying dives and sharp surges. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 125 points on the day but it lost 1.5 percent for the week and the NASDAQ lost 1 percent. Judy Woodruff reports on one of the market's wildest spells since the meltdown of 2008.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Americans Can't Be Forced to Buy Insurance, 11th Circuit Rules
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled Friday that the federal government cannot force individuals to purchase health insurance under President Obama's landmark health overhaul.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Gwen's Take: And They're Off: The GOP Campaign, in Full Effect
DES MOINES, Iowa | About halfway through my grilled pork chop on a stick at the State Fair, I was reminded why covering politics in Iowa is so different than anywhere else.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Rural Post Offices on Shaky Ground
There are 3,700 mostly rural facilities that the U.S. Postal Service is now studying for potential closure.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
With the Wealthy Burbs Stalled, So Is the Economy
The nation's wealthy Monied Burb counties are, like other places, feeling the pinch of rising unemployment. Without those areas feeling better, a broader turnaround will be very difficult.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Conversation: Esmeralda Santiago, Author of 'Conquistadora'
Set in the 1800's, Esmeralda Santiago's epic novel, "Conquistadora," tells two coming-of-age stories: one of its heroine, Ana Cubillas, the daughter of Spanish aristocrats who becomes head of a plantation in the new world, and the other of Puerto Rico itself.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Wealth: How Does the U.S. Slice the Pie? continued
For a story in income inequality, we recreated experiments conducted by psychologists Dan Ariely of Duke University and Michael I. Norton of the Harvard Business School, based on pie charts representing various levels of wealth distribution.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Wealth: How Does the U.S. Slice the Pie?
For a pair of upcoming pieces for the NewsHour, we're looking at economic inequality in the United States. For one of the stories, we recreated experiments conducted by psychologists Dan Ariely and Michael I. Norton, based on pie charts representing various levels of wealth distribution. Here, you can take the survey yourself.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Met will not make a loan to Russia's Kremlin museum.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Pawlenty, Bachmann Have Most at Stake in Straw Poll
The Iowa GOP Straw Poll has a terrible track record at predicting the winner of the caucuses the following year. In fact, the winner of the Republican caucuses is often not the party's eventual presidential nominee. But those facts won't alter the outsized attention this weekend's festivities will receive.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Woodruff: America's Growing Disillusion with Washington
If there was ever a time Americans would be justified in throwing their shoe -- or something a lot heavier -- at the TV set, radio or whatever device brings them the latest news from Washington , now would be that moment.
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| Aug. 12, 2011
Pawlenty, Bachmann Square Off in Debate Ahead of Iowa Straw Poll
"Minnesota nice" went out the window Thursday night when former Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Rep. Michele Bachmann, both Republicans from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, took each other on directly in a manner that clearly suggested each one sees the other as their main obstacle to a strong showing at the Iowa Straw Poll on Saturday.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Top Health Reform Player Berwick's Overhaul Vision Draws Praise, Rebuke
As a leading player in the implementation of President Obama's health reform law, Donald Berwick has come under fire for his vision of fundamental changes to the U.S. health care system. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the controversy surrounding Berwick and his goals.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
In Absentia, Perry Manages to Steal Some Thunder From GOP's Iowa Debate
Following months of speculation, a spokesperson for Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced Thursday that he will join the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss Perry's impact on the Republican field and preview Thursday night's GOP presidential debate in Iowa.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Bipartisan Deficit Super Committee to Play by Different Rules Than Congress
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi named three Democrats to the 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction on Thursday. Margret Warner discusses the committee's members, its unique rules and its deficit-reduction goals with Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and NPR reporter Andrea Seabrook.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Uncertainty, Computerized Trading Fuel Wall Street's Wild Ride
American markets once again dramatically reversed course Thursday with the Dow Jones industrial average gaining more than 400 points. Judy Woodruff discusses what's behind the latest wild day for Wall Street with Catherine Mann of Brandeis University and Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
U.S. Jobs Report Offers Glimmer of Hope for U.S., European Markets
The U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday that first-time monthly claims for jobless benefits have fallen below 400,000 for the first time in four months. Stocks shot back up amid signs the U.S. economy might not slide back into recession. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Berwick Recess Appointment Part of a 'Fundamentally Broken' System
If most Americans haven't heard much about the man who now oversees two of the nation's biggest entitlement programs -- Medicare and Medicaid -- it's in part due to the political fight surrounding his appointment.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Ask Political Editor David Chalian Your Questions on Iowa Straw Poll, 2012
With the Iowa Straw Poll set for this weekend and news that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will be contending for the Republican presidential nomination, NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian is taking your questions about the state of the 2012 election.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Guide to the Super Committee
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -- otherwise known as the "super committee" -- is charged with putting a plan forward to cut at least $1.5 trillion from the U.S. deficit.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Around the Nation
A round-up of great arts and culture videos from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Pelosi Picks Leadership Democrats for Super Committee
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Thursday her selections for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, rounding out the group of 12 with three prominent Democrats.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
How Bad Is the Current Stock Crash?
Given the rollercoaster behavior of the stock market over the past few weeks, we checked in with historian Richard Sylla, who teaches economics at New York University. We asked the professor, who focuses on the history of the markets, to help us put the recent sharp ups and downs in context.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, an update on the construction of the new Barnes Foundation building.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Drought Monitor Tracks Extreme Heat Across the Nation
Researchers have developed a tool called the Drought Monitor to compile and visualize the scope and impact of heat across the United States. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey, one of the authors of the Drought Monitor, speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the impact of the recent extreme heat.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Secretary Sebelius Answers Your Questions on Health Insurance Exchanges
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius answers your questions about the big changes coming to the insurance marketplace when the new health insurance exchanges take effect in 2014.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Iowa Debate, Straw Poll Will Set Stage for Fall Campaign
Eight candidates seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination will debate Thursday night in Iowa. The most significant development in the race since most of these competitors last squared off in June has been President Obama's weakened support among voters amid an unpopular debt deal and persistently weak economy.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
NYC Schools Labeled as Dropout Factories Fight to Raise Graduation Rates
As some New York City high schools dubbed "dropout factories" face closure, they are fighting to increase their graduation rate. This report was produced in partnership with People's Production House after-school journalism program and the NewsHour's educational division. It was researched and reported by 10 New York students.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Mobile Slaughterhouse Helps Wash. State Farmers Meet Demand for Local Food
With the popularity of local food on the rise, Washington state farmer Cheryl Ouellette raises pigs to meet the demand. However, small farmers often can't process their own meat. A mobile slaughterhouse program brings a USDA-licensed facility to farms to benefit farmers, animals and "locavores." Sabrina Register of KCTS reports.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Working-Class Poet Levine Named Nation's Next Laureate
Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, was named Wednesday as the next poet laureate of the United States. Jeffrey Brown profiled Levine last year.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Wis. Voters Weigh in With 'Mixed Verdict' for GOP, Democrats
Wisconsin Republicans defied a bid to oust them from control of the state Senate Tuesday in recall battles waged fiercely by anti-tax groups and public employee unions. Margaret Warner discusses the meaning of the recall results and the Badger State's political direction with Craig Gilbert of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
News Wrap: U.S. Budget Deficit Hits $1 Trillion for Third Consecutive Year
In other news Wednesday, the Treasury Department announced that the U.S. budget deficit this year is above $1 trillion. With two months left in the fiscal year, the deficit is slated to exceed last year's. Also, international forces killed the Taliban militants who shot down a U.S. helicopter on Saturday, killing 30 Americans.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Romer: Obama Should Push for Bold 2-Part Stimulus to Lift Economy
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped by triple digits for the fourth time in just over a week, as market volatility reached near-record levels. Judy Woodruff discusses what's causing the market jitters and what could be done to calm them with former presidential economic advisers Christina Romer and Matthew Slaughter.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
How Low Will Stocks Go? Wall Street Suffers Another Tumble
What went up Tuesday came down Wednesday as U.S. stocks tumbled again amid fears of a global recession. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Dow Closes Down 520 Points, Reverses Tuesday Gains
The rollercoaster stock market took another downward turn Wednesday, with the Dow closing down 520 points, wiping out Tuesday's recovery from a 600-point dip on Monday.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Another Take on a Volatile Market
Paul Solman looks at this week's wild swings in the market and asks, if you're troubled -- or terrified -- by the panic of the past week, consider this possibility: inequality is what's behind it.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
McConnell, Boehner Announce Super Committee Picks
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner announced the appointees from their respective chambers to serve on a joint committee to address debt, one of the conditions of last week's deal to avoid default.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Levine Named Next U.S. Poet Laureate
The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that Philip Levine will be the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2011-2012. Levine, 83, succeeds W.S. Merwin.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, an artist who wanted to paint infinity has died.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
What Does the Wisconsin Recall Fight Reveal About the Electorate?
The Democrats came close in their recall fight in the Wisconsin state senate, but they wound up a seat short -- two wins in six tries. So the upper chamber in Madison stays in the hands of the GOP -- and there is still another set of votes next week, where two Democrats face recall challenges.
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| Aug. 10, 2011
Wisconsin Republicans Keeps Control of State Senate
Democrats in Wisconsin came up one seat short of ousting Republicans from control of the state Senate in Tuesday's recall elections.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Girl Up Campaign Helps Teens Empower Peers Around the Globe
Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation campaign, is helping adolescent American girls make a difference in the lives of peers around the globe. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
News Wrap: Obama Pays Respect to Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Victims
In other news Tuesday, President Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to meet with family members of the 30 American service members who were killed Saturday in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan as their bodies arrived back in United States. Also, Wisconsin held a series of recall elections.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Fed's Rate Freeze Punctuates Day of Wild Market Trading
The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that it expects to keep its key interest rate near zero for the next two years, where it's been since December 2008. Judy Woodruff discusses how the markets reacted to the announcement with Mesirow Financial's Diane Swonk and Neil Irwin of The Washington Post.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Wall Street Whiplash: Markets Rebound as Investors Push Aside Fears, for Now
Wall Street rallied sharply late Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rebounding more than 500 points in the hours before the closing bell. But that only came after a long day of market gyrations. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Tweeting Your Health Woes Could Help Fight Disease
According to a recent slate of independent studies, Twitter can accurately track the spread of a virus or disease -- and do it much faster than traditional surveillance methods.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Markets Jittery as Fed Announces Near-Zero Interest Rate Freeze
Following a 634-point fall in the Dow on Monday, markets remain volatile Tuesday. The Federal Reserve announced it will keep its key interest rate near zero through mid-2013, noting that the economy has grown "significantly slower" than it expected.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the stock of more than 150 independent record labels was destroyed Monday night after rioters in London set fire to a warehouse.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Texas Gov. Perry Looks to Steal Some Thunder
As soon as advisers to Texas Gov. Rick Perry confirmed that he would make his presidential intentions clear this weekend at stops in South Carolina and New Hampshire, the Iowa GOP Straw Poll took a bit of a hit.
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| Aug. 9, 2011
Global Stocks in Flux, Possible Fed Action Boosts U.S. Markets
In the United States, speculation Tuesday morning that the Federal Reserve might announce another monetary stimulus helped futures rise on Wall Street, with Dow futures up 1.9 percent.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Iowa GOP Chair: Fluid Field May Give Straw Poll Greater Impact
AMES, Iowa | "This is a great week to be an Iowa Republican," a grinning Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn told a cluster of national and local reporters Monday afternoon.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Obama Orders Revamp of 'No Child Left Behind'
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Monday that President Obama would sign an executive order to allow schools who are falling short of No Child Left Behind to circumvent the law. Gwen Ifill discusses the policy shift with Justin Snider of The Hechinger Report.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Telling the Story Behind Cancer
Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser talks to Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer," a history of the search for ways to treat cancer and how it has been perceived.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Atlanta Starts New School Year Under Cloud of Cheating Scandal
Students and teachers return to Atlanta classrooms for the start of a new school year Monday, but a major cheating scandal is still raising big questions. Learning Matters Television's John Tulenko reports.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Deadly 'Lucky Shot' on Helicopter Unlikely to Change U.S. Tactics in Afghanistan
A Chinook military helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday, killing all 30 Americans and seven Afghans on board. Margaret Warner discusses the latest details of the crash, which the Taliban claimed responsibility for, with Mark Thompson of Time magazine.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Krugman: Second Great Depression Unlikely, But a 'Lesser Depression' Is
Stocks plummeted on Wall Street and around the world Monday as President Obama tried to reassure investors that the United States economy is still worthy of a AAA rating. Judy Woodruff discusses the historic market drop with Princeton University's Paul Krugman, Harvard University's Ken Rogoff and Terry Belton of JPMorgan Chase.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Obama Tries to Reassure Investors as Markets Plunge Again
After Standard & Poor's downgraded a key American credit rating on Friday, President Obama tried to reassure investors Monday that the United States continues to have a AAA-rated economy, but stocks on Wall Street and around the world plummeted. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Can Seawater Solve Our Water Woes?
Desalinization of ocean water has been a dream and goal of scientist for decades, but the project takes on more urgency as the fast-growing world population's water needs outstrip supply. The technology is developing, but not without costs.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Dow Closes Down 600 Points in Worst Day Since 2008
Stocks plummeted Monday in their worst showing since 2008, sending the Dow below 11,000 and rattling investor confidence in the latest hit to the U.S. economy. The dive follows Friday's news that Standard & Poor's was downgrading the United States' AAA credit rating.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
International Investors Weigh Options After U.S. Downgrade
The latest U.S. economic woes could be wielding a larger impact overseas if it weren't for two things: a lack of foreign investment options for U.S. dollars and the economic problems of other regions of the world, some analysts say.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Obama: Economic Problems Stem From a 'Lack of Political Will'
In a televised statement Monday, President Obama acknowledged concern over Standard & Poor's downgrading of the United States' credit rating but indicated it was a wake-up call for Washington as much as an economic shift.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Political Checklist: Credit Downgrade Fallout and GOP's Iowa Straw Poll
Political Editor David Chalian and Judy Woodruff discuss the political fallout from Standard & Poor's decision Friday evening to downgrade the U.S. credit rating and examine which political party stands to lose from the downgrade. Chalian also previews his trip to Iowa this week for the Republican straw poll.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Elegy VII (Last Moment)'
Jason Schneiderman is the author of "Striking Surface," winner of the Richard Snyder prize from Ashland Poetry Press, and "Sublimation Point" (Four Way Books). He directs the Writing Center at the Borough of Manhattan Community College.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
America Remembers 9/11: Tell Us What's Changed, 10 Years Later
We will soon mark 10 years since the attacks of Sept. 11 shook the nation, and the world. Since 2001, The PBS NewsHour has covered many of the faces, places, effects and implications of the deadly terrorist strikes. For this 10th anniversary, we're adding something new to our coverage: your voice.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
How to Not Let Mistakes Define You
Skeptics of prison reform should take note of one Anthony Cardenales, who did 17 years for homicide.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
World Week Ahead: Reaction to the Credit Downgrade; Afghanistan Helicopter Probe
World markets took a tumble Monday after the United States received a credit rating downgrade Friday night, and the investigation continued into the downing of a U.S. military helicopter in Afghanistan over the weekend.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Congress and Kennedy Center officials are being blamed for extensive budget and staff cuts to VSA, the nation's leading arts education organization for the disabled.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Credit Downgrade Becomes Political Football
The intensity and scale of the Obama administration pushback against Standard & Poor's downgrading of America's credit-worthiness from AAA to AA+ has been swift and severe. So, too, are the potential consequences.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
S&P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating From AAA for First Time
Hours after U.S. markets closed Friday, credit rating agency Standard & Poor's announced it downgraded the credit rating of the United States for the first time in the ratings' history.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Shields and Douthat on Disdain for Washington After Debt Deal, FAA Showdown
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat sort through the week's top political news, including their takes on the American public's disgust with Washington, the July jobs report and the partial FAA shutdown.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
New Orleans Officers Convicted in Killings: a Turning Point for a Healing City?
Five current or former New Orleans police officers were convicted Friday in connection with a deadly shooting on Danziger Bridge in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. New York Times reporter Campbell Robertson discusses how the convictions are being viewed in a city and police department still grappling with storm aftermath.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
News Wrap: Syrian Regime Proclaims Victory in Hama Crackdown
In other news Friday, the Syrian government continued to open fire on demonstrators calling for an end to President Bashar Assad's regime. And at least seven people were killed by troops in a Mogadishu camp for famine victims when looting began during food distribution.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
New Obama Directive Aims to Prevent Genocide, Violent Outbreaks
President Obama signed a directive Thursday setting up an interagency board to come up with a coordinated governmental approach in the next four months to prevent mass atrocities and genocide.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Latest Jobs News Promising, But Markets Ask: What Will Revive Economy?
New job numbers out Friday offered a glimmer of hope after a bad week for the economy ended with another volatile day on Wall Street. Jeffrey Brown discusses what the latest developments could mean for the U.S. economy with Lisa Lynch of Brandeis University, Grep Ip of The Economist and Sam Stovall of Standard and Poor's.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Mapping the Human Brain
For this week's Science Nation, Miles O'Brien reports on a neuroanatomist who is using real brains to build three-dimensional brain maps.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
On Defense, Congressional Super Committee Has Its Work Cut Out for It
In the theater that is Washington, the new version of an old debate about defense spending may seem like phony drama, but there are also real issues behind the arguments.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Pulitzer-winning 'Clybourne Park' Returns to Woolly Mammoth
Jeffrey Brown talks to Howard Shalwitz, artistic director and co-founder of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, about Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Clybourne Park."
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| Aug. 5, 2011
With 117,00 New Jobs in July, a Slight Improvement in the Solman Scale
"Employment Report Damned with Faint Praise: It Could Have Been Worse." Thus does Nigel Gault, Chief U.S. Economist of IHS Global Insight, sum up the consensus view of Friday's unemployment numbers. Jobs added in July; upward revision for June. Even our all-inclusive U-7 dropped .5 percent, its most heartening move in months.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Gwen's Take: All the King's Horses and All the King's Men
As some of the steam cools from the vitriolic debt-ceiling debate, Washington is left to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. It is not clear anyone knows how.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Corcoran Recalls Influence of Washington Color School
An exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, "Washington Color and Light," examines the methodology and breadth of the Washington Color School.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a nine-ton statue of a pharaoh is en route to New York's Met via ship from Germany.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Woodruff: Dissecting the Dysfunction
It's possible we'll look back on this period at some distant time in the future and smile, but right now, that's hard to imagine.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
July Job Numbers by the Solman Scale
The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring increased in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent. Explore our Solman Scale jobs graphic, a different way to examine the larger picture of unemployment.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
President Obama Can Tout Improved Jobless Rate
When President Obama heads to the Washington Navy Yard Friday to speak about getting America's veterans into the workforce, he'll have some forward progress to tout on the overall unemployment rate.
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| Aug. 5, 2011
Jobless Rate Dips to 9.1%
A day after the worst stock-market sell-off since the 2008 financial crisis, the Labor Department reported Friday that hiring increased in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Bloomberg Kicks Off New Effort to Empower Black, Latino Men
New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $127 million, three-year plan to coordinate city agencies and efforts with a goal of reducing disparities between young black and Latino men and the rest of the population. Jeffrey Brown discusses the new program with Bloomberg, who will contribute $30 million of his own money.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Massive Campaign of Cyber Spying Uncovered
The public learned this week of a five-year, high-level hacking campaign that infiltrated computer systems of more than 70 governments, corporations and public and private organizations in 14 countries. Margret Warner discusses the hack, uncovered by McAfee, with Vanity Fair's Michael Joseph Gross, who broke the story.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Bloomberg: Americans Worry That U.S. Is Losing Competitive Edge
On Thursday's NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown interviews New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg about his new plan to tackle the disadvantages facing young black and Latino men in schooling and jobs. Brown also asked Bloomberg about Thursday's market sell-off and the overall state of the economy.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
FAA Shutdown Coming to an End, But Funding Fight Still Looms
Congressional leaders announced Thursday they had reached a bipartisan agreement to temporarily extend funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, which would end the nearly two-week partial shutdown but leave long-term funding in question. Jeffrey Brown discusses the deal with Public Radio International's Todd Zwillich.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
News Wrap: Panetta Warns More Budget Cuts Will Compromise U.S. Security
In other news Thursday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned the nation's security will be at risk if more spending cutbacks are made. The debt-ceiling deal requires $350 billion in defense spending cuts over the next decade. Also, the death toll in Syria's crackdown on anti-government protesters climbed even higher.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Market Plunge Startles Investors, But Fed 'Out of Ammo' Amid Double-Dip Fears
Wall Street finished its worst day since the financial crisis began in 2008 Thursday as the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points. Judy Woodruff discusses investors' concerns about a possible double-dip recession with Hugh Johnson of Hugh Johnson Advisors and Gillian Tett of The Financial Times.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
On Dow's Worst Day Since '08, Running for Cover
Why the plunge of more than 500 points? For once, the same-day story seems pretty darn obvious. Markets are all about expectations of future returns, and today, those expectations became grimmer than a frowny face.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Reid: Deal Made to End FAA Shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday afternoon that a bipartisan compromise has been reached to end the partial Federal Aviation Administration shutdown that put thousands of transportation and construction workers out of work indefinitely.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Cutting the Debt - and Federal Jobs - as Unemployment Rises
As Congress looks to cut spending, an obvious target is trimming the federal payroll. But there are about 2 million federal employees and 85 percent of them work outside the Washington, D.C., metro area. Patchwork Nation examines where the federal jobs are and how cuts could ripple across the country.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Q&A: Norwegian Poet Cathrine Grondahl
Art Beat talk to Norwegian poet Cathrine Grondahl, the author of four books of poetry, about the July 22 attacks.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Obama Turns 50: What Were Other Presidents Doing at That Age?
President Obama celebrates his 50th birthday Thursday with the passage of the debt ceiling compromise earlier in the week likely not far from his mind. We took the opportunity to look at past presidents and what they were doing at the same milestone age in this slide show.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
How Will Debt-Ceiling Deal Affect Medicare for Patients, Doctors?
At least one sector of the economy seems to have boycotted the national sigh of relief that accompanied the 11th-hour debt deal this week. With unspecified cuts to Medicare looming, most doctors and hospital employees say they'll keep holding their breath.
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Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, comedian Jerry Lewis is no longer serving as national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and won't be appearing on this year's Labor Day telethon.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
Panetta to Address Defense Cuts; Salmonella Sparks Turkey Recall
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will hold his first press conference Thursday since he took on the head the job at the Pentagon after the retirement of Robert Gates earlier this year.
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| Aug. 4, 2011
'Super Committee' Picks Pose Tough Challenges for Leaders
The moment President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act of 2011, congressional leaders were immediately presented with a new deadline: 14 days to decide which lawmakers they would appoint to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction created under the freshly-inked deal.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
After Long Debt Battle, Is Current Version of U.S. Government Sustainable?
After many months of heated debate, Washington was finally able to compromise on a debt deal to avert a government default this week. Judy Woodruff discusses how the battle over the debt ceiling compares to other politically polarized times with Yale University's Beverly Gage and Harvard University's David King.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
From Netflix to Hulu, Streaming Video Businesses Gaining Ground
What have you been watching on your computer lately? More and more Americans are checking out movies and television program online. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the recent push toward more streaming content with GershonMedia's Bernard Gershon.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
Heat Wave, Drought Create 'Grim' Crop Yields for Farmers in Plains, South
New research by the National Drought Mitigation Center shows 12 percent of U.S. land is in the midst of an exceptional drought, which is the largest contiguous area to suffer such difficult conditions in 12 years. Ray Suarez discusses how the drought has punished American farmers with Harvest Public Media's Frank Morris.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
Tepid Economy at Heart of Global Market Volatility
At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Obama said the debt deal had averted "a massive blow" to the economy, but it wound up being another rocky day for global markets. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest on the markets and the economy with Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab & Co. and PIMCO's Mohamed El-Erian.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
After the Debt Deal, Where's the Market Rally?
How could a debt deal get done, a supposed crisis averted, and yet stock markets tank worldwide, including today, though U.S. stocks ended slightly ahead? Does the incredibly low rate on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond signal happiness with the debt deal or a dreary forecast for U.S. economic growth? Almost surely the latter.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
Presidents at Age 50
As President Obama turned 50 on Aug. 4, we took a look at what some past presidents were doing at the same age: from George Washington, who was trying to quell a possible mutiny among war-weary soldiers, to George W. Bush, who was governor of Texas and about to make his first presidential run.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
Airplane Turbulence: Is It Dangerous?
No frequent flyer is a stranger to turbulence. But what causes it, and how dangerous is it?
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| Aug. 3, 2011
Obama Takes Economic Team on Burger Run After Debt-Limit Deal
A day after signing a compromise debt-ceiling bill into law, President Obama took his economic advisers to lunch at a Capitol Hill burger joint.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation's BMW Guggenheim Lab opens in New York.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
'Made in India' Explores the Business of Surrogacy, From America to India
On Thursday's NewsHour, we feature an excerpt of the film "Made in India," which documents the journey of an infertile American couple, an Indian surrogate and the reproductive outsourcing business that brings them together.
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| Aug. 3, 2011
With Debt Deal Done, Obama Turns to Re-election Campaign
President Obama took to the Rose Garden on Tuesday afternoon to publicly put the debt and deficit deal behind him and point the spotlight once again on jobs. One job that the president will clearly be focused on Wednesday is his own.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Health Insurance Exchange 101
What exactly is a Health Insurance Exchange? Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News sits down with Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the purpose of the new electronic marketplaces and the upcoming impact they will have on millions of Americans.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
USAID Chief: Famine in Somalia 'Worse Than You Can Imagine'
In a new effort to alleviate the suffering in famine-stricken Eastern Africa, the U.S. government eased its restrictions on providing aid to Somalia -- aimed at sanctioning al-Shabab -- in hopes of getting more food to starving people. Margret Warner discusses the change in policy with USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Utah's Health Insurance Experiment Built Around Small Businesses
Under the federal health care reform law, all states will be required to set up a health insurance exchange starting in 2014. Betty Ann Bowser reports on one state that is ahead of the game, and how the new system is helping small businesses.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Survey: Muslim-Americans Have Rosier Outlook Than Other Americans
Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 attacks and with the American military involved in multiple Muslim nations, a Gallup survey showed strong positive feelings among Muslim-Americans about their prospects in this country. Ray Suarez discusses the poll's findings with Mohamed Younis of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Budget Impasse, Partial Shutdown Costing FAA Millions in Lost Revenue
Since July 23, the FAA has furloughed nearly 4,000 employees and shut down construction grants for workers at airport facilities. Judy Woodruff discusses the budget impasse, which is costing the FAA millions in lost revenue, with Public Radio International's Todd Zwillich and USA Today's Ben Mutzabaugh.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
News Wrap: Syrian Troops Continue Crackdown, Kill Nearly 100 People
In other news Tuesday, there was no let-up in Syria's crackdown on anti-government protests in Hama. The violence has already claimed the lives of nearly 100 people in two days. In Pakistan, paramilitary troops fanned out across Karachi at least 34 people were killed in a two-day killing spree.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Raise the Roof: Debt Crisis Averted, But Debate Far From Over
The Senate passed a bipartisan agreement to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and cut spending Tuesday. President Obama quickly signed the deal, but it couldn't stop a sell-off on Wall Street. Jeffrey Brown discusses the compromise bill with University of California, Berkeley's Robert Reich and Stanford University's John Taylor.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Questions About Health Insurance Exchanges? Ask Secretary Sebelius
On Tuesday's PBS NewsHour broadcast, we'll hear from health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser about Utah's health insurance exchange. Online, we ask Julie Appleby our own questions about the new online marketplaces. But now is your chance to ask HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius your own questions.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
White House Releases an Inside View of the Debt Negotiations
The White House released 20 photos Tuesday of the closed-door negotiations with Congressional leaders over the debt deal. President Obama signed the Budget Control Act of 2011 on Aug. 2.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Parton Brings Her Charm, Rags-to-Riches Story on New Tour
Dolly Parton is famous for being many things: movie star, business mogul, master musician, queen of country. They were all on display Sunday, as she showed off her skills on the guitar, banjo, dulcimer, recorder and even saxophone with ease, not to mention her best and most famous instrument: that singular voice.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Senate Passes Debt Deal, Ends Crisis Hours Before Default
President Obama said Tuesday afternoon that the emergency default-prevention bill that cleared both houses of Congress in the past day is merely a first step toward making sure the nation lives within its means.
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Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, attorneys in Philadelphia have mounted last-ditch legal effort to block the controversial move of the Barnes collection.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
No Cylons, No Caprica, But Still Pretty Fracking Cool
Pretty fracking cool, if you'll pardon our Battlestar Galactica reaction to this video from Studio 20 at New York University. Whether or not the method of natural gas extraction known as "fracking" is more costly than beneficial is the economic question, and has been a matter of NewsHour debate.
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Watch Live: Obama to Make Statement at 12:15 p.m. ET
President Obama is expected to deliver a statement at 12:15 p.m. ET in the Rose Garden of the White House.
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Syrian Troops Advance on Restive City of Hama
In other top stories, Tropical Storm Emily is expected to strengthen and new data show U.S. consumers cut back on their spending in June
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Most Americans See 'Ridiculous' Process in Washington
House Speaker John Boehner got his votes. He passed a debt limit increase tied to significant deficit reduction with two-thirds of his conference supporting the bill. He only lost 28 of those 87 House freshmen and, most importantly for his legacy, he avoided becoming the face of default and potential economic calamity.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
New Widget Tracks Record-Breaking High Temperatures
Using data collected by the NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, the PBS NewsHour has set out to track the number of high temperature records set each day of the year across the U.S.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Advanced Technology, Old-Fashioned Tactics Helped Make Bin Laden Raid a Success
For all the planning that went into the Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden, there were moments when everything could have gone wrong. Ray Suarez discusses the Navy SEAL operation with journalist Nicholas Schmidle, who uncovered new details about the May raid for an article in the latest issue of The New Yorker.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Syrians Pledge to Escalate Protests During Ramadan as Crackdown Continues
On Sunday, President Obama said he was appalled by the Assad regime's use of violence and brutality against opposition demonstrators in Syria. Margaret Warner discusses what's next for the uprising in Syria with the Financial Times' Abigail Fielding-Smith, reporting form Beirut.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Amid Debt-Ceiling Drama, Interest Rates Have Hardly Followed the Script
On Wall Street, stocks initially rallied Monday on the news of a debt-ceiling deal, but a weak report on manufacturing killed the surge. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the financial world's reactions to the drama over a debt deal as part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
From Left and Right, Opposition to Debt Deal Remains
As the Senate prepares to take up a compromise bill to raise the national debt ceiling, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are noting their opposition to the compromise. Jeffrey Brown discusses the opposing arguments with Reps. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
White House Demands Revenues in Next Steps of Deficit Battle
The debt-ceiling deal hammered out by President Obama and congressional leaders over the weekend passed the House late Monday and is set for a Senate vote midday on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the deal and the ongoing debate in Washington with Jack Lew, director of the White House's Office of Management and Budget.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Default by Debt Ceiling? 'Complete Nonsense'
On Monday's NewsHour Paul Solman reports from the trading floor of Natixis CIB Americas to see how the stock market was reacting to news of the debt-ceiling deal.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Biden Says Dems Frustrated with Bill, but Expects it to Pass
Vice President Joe Biden met with separately with House and Senate Democrats to try to sell them on the debt limit deal agreed to by President Obama and other congressional leaders Sunday night.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Inside a Mexican Cartel: Drug Smuggling in the United States
In a series written for the Los Angeles Times, Richard Marosi reports on cocaine smugglers in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel as Drug Enforcement Administration agents set about tracking them.
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Weekly Poem by K. Silem Mohammad
K. Silem Mohammad is the author of "Breathalyzer" (Edge Books, 2008), "A Thousand Devils" (Combo Books, 2004) and "Deer Head Nation" (Tougher Disguises, 2003). He is also editor of the magazine Abraham Lincoln.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Birth Control Will Soon Be Co-Pay Free for Most U.S. Women
In just one year, the price tag for birth control, yearly check-ups, breastfeeding support, and domestic violence screening will virtually disappear for American women.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, shrinking state budgets also means shrinking funding of the arts. In Kansas, that support now equals $0.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
World Week Ahead: Mubarak Goes to Trial; EU Reacts to Syria Crackdown
Attention once again returns to the Middle East and North Africa this week with two major developments: the start of the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and international reaction to Syria's most recent crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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| Aug. 1, 2011
Can Leaders Find Enough Votes for Debt Ceiling Agreement?
If members of Congress from both parties and in both chambers follow their leaders, the United States is all but assured of avoiding default thanks to a last-minute agreement reached with President Obama on Sunday.
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July 30, 2011
President Obama Announces Deal to Raise Debt Ceiling
President Obama announced Sunday evening that he had reached an agreement with party leaders in Congress that will cut the deficit, raise the debt ceiling and create a bipartisan, bicameral committee of members of Congress to identify further deficit cuts.
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| July 29, 2011
'The President Is a Sick Man' Details Secret Surgery of President Cleveland
When President Grover Cleveland underwent secret cancer surgery in 1893 the public was kept in the dark for weeks while he recuperated and for decades to follow. Ray Suarez discusses the history with author, Matthew Algeo, who details the happenings in his new book, "The President is a Sick Man."
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| July 29, 2011
Boehner Bill Passes House, Focus Shifts to Senate
House Republicans rallied enough conservatives Friday evening to pass Speaker John Boehner's debt-limit bill after days of delay. Senate Democrats say the bill will not pass in that chamber, but it is likely to be used as a legislative vehicle to pass a new compromise bill in the Senate.
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| July 29, 2011
Shields and Gerson on Debt Bill Scramble, Reid's Next Moves
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson dissect the week's top political news, including lawmakers' race against the clock to avoid default.
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| July 29, 2011
Famine, Strife in Somalia an 'Unfolding Tragedy'
The United Nation's World Food Program has been airlifting food and supplies into the famine-stricken areas of the Horn of Africa. Jeffrey Brown discusses the WFP's efforts to raise funds to pay for aid with the program's director, Josette Sheeran.
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| July 29, 2011
Economic Data Show U.S. Growth Slowing Considerably
In other news Friday, new economic data released show U.S. growth is slowing considerably. The Commerce Department reported the economy expanded at a rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter, far below expectations. Also, President Obama announced that fuel standards for cars and trucks are going up.
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| July 29, 2011
Senate Plots Next Moves on Debt Limit in Race to Avoid Default
Senate Democrats vowed to stay in session around the clock to resolve the debt crisis on Friday. House Republicans modified their plan and President Obama appeals again for compromise. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss the latest on the stalemate on Capitol Hill.
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| July 29, 2011
Heat Advisory: When Exercise Could Be Bad For Your Health
Each year, about 6,000 Americans are rushed to the emergency room after overheating during a sport or recreational activity, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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| July 29, 2011
How We Got $14 Trillion in Debt
A fascinating set of graphic debt data, courtesy of the New York Times.
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| July 29, 2011
How Will New Fuel Efficiency Rules Affect Consumers?
President Obama, flanked on stage by executives from the country's leading automakers, announced new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks Friday that would double the current requirement to 54 mpg.
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| July 29, 2011
How Will New Fuel Efficiency Rules Affect Consumers?
President Obama, flanked on stage by executives from the country's leading automakers, announced new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks Friday that would double the current requirement to 54.
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| July 29, 2011
Tying the Debt to Jobs? Not So Fast
Politicians like to make linkages. They like to take a problem they know everyone is worried about and tie it to something they have to handle. And so it is now with the debt ceiling and unemployment.
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| July 29, 2011
Conversation: Norwegian Author Anne Holt on the Lessons of Oslo
Jeffrey Brown talks to crime writer Anne Holt about the situation in Norway in the aftermath of the July 22 attacks by Anders Behring Breivik. Holt is one of Scandinavia's most successful crime writers, but she's also had quite a career before that.
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| July 29, 2011
Senate Dems Slam New Boehner Plan, Ask McConnell for Help
Senate Democratic leaders angrily denounced Speaker Boehner's new debt-limit bill Friday, saying it was dead on arrival in the Senate, and called on Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to help them come up with a bipartisan agreement before the end of the day.
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| July 29, 2011
On Stage, Interactive 'Omnivore's Dilemma' Offers Food and Thought
In the first-ever stage adaptation of Michael Pollan's nonfiction bestseller about American food production, 'The Omnivore's Dilemma,' the audience isn't allowed to stay in their seats for long.
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| July 29, 2011
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development.
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| July 29, 2011
Boehner Bill May Be Revived in House
Several House Republicans exiting a closed door meeting in the basement of the Capitol Friday morning said that House Speaker John Boehner was altering his debt-limit bill in a way that would allow it to pass, just hours after House leadership failed to secure enough votes for the plan.
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| July 29, 2011
Debating the Debate: When Words Substitute for Action
As Washington's debt ceiling debate approaches its deadline, those of us who watch and cover it anxiously await its drop-dead date. Or skyrocketing interest rates. Huge tax hikes. Bottom lines. Gimmicks. Smoke and mirrors. Ticking clocks. You name it, someone has said it.
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Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, documentary photographer Jerome Liebling has died.
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| July 29, 2011
President Obama: 'Plenty of Ways Out of This Mess'
The morning after House Speaker John Boehner failed to secure enough support to hold a vote on his debt-limit plan in the House, President Obama made a statement to the press Friday, calling the situation "increasingly urgent" with the debt ceiling deadline now four days away.
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| July 29, 2011
Decision to Delay Debt Vote Produces Only Losers
Thursday night's decision by Republican leaders to scrap a vote to raise the debt ceiling dealt House Speaker John Boehner a stunning loss, despite the fact that the plan's prospects had been uncertain given the strident opposition among GOP conservatives and a united wall of Democratic dissent.
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| July 29, 2011
House GOP's Vote Delay on Boehner Plan Adds Uncertainity to Debt Endgame
House Republicans failed to secure the support necessary to pass Speaker John Boehner's debt-limit increase plan Thursday night, forcing the GOP leadership to delay a vote on the measure as the United States inches toward its borrowing limit.
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| July 28, 2011
Bachmann's 'Titanium Spine' Doesn't Bend Under Questioning
Rep. Michele Bachmann took to the podium Thursday in Washington at a sold-out National Press Club luncheon to restate her commitment against voting for a debt ceiling increase and take questions on controversies surrounding her presidential campaign.
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| July 28, 2011
Asteroid Is a Dance Partner for Planet Earth
A team of Canadian scientists have discovered a "Trojan" asteroid that is caught in a synchronized orbit with the Earth. Jeffrey Brown discusses what this discovery means with the California Institute of Technology's Mike Brown.
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| July 28, 2011
Amid Quake Recovery, Can Haiti Build a Different Port-au-Prince?
Eighteen months after the massive and devastating earthquake, Haiti is still reeling from the wreckage and a cholera epidemic. Ray Suarez and Dr. Paul Farmer discuss his new book, "Haiti After the Earthquake."
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| July 28, 2011
5 Years Later, Scientists Still Puzzled by Honeybee Decline
Five years ago, honeybees began dying in large numbers and hives were becoming defunct. Spencer Michels reports on the scientists who are still trying to figure out why this is happening and what can be done to help the problem.
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| July 28, 2011
Lagarde on 'Worrisome' U.S. Debt Debate, Eurozone's Future
In a newsmaker interview with Margaret Warner on Thursday, the International Monetary Fund's managing director, Christine Lagarde, discusses the U.S. debt ceiling debate and the current state of the eurozone's economic struggles.
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| July 28, 2011
Wall Street Fades in Run-Up to Debt Ceiling Vote
In the day's other top news, Wall Street sagged over the debt ceiling debate and a Muslim-American soldier has admitted to planning an attack on Fort Hood in Texas.
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| July 28, 2011
From Ohio to Nevada, Voters Fed Up With Debt Ceiling Deadlock
A recent Washington Post/ABC News poll found 80 percent of American are either dissatisfied or angry with the federal government's inability to reach a compromise to avert default. Judy Woodruff discusses the public mood with a reporter and a political columnist.
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| July 28, 2011
In Obama-Boehner Debt Ceiling Standoff, Who Will Blink First?
It was poised to be a decision day in the House of Representatives on Thursday as Speaker John Boehner faced a key test of his leadership. Jeffrey Brown and David Chalian discuss the debt plan vote, which was abruptly postponed late in the day by the GOP leadership.
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| July 28, 2011
How Much Will Health Reform Cost? Not Much, Study Finds
The government may be picking up the tab for nearly half of the nation's health care expenses by the end of the decade -- a 4 percent hike from current levels -- but very little of that will be due to the health care reform law, according to a report published in the journal Health Affairs.
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| July 28, 2011
House GOP Leaders: Boehner Bill Reflects Compromise
House Speaker John Boehner and his leadership team urged passage of their short-term debt limit increase Thursday, calling it a compromise that the Senate needs to pass.
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| July 28, 2011
Lagarde Warns Dollar Could Decline if U.S. Debt Deal Not Reached
The International Monetary Fund's managing director Christine Lagarde said Thursday in a PBS NewsHour interview that if U.S. lawmakers can't reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, one of the global impacts could be a loss of confidence in the U.S. dollar.
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| July 28, 2011
Obama Preps Emergency Plan if Debt Deadline Passes With No Deal
With six days left before the debt ceiling deadline arrives, there will be no shortage of reporters trying to glean intelligence from President Obama's closed-door meeting with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Thursday afternoon.
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| July 28, 2011
NewsHour Connect: Heat Wave Imperils Midwest Agriculture
Temperatures have been rising in the Midwest this summer -- and with them, food prices may also be heading upward.
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| July 28, 2011
Conversation: Michael Rapaport, Director of 'Beats, Rhymes & Life'
'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest,' is a documentary film about one of the most creative, influential and innovative musical groups in hip-hop history.
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| July 28, 2011
What's Behind the Problem of Disappearing Bees?
Five years ago, bees in America and Canada were dying in large numbers and hives were becoming defunct. The problem was called Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD, and it threatened a handful of California's very profitable crops.
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| July 28, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the book world prepares for a mysterious release.
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| July 28, 2011
House Republicans Rally, But Senate Dems Throw Cold Water on Boehner Plan
House Republicans met Thursday in the basement of the Capitol, ahead of an evening vote on Speaker John Boehner's biggest test yet: can he rally House Republicans to his version of a debt limit deal, and in the process strengthen his hand as the negotiations reach the final stage?
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| July 28, 2011
Watch Live: Boehner Plan Debate in the House
House Speaker John Boehner's plan to cut the deficit by $917 billion over 10 years and immediately raise the debt ceiling by $900 billion will be debated on the floor of the House of Representatives, starting at 2 p.
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| July 28, 2011
House Speaker Boehner Faces His Biggest Test
When the House votes on Speaker John Boehner's plan to cut the deficit by $917 billion over 10 years and immediately raise the debt ceiling by $900 billion, it will, at once, represent the most meaningful vote of his term and an entirely meaningless vote in actually solving the looming debt ceiling deadline.
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| July 27, 2011
How to Succeed in Business by Really, Really Trying
Is the aptitude for business (the legal kind) distributed among convicted criminals as it is in the general population? One seasoned executive thinks so, and believes that by hiring the cream of the ex-con crop, his company will have a leg up on the competition. Paul Solman reports as part of his Making Sen$e series.
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Libyan Businessman, Adviser to Rebels: 'It's Miserable in Tripoli'
Britain announced Wednesday that it would join more than 30 countries, including the United States, now giving diplomatic recognition to the Libyan rebels' National Transitional Council. Ray Suarez discusses the ongoing fight against Gadhafi's forces with Omar Turbi, a businessman and unofficial adviser to the rebels.
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| July 27, 2011
Stakes High at Start of UAW-Big 3 Talks, But 'Both Sides Want This to Go Well'
The United Auto Workers union and Detroit's Big Three automakers have opened labor negotiations for the first time since escaping a near-death experience during the recession. Jeffrey Brown discusses the negotiations and new signs of life in the auto industry with The Detroit News' David Shepardson.
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| July 27, 2011
Plouffe: We Won't Accept Boehner's Short-Term Deal
A vote on Speaker Boehner's debt plan was delayed until Thursday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the bill would cut $850 billion instead of the promised $1.2 trillion. Gwen Ifill discusses the ongoing stalemate with President Obama's senior political adviser, David Plouffe, and Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill.
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Woodruff: Animosity Abundant in Washington
From almost any vantage point, Washington looks pretty dysfunctional these days. I've covered Washington through six administrations, and don't remember a time when the animosity was as thick as it is now.
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Country Living May Hurt Your Health
Americans may want to reconsider the notion that moving to the countryside makes them healthier. Rural residents have more difficulty accessing health care and are more likely to battle chronic disease than those in cities and suburbs, according to a new study.
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| July 27, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| July 27, 2011
Health Care Reform Inches Closer to Supreme Court
The Thomas Moore Law Center formally asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to reverse an appeals court decision upholding the health care reform law.
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China's Communism and Capitalism: The New Yin Yang?
The short third installment of Yoram Bauman's vlog from China is well worth the watching, highlighting the tension between the "official" China and what's really going on there. Communist Party founder Mao AND $300,000 Porsche's? Yoram asks."Do hen hao!" comes the saleswoman's reply: "Both good!"
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| July 27, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, scientists start a search for Cervantes.
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| July 27, 2011
Boehner's Debt Ceiling Plan Hits Snag, Vote Delayed
Speaker John Boehner's challenge became tougher when the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said his plan would have only $850 billion in spending cuts -- far below the $1-$1.2 trillion he had been seeking in order to pass the first $900 billion tranche of a debt ceiling increase.
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| July 26, 2011
Rift Grows Between Ireland, Vatican Over Priest Abuse Allegations
The breach between the Vatican and Ireland grew even wider Monday when the Vatican recalled its Ambassador to Ireland, Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza. Ray Suarez discusses the growing division over the handling of sexual-abuse claims with RTE's Richard Downes.
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| July 26, 2011
From Ball and Chain to Cap and Gown: Getting a B.A. Behind Bars
What college is tougher to get into than Harvard, Princeton or Yale? Bard College. Not the campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., but the one behind bars in five Empire State prisons. The privately funded Bard Prison Initiative is putting convicts through a rigorous B.A. program that would challenge even the smartest Ivy Leaguers.
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| July 26, 2011
Study: Housing Bust Hit U.S. Minority Households Especially Hard
As the economy struggles to rebound, a new analysis of Census data shows a widening wealth gap among white, black and Hispanic Americans. Gwen Ifill discusses the results of a new study with the Pew Research Center's Paul Taylor and Howard University's Roderick Harrison.
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| July 26, 2011
As Debt Deadline Draws Close, Parties Dig in, Markets Prepare
Mondayt's dueling speeches by President Obama and House Speaker Boehner only seem to reinforce the state of the stalemate over raising the debt ceiling. Jeffrey Brown discusses the entrenchment in Washington with The Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib, The New York Times' Andrew Ross Sorkin and The Financial Times' Gillian Tett.
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| July 26, 2011
Reggae Artists Team Up to Spread Famine Awareness Through Song
To spread awareness of the famine in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Program recruited reggae artists Duane Stephenson and the legendary band The Wailers to write an anthem.
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| July 26, 2011
Drugs Help Keep Seniors from Emergency Care, Study Finds
Seniors with access to affordable prescription drugs require less spending on emergency and short-term nursing care, according to a new study of Medicare Part D.
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| July 26, 2011
Can the Boehner Plan Pass?
House Speaker John Boehner's two-step deficit reduction proposal would cut $1.2 trillion immediately while lifting the debt ceiling by $1 trillion. It is not yet clear if he will have sufficient support from within his own party to pass the measure in the House.
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| July 26, 2011
Oregon Congressman David Wu to Step Down Amid Sexual Allegations
Embattled Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., announced Tuesday he will resign amid allegations he had a sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman.
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| July 26, 2011
The 'Bond Vigilantes' and the Debt Ceiling Crisis: No Need to Panic?
Would the U.S. turn into a version of the wild west if the debt ceiling isn't raised?
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| July 26, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a Los Angeles architectural landmark may face demolition.
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| July 26, 2011
No Deal in Sight After Obama, Boehner Address Nation
The back-to-back speeches by President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, a rare event outside of the annual State of the Union event, were evidence of the seriousness of the debt limit situation.
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| July 25, 2011
Obama, Boehner Still 'Quite Far Apart' on Debt Deal
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner butted heads yet again Monday night over the way to resolve the nation's debt crisis. In back-to-back speeches, the two leaders outlined great fundamental differences that remain with barely more than a week to go before an Aug. 2 deadline to raise the national debt limit.
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| July 25, 2011
Boehner: Obama's Not Getting a Blank Check
House Speaker John Boehner addressed the nation after President Obama Monday about the approaching debt-limit deadline and the political stalemate between top lawmakers over deficit-reduction proposals. Here are his full remarks as prepared for delivery.
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| July 25, 2011
Obama: Americans Should Be Offended by '3-Ring Circus' Over Debt Limit
President Barack Obama addressed the nation Monday about the approaching debt-limit deadline and the political stalemate between top lawmakers over deficit reduction proposals. Here are his remarks as prepared for delivery.
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| July 25, 2011
'Playing With Fire' Examines Pakistan's Complicated Relationship With Taliban
Pakistan is fighting the Taliban on its own territory, but, by some accounts, it's supporting its efforts in Afghanistan. A new book, "Playing With Fire: Pakistan at War With Itself," examines the country's complicated relationships. Author and Washington Post correspondent Pamela Constable speaks with Judy Woodruff.
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| July 25, 2011
LaHood on FAA Furloughs: Congress Must Pass Long-Term Funding
The Senate adjourned Friday without reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration's budget, which left nearly 4,000 employees out of work immediately. Ray Suarez discusses the status of the FAA's budget problems and what could be done to fix them with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
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| July 25, 2011
How Organized Are Europe's Political and Violent Extremists?
Anders Behring Breivik, whose manifesto stated that Islam poses an existential threat to European culture, admitted to carrying out attacks Friday in Norway that killed dozens. Jeffrey Brown discusses political and violent extremism in Europe with Tufts University's David Art and Jonathan Birdwell of Demos, a British think tank.
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| July 25, 2011
Party Leaders Dismiss Rival Debt Plans as Debate Hits Home Stretch
With little more than a week until the U.S. debt-ceiling deadline, lawmakers on both sides of Capitol Hill offered competing plans on Monday on how to avert a crisis. Gwen Ifill discusses the impact on Americans if a deal is not reached with IHS Global Insight's Nariman Behravesh and the Pew Center on the States' Kil Huh.
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| July 25, 2011
Watch Live at 9 p.m. ET : Obama Addresses Nation About Debt Talks
President Obama will address the nation from the White House at 9 p.m. ET Monday regarding the state of the debt-ceiling negotiations as the Aug. 2 deadline to reach a deal looms a little more than a week away.
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| July 25, 2011
White House Backs New Deficit Plan From Senate Dems
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid officially unveiled the outlines of his debt reduction proposal Monday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol -- as expected, it would cut $2.7 trillion from the deficit over ten years.
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| July 25, 2011
Conversation: Amy Winehouse, 1983-2011
Amy Winehouse, the young British performer who was known for her big, soulful voice and her contribution to the revival of the 1960s sound in pop music as much for her battle with substance abuse, died Saturday at age 27 in her hometown of London.
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| July 25, 2011
Weekly Poem: (Interior Life of Tumbler:
Julie Sheehan is the author of three poetry collections: "Thaw" (2001); "Orient Point" (2006), which won the Barnard Women Poets Prize; and "Bar Book: Poems and Otherwise" (2010). She teaches in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton.
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| July 25, 2011
Should You Stash Cash if the Debt Ceiling Isn't Lifted?
Paul Solman answers the question, "In the event the Congress fails to raise the debt limit, would it be wise to have paper cash (thousands of $20s, $50s and $100s) in case the banks freeze up or are closed?"
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| July 25, 2011
Changing the World: One Idea at a Time
Meet the top winners in the "Technology 4 a Better World" campaign by Ashoka's Youth Venture, a global organization supporting youth social entrepreneurs, and electronic retailer, Best Buy.
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| July 25, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, fans and friends mourn the death at 27 of British singer Amy Winehouse.
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| July 25, 2011
No Debt Deal in Sight as Leaders Propose Rival Plans
Congressional leaders and President Obama aren't closer to a deal on raising the debt limit Monday morning after talks collapsed late Friday and party leaders met throughout the weekend to find a way to avoid a government default.
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| July 22, 2011
The Doubleheader: Debt Limits and NFL Lockouts
It has been a rare feat in recent times due to summer schedules, but we managed to get another episode of the Doubleheader with columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks recorded Friday. We stopped taping a few minutes before House Speaker John Boehner called off the debt talks and the president held a news conference.
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| July 22, 2011
Boehner Calls Off Debt Talks; Obama: 'We Have Run Out of Time'
Speaker John Boehner released a statement Friday saying, in part, "I have decided to end discussions with the White House and begin conversations with the leaders of the Senate in an effort to find a path forward.
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| July 22, 2011
Shields and Brooks: After Debt Talks 'Meltdown,' What's the Path Forward?
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks dissect the week's developments in the debt-ceiling debate, including the latest breakdown in talks between the White House and congressional Republicans, plus the "Gang of Six" plan and a possible compromise by Sens. Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid.
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| July 22, 2011
Debt Deal Stalemate Spills Into Weekend for Obama, Congress
House Speaker John Boehner and President Obama blamed each other Friday over who's at fault for the latest breakdown in the debt-ceiling negotiations as an Aug. 2 deadline draws nearer. Kwame Holman reports on the continuing stalemate.
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| July 22, 2011
Extremists, Corruption Pose Big Problems Getting Aid to Famine-Stricken Somalis
Somalia is facing its worst famine in more than 50 years and the United Nations warned it could kill some 800,000 children. Ray Suarez speaks with Mercy Corps' Jeremy Konynkyk and the Atlantic Council's Peter Pham about the many domestic and international factors limiting the amount of aid reaching people in need.
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| July 22, 2011
News Wrap: Extreme Heat Hits Northeast, Kills at Least 30 Nationwide
In other news Friday, the long bout of searing hot weather hit the Northeast with full force as the death toll from the extreme heat neared 30 nationwide. The so-called "heat dome" lingered across the Plains and the Midwest. Also, the nation's ban on gays serving openly in the military will formally end in 60 days.
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| July 22, 2011
Conversation: Martin Gayford, Friend and Model to Lucian Freud, Remembers Artist
The artist Lucian Freud died Wednesday night in London at age 88. Critic Martin Gayford, author of a book about sitting as a model for Freud, discusses the life and work of his friend.
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| July 22, 2011
Conversation: Imagination in Education
This week, the Lincoln Center Institute in New York is holding what it bills as the "first national conference focused on making imagination an integral part of American education."
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| July 22, 2011
Obama Urges Compromise as Senate Rejects House Debt Plan
With no deal yet on raising the nation's borrowing limit before August 2, the Senate put to rest the possibility that the House Republicans "cut, cap and balance" plan would pass in that chamber by voting 51 to 46 along party lines to effectively defeat the measure.
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| July 22, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a heat wave calls for extra precautions for performers in the Washington area.
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| July 22, 2011
Gwen's Take: Eating One's Peas and Other Dilemmas
It's a conundrum. We in the news business are constantly justifying to ourselves why we cover the stories we cover, and why you should care. It is the second part of that formula that confounds news decision makers on a daily basis. Because if you don't care, you don't watch. And we kind of like it when you watch.
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| July 22, 2011
Pentagon Set to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' Eastern U.S. Faces Excessive Heat
Also: Dangerous heat wave continues to stifle eastern states, North and South Korean top nuclear envoys meet, al-Shabab militants say they will block aid groups from famine-stricken areas.
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| July 22, 2011
Democrats Unhappy Over Possible Deal Focused on Cuts
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner may be close to a deal that lowers the deficit by $3 trillion over the next 10 years, which would be mainly achieved through spending cuts and entitlement reforms with the promise of revenue increases through tax reform at some point next year.
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| July 21, 2011
'Rock the Casbah' Author: Hip-Hop Has Been the Rhythm of Arab Spring
Journalist Robin Wright chronicles the cultural and social forces behind this year's Arab revolt in her new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World.' Margaret Warner and Wright discuss her book and the new wave of empowerment in the Arab world.
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| July 21, 2011
Borders Closes the Book as Decisions Come Back to Haunt Chain
On Thursday, representatives of the Borders bookstore chain were in court with a plan to liquidate its remaining 399 locations as early as Friday. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's next for bookstores, the publishing industry and bookworms with Slate's Annie Lowrey.
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| July 21, 2011
Conrad: Any Debt Deal Would Resemble 'Gang of 6' Plan
There were mixed signals out of Washington Thursday as to whether progress is being made over reaching a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling before the Aug. 2 deadline. Judy Woodruff discusses the "Gang of Six" plan to reduce the deficit with two of its members, Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
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| July 21, 2011
Dodd-Frank Law at 1: a Progress Report
A year after President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act, the effort to shape how the sweeping financial reforms take effect is very much an ongoing issue in Washington and New York. We ask five experts, including former FDIC chair Sheila Bair, how the new regulations are taking shape.
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| July 21, 2011
In Wis., Different Recall Votes, but a Newly Motivated Democratic Base?
What are the Wisconsin recalls actually about? Not every vote is focused on the balance of power in the state Senate or Gov. Scott Walker's limiting the powers of public-sector unions. Some are about more local and personal issues.
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| July 21, 2011
Lucian Freud, Innovative Painter of the Intimate, Dead at 88
Lucian Freud, the British painter who helped redefine modern portraiture and figurative painting, died Wednesday night at the age of 88 at his home in London.
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| July 21, 2011
Medical Apps Slated for FDA Checkup
This week, the Food and Drug Administration began seeking input on proposed guidelines that would allow it to regulate the ballooning market for "mobile medical apps," which are already used to monitor heart rate, dosage, and even conduct ultrasounds.
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| July 21, 2011
It's the End for Borders, but How Are Independent Book Sellers Faring?
When Borders established itself as a major chain in the 1990s, it became a main competitor of small, independent bookstores around the country. Today, having outlived Borders, small stores are facing some old challenges (the recession) as well as some new challenges (like eBooks).
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| July 21, 2011
Hubble Telescope Finds a New Moon Orbiting Pluto
The Hubble Space Telescope peered 3 billion miles into space and found a fourth, previously unseen moon orbiting Pluto. And as moons go, it is tiny -- only an estimated 8 to 21 miles across.
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| July 21, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, authorities recover a war criminal and a stolen painting in one blow.
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| July 21, 2011
Boehner, Pelosi Offer No Hints of Debt Deal Progress
The leaders of both parties in the House of Representatives gave little reassurance Thursday morning that the two sides were making progress toward raising the debt limit, just 12 days before the Aug.
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| July 21, 2011
Is the 'Pain at the Pump' Fair?
Paul Solman answers a viewer's question about high gas prices and if, due to inflation, they are actually reflective of where they "should" be with the value of the dollar.
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| July 21, 2011
Obama Open to Short-term Increase in Debt Ceiling
With negotiators running out of time to raise the country's borrowing limit, President Obama signaled Wednesday he would be willing to accept a short-term increase in the debt ceiling if lawmakers were close to nailing down a comprehensive deficit reduction plan.
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| July 21, 2011
Dangerous Heat Wave Envelops Much of U.S.
A dangerous "heat dome" blanketing the Midwest to the East Coast is being blamed for as many as 22 deaths Thursday, as 141 million people remained under a heat advisory with relief several days away in many places.
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| July 21, 2011
Space Shuttle Atlantis Has Landed, Ending an Era
Space Shuttle Atlantis and her four-member crew landed just before sunrise on Thursday morning, marking the historic final landing of the space shuttle program and closing out the shuttle era's 30 years of manned flight.
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| July 20, 2011
Can Ron Paul Turn His Ideas' Newfound Resonance Into 2012 Votes?
Judy Woodruff reports on how dramatically life has changed in the four years since her last interview with Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, and how that could work to his advantage in 2012.
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| July 20, 2011
Ron Paul: 'Freedom Is a Young Idea and We're Throwing It Away'
Judy Woodruff sat down with Texas Rep. Ron Paul Wednesday to discuss his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and the ongoing debt-ceiling negotiations. The interview is the first in a series of conversations with GOP contenders seeking to take on President Obama in the 2012 election.
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| July 20, 2011
Birth Control Set to Become More Accessible Under Health Law
This week, a panel from the Institute of Medicine recommended complete coverage for birth control and FDA-approved contraception for women. Jeffrey Brown discusses what services could be covered under the health care reform law signed by President Obama last year with NPR's Julie Rovner.
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| July 20, 2011
Cameron 'Weakened' by Scandal, But Appears to Be Out of Immediate Danger
Prime Minister David Cameron came under tough questioning Wednesday before Parliament about his link to the News of the World's phone-hacking scandal. Gwen Ifill discusses how a media scandal has turned into a political one with The Guardian's Richard Adams and the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Heather Conley.
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| July 20, 2011
'Gang of 6' Debt Plan Gains Momentum as Aug. 2 Deadline Looms
The effort to raise the country's borrowing limit saw the resumption of talks between President Obama and top congressional leaders on Wednesday. Kwame Holman reports on the lawmakers' race against the Aug. 2 deadline.
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| July 20, 2011
Much of U.S. Broils Under Extraordinarily Massive 'Heat Dome'
Nearly 200 million Americans spent Wednesday under some form of warning about the relentless, stifling combination of extreme heat and humidity, which formed a so-called "heat dome" over a vast region. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| July 20, 2011
Sperm 'Cloak' Could Be a Factor in Some Male Infertility Cases
A missing protein may be the culprit in millions of cases of male infertility, according to a new report released Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
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| July 20, 2011
FRONTLINE Investigation Shows Inconsistencies in Anthrax Case
An ongoing investigation by FRONTLINE, ProPublica and McClatchy Newspapers has brought to light inconsistencies in the government's position on the 2001 case of anthrax-filled letters that killed five people.
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| July 20, 2011
Ron Paul on Proponents of Raising Debt Ceiling: 'I Think They're Misled'
In an interview Wednesday with The PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, Republican presidential candidate and longtime Texas Rep. Ron Paul said "you can't solve the problem of debt by raising the debt limit." Watch the rest of Judy's interview with Ron Paul on Wednesday's NewsHour broadcast.
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| July 20, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some recent arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| July 20, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Philadelphia Orchestra is trying to negotiate a cheaper rent.
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| July 20, 2011
Can the 'Gang of Six' Bridge the Divide?
The framework crafted by a bipartisan group of six senators calls for a down payment of $500 billion in savings. Going forward the measure would push lawmakers to cut discretionary spending, reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and overhaul the tax code..
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| July 20, 2011
Cameron Expresses 'Regret' Over Coulson Hiring
Also: FBI says 2 charged in connection with Kashmir lobbying were funded by Pakistani military, dangerous heat wave spreads east, bringing heat indices in excess of 120 degrees.Read More »
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| July 20, 2011
Testing the Limits of Human Endurance
As soon as the Gulf Stream water reaches the optimal temperature -- not too hot, not too cold -- 61-year-old Diana Nyad will set off for one of the greatest tests of human endurance, ever. She will swim from Havana, Cuba to the Florida coast -- a 103-mile swim.
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| July 19, 2011
Floods, Fires, Storms Are Fodder for Centuries of Poems
In a year of floods, fires and storms making headlines around the world, poet and editor Jeffrey Yang chronicles how writers have grappled with the power of nature over the centuries in his new book. Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature.
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| July 19, 2011
'Gang of 6' Plan Could Offer GOP Path to Debt Deal
President Obama praised the work of the bipartisan "Gang of Six," who released the framework of a deal Tuesday that would cut roughly $4 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. Judy Woodruff and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the state of play in the ongoing debt-ceiling negotiations.
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| July 19, 2011
Women Should Get Free Birth Control, HHS-Backed Group Urges
Birth-control pills are among the contraceptives that could be offered at no cost to Americans.
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| July 19, 2011
NRC Chief: U.S. Nuclear Plants Safe Despite Age, Needed Upgrades
The earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Japanese coast and triggered a nuclear crisis raised major questions surrounding the safety of U.S. nuclear reactors. Gwen Ifill discusses new safety regulations issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with its head, Gregory Jaczko.
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| July 19, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advises U.S. Nuclear Reactor Safety Upgrade
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission presented a new set of industry safety recommendations for the U.S. on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill reports on the safety changes sparked by the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Japanese coast and triggered a nuclear crisis.
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| July 19, 2011
'Transfixing' Testimony Puts Spotlight on Future of Murdoch's Media Empire
There was plenty of drama in London Tuesday when Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks testified before a committee of Parliament about the phone-hacking and alleged police-bribing scandal rocking Britain. Jeffrey Brown discusses the proceedings with The New York Times' John Burns and NPR's David Folkenflik.
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| July 19, 2011
President Obama: Gang of Six Deficit Reduction Plan Is 'Good News'
With the United States just two weeks away from defaulting on its debt unless a deal is reached to raise the debt limit, a bipartisan group of senators presented a possible new way forward Tuesday when they introduced a new debt reduction plan.
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| July 19, 2011
In Wisconsin's Bars, Coffee Shops and Bowling Alleys, Little Mention of Recalls
Voters in Wisconsin are headed to the polls Tuesday for the second time in a week as part of another spate of recall elections. Boy, people in Wisconsin must love recalls, right? Well, not really. Driving around the state and talking to people show an electorate that is at once engaged and ambivalent, depending on where you are.
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| July 19, 2011
New Exhibit Proves Pen Is Mighty Beautiful
Now at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Md., an exhibit called "Art of the Writing Instrument from Paris to Persia" looks at the pretty pens and other tools that stood as status symbols for their owners or helped turn the act of writing into a gracious art.
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| July 19, 2011
Lincoln Electric Story Sparks Debate, Frank Koller Responds
One more day's worth of reaction to our Lincoln Electric story, which has generated so much comment on PBS' Facebook page. It comes from Frank Koller, the Canadian journalist we interviewed, author of the book on Lincoln, "Spark."
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| July 19, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Egypt struggles to find a new antiquities chief.
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| July 19, 2011
Iran Announces New Centrifuges, Borders to Liquidate 399 Stores
Iran said Tuesday that it will install upgraded centrifuges that would help it progress toward nuclear enrichment, an announcement that stoked existing concerns that Iran may be closer to producing weapons-grade enriched uranium.
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| July 19, 2011
Conservative Groups Oppose McConnell-Reid Debt Plan
Just as the McConnell-Reid backup plan on the debt ceiling is gaining steam in the Senate as the likeliest outcome that avoids default, conservative groups are ramping up pressure to take it down.
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| July 18, 2011
Secondhand Smoke Tied to Teen Hearing Trouble, Study Finds
Most scientists agree secondhand smoke is bad for young lungs, but a new study shows it may also be going to the heads of adolescents.
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| July 18, 2011
Piano Virtuoso Fleisher on Overcoming Disability That Nearly Silenced Career
In the 1960s, piano virtuoso Leon Fleisher lost the use of his right hand due to a condition called focal dystonia, but he focused on teaching and continued to play pieces designed for one-handed pianists. Jeffrey Brown and Fleisher discuss how he overcame the disability that nearly ended his playing days.
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| July 18, 2011
House Republicans Push Vote on Debt Plan With Little Future
Tea Party supporters in the House pushed a "Cut, Cap and Balance" program on Monday, demanding a vote even though the House plan has little chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Kwame Holman reports on the debt-ceiling stalemate and the Senate's debt plan crafted by party leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell.
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| July 18, 2011
Debate Over Consumer Agency Continues as Obama Taps Cordray to Lead
President Obama tapped former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Judy Woodruff leads a debate over the agency's role, responsibilities and funding with the Roosevelt Institute's Jeff Madrick and David Hirschmann of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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| July 18, 2011
Murdochs, Brooks Prepare for 'Made-for-TV Drama' Testimony in Parliament
Fallout from The News of the World scandal allegedly involving phone-hacking and police bribery grew Monday as Scotland Yard saw two high-level resignations within 24 hours and officials reported the death of an early whistle-blower. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments with The Observer's Ned Temko in London.
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| July 18, 2011
Were We Too Easy on Lincoln Electric?
We received a flurry of worried responses to our Lincoln Electric story from Wednesday night. They deserve an airing and a reply.
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| July 18, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Morning, and as sun is born'
Joan Houlihan has published three books, including "The Us" (2009, Tupelo Press). In 2004, she founded the Concord Poetry Center, and in 2006 she established the Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference for advanced writers. She teaches at Lesley University's low-residency M.F.A. in Creative Writing program.
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| July 18, 2011
Political Checklist: Voting on a Debt Plan That Can't Pass
NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian asks Senior Correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill why House Republicans are voting for their "cut, cap and balance" deficit reduction plan if they know it has no chance to pass the Senate.
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| July 18, 2011
'Cooking Matters' Finds Recipe to Combat Food Insecurity
Non-profit Cooking Matters is offering free cooking classes to low-income families in the Aurora, Colo., part of a national effort to teach skills for healthier eating on a limited budget.
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| July 18, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a vandal at London's National Gallery did not "adore" two paintings by Poussin.
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| July 18, 2011
What We're Reading: Quantum Quirks, Dying Oaks and Victorian Women
A look at the most interesting reads this week from the realm of science, from loading cargo on to the space shuttle Atlantis to decoding trends in London criminal trials from the 1800s.
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| July 18, 2011
Congress Prepares for Show Votes on Debt Ceiling
The United States Congress will once again become a Kabuki theater troupe this week when the House of Representatives puts the "cut, cap and balance" plan on the floor Tuesday despite it having nearly no chance of becoming law.
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| July 15, 2011
The Doubleheader: Debt Ceiling Drama and the Roger Clemens Mistrial
Mark Shields and David Brooks returned to the Doubleheader with Hari Sreenivasan after a summer hiatus and jumped right into the debt limit drama at the center of politics in Washington this month.
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| July 15, 2011
U.S. Women Take on Japan in World Cup Final
The U.S. Women's Soccer Team has made it to the final game of the Women's World Cup for the first time in 12 years. They take on Japan's team on Sunday. Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist, previews the match-up with Hari Sreenivasan.
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| July 15, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Political Risks, Rewards of Debt Standoff
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the debt limit standoff and President Obama's campaign fundraising haul.
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| July 15, 2011
Calif. Faces Tough Choices on Overcrowded Prisons
Spencer Michels reports from California on the state's effort to comply with a Supreme Court ruling to alleviate overcrowding in the state's prisons.
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| July 15, 2011
Governors Tell Washington: Find a Compromise on Debt Limit
Govs. Scott Walker, R-Wis., and Jack Markell, D- Del., speak with Ray Suarez on the impact the debt limit debate could have across the country. They join the NewsHour from the National Governors Association's Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, where these and many other questions are being debated.
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| July 15, 2011
Dawn to Rise Over Asteroid Vesta
On July 16, NASA's Dawn spacecraft is expected to become the first man-made probe to enter orbit around a so-called main-belt asteroid.
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| July 15, 2011
As Clock Ticks, a 'Big' Deal on Deficit Remains Elusive
There were no White House deficit talks Friday, but the behind-the-scenes maneuvering continued. In a public statement, President Obama called for Congress to produce a "serious plan" over the weekend.
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| July 15, 2011
Is the 'Pain At the Pump' Fair?
Paul Solman answers a viewer's question about high gas prices and if, due to inflation, they are actually reflective of where they "should" be with the value of the dollar.
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| July 15, 2011
Is Flogging a Better Option Than Prison?
A new book by Peter Moskos is as provocative in name as in substance. "In Defense of Flogging" is just that: a spirited, albeit reluctant defense of the punishment already employed in Singapore and Malaysia. We're about to interview Professor Moskos here on Making Sen$e. What questions would you like me to ask him?
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| July 15, 2011
Global Health Twitter Roundup
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development.
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| July 15, 2011
Gwen's Take: Why Are Grand Bargains So Elusive?
I've been afflicted this week with a disorienting sense of deja vu that affects any reporter who has covered Washington long enough. Even the most consequential and operatic standoffs begin to seem eerily familiar.
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| July 15, 2011
The People's Choice: Australia
We asked our readers -- given a set of criteria developed by the 34-country OECD -- in what country would you prefer to live? Once again, the results are unequivocal, which suggests that our readership is somewhat less polarized than, say, the United States as a whole.
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| July 15, 2011
Conversation: So Long, Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling's incredibly popular seven-book fantasy series about a young wizard named Harry Potter spawned eight films that have grossed at least $6.4 billion globally. The final film, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II," was released Friday.
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| July 15, 2011
Taking Wisconsin's Temperature as the Recalls Go On
Ah, summer in Wisconsin. Brats on the grill, time at the lake -- and recall elections. The Badger State's recall-palooza got underway this week on Tuesday with six Democratic primaries that selected the candidates that will challenge six incumbent Republican state senators for their seats in August.
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| July 15, 2011
Stand-up Economist: Is China Asia's Ecuador?
Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman has now made it to China and filed the second of his videos for us from Beijing. We found his unique comparison of China to Ecuador fascinating.
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| July 15, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Chicago gets a 26 foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe.
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| July 15, 2011
'Fast and Furious' Gun Operation Provokes Outrage in Mexico
Revelations about a U.S. sting program that backfired has provoked new anger in Mexico, where lawmakers and citizens already are upset about the flow of American weapons to Mexican drug gangs.
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| July 15, 2011
Obama: 'Running Out of Time' on Debt Negotiations
President Obama took to the news conference podium Friday at the White House amid stalled negotiations on raising the debt-ceiling and tackling the federal deficit.
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| July 15, 2011
President Obama: It's 'Decision Time' on Raising Debt Ceiling
The weeklong series of White House meetings with President Obama and congressional leaders has produced one concrete result: There will be no meeting Friday. President Obama will instead use his bully pulpit, which Friday will be the White House press briefing room podium, to frame the current state of affairs.
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| July 14, 2011
McCullough's 'The Greater Journey' Tracks French Influence on U.S.
Author and historian David McCullough has explored the French influence on American life throughout his career. Jeffrey Brown and McCullough discuss the 19th century artists and thinkers who brought lessons home to the U.S. after living in Paris.
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| July 14, 2011
Gun Dealers in Border States Face New Reporting Requirements
In an effort to crackdown on multiple purchases of semi-automatic weapons along the U.S.-Mexico border the Justice Department announced new reporting requirements for gun dealers in four states on Thursday. Gwen Ifill reports.
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| July 14, 2011
Is the U.S. Prepared for Battle in Cyberspace?
Ray Suarez interviews Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn about a newly released U.S. cybersecurity strategy and some of the threats that prompted it.
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| July 14, 2011
Pentagon Gears Up for the Digital Battlefield
The Department of Defense is gearing up for a different kind of conflict -- on the digital battlefield -- with a new cybersecurity strategy.
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| July 14, 2011
News Wrap: FBI Probing Phone-Hacking Allegations at Murdoch's U.S. Holdings
In other news Thursday, it was widely reported that the FBI is investigating whether a Rupert Murdoch tabloid in Britain tried to access voice mails of Sept. 11 victims. Also, a federal judge in Washington declared a mistrial of the perjury trial of Roger Clemens.
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| July 14, 2011
Debt Ceiling Deadlock Sounds Fresh Alarms on Wall Street
The debt ceiling deadlock in Washington led to increasingly urgent appeals for action Thursday. Judy Woodruff discusses the economics and politics of the standoff with the Wall Street Journal's David Wessel and The Washington Post's Lori Montgomery.
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| July 14, 2011
Minnesota Lawmakers in Talks to End Government Shutdown
Early Thursday, Gov. Mark Dayton accepted the budget proposal state Republican lawmakers submitted on June 30th, prior to the state's 14 day-long government shutdown.
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| July 14, 2011
The Not-So-Golden Years: Are You Better Off Than Other Americans?
Explore a compendium of facts on Americans' shortfalls in retirement savings, presented in graphic form.
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| July 14, 2011
Democrats Spell Out Debt Default Consequences
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks with Sen.
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| July 14, 2011
Has Google Changed Our Memories?
A new study out Thursday in Science shows that the rise of search engines such as Google and Bing have actually changed the way our brain remembers information. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the study with lead author, Columbia University psychologist Betsy Sparrow.
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| July 14, 2011
Preview: Conductor, Pianist Leon Fleisher
More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with conductor and pianist Leon Fleisher.
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| July 14, 2011
Quick Take: The Pentagon's Cybersecurity Plan
Rather than equating cyber attacks to acts of war, as some had expected, the Pentagon's policy statement describes cybersecurity in the context of protecting military networks, and outlines five strategic initiatives to undertake toward that aim.
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| July 14, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Ai Weiwei accepts a teaching position in Berlin, but doesn't know when he'll actually be able to leave China.
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| July 14, 2011
Frustration, Deadlock Dominate Talks on Lifting Debt Ceiling
If the threat of a credit rating downgrade from Moody's Investors Service and a warning of possible "financial calamity" from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke doesn't bring congressional leaders and President Obama closer to an agreement, what will?
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| July 13, 2011
Rationing Care or Controlling Costs? Medicare Board Takes Heat on the Hill
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius spent two days on Capitol Hill this week, defending a board that some charge will ration Medicare.
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| July 13, 2011
After Repeal, What's Next for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'?
It's been more than six months since Congress repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" law barring openly gay and lesbian people from serving in the U.S. military, but a new policy isn't in place yet. Judy Woodruff discusses what's ahead with Time magazine's Mark Thompson and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network's Aubrey Sarvis.
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| July 13, 2011
Cleveland Manufacturer Welds Together Job Security, Profits
Economics correspondent Paul Solman revisits Lincoln Electric, a welding manufacturing company based outside Cleveland, Ohio. Through its use of merit-based profit-sharing and a no-layoff policy, the firm is an unlikely Rust Belt success story that hasn't laid off anyone for financial reasons since World War II.
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| July 13, 2011
Obama's $86 Million Haul Leaves GOP Competitors Far Behind
The Obama campaign announced Wednesday that it raised $86 million over the last three months for both President Obama's re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian go over the numbers.
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| July 13, 2011
Italy: Too Big to Fail?
In hopes of calming the world's jitters over its financial health, Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti announced plans to strengthen a $57 billion austerity package on Wednesday. Ray Suarez discusses the country's economic crisis with Il Sole 24 Ore's Mario Calvo-Platero and Harvard University's Kenneth Rogoff.
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| July 13, 2011
News Wrap: Mumbai Bombings Kill at Least 21, Wound More Than 100
In other news Wednesday, three bombings by militants shook Mumbai, India, killing at least 21 and wounding more than 100. Vikas Bajaj of The New York Times reports from Mumbai. Also, Afghan President Karzai's half-brother was buried in Kandahar, a day after he was gunned down by a longtime family associate.
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| July 13, 2011
Despite Intensifying Pressures on Debt Ceiling, Deal Still Elusive
At a House hearing Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted a stark picture of what a national default would mean and underscored the urgency of a debt-ceiling deal between the White House and congressional leaders. Judy Woodruff reports on the ongoing deadlock over a deal.
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| July 13, 2011
Woodruff: Young Entrepreneurs Pursue Opportunity in a Tough Economy
You often hear it said these days that there's no way the "next" generation will have it as good as their parents did. But if the group of young entrepreneurs who came to Washington Wednesday has a say, that widely-held perception will prove to be dead wrong.
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| July 13, 2011
The No-Layoff Company -- in Ohio
On Wednesday's program, a look at an improbable rust belt success story. With a guaranteed no-layoff policy and average pay of almost $70,000 this year, Lincoln Electric is atypical of U.S. companies. We last visited the Cleveland, Ohio arc welding manufacturer nearly 20 years ago.
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| July 13, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some recent arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| July 13, 2011
California Prisoners, Politicians Ponder Impact of Supreme Court Ruling
California's Solano State Prison and at the other 32 state prisons are bubbling with speculation about what will happen to the state's 143,000 inmates in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling ordering the state to cut 10,000 inmates from the prison population by November, and another 33,000 within two years.
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| July 13, 2011
What We're Reading: Superbugs, Second Thumbs and Potato Genomes
A look at the most interesting reads this week in the realm of science, from increasingly drug-resistant gonorrhea to the mole's mysterious sixth digit.
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| July 13, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, robust ticket sales to the new National September 11th Memorial crashed its server.
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| July 13, 2011
President Obama Hauls In $86 Million for Campaign, DNC
He may have to fight sky high unemployment, persistent economic pessimism and an energized political opposition to win re-election, but if he loses President Obama will not be able to blame it on being underfunded.
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| July 12, 2011
Remembering Betty Ford, Who Broke the Mold for First Lady's Role
One of the nation's most-admired first ladies, Betty Ford, died Friday at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at the age of 93. Gwen Ifill introduces an excerpt of a documentary that examined the life, work, struggles and advocacy of President Gerald Ford's wife.
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| July 12, 2011
Colorado Kids Act as Citizen Scientists in National Lady Bug Hunt
Some Colorado kids have become citizen scientists as part of a nationwide effort to catalog lady bug species. Cornell University scientists are trying to understand why some species have vanished and others have appeared. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the lady bug hunt that might help students discover careers in science.
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| July 12, 2011
What Happens if Lawmakers Don't Reach Debt-Ceiling Deal by Deadline?
Debt-ceiling negotiations crept along Tuesday as both sides agreed on the need for action, but not on the fundamentals of a deal. Gwen Ifill discusses the specifics of what would happen if negotiators don't reach an agreement by the Aug. 2 deadline with Jay Powell of the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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| July 12, 2011
Murdoch TV Deal in 'Grave Jeopardy' as U.K. Scandal Inquiry Deepens
The British House of Commons is expected to issue a rare unified message to media baron Rupert Murdoch, encouraging him to abandon his bid for British Sky Broadcasting over allegations of journalists hacking phones and bribing police. Ray Suarez discusses the scandal's latest developments with NPR's David Folkenflik in London.
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| July 12, 2011
British Parties Ready to Issue Rare Unified Rebuke to Murdoch
The British government joined calls for media baron Rupert Murdoch to drop his effort to buy the rest of British Sky Broadcasting amid allegations of his journalists hacking phones and bribing police. Independent Television News' Gary Gibbon reports.
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| July 12, 2011
Killing of Afghan 'Godfather' Fuels New Questions on Stability
Ahmed Wali Karzai was assassinated in Kandahar on Tuesday by a longtime associate, who was then killed by guards. Judy Woodruff discusses the killing of the Afghan president's half-brother and what it means for Afghan security with the Philadelphia Inquirer's Trudy Rubin and the Naval Postgraduate School's Thomas Johnson.
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| July 12, 2011
Sweltering Heat Wave Roasts 24 States, Feeds Wildfires
A heat wave blasted half of the U.S. Tuesday and triple-digit temperatures roasted Americans in cities in the Midwest and South. Gwen Ifill reports on the unrelenting hot weather, which broke a series of records and triggered heat warnings and advisories in multiple states.
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| July 12, 2011
McConnell Presents Plan to Put Debt Limit Hike Burden on Obama
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., laid out a surprise alternative in the debt limit negotiations Tuesday that would essentially leave it up to President Obama to raise the debt ceiling and allow Republicans to vote against the increase.
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| July 12, 2011
Searching for 'Lost' Ladybugs
Gail Starr, a volunteer spotter for a national research study called "The Lost Ladybug Project," gathered students at Palmer Park in Colorado Springs, Colo., where they collected hundreds of ladybugs from the spiny yucca plants that dot the area.
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| July 12, 2011
Russian FM Lavrov Wined and Dined During U.S. Visit
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov acknowledged that even in times of smooth relations between the old Cold War antagonists, there are "bumps in the road," among them NATO plans for a missile defense system with installations in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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| July 12, 2011
House Republican Leaders Hold Ground on Taxes
House Republican leaders made clear once again Tuesday that they wouldn't support any increase in current tax rates as part of any effort to reduce the deficit and raise the federal debt ceiling.
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| July 12, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, multiple rhino heads have been stolen from Belgium museums in the last few months.
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| July 12, 2011
Smacking Into the Debt Ceiling: the Day-by-Day Consequences
So what exactly happens if Congress and the White House don't raise the debt ceiling by early next month? The Bipartisan Policy Center has generated a blow-by-blow, day-by-day account of the fallout.In the spirit of NewsHour even-handedness, it outlines the consequences without rhetoric or exclamation marks.
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| July 12, 2011
Clock Is Ticking on Debt Ceiling Agreement
After yet another meeting at the White House Monday, the bipartisan group of congressional leaders charged with hammering out a deal with President Obama agreed to meet again on Tuesday.
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| July 12, 2011
Karzai's Half-Brother Killed in Afghanistan, Heat Wave Hits 23 States
Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and head of the Kandahar provincial council, was shot and killed by his bodyguard at his home Tuesday.
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| July 11, 2011
New Rules Unveiled for Health Care Exchanges
Saying "flexibility is the name of the game," Department of Health and Human Services officials unveiled a broad framework for states to follow as they build their health insurance exchanges under the health reform law.
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| July 11, 2011
Exhibit Unravels Mysteries of Ancient Chinese Temples Through History, Science
An art exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington is bringing together art, history and science to solve the mysteries of Chinese temples that date back to the 6th century. Jeffery Brown reports.
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| July 11, 2011
As Shuttle Retires, What's NASA's New Mission?
After 30 years and millions of miles traveled, the 135th and final mission of NASA's space shuttle program blasted off Friday. Ray Suarez discusses the post-shuttle era of space exploration and NASA's future purpose with former astronaut Mae Jemison, former NASA official Eric Sterner and science correspondent Miles O'Brien.
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| July 11, 2011
Durbin: 'Slow Going' Inside Debt Limit Talks
President Obama and congressional leaders returned to the negotiating table Monday afternoon, but a deficit-reduction deal remains elusive as the Aug. 2 deadline nears for raising the debt limit. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments in the partisan stalemate with Sen. Dick Durban, D-Ill., and Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill.
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| July 11, 2011
'Betty Ford: The Real Deal' Charts Public Battles, Personal Triumphs
We've been looking back at the life of Betty Ford -- outspoken wife of President Gerald Ford, advocate for breast cancer awareness and activist for equality issues -- who died Friday at age 93.
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| July 11, 2011
Political Checklist: Watching the Obama-Boehner Debt-Talk Dance
Political Editor David Chalian and senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff sat down to assess President Obama's Monday news conference, which came ahead of the third round of debt limit negotiations at the White House.
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| July 11, 2011
Monday on the NewsHour: A Digital Visit to the Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan
Digital artist Jason Salavon has designed a way to let U.S. museum-goers experience the feeling of being in an ancient Chinese Buddhist temple without actually visiting one.
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| July 11, 2011
Yoram Bauman, Undismal Scientist
It was a moment of comic relief when first we encountered "standup economist" Yoram Bauman. Recently, we learned that Yoram was headed to China to explore the country's approach to the environment.. Would he be interested in chronicling the trip on video for Making Sen$e? we asked. The answer was yes.
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| July 11, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Excuse Me, Where Is Varick Street?'
Joy Katz is the author of two poetry collections, "The Garden Room" (2006, Tupelo Press) and "Fabulae" (2002, Southern Illinois University Press). She teaches in the graduate writing program at the University of Pittsburgh and is an editor-at-large for Pleiades.
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| July 11, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral was murdered over the weekend.
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| July 11, 2011
Obama: No Stopgap Extension on Debt Ceiling
President Obama said Monday that a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling will not be possible if Republicans are unwilling to compromise, but he declared: "We are going to get this done" by the Aug. 2 deadline.
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| July 11, 2011
Debt Ceiling Negotiations Enter Round 3
The debt and deficit negotiations are now aimed at accomplishing two goals. The first goal for all sides sitting around the table is to get a deal in place by Aug. 2 to avoid any negative impact on the economy. The second goal, which is being pursued concurrently, is to emerge from the talks as the political winner.
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| July 10, 2011
No Deal Yet After Sunday Debt Limit Meeting
Congressional leaders left the White House Sunday evening without news of a deal to reduce the federal deficit and raise the debt limit after meeting with President Obama for the second time on the issue.
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| July 8, 2011
Activist and First Lady Betty Ford Dies at Age 93
Betty Ford -- wife of President Gerald Ford, advocate for breast cancer awareness and activist for women's issues -- died Friday with her children around her at age 93.
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| July 8, 2011
Brooks and Marcus on Jobs Numbers, Debt Deal Reality, U.K. Media Scandal
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus walk through the week's top political news, including the ongoing debt-ceiling talks in Washington, the dismal June jobs numbers and what lessons the American media can take away from the News of the World scandal rocking Britain.
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| July 8, 2011
Big Sky Country Struggles With Yellowstone Oil Spill Aftermath
In Montana, contractors have been working 12 hours a day to soak up what they can of the estimated 42,000 gallons of crude oil that escaped into the Yellowstone River from a broken ExxonMobil pipeline. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Laurel, Mont., on the cleanup effort and health concerns for humans and wildlife.
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| July 8, 2011
How Will News of the World Scandal Affect Murdoch's Power, Media Empire?
The News of the World phone-hacking scandal that led to the tabloid's closure this weekend deepened Friday with the arrest of former editor Andrew Coulson and new allegations of a News Corp. cover-up. Ray Suarez discusses the latest developments with The Guardian's Richard Adams and Sarah Ellison of Vanity Fair.
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| July 8, 2011
NASA's Shuttle Era Winds Down With Bittersweet Moments, Grocery Run
Despite troublesome weather, space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit for the final time Friday with a four-person crew and a payload of food for the International Space Station. Judy Woodruff and science correspondent Miles O'Brien discuss this final mission, the end of the space shuttle era and what's next for NASA.
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| July 8, 2011
Dismal Unemployment Report Suggests Recovery May Be Stalling
The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent in June as employers added the fewest jobs in nine months. Jeffrey Brown discusses the grim jobs reading and the stubbornly high employment gap between black and white Americans with Pomona College's Cecilia Conrad and Mesirow Financial's Diane Swonk.
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| July 8, 2011
As Cuts Loom, Study Finds Medicaid Works
Medicaid makes a big difference to the health and financial stability of the poor, a new study concludes.
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| July 8, 2011
The Space Shuttle Era in 10 Stories
On the occasion of the last space shuttle launch, we looked back at some notable NewsHour coverage of the shuttle program over the years.
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| July 8, 2011
Canadians Feeling 'Relief' as Combat Mission Ends in Afghanistan
Canada is ending its combat mission in Afghanistan and shifting over to training Afghan forces ahead of a planned handover of security responsibilities in 2014. In the eyes of some Canadians, the transition couldn't have happened soon enough.
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| July 8, 2011
Montanans Worry About Fallout from Yellowstone Spill
Many people are worried that the state's reputation as a tourist attraction has been badly damaged by worldwide news coverage of an oil spill. Last Friday, a pipeline called the Silvertip released an estimated 42,000 gallons of crude oil into the storied Yellowstone River.
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| July 8, 2011
Jobs: the Dreary Data, a Desperate Viewer, a Pessimistic Professor
Goodness! U-7, our own measure of under-and unemployment, shot up to 18.6 percent this morning. This morning's job numbers: only 18,000 added in June. Combine that with downward revisions of jobs added the previous two months - minus 44,000 - and the American economy has 26,000 fewer jobs than was supposed a month ago.
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| July 8, 2011
Historian David McCullough's 'The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris'
Jeffrey Brown talks to historian David McCullough, author of "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris."
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| July 8, 2011
Scolding and Scheming: Politics at Its Best
The president knotted his tie and strode into the White House press briefing room Thursday to announce that he'd just concluded a "very constructive" meeting with members of Congress. You can tell it must have been "very constructive," because Mr. Obama employed the phrase twice in three minutes.
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| July 8, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, internet companies try a new practice for cracking down on media piracy.
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| July 8, 2011
Essence Music Festival 2011
Usher, Trey Songz, New Edition, Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott were among the performers at this year's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.
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| July 8, 2011
Unemployment Up to 9.2 Percent in June, Only 18,000 Jobs Added
Unemployment rose to 9.2 percent in June according to numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. Employers added a mere 18,000 jobs during the month, the worst performance in nine months.
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| July 8, 2011
Atlantis Lifts Off Into History, Launching Last Shuttle Mission
Mission managers remained cautiously hopeful on Friday morning as the countdown to the final launch of space shuttle Atlantis continued, despite a stormy weather forecast.
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| July 8, 2011
President Obama Gets His Monthly Jobs Report Card
A jobs report does not an election make, but the Obama economy is in a rut and the president is going to find it harder and harder each month to earn the patience of the American people.
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| July 7, 2011
NFL Great John Mackey's Death Renews Focus on Brain Trauma Worries
Pro Football Hall of Famer and legendary Baltimore Colts tight end John Mackey died Wednesday at age 69 after a struggle with dementia. Ray Suarez looks back at Mackey's work off the field fighting for his fellow players.
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| July 7, 2011
Condolence Letter Policy Shift Opens Conversation on Military Suicides
The White House announced this week that President Obama will now send condolences to families of troops who kill themselves in combat zones. Jeffrey Brown discusses the policy change and ongoing concerns over military suicides with retired Army Gen. Ronald Griffith and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's Paul Rieckhoff.
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| July 7, 2011
Will News of the World's Shuttering Change British Journalism Tactics?
News Corp. announced Thursday that its tabloid, News of the World, will cease to publish after 168 years, but reports have surfaced that sister publication, The Sun, might publish a Sunday edition in its place. Margaret Warner discusses the phone-hacking scandal responsible for the closure with The Observer's Ned Temko.
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| July 7, 2011
News Wrap: EPA Unveils New Power Plant Pollutants Rule
In other news Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule that power plants must install technology to reduce two pollutants -- sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Also, a new report found that Medicaid coverage could mean better health and financial security for millions more poor and uninsured Americans.
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| July 7, 2011
Can Obama, Congress Pull off a 'Big Deal' on Deficit Despite Political Perils?
President Obama and congressional leaders met Thursday to discuss how to raise the nation's debt limit. Judy Woodruff discusses the meeting, which President Obama called "constructive," and the political pitfalls confronting lawmakers with Naftali Bendavid of The Wall Street Journal and Andy Kohut of the Pew Research Center.
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| July 7, 2011
Budget Battle Closes in on Medicare, Medicaid
Few details have emerged from the closed-door deficit reduction talks, but members of both parties now admit one thing: Changes could be on the way for Medicare and Medicaid.
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| July 7, 2011
Pelosi: House Democrats Won't Support Entitlement Cuts in Debt-Limit Deal
While Republicans in the House and Senate have been declaring for weeks that they won't support any type of tax increase as part of a debt-limit deal, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi drew her own line in the sand Thursday: House Democrats won't support Social Security or Medicare benefits cuts as part of a deal.
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| July 7, 2011
As Tourists Return, How Will Service Worker Centers Feel in 2012?
If you want a scorecard for the behemoth we call the American economy, there is no shortage of measurements.
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| July 7, 2011
U.S. Orchestras Get Away for the Summer
For decades, several of America's top symphony orchestras have offered a series of concerts from their 'summer homes' -- venues designed to showcase the ensembles' lighter fare and attract new audiences.
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| July 7, 2011
Obama: White House Debt Limit Meeting 'Constructive,' but No Deal Yet
President Obama said Thursday that he had a very constructive meeting with congressional leaders about how to raise the nation's debt limit, but that they would meet again Sunday after weekend of staff- and member-level negotiating to reassess where the status of a deal stands.
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| July 7, 2011
Miles O'Brien: 'Mixed Emotions' Surround Final Space Shuttle Launch
The space shuttle Atlantis will be the last liftoff for NASA's shuttle program. Miles O'Brien reflects on his memories of covering dozens of launches.
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| July 7, 2011
How an English Investor Dabbled in Cleveland Real Estate... and Got Burned
As a follow-up to Tuesday's story on abandoned housing demolition in Cleveland, we're posting a short video. A show-and-tell about one vacant property, it covers all the bases - from the bank unloading to a middleman who put it up on the Internet with misleading photos, and finally a buyer snapping it up and now feeling rooked.
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| July 7, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a Boston theater landmark will go dark this weekend.
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| July 7, 2011
Obama, Congress Search for Grand Bargain on Debt Ceiling
At his news conference last week, President Obama called on members of Congress to "do something big" when it comes to raising the country's debt ceiling. It appears he plans to hammer home the point with top House and Senate lawmakers when they arrive at the White House Thursday morning.
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| July 6, 2011
Legendary Pitcher Clemens Faces Opening Day of Perjury Trial
Jury selection began Wednesday in the federal perjury trial of former pitching star Roger Clemens. The record-setting major leaguer was charged with lying to Congress about the use of steroids and human growth hormones. Ray Suarez discusses the charges and what to expect in the trial with Sports Illustrated's David Epstein.
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| July 6, 2011
Schoolhouse Shock: Report Finds Widespread Cheating by Atlanta Educators
A new report found that nearly 200 Atlanta school administrators, principals and teachers cheated to raise student test scores for as long as a decade. Gwen Ifill discusses the report's findings, and the problem that has surfaced in school districts across the country with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Heather Vogell.
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| July 6, 2011
State of Disagreement: Divisions Grow in Minnesota Budget Battle
Minnesota's government shutdown continued Wednesday as Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers remained at a standstill over spending and taxes. Judy Woodruff discusses how the state's budget divide compares to the nation's with The Star Tribune's Rachel Stassen-Berger and The Pew Center on the States' Susan Urahn.
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| July 6, 2011
Lawmakers Remain Divided on Deficit Fundamentals as Deadline Draws Closer
The Senate gave up its Fourth of July recess to focus on raising the U.S. debt ceiling, but there was no sign Wednesday that lawmakers were close to reaching an agreement on the basic divide: tax hikes vs. spending cuts. Kwame Holman reports on the latest developments in the negotiations.
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| July 6, 2011
News Wrap: Fort Hood Suspect to Be Tried in Military Court, Face Death Penalty
In other news Wednesday, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood attack, will be tried in a military court and could face the death penalty. He is charged with 13 counts of murder. Also, the U.S. capture of a Somali terror suspect triggered a dispute over the handling of such cases.
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| July 6, 2011
Twitter Town Hall Showcases Social Media's Political Potential
In a "Twitter town hall" Wednesday at the White House, people across the country tweeted questions for President Obama to answer. Jeffrey Brown discusses the town hall and how technology is changing politics with techPresident's Andrew Rasiej, The Brookings Institution's Darrell West and The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang.
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| July 6, 2011
President Reverses Policy on Condolence Letters
President Obama will begin sending condolence letters to the families of service members who commit suicide in combat zones, he announced Wednesday, reversing a longstanding policy.
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| July 6, 2011
Sparring Continues on Capitol Hill as Lawmakers Prepare to Meet with Obama
Lawmakers are continuing to stake their claim on two very different solutions to the deficit problem as leaders from both parties in both chambers of Congress prepare to meet with President Obama to continue talks on extending the nation's debt limit while reducing the deficit.
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| July 6, 2011
Judy Woodruff: Amid All the Debate Over Debt, Where Does Job Growth Fit In?
Judy Woodruff writes: "I came away from my interview with Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas on Tuesday's NewsHour still curious about the answer to this question: Why aren't employers hiring more people?"
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| July 6, 2011
Sarah Jaffe Adds Electricity to Eclectic Folk
Texan singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe's musical roots are definitely folk. But 25-year-old Jaffe is already feeling a little restless.
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| July 6, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a Picasso gets pilfered in San Francisco.
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| July 6, 2011
In Photos: China Trumps U.S. With World's Longest Sea Bridge
At 26.4 miles, the newly opened Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China entered the record books as the longest sea bridge in the world, surpassing Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which spans 23.8 miles.
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| July 6, 2011
@BarackObama Responds to Jobs, Deficit Questions in First Twitter Town Hall
In a live "Twitter town hall" meeting Wednesday, President Obama fielded tweeted questions about jobs, taxes and the debt-limit debate, sparred with the House Speaker John Boehner and asked American tweeters for their ideas to reduce the deficit.
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| July 6, 2011
Obama to Host Twitter Town Hall
Sure, President Obama may use his 2 p.m. ET Twitter event to move the ball rhetorically on the deficit talks, but his hosting of the first ever White House town hall on the popular micro-blogging social media site is well worth noting.
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| July 6, 2011
Somali Terror Suspect in U.S. Court
A Somali man, Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame, appeared in a New York City courtroom, months after he was detained in the Gulf of Aden on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities.
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| July 5, 2011
Schweitzer Confident of Full Oil Spill Cleanup, Future Pipelines Will Be OK
Three days after an ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured on the Yellowstone River, spewing 42,000 gallons of crude oil, crews are still scrambling to contain the spill but rising water levels blocked efforts to reach some of the soiled shoreline. Jeffrey Brown discusses the scope of the damage with Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer.
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| July 5, 2011
Raze the Roof: Cleveland Levels Vacant Homes to Revive Neighborhoods
Business correspondent Paul Solman reports from Cleveland on the economically troubled Ohio city's efforts to tear down thousands of empty foreclosed homes in hopes of putting eyesore and dangerous properties back to productive use -- perhaps as community gardens, new businesses or even a vineyard.
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| July 5, 2011
Sen. Cornyn to Obama: Take Tax Increases Off the Table
President Obama announced Tuesday that he will host bipartisan congressional leaders at the White House for continued talks on a deal to reduce the nation's deficit and raise its debt limit. Judy Woodruff discusses the negotiations with Republican John Cornyn of Texas, who sits on the Senate Budget and Finance committees.
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| July 5, 2011
American Painter Cy Twombly Dies at 83
Cy Twombly, the celebrated American painter, died Tuesday in Rome at the age of 83. Although a major figure in art, his large-scale paintings of scribbles, graffiti and unusual objects never quite fit the bounds of the major movements of the late 20th century like abstract expressionism or minimalism.
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| July 5, 2011
American Painter Cy Twombly Dies at 83
Celebrated American painter Cy Twombly, whose paintings featured scribbles, graffiti and unusual materials and who invigorated American post-War art alongside Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, has died. He was 83.
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| July 5, 2011
Medicare Coverage of Pricey Cancer Drugs Spark 'Rationing' Debate
As health care costs play an ever-increasing role in Washington's budget drama, Medicare officials announced last week they will continue to pay for two extremely expensive cancer treatments despite lingering questions about their effectiveness.
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| July 5, 2011
Weekly Poem: From 'Severance Songs'
Joshua Corey is the author of "Severance Songs" (Tupelo Press, 2011), "Fourier Series" (Spineless Books, 2005) "Selah" (Barrow Street, 2003) and two chapbooks. He teaches at Lake Forest College in Illinois.
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| July 5, 2011
Fannie Mae: What's Politics Got To Do With It?
Paul Solman answer a question from B Wilds in today's post: "Other than politics can you think of any reason the miserable failure Fannie Mae is still trading and not being dissolved and shuttered?"
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| July 5, 2011
Political Checklist: Congressional Debt Deadlock
In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian tells Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about viewing the 4th of July fireworks from the White House -- and the upcoming fireworks that President Obama is watching even more closely.
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| July 5, 2011
'Microsleep' Software Doubles Battery Life of Connected Gadgets
No matter how fancy mobile gadgets get, they're useless when their batteries run out. Laptop, tablet and smart phone batteries are being asked to do more despite no real breakthroughs in battery technology hitting the market.
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| July 5, 2011
Congress Gets Back to Work on Debt Ceiling
The debt/deficit problem facing the country didn't go away over the Fourth of July holiday. As Aaron Sorkin's fictional President Bartlet once said, "My point is this: Break's over."
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| July 5, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the opening of the Joffrey Ballet's coming season could be canceled because of a contract dispute between the ballet company.
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| July 4, 2011
Behind the Scenes of D.C.'s 'Capitol Fourth' Fireworks Display
Fireworks will be illuminating the skies in cities across the country on this Fourth of July holiday. Among the classic destinations is the fireworks show at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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| July 4, 2011
From Josh Ritter, a Song That Became a Debut Novel
"Bright's Passage," the debut novel by singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, details a young man's return home from World War I. Jeffrey Brown and the musician-turned-novelist discuss his first work of fiction.
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| July 4, 2011
Report: Female Journalists Facing More Risks, Intimidation Abroad
A new report sheds light on sexual attacks on journalist working overseas. Margaret Warner discusses the findings with Lauren Wolfe of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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| July 4, 2011
Chefs Cook Up Ideas for Healthy School Lunches
A pair of chefs has stepped out of their kitchens and into school cafeterias to lend their services in hopes of crafting healthier menus for school lunches. Betty Ann Bowser has this encore report.
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| July 4, 2011
NBA, NFL Labor Disputes May Leave Fans With Little to Cheer
Professional football and basketball are both grappling with major labor disputes that may leave players, and fans, locked out. Judy Woodruff discusses the story with EPSN's Kevin Blackistone and The New York Times' Howard Beck.
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| July 4, 2011
Campaign Cash Race Is on for GOP '12 Contenders, Obama Campaign
Republican presidential contenders spent the July 4 holiday on the campaign trail. Lately most have spent their time feverishly dialing for the dollars they will need to support their campaigns. NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian updates us on the race for campaign cash.
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| July 4, 2011
News Wrap: Cleanup Effort Underway After Oil Spill Hits Yellowstone River
In other news Monday, a major cleanup effort is underway in Montana after an oil spill spewed up to 42,000 gallons into the Yellowstone River. The ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured late Friday near the town of Laurel.
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| July 4, 2011
Fourth of July Celebrations Draw Families, Troops and Presidential Hopefuls
Americans at home and abroad celebrated Independence Day with parades, barbeques, and fireworks. Judy Woodruff reports on how Americans celebrated Independence Day here and abroad.
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| July 4, 2011
Josh Ritter Reads From His Novel, 'Bright's Passage'
Josh Ritter reads from his novel, "Bright's Passage," and performs his song, "Girl in the War."
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| July 4, 2011
The 9 Deadly Diseases That Plagued George Washington
George Washington is a mainstay of history books for fighting everything from the British Empire to a cherry tree, but his private battles may have been the fiercest.
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| July 4, 2011
A Fireworks Show for the Nation
Fireworks will be illuminating the skies in cities across the country on this July 4 holiday. Among the classic destinations for Independence Day displays is the fireworks show on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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| July 4, 2011
Chew On This: Muscles Used for Munching Underwent Significant Evolutionary Shift
Fish do it. Lizards do it. Cows do it. Get your heads out of the gutter, readers. We're talking about chewing.
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| July 4, 2011
One Can Still 'Rock' Out to 'Fireworks,' 35 Years Later
Fireworks have become synonymous with Fourth of July celebrations, from large explosions of colors that light up the night sky over your town to small sparklers that can be enjoyed from your own yard. Songwriter Lynn Ahrens discovered in 1976 that fireworks could also be a tool for education.
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| July 4, 2011
Oil Spill Cleanup in Yellowstone River, Shinawatra Named Thai Prime Minister
Teams of federal and Exxon Mobile workers in Montana are trying to contain and assess the damage from tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil that gushed from a ruptured pipe beneath the banks of the Yellowstone River over the weekend.
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| July 1, 2011
'Life on Mars' Author Explores Humans' Relationship With Universe Through Poetry
"Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book, explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her Brooklyn home.
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| July 1, 2011
Shields, Gerson on Bachmann, Parties' Willingness to Budge on Spending, Taxes
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson dissect the week's top political news, including President Obama's rebuke of Congress for the stalled debt-ceiling talks, what created the housing bubble and Rep. Michele Bachmann's formal foray into the 2012 presidential race.
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| July 1, 2011
Protecting Its Fannie: How Mortgage Giant Primed the Bubble, Covered Its Assets
As part of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman reports on the new book, "Reckless Endangerment," which argues that for the past 20 years, Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise that increases money for homeownership, pursued profits for itself and bought risky loans that inflated a housing bubble that eventually burst.
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| July 1, 2011
News Wrap: Minnesota's Government Shuts Down After Failed Budget Deal
In other news Friday, Minnesota's state government was closed for business. The shutdown began after Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders failed to reach a budget deal. Also, new abortion laws are being challenged in Kansas and South Dakota.
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| July 1, 2011
In Strauss-Kahn Case, All Eyes on Accuser's Statements
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, was released from house arrest Friday after a court hearing. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state of the charges Strauss-Kahn still faces with Bloomberg Television's Sara Eisen and Loyola Law School's Laurie Levenson.
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| July 1, 2011
Strauss-Kahn Released From House Arrest as Case Enters Legal Limbo
After a court hearing Friday in New York, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, was released from house arrest, but he still faces charges of sexual assault on a hotel maid. Jeffrey Brown reports on the latest developments in the high-profile case.
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| July 1, 2011
Gwen's Take: The View from Aspen
ASPEN -- Since we established in this space that I am a professional skeptic, I arrived at the Aspen Ideas Festival -- a kind of Rocky Mountain think-fest -- prepared for a pretty dreary recounting of where the nation stands right now.
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| July 1, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz, Barney Frank Respond to 'Reckless Endangerment' Allegations
New York Times finance specialist Gretchen Morgenson and co-author Josh Rosner, a longtime housing analyst, talk about their new bestseller, "Reckless Endangerment" (no. 17 on the Times list this week). The book is a sustained indictment of Washington's role in the housing crisis and highlights the role of Fannie Mae.
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| July 1, 2011
'And If Elected I'll Fix the Housing Market' ... Probably Not
As the economic troubles that began with the last recession drag on and on, the drop in housing prices and construction is, correctly, labeled as a key problem. And it is big topic among 2012 presidential hopefuls.
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| July 1, 2011
Conversation: Eleanor Henderson, Author of 'Ten Thousand Saints'
Jeffrey Brown talks to Eleanor Henderson, author of "Ten Thousand Saints," a novel that's garnering strong reviews for its treatment of teens, an underground youth culture and troubled family relationships.
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| July 1, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Brandeis University promises not to sell the Rose Art collection.
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| July 1, 2011
Global Health Twitter Roundup
The NewsHour's global health unit is starting a new feature, highlighting what's new in the Twitterverse for our readers. Check out our Tweet picks from the world of global health this week.
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| July 1, 2011
Hamming Up the Airwaves
An estimated 30,000 hams across the country set up transmitters in public places this weekend to show off the emergency communications capabilities of their hobby, and to possibly attract new amateur radio enthusiasts.
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| July 1, 2011
Strauss-Kahn Legal Case in Doubt, Prosecutors Look at CIA Detainee Deaths
The legal case against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn appears to be in doubt after prosecutors in New York raised questions about the credibility of his accuser.
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| July 1, 2011
As Debt Deadline Looms, Leaders Remain Far From Agreement
Washington's debt talk theater delivered an encore presentation Thursday, with Obama administration officials and Republicans in Congress trading verbal jabs, one day after the president admonished lawmakers for not acting with a sense of urgency to raise the federal government's $14.3 borrowing limit.
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June 30, 2011
Are Social Media Services the Next Tech Bubble?
The estimated value of tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn is soaring, but could another tech bubble be building? Ray Suarez discusses the social media services that are at the center of this question with Fortune magazine's Jessi Hempel and Forrester Research's Josh Bernoff.
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| June 30, 2011
Denver Hospital Sets the Bar for Patient Safety
As many as 96,000 people are estimated to die every year from an infection or a medical mistake after going into the hospital. And almost all of those deaths are preventable. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from a Denver hospital that has the lowest mortality rate of any academic medical center in the country.
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| June 30, 2011
White House Chief of Staff Daley: U.S. Default 'Will Not Happen'
White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley speaks with Jeffrey Brown about stalled debt talks and President Obama scolding Congress in his Wednesday news conference.
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| June 30, 2011
Governments Push for Austerity, but Can it Really Revive Growth?
Greek Parliament passed a bill to implement a new austerity plan Thursday, and Britain was in the throes of a national civil servant strike. Margaret Warner discusses whether austerity measures will likely help those countries with MIT's Simon Johnson and Mark Weisbort of the Center of Economic Policy and Research.
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| June 30, 2011
New Counterterrorism Plan Too Narrow, Some Analysts Say
One day after the White House released its counterterrorism strategy to conquer al-Qaida and its partners, the Defense Department announced the death of a leader of the Haqqani terrorist network.
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| June 30, 2011
Colbert on Campaign Finance: 'I Am a Super PAC and So Can You'
The Federal Election Commission told comedian Stephen Colbert Thursday that he can use his television program's resources to support his political action committee -- known as a Super PAC -- but some major expenses must be disclosed.
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| June 30, 2011
Doctors Tell Congress How to Rein in Prescription Drug Abuse
More than 125 physicians descended on Capitol Hill this week to demand some relief in their fight against prescription drug addiction.
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| June 30, 2011
Troubled By Our Pension Post? Here's Our Response
Our blog post on pension contributions received a supposed "correction" which itself generated some reaction. We reproduce "DougMartin10th's" original comment and my response below. Even further below, two additional takes on DM10.
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| June 30, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the South Carolina Arts Commission escapes elimination.
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| June 30, 2011
Obama Tells Congress to 'Get it Done'; Will Lawmakers Listen?
The view down Pennsylvania Avenue from the U.S. Capitol to the White House might seem a bit longer than normal Thursday following the scolding President Obama gave Republican leaders for their approach to negotiations on raising the debt ceiling.
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| June 29, 2011
Vietnam's 'Haunting' of Post-War Presidents Explored in New Book
"Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama," written by the father and daughter team of Marvin and Deborah Kalb, examines the war's lingering grip on several generations of civilian leaders and military strategists. Judy Woodruff and the authors discuss the shadow still cast by America's "lost war."
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| June 29, 2011
Mythbusters' Adam Savage on Finding the Fun and the 'Danger' in Science
On Wednesday's NewsHour, science correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at a growing effort to get kids more enthused about science, engineering and math: "Maker Faire" in San Mateo, Calif.
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| June 29, 2011
Can DIY Movement Fix a Crisis in U.S. Science Education?
Miles O'Brien reports from a gathering in California on a growing movement that embraces the art of making cool things and a quirky do-it-yourself spirit. Supporters see "making" as one way to overcome a crisis in American science and math education.
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| June 29, 2011
Health Reform Law's Supporters Encouraged by Appeals Court Ruling
In the legal saga playing out over the health reform law, the Obama administration picked up a victory Wednesday: For the first time, a federal appeals court ruled on the case and voted 2-1 that the measure is constitutional.
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| June 29, 2011
Debt Battle Growing More Urgent, but GOP, Democrats Not Budging Yet
At a White House news conference Wednesday, President Obama insisted that congressional leaders put everything on the table, including spending, benefits programs and tax increases, in order to reach a debt limit deal. Jeffrey Brown discusses ongoing negotiations with Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J.
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| June 29, 2011
CT Scans Can Help Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Finds
It's official: CT scans reduce the risk of death for heavy smokers with lung cancer by 20 percent compared to chest X-rays.
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| June 29, 2011
NewsHour Connect: The End of Collective Bargaining in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's controversial new collective bargaining law - which brought tens of thousands of protesters to the state capitol in February - takes effect on Wednesday. Hari Sreenivasan spoke to Micki Maynard of Changing Gears about the impact.
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| June 29, 2011
The Socio-Economic Significance of Food Deserts
What difference does living in a food desert make? Is it simply a matter of inconvenience? If food deserts only mean that people need to walk farther or rely on public transportation in order to buy healthy foods like fruits and vegetables, is that so bad? In a word, yes.
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| June 29, 2011
Ever Been Rejected by Poetry Magazine? You're in Very Good Company
The Poetry Foundation opened its new home in Chicago last weekend, and as it celebrates this achievement, we decided it would be fun to ask for people's stories about being rejected from the foundation's time-honored literary journal, Poetry magazine. If you're a writer and you've sent out work to journals, you know the feeling.
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| June 29, 2011
A Cautious, Smiling Christine Lagarde
So the synchronized French swim champ with accent-free English whom we interviewed last summer in Paris, Christine Lagarde, will run the IMF. What did we learn from that interview? That she was a key architect of the European bail-out plan last year, a plan now in the process of re-implementation.
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| June 29, 2011
As IMF's New Chief, Will Lagarde 'Keep Smiling'?
So the synchronized French swim champ with accent-free English whom we interviewed last summer in Paris, Christine Lagarde, will run the IMF. What did we learn from that interview?
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| June 29, 2011
California Voters Ask: What Happened to Our State?
A remarkable thing happened in California this past weekend. Voters came together to talk about how to get their state government back on track. Remarkably, there was little yelling -- mostly they listened respectfully to one another. Judy Woodruff reflects in this Rundown post.
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| June 29, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture notes, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's design firm is appealing the $1.85 million tax bill delivered by government authorities shortly after Ai was released from nearly three months in detention.
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| June 29, 2011
Watch Live: President Obama's News Conference
Watch President Obama's news conference live from the East Room of the White House Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
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| June 29, 2011
Obama to Hold News Conference Amid Debt Ceiling Talks
The last time President Obama held a major news conference, an earthquake and tsunami had just struck Japan, the revolt in Libya was a month old, a budget deal had yet to be hammered out to avert a government shutdown, the unemployment rate was below 9 percent, and the president had yet to declare he is running for re-election.
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| June 28, 2011
Roberts Court Wraps up Term, Leaving Significant Conservative Mark
The Supreme Court wrapped up its final cases Monday, completing a year of action in which its conservative majority left a significant legal mark. Gwen Ifill discusses the major decisions that came out of the Roberts court this term with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and Tom Goldstein, founder of SCOTUSblog.com.
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| June 28, 2011
Minds, Machines Merge to Offer New Hope for Overcoming Impairments
Scientists are creating a new generation of artificial body parts to help people with disabilities see, walk, swim, grip and run among other things. Miles O'Brien reports on the latest advances in prosthetics.
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| June 28, 2011
News Wrap: Taliban Claim Responsibility for Kabul Hotel Attack
In other news Tuesday, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb attack on Kabul's InterContinental Hotel. Also, Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen lent his support for President Obama's Afghanistan troop drawdown plan.
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| June 28, 2011
Latest Housing Prices 64% Below Peak
This month's Case-Shiller Home Price Index is out and, rather than paraphrase or plagiarize Phil Izzo's succinct account for The Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics blog, how about we reproduce it?
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| June 28, 2011
Latest Housing Prices: Down 64% From Their Peak
This month's Case-Shiller index is out and, rather than paraphrase or plagiarize Phil Izzo's succinct account on the Wall Street Journal blog, Real Time Economics, how about we reproduce it?
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| June 28, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Georgi Borrisov in Paris'
John Balaban is the author of 12 books of poetry and prose, including four volumes which together have won the Academy of American Poets' Lamont prize, a National Poetry Series Selection and two nominations for the National Book Award. He is poet-in-residence and professor of English at North Carolina State University.
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| June 28, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture notes, the Supreme Court overturns a ban on selling violent video games to children.
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| June 28, 2011
President Obama, Palin Head to Iowa
The Iowa caucuses are a little less than eight months away, but the Hawkeye State will be the center of the political universe Tuesday as it plays host to President Obama and former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
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| June 27, 2011
After N.Y. Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law, What's Next for Proponents, Foes?
Thousands of marchers and spectators at New York City's annual LGBT Pride March this weekend hailed the state's brand-new same-sex marriage law. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state Legislature's vote with the National Organization for Marriage's Maggie Gallagher and Democratic New York Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell.
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| June 27, 2011
Bachmann Enters GOP Field With Jolt of Tea Party Energy
Michele Bachmann chose her birthplace, Waterloo, Iowa, to announce her formal bid for the GOP presidential nomination on Monday. Judy Woodruff discusses the launch of her campaign with Des Moines Register political columnist Kathie Obradovich.
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| June 27, 2011
Blagojevich Joins Ranks of Illinois Gubernatorial Convicts
After 10 days of deliberations, a federal jury convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday of trying to sell President Obama's former Senate seat, and of trying to extort executives for campaign donations. Hari Sreenisvasan discusses the trial and pending sentencing with Phil Ponce of WTTW's "Chicago Tonight."
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| June 27, 2011
Citing Violence in Fairy Tales, Justices Strike Down Calif. Video Game Law
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling to throw out California's ban on the sale and rental of violent video games to minors. In a separate decision, the court struck down a provision of Arizona's campaign finance system. Gwen Ifill discusses the rulings with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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| June 27, 2011
Blagojevich Found Guilty on Corruption Charges
Jurors found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on nearly all counts he faced in a retrial, including charges that he tried to sell President Obama's open U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich had denied any wrongdoing.
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| June 27, 2011
Study: BPA Makes Male Mice Less Masculine
A new study released Monday shows that exposure to a common ingredient in plastic bottles and packaging can cause male mice to act like females. The lead author of the study discusses its significance for humans.
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| June 27, 2011
Political Checklist: N.Y. Enacts Same-Sex Marriage, Bachmann Enters Race
In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff join Hari Sreenivasan for a look at the latest official GOP hopeful and New York's new same-sex marriage law.
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| June 27, 2011
Some Very Specific Mortgage Questions -- and Answers
Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news. Paul addresses three queries on housing in Monday's post.
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| June 27, 2011
Supreme Court: Calif. Can't Ban Sale of Violent Games to Minors
In a 7-2 decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that California's ban the sale of violent video games to minors was unconstitutional.
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| June 27, 2011
Bachmann Rides Momentum Into Race for GOP Nomination
The 2012 GOP presidential field will get a serious jolt of Tea Party fervor Monday when Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann formally kicks off her campaign in Waterloo, Iowa. She couldn't have picked a better time to launch a bid if she tried.
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| June 25, 2011
New York Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law; Supporters Rejoice
Celebrations erupted in the streets of New York on Friday, after a late night vote in the state legislature sent a same-sex marriage bill to Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law.
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| June 24, 2011
'Just One More Thing': Remembering Peter Falk, TV's 'Columbo'
Actor Peter Falk died Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was best known for playing the rumpled TV detective, Columbo, for 30 years. Jim Lehrer reports.
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| June 24, 2011
Author Oscar Hijuelos Tackles His Toughest Subject: Himself
In "Thoughts Without Cigarettes: A Memoir," author Oscar Hijuelos paints a self-portrait of an artist as a "very uptight young man." Ray Suarez talks to the Pulitzer Prize winner about how early success changed his life.
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| June 24, 2011
Shields, Brooks on GOP Tax Divide, Obama's Troop Drawdown, Debt Ceiling Debate
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the breakdown in bipartisan budget and deficit talks, the House's rebuke of President Obama over war powers and the Libya mission, and the president's new troop withdrawal timetable for the Afghan war.
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| June 24, 2011
Cracks Emerge in Republican Opposition to Raising Taxes to Curb Deficit
Bipartisan budget deficit talks led by Vice President Joe Biden reached an impasse Thursday over Republican objections to raising taxes. Judy Woodruff reports on the debate within the Republican Party over how to curb the deficit.
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| June 24, 2011
Flood Threat Creates 'Psychological Roller Coaster' in Minot, N.D.
The Souris River in Minot, N.D., hit a record high Friday and kept on rising. Margaret Warner and Minot City Council President Dean Frantsvog discuss what residents and the city are doing to quell the threat from flood waters.
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| June 24, 2011
U.S. Role in Libya Rankles Congress, Revives Questions on War Authority
The House rendered a split decision on Libya Friday, rejecting an authorization of U.S. military involvement, but stopping short of ending funding for the mission. Jeffrey Brown discusses the fight between the White House and Congress with Norman Ornstein of The American Enterprise Institute and The Takeaway's Todd Zwillich.
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| June 24, 2011
House Rebukes White House Over Libya Authorization
The House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly rejected formal authorization of the U.S. military involvement in Libya, but also voted down an attempt to cut off money for the operation. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| June 24, 2011
Gwen's Take: The Skeptics vs. the Cynics
I am a great champion of the notion that it helps to be skeptical, but hurts to be cynical. But weeks like this one make it tough to distinguish between the two.
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| June 24, 2011
A Skeptic's Guide to the 2012 Debate Over Manufacturing Job Losses
In the next few Patchwork Nation posts, we'll explain why voters expecting the next president to turn the economy around in a big way are likely to be disappointed. In this post: the problems for manufacturing and a skeptic's primer on the economy.
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| June 24, 2011
Brooke Gladstone's Graphic Commentary of Media's 'Influencing Machine'
Brooke Gladstone is the long time co-host and managing director of WNYC's On The Media. Her new book about media in society is "The Influencing Machine," a comic book illustrated by Josh Neufeld.
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| June 24, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, "Harry Potter" series author J.K. Rowling's new interactive website, Pottermore.com, has upset traditional bookstores.
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| June 24, 2011
House Rejects Measure to Authorize Libya Mission for a Year
The House of Representatives voted 295-123 Friday against a measure to authorize U.S. involvement in Libya for another year, formally registering an objection to President Obama's authorization of NATO-led air strikes. The measure is likely symbolic since it is not expected to passed in the Senate.
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| June 24, 2011
Sneak Peek At a Rust Belt Success Story
Paul Solman headed to the Midwest for a story on an unlikely gem in the rusting industrial belt: Lincoln Electric, where there's an average salary of $70,000 and a guaranteed no-layoff policy.
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| June 24, 2011
With Debt Talks Stalled, It's Up to Obama and Boehner
With five weeks to go before the U.S. government could begin defaulting on its financial obligations, it's now up to President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to settle the differences between their two parties over raising the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling.
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| June 23, 2011
Rock Legend Paul Simon: 'I Wouldn't Change Anything, Even the Mistakes'
Musical legend Paul Simon recently went on tour with his latest album, "So Beautiful or So What," plus his classic hits. Jeffrey Brown caught up with the singer-songwriter to discuss his new album, the art of songwriting and his outlook on life and music just ahead of his 70th birthday.
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| June 23, 2011
The 'Long, Dark and Dirty' Story of Whitey Bulger's Career and Capture
James "Whitey" Bulger, the legendary Boston crime boss and one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted, was arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif. Margaret Warner speaks with with Boston University's Dick Lehr about the notorious fugitive's career, influence on Hollywood and how he hid from authorities for 16 years.
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| June 23, 2011
White House, GOP Budget Deficit Talks Hit a Wall: Now What?
Budget deficit negotiations between Vice President Joe Biden and GOP lawmakers broke down Thursday after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out over the question of raising taxes. Judy Woodruff discusses the breakdown and what's ahead with The Washington Post's Lori Montgomery and The Wall Street Journal's Damian Paletta.
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| June 23, 2011
Gates: I Was ' Strong Advocate' for Afghanistan Surge to End in Summer 2012
In an interview Thursday with Jim Lehrer, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates discussed President Obama's new timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, how he would define success in that war and the chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban plus the U.S. role in Libya and his tenure at the Pentagon.
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| June 23, 2011
Obama Solicits Support for Afghanistan Drawdown Amid Varied Reactions
President Obama announced Wednesday that 10,000 U.S. troops are slated to leave Afghanistan by the end of this year and another 23,000 will pull out by the end of 2012. Kwame Holman reports on the range of responses to the president's withdrawal timetable from Washington to Kabul.
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| June 23, 2011
Margaret Warner: Petraeus Soldiers On
Margaret Warner on the Senate hearings to confirm Gen. David Petraeus as CIA director, a day after the president announced plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan more rapidly than he had advised.
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| June 23, 2011
Gates: Chances of Negotiated Settlement With Taliban 'Probably Good'
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a NewsHour interview Thursday that the realistic chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban to end the Afghan war "are probably good."
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| June 23, 2011
Obama and Boehner Take Center Stage as Republicans Walk From Biden Talks
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., announced Thursday that they were pulling out of the deficit reduction and debt-limit extension negotiations led by Vice President Biden.
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| June 23, 2011
Angry Times in California
California's Legislature is terribly unpopular. In March, just 16 percent of the public approved of the job they were doing. So there was a collective cheer you could almost hear when the state controller announced he was not going to pay legislators starting June 15, because they failed to produce a truly balanced budget.
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| June 23, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some recent arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| June 23, 2011
15 Tips to Combat Obesity in Babies
Chubby cheeks for babies may not be so cute after all. A report released Thursday afternoon by the Institute of Medicine offers a stark reminder that obese babies often become obese adults -- and a series of simple steps could help reverse the trend.
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| June 23, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a stagehand for "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" died backstage on Wednesday.
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| June 23, 2011
Obama's Middle Ground Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place
By seeking the middle ground in unwinding U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, President Obama now finds himself on an island.
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| June 22, 2011
Is Your Pension Safe? States Struggle With Pricey Challenges
As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports from Rhode Island on the struggles that states are facing over how to calculate investment returns for public pension funds to keep them fully funded.
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| June 22, 2011
Al Gore's Critique Sparks Debate Over Obama's Record on Global Warming
In a "Rolling Stone" article, former Vice President Al Gore criticized President Obama's record on climate change. Gwen Ifill discusses what Mr. Obama has and hasn't done with The Center for International Policy's Glenn Hurowitz, The Center for American Progress' Daniel Weiss and The American Enterprise Institute's Ken Green.
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| June 22, 2011
How Will Drawdown Affect U.S. Mission in Afghanistan?
In a primetime address Wednesday, President Obama will unveil his plan for the size and pace of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff discusses the politics influencing the president's decisions with The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus and The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol.
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| June 22, 2011
Obama Picks Pace of Drawdown From Afghanistan, America's Longest War
President Obama is widely expected to announce Wednesday evening that 5,000 U.S. troops will head home this summer from Afghanistan and another 5,000 will leave before the end of the year. Gwen Ifill and Margaret Warner preview what's expected in the president's speech and the plan for withdrawing from the nation's longest war.
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| June 22, 2011
Weekly Poem: From 'The Last Usable Hour'
Deborah Landau is the author of "Orchidelirium," which won the Anhinga Prize for Poetry, and "The Last Usable Hour" (2011, Copper Canyon Press). She is the director of the NYU Creative Writing Program.
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| June 22, 2011
Can Investment Assumptions Worsen the State Pension Fund Crisis?
We look at how much states assume their investments will provide for public pensions with an interactive map that shows how sobering the forecast can be.
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| June 22, 2011
McConnell: We Shouldn't Talk About Default Consequences
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday he wasn't interested in discussing the negative economic consequences that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said are inevitable if Congress does not agree to raise the federal debt ceiling by August 2nd, and instead focus on negotiations.
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| June 22, 2011
Oceans Face Mass Extinctions, New Report Warns
When 27 marine experts from a half-dozen countries met in England this April for a workshop on the state of the oceans, they knew the news would not be good.
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| June 22, 2011
Students in 'Dropout Factory' Schools Explore Why Kids Quit
Nationally, about 70 percent of U.S. students graduate on time with a regular diploma, according to data compiled by Education Week. For Hispanic and African American students, the proportion drops to about 50 percent.
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| June 22, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Ai Weiwei was reportedly freed from prison.
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| June 22, 2011
FDA Lays Out Global Strategy to Monitor for Dangerous Foods, Drugs
In an unusual special report Monday, the Food and Drug Administration laid out a strategy it hopes will help it do a better job of policing America's food and drug supply.
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| June 22, 2011
President Obama Faces Difficult Test in Afghan Speech
President Obama has to tout the real successes in the war effort (killing of Osama bin Laden, diminishing al-Qaida's strength, increasing Afghan military and police capacity to protect their own nation) while also arguing for why a major presence of U.S. troops is still needed for years to come.
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| June 21, 2011
JPMorgan to Pay $153 Million to Settle SEC Fraud Charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $153 million to settle charges of misleading investors in the housing market. Judy Woodruff discusses the settlement and back story with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jesse Eisinger of ProPublica.
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| June 21, 2011
Cigarette Warnings Get Graphic, but Will Smokers Be Deterred?
The biggest change to cigarette pack health warnings in 25 years came Tuesday when the FDA released nine graphic color images that will cover the entire top half of cigarette packs beginning next year. Margaret Warner discusses the new warnings with FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg.
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| June 21, 2011
Huntsman Joins GOP 2012 Field, Touting Varied Resume, Hobbies
Former two-time Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman ended months of speculation Tuesday by officially launching his campaign for president at New Jersey's Liberty State Park. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian discuss Huntsman's presidential prospects and the developing GOP presidential field.
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| June 21, 2011
Obama Preps Afghanistan Drawdown, but Debate Lingers on End Goals
President Obama will announce plans for the initial U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan Wednesday. Jeffrey Brown discusses what the president's options are with retired Army Lt. Col. John Nagl of the Center for a New American Security, author Phyllis Bennis and Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progess.
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| June 21, 2011
Obama to Unveil Timetable for U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
White House officials confirmed that President Obama will announce plans for the initial U.S. troop drawdown from Afghanistan in a primetime speech Wednesday night. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| June 21, 2011
Live Coverage On-Air and Online: Obama's Afghan War Drawdown Speech
President Obama will address the nation in a primetime speech Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET to announce his decision on the scope and pace of a U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan.
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| June 21, 2011
Mad Hatter v. Baaad Hatter: You Voted and the Winner Is...
...that Hero of Haberdashery, Champ of Chapeaux, el Senor de Sombreros and Fliest of Fedoras -- my hat!
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| June 21, 2011
Snake Genome Suggests Treatments for Human Heart Disease
Snakes have been around for some 150 million years, but their ancient physiology might hold some important clues to developing new drugs.
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| June 21, 2011
Kerry, McCain Introduce Resolution to Authorize Limited U.S. Role in Libya
Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced a resolution in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday that would authorize a limited military presence in Libya, heading off an effort in the U.S. House to cut off funding for the military intervention.
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| June 21, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Katherine G. Farley, chairwoman of Lincoln Center, is involved in developing two projects in China.
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| June 21, 2011
What You Might Have Missed
As we said earlier, while Art Beat may have been down for the last three weeks, we were still producing stories. Here they are, in case you missed them.
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| June 21, 2011
New Cigarette Warning Labels Pack More Visual Punch
Graphic images of diseased lungs, discolored teeth and dead bodies will soon greet smokers every time they reach for a cigarette. On Tuesday morning, the Food and Drug Administration unveiled nine new warning labels that will cover the upper half of every cigarette package starting in October 2012.
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| June 21, 2011
Huntsman Formally Launches Bid for GOP Nomination
Jon Huntsman, former Utah governor and ambassador to China under President Obama, formally announced his candidacy Tuesday morning in Jersey City, N.J.
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| June 21, 2011
Obama Set to Announce Afghanistan Troop Drawdown
President Obama is set to make a highly-anticipated announcement in a Wednesday address on the number of U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan beginning in July.
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| June 21, 2011
Huntsman to Launch Campaign With Biography, Style Up Front
One truism of American presidential politics is that biography is not destiny. But biography is a key gateway for a huge swath of voters to decide whether or not a candidate is worth giving a hearing.
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| June 20, 2011
Remembering the Life of 'E Street Band' Saxophonist Clarence Clemons
Saxophonist Clarence Clemons died on Saturday at the age of 69 from complications from a stroke. Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at the musician's career.
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| June 20, 2011
Study: Food Allergies in Children Becoming More Common, Severe
A new study out Monday find that children's food allergies are now more common, and more severe. Gwen Ifill discusses the findings with Dr. Ruchi Gupta, the lead author of the study.
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| June 20, 2011
N.Y. Teacher Takes Students on a Virtual Trip to Learn Realities of Refugee Life
A high school teacher in New York City decided to set aside the usual curriculum and take her students on a virtual five week journey to the Middle East to learn about the millions who have fled the war in Iraq and became refugees. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports.
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| June 20, 2011
Ruling on Wal-Mart Gender Bias May Reshape Class-Action Claims
A landmark Supreme Court ruling Monday rejected a class-action gender bias lawsuit against retail giant Wal-Mart. Jeffrey Brown talks to two legal experts about the wider impact on class-action claims.
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| June 20, 2011
Amid Push for Talks With Taliban, Where Do Rights of Afghan Women Fit In?
Three Afghan women, influential figures in politics, business and non-governmental organizations, were in Washington last week meeting with senior members of the Obama administration and Congress on the topic of negotiating peace with the Taliban. Margaret Warner gets their views on the situation in their country.
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| June 20, 2011
News Wrap: White House Defends Obama's Authority on Libya
In other news Monday, White House officials defended the president's stance that the U.S. mission in Libya does not constitute hostilities, amid reports that the Department of Justice and the Pentagon disagreed.
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| June 20, 2011
Justices Rule on Wal-Mart Discrimination, Global Warming Lawsuits
In two major decisions Monday, the Supreme Court threw out the largest class-action lawsuit in history and rejected a global warming lawsuit against power compannies. Gwen Ifill discusses the rulings with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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| June 20, 2011
Study: Severe Food Allergies More Common Among Children
One in 13 American children have a food allergy -- far more than previously reported, according to a study released Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
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| June 20, 2011
Making Sense: Not-So-Simple Solman
Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Monday's query considers whether Paul's audience understands what he's talking about.
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| June 20, 2011
Supreme Court Blocks Class-Action Gender Bias Suit Against Wal-Mart
The Supreme Court has ruled to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart stores.
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| June 20, 2011
Political Checklist: Huntsman Ready to Jump Into 2012 Fray
Gwen Ifill and David Chalian marvel at the fact that more Republican candidates, including former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, are getting into the 2012 race in late June.
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| June 20, 2011
Medicare Advisory Group Urges Closer Look at Costs for MRIs, CT Scans
With fresh attention on the powers of a new independent panel that will be created under the health reform law, there's been growing debate around a recommendation from an existing panel -- one calling for reduced payments and fewer MRIs.
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| June 20, 2011
'Apache 8' Fight Arizona Wildfires
For 30 years, the all-female Apache 8 unit has protected their reservation from fire and also responded to wildfires around the nation.
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| June 20, 2011
Syria's Assad Addresses Nation, New Web Domain Suffixes Approved
Also: Wildfires force more evacuations in Arizona, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan responds to Karzai comments, and IAEA head calls for stricter nuclear safety regulations.
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| June 20, 2011
The Morning Line: Perry Weighs White House Run
Texas Gov. Rick Perry roused the audience at the Republican Leadership Conference over the weekend, leading many to wonder if he will make a run for the White House.
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| June 17, 2011
'Unlikely Brothers' Chronicles Forging of a Unique Bond for 2 Men
Siblings don't always have to share a mother or a father to forge a lasting bond. Human rights activist John Prendergast and "little brother" Michael Mattocks speak with Gwen Ifill about the highs and lows of their unlikely "brotherhood" and their new book.
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| June 17, 2011
Shields, Brooks on War Powers Debate, Obama's Inner Circle, Bachmann
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the debate over congressional approval for the U.S. mission in Libya, the state of deficit talks, the "insular" inner circle surrounding President Obama and Michele Bachmann's GOP debate performance.
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| June 17, 2011
Boeing Battle: Was Dreamliner Move to S.C. Legal or Strike Retaliation?
A new $750 million Boeing factory in South Carolina is at the heart of a controversial National Labor Relations Board case. It was opened as a second location to build 787 Dreamliner jets after a series of union strikes in Washington state plants. Margaret Warner discusses the matter with The New York Times' Steven Greenhouse.
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| June 17, 2011
Could Saudi Women's Driving Protest Usher in Social Reforms?
Videos posted on YouTube Friday showed several Saudi Arabian women driving in Riyadh and other cities -- a direct violation of a religious ban that prohibits women to drive a car or obtain a drivers license. Judy Woodruff discusses the protests' impact with blogger Hala Al-Dosari and Arab Reform Bulletin Editor Michele Dunne.
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| June 17, 2011
Harry Reid Confident of 'Substantial' U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told Jim Lehrer Friday that he's confident that President Obama will soon announce a "substantial" withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. He also stood by the president's assertion that the War Powers Act does not apply to the mission in Libya and thus, does not need congressional approval.
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| June 17, 2011
Reid on Biden Deficit Talks: No Vacation
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday said progress is being made in the deficit reduction and the debt ceiling negotiations led by Vice President Joe Biden, but said congressional recesses are getting in the way.
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| June 17, 2011
PBS NewsHour Blogs Back in Business After Hacker Attack
If you've been looking for The Rundown news blog, Art Beat or Paul Solman's Business Desk blog since our hack attack on May 29, you've likely been pointed instead to the NewsHour's Tumblr page, or our homepage.
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| June 17, 2011
When Eating Well Is a Matter of Where You Live
Patchwork Nation looks at "food deserts" around the country, where geography affects diet.
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| June 17, 2011
'Chasing Aphrodite' Explains How Looted Antiquities Landed in Museums
An expanded detective story based on a series of reports from the Los Angeles Times, 'Chasing Aphrodite' looks at the relationship between museums and looted treasures.
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| June 17, 2011
Is Outsourcing Semi-Skilled Jobs The Problem?
Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query.
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| June 17, 2011
Gwen's Take: Under the Big Top, Part II: Enough About Me - What Do You Think?
Gwen Ifill looks back at the week that was in politics and media in Gwen's Take.
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| June 17, 2011
Science Nation: Inside the Teen Brain
Ever wonder what's going on in the teen mind? Adriana Galvan, a UCLA psychologist who studies the structure, function and firing patterns of teen brains, says the architecture of the teen brain is fundamentally different than that of an adult.
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| June 17, 2011
Raphael Saadiq Revives Soul Sounds for New Album
Music man Raphael Saadiq has gone from church choir to the R&B pop charts in the 1980s, and now back to his retro roots with new music that reflects the classic sounds of his youth.
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| June 17, 2011
The Morning Line: Days Later, Pawlenty Lands Clean Jab at Romney
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| June 16, 2011
Boehner Rejects White House Rationale on Libya
Sparring between Congress and the White House over whether U.S. involvement in Libya adheres to the War Powers Resolution escalated Thursday when House Speaker John Boehner said a White House report claiming it didn't need congressional approval for the operation "didn't pass the straight-face test."
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| June 16, 2011
Certain Antibiotics Spur Widening Reports of Severe Side Effects
A class of antibiotics called quinolones is raising concerns after some patients report becoming very ill after taking them. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports.
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| June 16, 2011
Supreme Court Rules 5-4 That Age Matters in Miranda Warnings
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that juveniles suspected of a crime are entitled to Miranda protections when questioned by police at school. Ray Suarez discusses the ruling's significance with Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.
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| June 16, 2011
Outgoing Secretary Gates on U.S.-Pakistan Ties: 'We Need Each Other'
With Robert Gates' days at the Pentagon numbered, Kwame Holman looks back at the retiring defense secretary's service during tumultuous times under Presidents Bush and Obama.
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| June 16, 2011
News Wrap: Rep. Anthony Weiner Reverses Course, Resigns
In other news Thursday, at a senior center in Brooklyn, Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner said he would resign from Congress, marking the end of a three-week scandal over online relations with several women. Also, President Obama drew more fire from Congress for saying he does not need its approval for the U.S. role in Libya.
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| June 16, 2011
Greek Debt Crisis Adds New Gravity to U.S. Deficit Debate
Demonstrators took to the streets in Greece and their government braced for a shake-up as that country grapples with a debt crisis with global repercussions. Also, Vice President Biden held meetings to work on a debt-ceiling deal. Judy Woodruff discusses the economic threats posed by Greece and U.S. debt with two experts.
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| June 16, 2011
Military Experts Grade Secretary Gates' Tenure
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is scheduled to retire at the end of June, held a final news conference Thursday. We asked several military analysts to rank his performance as secretary.
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| June 16, 2011
The Cat in the Hat
Paul Solman's signature hats have become somewhat of their own celebrity. While Paul regularly answers questions about business and economic news, Thursday's queries are two questions about his bright-brimmed coiffure.
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| June 16, 2011
Weiner Announces Resignation From Congress, Apologizes for Scandal
Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., announced Thursday afternoon that he would succumb to bipartisan calls for him to resign his seat over a weeks-long Internet scandal.
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| June 16, 2011
Report Reveals Social Media's Aging Audience
A new study by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project found that the audience for top social media services has grown older in just a couple of years.
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| June 16, 2011
Al-Qaida Names al-Zawahri as bin Laden Successor
A month and a half after the death of Osama bin Laden in a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a statement attributed to al-Qaida said his deputy, Egyptian-born Ayman al-Zawahri, 59, has succeeded him as head of the organization. The group's statement, which was posted on an Islamist website.
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| June 16, 2011
The Morning Line: Romney's the Man to Beat
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| June 15, 2011
'Fracking' for Natural Gas Continues to Raise Health Concerns
Energy companies are increasingly scouring the U.S. for natural gas deposits. As they do, one of the extraction methods they are using, known as fracking, is coming under sharp scrutiny for potential health consequences from the chemicals involved. Tom Bearden reports from Colorado.
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| June 15, 2011
Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Collective-Bargaining Restraints
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to uphold a controversial law, backed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, to deny some public workers their right to collective bargaining. Judy Woodruff discusses what's ahead in the ongoing legal and political battles with Wisconsin Public TV's Adam Schrager, who's been covering the story.
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| June 15, 2011
Libya, War Powers Start White House, Congress on Collision Course
The Obama administration said Wednesday that the U.S. is not engaged in sustained fighting in Libya and has no troops on the ground, so there's no need for congressional approval. Jeffrey Brown discusses the War Powers Resolution legal wrangling with American University's Jamin Raskin and The New York Times' Charlie Savage.
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| June 15, 2011
Obama Refutes Challenges to War Powers Authority Over Libya
The White House on Wednesday defended the president's authority to pursue military action in Libya. The administration argued that the U.S. is not engaged in sustained fighting and has no troops on the ground, so there's no need for congressional approval and no violation of the War Powers Resolution. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| June 15, 2011
Woodruff: Two Parallel Conversations on the Debt Crisis
When it comes to addressing the U.S. debt crisis, there seem to be two parallel universes, operating just a few blocks away from each other in Washington.
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| June 15, 2011
Tracking Energy Booms, Busts and the Rise of the 'Fracking' Debate
NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden reports Wednesday on a community in Colorado that was once the site of large-scale oil drilling operations. Now, it is filled with gas-producing wells in another kind of energy boom.
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| June 15, 2011
For 'Chambergrass' Group Crooked Still, Everything Old is New Again
Music group Crooked Still goes back to old source material to create modern takes on traditional tunes by reworking instrumentation and lyrics.
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| June 15, 2011
What Is the War Powers Resolution of 1973?
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, sent President Obama a letter Tuesday claiming that he will soon be in violation of the War Powers Resolution, as the 90-day mark of the U.S.' involvement in NATO air strikes in Libya approaches.
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| June 15, 2011
KaBOOM! Celebrates 15 Years of Promoting Play
The Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization KaBOOM! is working to put play back on society's priority list.
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| June 15, 2011
The Morning Line: Huntsman Gets Ready to Rumble
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has been on the sidelines for the first two Republican presidential debates of the 2012 campaign.
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| June 14, 2011
Broadway Holds Its Breath as 'Spider-Man' Musical Officially Debuts
One of the biggest financial bets in the history of theater, a musical about a comic book hero, was set to officially open Tuesday on Broadway after many high-profile problems in early production. Jeffrey Brown discusses "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" with The New York Times' Patrick Healy.
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| June 14, 2011
Puerto Rico Gov. Fortuno on Obama Visit, Ongoing Statehood Debate
In the wake of President Obama's brief visit to Puerto Rico Tuesday, Ray Suarez discusses the president's visit, the ongoing debate over statehood plus the state of the island's economy with Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno.
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| June 14, 2011
Obama Makes First Presidential Visit to Puerto Rico in 50 Years
President Obama's brief Tuesday visit to Puerto Rico's capital was the first official trip to the commonwealth by a sitting president since JFK. Ray Suarez reports on the president's visit and what it might mean for his 2012 campaign.
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| June 14, 2011
Twitter Is Everywhere Now, but Can It Make Money?
From the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden to Rep. Anthony Weiner's scandal, Twitter has been in the news recently for helping break news. While the social media giant's popularity has soared among politicians, movie stars and people around the world, can the micro-blogging service make money? Spencer Michels reports.
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| June 14, 2011
New FDA Guidelines Help Consumers Spot Sunscreen Effectiveness
The FDA announced Tuesday a series of changes in what consumers will see on sunscreen labels beginning next summer. Judy Woodruff discusses the new rules with The Skin Cancer Foundation's Dr. Ali Hendi.
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| June 14, 2011
In GOP's N.H. Debate, a 'Tough Night' for Pawlenty as Bachmann Builds Buzz
New Hampshire played host to its first 2012 Republican presidential debate Monday with the candidates spending most of the evening criticizing President Obama's performance in the White House. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian review the debate's highlights and lowlights.
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| June 14, 2011
Biz Stone: Twitter Is Bringing Humanity Together in New Ways
In extended interviews with the NewsHour's Spencer Michels, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone discusses the social media service's global impact on humanity and breaking news, and the "young" company's business model and why he says they're not for sale.
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| June 14, 2011
FDA Issues New Effectiveness Guidelines for Sunscreen
The Food and Drug Administration released new regulations Tuesday for sunscreens that will require the products to be tested for protection against two types of sun exposure that cause sunburn, premature aging of the skin and skin cancer.
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| June 14, 2011
Rock Band Hot Tuna Returns to Recording For 'Steady As She Goes'
Hot Tuna, the blues-rock band formed by members of Jefferson Airplane in the late '60s, has just released a new album for the first time in 20 years.
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| June 14, 2011
Chronic Disease Hitting Growing Economies Hard
The majority of preventable deaths from non-communicable conditions like cancer and heart disease occur in developing countries.
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| June 14, 2011
Canada? Denmark? Where to Live Your Best Possible Life
There's a new tool out by the OECD to help you determine which country is a perfect match for you, based on essential well-being and living condition indicators.
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| June 14, 2011
NewsHour Connect: The Drug War North of the Border
Hari Sreenivasan talks to journalists covering the connections between the United States and the drug war in Mexico.
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| June 14, 2011
What We're Reading: Ancient Fossils, Opossums, and Bones
A look at the most interesting reads from the realm of science, selected by the NewsHour.
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| June 14, 2011
Syria Expands Crackdown in North, NATO Strikes Hit Tripoli
After regaining control of the restive town of Jisr al-Shughour, 12 miles from the border with Turkey, Syria's government forces appear to be extending their crackdown on protesters and opposition groups to nearby towns, including portions of the northeastern corner of the country that border Iraq.
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| June 14, 2011
The Morning Line: Romney Emerges an Emboldened Frontrunner From Debate
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walked into his first debate of the 2012 nomination contest with a significant lead in national and New Hampshire polls.
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| June 13, 2011
Stevens: 'I Was Never a Fan of Labels for Justices'
It's been nearly a year since Justice John Paul Stevens left the bench after the third-longest tenure on the Supreme Court. Stevens sat down with Gwen Ifill to discuss his career, his leadership of the Court's liberal wing, why he doesn't like such labels and how his tennis game is now that he's retired.
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| June 13, 2011
40 Years After Leak, Weighing the Impact of the Pentagon Papers
In 1971, parts of a secret Pentagon report began to surface in The New York Times calling the Vietnam War's validity into question. Forty years later, the Pentagon Papers were declassified and released in full Monday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the leak's significance with historian Michael Beschloss and journalist Sanford Ungar.
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| June 13, 2011
Obama Pledges to Grow Economy as New Faces Join GOP Debate in N.H.
President Obama pledged Monday at an energy-efficient lighting plant in North Carolina to make good on a promise to grow the economy. Meanwhile, Republican presidential hopefuls were preparing for a second debate. Judy Woodruff gets an update on the 2012 campaign from Political Editor David Chalian, reporting from New Hampshire.
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| June 13, 2011
Political Checklist: Debate Offers Insight into GOP Field
Judy Woodruff and Hari Sreenivasan preview Monday's Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, the first of the election cycle. They also look at President Obama's effort to promote his jobs agenda in North Carolina.
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| June 13, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Doctor Frankenstein on Love'
Jeanne Wagner is the author of "In the Body of Our Lives" (2011, Sixteen Rivers Press). She has four previous collections of poetry, including "The Zen Piano-Mover," winner of the 2004 Stevens Manuscript Award.
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| June 13, 2011
40 Years Later, Pentagon Papers Declassified
On Monday the National Archives officially declassified the full and unredacted Pentagon Papers, the classified study of the Vietnam War leaked four decades ago. In 1971, defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked the documents to The New York Times by taking each volume from his office and painstakingly copying its contents.
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| June 13, 2011
Self-Controlled Kids Prosper as Adults: 'Fatalistically Depressing'?
A study found that self-control at age 3 predicts financial competence in adulthood. But does that finding make researchers fatalistically depressed or tremendously encouraged?
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| June 13, 2011
Syrian Troops Retake Restive Town, Wildfires Continue to Scorch Arizona
Syrian troops have retaken the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour, near the border with Turkey, in a crackdown that reportedly included the use of tanks and helicopters and prompted greater numbers of refugees to pour across the border. An estimated 6,000 Syrians have sought refuge in Turkey.
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| June 13, 2011
The Morning Line: Republican Presidential Campaign Goes Primetime
The leader of the pack always has a target on his or her back heading into a debate, but Mitt Romney might be able to breathe easy Monday night since it's still very early in the campaign.
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| June 10, 2011
The Doubleheader: Bad Economic News, Anthony Weiner and the NBA Finals
New York Times columnist David Brooks, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Political Editor David Chalian discuss President Obama's ability or inability to handle the economy and the ongoing Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal.
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| June 10, 2011
Plea in NSA Leak Case Seen as Setback for Government, Prosecutors
A former National Security Agency official pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor unauthorized use of a government computer after being charged with 10 felony counts related to leaking classified information. Ray Suarez and Politico's Josh Gerstein discuss what the deal means for President Obama's efforts to crack down on leaks.
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| June 10, 2011
Dance Helps Parkinson's Patients Harness Therapeutic Power of Movement
Special correspondent Dave Iverson looks at a unique program that uses dance as therapy for people with Parkinson's disease.
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| June 10, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Gates' Legacy, Gingrich Campaign 'Meltdown,' Weiner Fallout
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including what's ahead for the Pentagon and NATO as Defense Secretary Gates nears retirement, how Newt Gingrich will fare in 2012 after losing so many key campaign staffers and what lessons can be gleaned from the Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal.
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| June 10, 2011
News Wrap: Ariz. Firefighters Ramp Up Battle Against Wallow Fire
In other news Friday, firefighters in eastern Arizona hurried to make the most of improved conditions in their battle against the Wallow wildfire. Also, health officials announced that bean sprouts from a German organic farm were the source of the E. coli outbreak that has killed at least 31 people and sickened nearly 3,100.
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| June 10, 2011
The Palin Emails: 5 Places to Dig In
A reading frenzy has begun after the release of a collection of emails between Sarah Palin and her staff, officials and family.
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| June 10, 2011
Health Reform Headlines: Legal, Messaging Battles
In this week's roundup of the top health reform news, an appeals court considered the legality of the individual mandate, and Democrats and Republicans sparred over the meaning of fresh polls.
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| June 10, 2011
Comparing the Budget Proposals, Visually
The Washington Post has an informative and interactive graphic to help you sort through some of the various budget proposals, but Paul Solman has a couple of warnings.
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| June 10, 2011
Patchwork Nation: How Will Unemployment Play Out in 2012?
The next presidential election may be some 18 months off, but most everyone agrees the race will be fought around the economy, and specifically jobs. In Patchwork Nation, we use demographics to look at how 12 different types of places have been affected, and the unemployment story is varied and complicated in those county types.
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| June 10, 2011
Gwen's Take: Washington Follies, June Edition
Gwen Ifill looks back at the week that was in politics and media in Gwen's Take.
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| June 10, 2011
New Alabama Immigration Law Tougher Than Arizona's SB-1070 Measure
With the stroke of a pen, Alabama's Gov. Robert Bentley signed into law this week a bill described on all sides of the immigration debate as the toughest enforcement measure in the country to date.
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| June 10, 2011
For Speed Expert Beyer, Secretariat Still Supreme
With the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, the NewsHour's series on horse racing concludes with Washington Post columnist Andrew Beyer explaining how his method of calculating the speed of horses helped transform an entire industry.
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| June 10, 2011
The Real Life Drama of Being a Playwright
Gary Garrison of the Dramatists Guild of America and David Dower of Arena Stage talk about the challenges of being a working playwright.
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| June 10, 2011
The Morning Line: Gingrich Vows to Carry On Despite Staff Exodus
The former House speaker will need to convince voters that the past 30 days was just an aberration and not emblematic of what his presidency would look like.
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| June 9, 2011
Unusual Dispute Within OPEC Pushes Oil Prices Even Higher
What does the dissent within the ranks of the oil-producing nations in OPEC mean for oil prices in the U.S.? Margaret Warner discusses the turmoil at OPEC summit this week with Ed Crooks of The Financial Times.
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| June 9, 2011
Go Fish? Not in Pacific Ocean Sanctuaries off California's Coast
Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the controversy over dozens of no-fishing zones off the California coast.
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| June 9, 2011
What Defense Budget Reforms Could Panetta Accomplish?
With Leon Panetta facing confirmation hearings over his secretary of defense nomination, Jeffrey Brown discusses how Panetta could handle major challenges within the massive defense budget with Gordon Adams, who supervised nation security budgets under President Clinton, and Heritage Foundation research fellow Mackenzie Eaglen.
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| June 9, 2011
Senators Split Over Military Budget Priorities at Panetta Confirmation Hearings
For Leon Panetta, the transition from the CIA to the Pentagon has come in the midst of the Afghan war, NATO's mission in Libya and a battle over impending defense budget cuts. At his confirmation hearing Thursday, senators split over how he would handle challenges including the military budget. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| June 9, 2011
New Wrap: After Top Staff Resign, Gingrich Pledges to Revive Campaign
In other news Thursday, Newt Gingrich's bid for the GOP 2012 nomination suffered a major blow when his campaign manager, senior staff and key aides in early primary states all resigned, but the candidate pledged to stay in the race. Also, Alabama's governor signed what may be the nation's toughest law on illegal immigration.
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| June 9, 2011
Ariz. Wildfire Spreads as Record-Breaking Heat Wave Grips Eastern U.S.
Tanker airplanes on Thursday swooped over the mountains of Eastern Arizona, dropping clouds of retardant in hopes of containing the so-called Wallow wildfire. Also, much of the Eastern U.S. suffered temperatures reaching well into the 90s. Ray Suarez discusses the extreme weather with AccuWeather's Evan Myers.
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| June 9, 2011
Youth Drop Out Panel: Community Support is Key to Graduation
"Checking In On Dropping Out" is a collaborative project by PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs and People Production House's Radio Rootz program. Many of the Radio Rootz journalists come from so-called "dropout factories" where only 60 percent of students finish in four years.
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| June 9, 2011
NASA Images of Arizona Wildfire Detail Scope of Blaze
NASA's Earth Observatory has released detailed images of the wildfires in Arizona this week, which have scorched some 389,000 acres in the past ten days and forced thousands of residents to evacuate.Known as the Wallow Fire, the blaze has been spread by winds up to 40 miles per hour and dry, hot air.
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| June 9, 2011
Why Does Yale Cost $55,000 a Year?
Recently, we caught up with economist Robert Shiller outside the admissions office at Yale University, where he's taught economics since 1982. He suggested we waylay a Yale campus tour -- guide and group -- to get their take on inflation.
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| June 9, 2011
Key Aides Resign from Gingrich Campaign
Newt Gingrich's rocky start to his presidential campaign became even rockier Thursday when his campaign manager, top spokesman, and lead consultants in the key early states resigned en masse from the campaign.
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| June 9, 2011
Panetta Faces Budget Questions in Senate Confirmation Hearing
Leon Panetta, director of the CIA and Defense Secretary Robert Gates' likely successor, is all but assured confirmation but faces questions over the future of a Defense Department managing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya in light of budget constraints.
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| June 9, 2011
The Morning Line: Obama's Election Map Might Need an Update
President Obama's path to the White House in 2012 may be different than it was in 2008.
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| June 8, 2011
Big Banks Lose Vote on Debit Card Rules
The Senate defeated a measure Wednesday that would have delayed implementation of a cut in the fees banks are allowed to charge retailers for each debit card transaction.
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| June 8, 2011
New Grads Adapt to Job Market Realities
This month's bad news about jobs -- that fewer were created in the private sector in May than at any time in almost a year -- couldn't come at a worse time for young people.
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| June 8, 2011
College Professors and Conflicts of Interest?
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about a supposed link between economics college professors and corruption on Wall Street.
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| June 8, 2011
The David Wax Museum's 'Mexo-Americana' Show
Musical duo The David Wax Museum combine traditional Mexican music and instruments with bluegrass roots.
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| June 8, 2011
26 States Challenge Health Care Law in Court
A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta heard arguments Wednesday on whether to reverse a Florida judge's ruling that struck down the Obama administration's health care law.
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| June 8, 2011
The Morning Line: Obama to Renew Focus on Jobs
President Obama repeated his oft-used line Tuesday about how when he wakes up in the morning his first thought is about how to get more Americans back to work.
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| June 7, 2011
Saving: Brought To You By the Letter 'S'
Savings tips from the furry Muppets of Sesame Street, plus Paul Solman shares six things you need to know about interviewing Grover.
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| June 7, 2011
Internet Readies for Transition to IPv6
As the Internet's first major batch of IP addresses runs out, organizations worldwide are test driving a new system starting this week. CNET's Molly Wood explains what the transition to IPv6 means.
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| June 7, 2011
'The Tiger's Wife' Mixes Realism, Fantasy in Larger-Than-Life Tale From Balkans
In her first novel, Tea Obreht mixes realism and fantasy in a larger-than-life story about her native Balkans. Jeffrey Brown sits down with the author to discuss her debut book, "The Tiger's Wife."
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| June 7, 2011
To Combat Human Rights Abuses, California Company Looks to Computer Code
Spencer Michels reports on a California nonprofit using high-tech tools to document patterns of brutality and combat human rights abuses across the globe.
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| June 7, 2011
AIDS at 30: Who's at Greatest Risk of Infection Now?
In the spring of 1981, young gay men in New York and California were being sickened by rare forms of pneumonia and cancer, and the unknown disease fueled fears across society. What we now know as HIV/AIDS was once considered a death sentence. Ray Suarez reports on the state of the disease, plus the risks, treatment and research.
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| June 7, 2011
What More Could, Should Government Do for U.S. Economy?
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds that 57 percent of those surveyed say an economic turnaround has not yet begun in the U.S. Gwen Ifill discusses what's next for the economy -- and the political implications -- with USA Today's Susan Page, Wells Fargo economist Mark Vitner and Tom Binnings of Summit Economics.
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| June 7, 2011
Developers Have Stars in Their Eyes at Apple Event
The line to get in stretched around the block in the cold drizzle of a San Francisco June day.
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| June 7, 2011
Political Checklist: Job #1 for Obama Still Economy
David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff look at the political implications of a Washington Post/ABC poll released Tuesday showing that six in 10 Americans are unhappy with President Obama's handling of the economy.
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| June 7, 2011
Merkel and Obama Emphasize Economic Stability, Mideast Peace
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Obama addressed questions about their countries' sluggish economies and the missions in Afghanistan and Libya at a news conference Tuesday.
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| June 7, 2011
30 Years of HIV/AIDS: Progress, but No Answer
This week marks 30 years that the HIV virus has been with us.
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| June 7, 2011
The Morning Line: Pawlenty Rolls Out Economic Plan
Shocking as it may be, President Obama and every serious contender for the Republican nomination agree on one important fact: The 2012 presidential election is going to be fought and won on the economy.
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| June 6, 2011
Monastery Works to Preserve Ancient Christian Texts
Fred de Sam Lazaro tells the story of one Minnesota monastery's mission to preserve sacred religious texts from deterioration.
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| June 6, 2011
Remembering Diplomat Lawrence Eagleburger
Lawrence Eagleburger held crucial foreign policy posts under five different presidents and was anything but an ordinary diplomat. Margaret Warner remembers his life and career.
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| June 6, 2011
Apple Unveils New iCloud Music Service, but Privacy Issues May Lurk
Steve Jobs returned to the public stage Monday to announce Apple's iCloud, a new online music storage service. Ray Suarez discusses the announcement with The Washington Post's Technology Reporter Cecilia Kang.
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| June 6, 2011
Grading Schools: How to Determine the 'Good' From the 'Bad'?
Students get graded by test scores, but how do we best determine if a school is "good" or "bad"? Education Correspondent John Merrow examines that question.
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| June 6, 2011
New Promise Shown in Treatments for Melanoma, Breast Cancer
Two studies have doctors energized about the prospects for treating people with advanced cases of deadly skin cancer and the prospects for a new breast cancer drug. Judy Woodruff discusses the latest developments with Dr. George Sledge of The American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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| June 6, 2011
Weiner Admits to Sending Lewd Photos, Faces Call for Ethics Investigation
Rep. Anthony Weiner, D - N.Y., went before cameras Monday to admit to sending sexually explicit photos and messages to several different women. Jeffrey Brown discusses the scandal with NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian.
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| June 6, 2011
Weiner Admits Sending Lewd Photos, Says He Will Not Resign
Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., admitted Monday that he sent a lewd photo on Twitter and apologized to his wife and family, but said he would not resign as a result of the scandal, saying it did not affect his "official duties."
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| June 6, 2011
Essay: Treating the Earliest Cases of AIDS
It's been 30 years since the first reported case of AIDS, leading many in the medical community to reflect on the challenges of the earliest days of the crisis.
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| June 6, 2011
AIDS at 30: In Early Years, Uncertainty Fueled Fear and Confusion
When AIDS began sweeping through communities in the early 1980s, little was known about the disease -- except its deadly cost.
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| June 6, 2011
The Key To a Successful Life?
The Dunedin study, which followed 1000+ babies born at one New Zealand hospital between 1972-73, recently released a paper with the finding that self-control was also linked to financial health. We went to Duke University last week to interview the study's associate director, Terri Moffitt, about the findings.
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| June 6, 2011
Studies Show Promise for Treating Melanoma
Two studies showed that new drug therapy options may extend the lives of patients with late-stage melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
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| June 6, 2011
Sprouts? Cucumbers? Authorities Still Searching for Source of E. Coli
Bacteria like E. coli can flourish on certain types of farms. Here's a look at why.
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| June 6, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Home Brew'
Tony Barnstone is a professor of English at Whittier College. He is the author of several books, including "Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki," which won the John Ciardi Prize.
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| June 6, 2011
Six Killed in Yemen Violence, German Farm Likely Source of E. Coli Outbreak
Also: Humala, Fujimori split by narrow margin in Peru presidential runoff, five U.S. troops killed in Baghdad.
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| June 6, 2011
The Morning Line: Santorum Enters 2012 Race
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is the latest official entry into the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
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| June 3, 2011
Jack Kevorkian, Doctor who Brought Assisted Suicide to National Spotlight, Dies
Dr. Jack Kevorkian died Friday at a Michigan hospital while being treated for pneumonia and kidney problems. He was 83. Ray Suarez reports on the man who brought the issue of doctor-assisted suicide into the national spotlight.
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| June 3, 2011
Health Reform Headlines: 'Romneycare,' Medicare Debate
Shortly after Mitt Romney launched his official bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, he raised one of the issues likely to haunt his bid for the White House: health care reform.
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| June 3, 2011
Shields, Brooks on 'Discouraging' Jobs Report, Debt Debate, Romney vs. Palin
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the "discouraging" May jobs report, how unemployment could affect the debt-ceiling debate in Washington and how GOP candidate Mitt Romney might fare in races against Sarah Palin and President Obama.
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| June 3, 2011
'Sesame Street' Tells You How to Get to Sunnier Days Financially
As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, business correspondent Paul Solman reports on how "Sesame Street" friends Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster are teaching children smart ways to save and spend money -- and how many adults could use a refresher on the basics of saving for the future.
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| June 3, 2011
News Wrap: Edwards Indicted on Misuse of Campaign Funds, Pleaded Not Guilty
In other news Friday, a federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted two-time presidential candidate John Edwards on charges that he misused campaign donations to help hide his extramarital affair and out-of-wedlock baby. He pleaded not guilty. Also, Ratko Mladic was arraigned at a U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
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| June 3, 2011
'Utterly Disappointing' May Jobs Report: Why Aren't Businesses Hiring?
The U.S. unemployment report for May showed a sharp slowdown in hiring and a small increase in the unemployment rate. Judy Woodruff discusses the new jobs numbers and what they mean for the struggling American economic recovery with Lisa Lynch of Brandeis University and Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors.
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| June 3, 2011
Excerpt: Kevorkian on First Assisted Suicide in 1990
In this excerpt from a June 1990 NewsHour interview, Kevorkian explains and defends his actions in his first assisted suicide case, which involved Janet Adkins, a Portland woman with Alzheimer's disease.
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| June 3, 2011
5 Top Global Health Stories: E. Coli Strikes Europe, Possible Cell Phone-Cancer
At least 18 people have died and more than 1,700 have been sickened in Germany from an outbreak of a new strain of E. coli. Though the first cases were discovered in early May, the source of the outbreak has not yet been confirmed.
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| June 3, 2011
Unemployment: How Bad IS It? A Sign of the Dreaded W?
A mere 54,000 jobs were added in May, in contrast to the consensus forecast of 180,000. Our U-7, the most inclusive index of under- and unemployment, remained basically unchanged at 17.9 percent, representing nearly 29 million Americans.
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| June 3, 2011
Understanding the Palin Equation for 2012
As Sarah Palin travels the countryside, many are still wondering if she'll eventually throw her hat in the ring for the GOP presidential nomination. Patchwork Nation explores what its 12 county types can tell us about her chances and challenges in the first four big nominating contests.
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| June 3, 2011
Gwen's Take: Lines in the Sand
Drawing lines in the sand is a time-honored Washington tradition. Then there are those political figures who have little use for that sort of clarity.
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| June 3, 2011
Unemployment Rises to 9.1%, 54,000 Jobs Added in May
Also: Pakistani soldiers clash with militants near Afghan border, bombing kills 16 in Tikrit, North Korea escalates rhetoric against South Korea.
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| June 3, 2011
The Morning Line: Amid Poor Jobs Report, Obama Will Tout Autos Success
On a day when President Obama heads to Ohio to tout the successful rescue of the American auto industry, he'll have to combat brutal headlines about a labor market that seems entirely stalled.
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| June 2, 2011
Making Sense: The 'Puzzling' Erosion of Unions
Paul Solman answers a reader's question on the balance between labor and business owners.
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| June 2, 2011
New York Times' Abramson on Role as First Female Top Editor, Challenges Ahead
Jill Abramson was named executive editor of the New York Times Thursday, becoming the first woman to hold the top editorial position at the newspaper of record. Abramson speaks with Jim Lehrer about the milestone and the future of the news organization.
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| June 2, 2011
Mitt Romney Names Job Growth as Top Priority in 2012 Race
Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney formally entered the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination Thursday at a New Hampshire farm owned by two of his supporters. Judy Woodruff discusses the evolving 2012 political field with Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center and Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker.
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| June 2, 2011
News Wrap: Massachusetts Tornadoes Kill at Least 3, Fling Cars Atop Homes
In other news Thursday, at least 18 central and western Massachusetts communities experienced a night of tornadoes that killed at least three people and injured 200. Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency. Also, an international group of political, financial and cultural figures declared the "war on drugs" a failure.
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| June 2, 2011
U.S. Economic Recovery Stumbles, Reviving Debate on Way Forward
More signs of a stalling economic recovery emerged Thursday. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's working to spur growth in the fragile American economy -- and what isn't -- with Heather Boushey of the Center for American Progress and Stephen Moore, founder of the Club for Growth and economics writer for The Wall Street Journal.
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| June 2, 2011
Plate Pushing Vegetables, Fruit Ousts Food Pyramid
The government scrapped its food pyramid Thursday, replacing it with MyPlate, a campaign that encourages Americans to fill up half their diet with fruits and vegetables, and avoid sugary drinks and oversized portions.
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| June 2, 2011
Romney Formally Launches 2012 Presidential Campaign
In a speech in Stratham, N.H. Thursday former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said President Obama has "failed America" and pledged economic reforms to "bring this country back." Romney is considered the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
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| June 2, 2011
The Morning Line: Frontrunner Romney Officially Launches 2012 Campaign
You can circle today on your calendar as a turning point in the 2012 campaign for the Republican nomination for president.
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| June 1, 2011
Wynton Marsalis Pays Homage to Jazz's Past by Investing in Its Future
This year's Essentially Ellington Jazz Competition -- part-contest and part-celebration -- drew entries from 110 high school bands, but just 15 were selected as finalists. Jeffrey Brown sits down with the man behind the competition: jazz great Wynton Marsalis.
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| June 1, 2011
Palin's Bus Tour Draws Media Buzz, But 'So Far it's Not a Campaign'
For the past four days, much media attention has focused on 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's bus tour. Gwen Ifill talks to The Washington Post's Dan Balz about whether the former Alaska governor appears headed toward a run for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.
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| June 1, 2011
Scientists Strive for Way to Issue Earlier Tornado Warnings
This spring has been one of the deadliest tornado seasons ever, prompting questions about just how well scientists can anticipate and warn people of storms about to strike. Tom Bearden reports on researchers who are trying to improve warning systems in the hopes of saving more lives.
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| June 1, 2011
Gauging the Impact, Motivations of Today's Hackers
Cyber attacks are having a big impact on governments, businesses, individuals and even PBS, the NewsHour and Frontline. Judy Woodruff examines the proliferation of criminal hacking and its fallout with ICANN security chief Jeff Moss, Alan Paller of The SANS Institute and cyber threat consultant Mischel Kwon.
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| June 1, 2011
Amid 'Serious Negotiations' on Debt, Can Obama and GOP Find Common Ground?
President Obama met with congressional Republicans Wednesday to talk about a debt-reduction deal, but none was made. The meeting followed Tuesday night's largely symbolic House vote that rejected any stand-alone increase to the debt ceiling. Jim Lehrer discusses the prospects for a deal with Political Editor David Chalian.
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| June 1, 2011
Tornado Tracking Attempt in Time-Lapse Video
Can scientists develop better ways to identify developing tornadoes?
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| June 1, 2011
Wednesday on the NewsHour: Wynton Marsalis
On Wednesday's NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown sits down with jazz great Wynton Marsalis. The musician, educator and author was leading the 16th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival in New York.
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| June 1, 2011
Social Security Administration Stops Sending Earnings Statements
Those with summer birthdays will find an important piece of mail missing from their mailboxes. On March 31, the Social Security Administration abruptly decided to stop sending its yearly earnings statements.
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| June 1, 2011
Woodruff: Calculating the Cost of an Attempt to Silence the Press
Senior correspondent Judy Woodruff writes about this week's hacking attacks on PBS websites and overcoming efforts to silence a free press.
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| June 1, 2011
Shuttle returns, Statistical Fights and Space Beer
A look at what NewsHour science is reading about this week, from Endeavour's final mission to new doubts about a study on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
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| June 1, 2011
Headlines: 41 Killed in Yemen Clashes, Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands
Also: Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad laid to rest amid suspicions over the cause of his death, Pentagon to reclassify cyber attacks.
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| June 1, 2011
The Morning Line: House GOP Heads to White House After Blocking Debt Limit Hike
Who says Republicans and Democrats can't agree on anything? On Tuesday's PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff got Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam, R-Ill., and Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., to agree that Tuesday night's vote on raising the debt limit was "a joke."
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May 31, 2011
San Francisco Exhibit Reunites Gertrude Stein's Remarkable Art Collection
During her time in Paris, American writer Gertrude Stein and her family amassed an amazing assemblage of groundbreaking art, including works from Picasso, Matisse and other notable artists. Spencer Michels reports.
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| May 31, 2011
Neurosurgeon: 'Your Cell Phone Is Not Necessarily a Safe Device'
A World Health Organization panel of 31 scientists raised some concerns Tuesday when they reported that cell phones are "possibly carcinogenic" and may be associated with "some risk" for brain cancer. But the group also called for further study. Jeffery Brown discusses concerns and precautions with neurosurgeon Keith Black.
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| May 31, 2011
Gertrude Stein Collected More Than Roses
Spencer Michels reports on the art collection of Gertrude Stein and her family, on display now at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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| May 31, 2011
Reps. Clyburn, Roskam Debate Thinking Behind Debt-Ceiling Showdown
House Republicans late Tuesday were staging what would be a largely symbolic vote on a bill ostensibly aimed at raising the U.S. debt limit by an additional $2.4 trillion, but without any spending cuts. The measure is not expected to pass. Judy Woodruff leads a debate between Reps. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., and James Clyburn, D-S.C.
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| May 31, 2011
Foreclosures, Unemployment, Confidence Continue to Drag Down Housing Market
A new report released Tuesday showed the state of the U.S. housing market has grown even more bleak as prices have dropped for more than two consecutive quarters. Gwen Ifill, RealtyTrac's Rick Sharga and Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics discuss which factors are responsible for the continuing strains on the market.
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| May 31, 2011
The Morning Line: Sarah Palin's Road Show
Mix equal parts U.S. history lesson, family summer vacation and an unconventional presidential test run and what you get is Sarah Palin's "One Nation" bus tour.
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| May 31, 2011
Political Checklist: Debt Ceiling Vote Symbolism
Political Editor David Chalian is joined by Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff for a look at the debt ceiling vote and Sarah Palin's bus tour.
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| May 31, 2011
Political Checklist: Debt Ceiling Vote Symbolism
The House of Representatives is preparing to hold a symbolic vote on raising the government's debt ceiling without spending cuts, a vote that is sure to fail as Republicans have said that they won't support any increase in the limit without substantial cuts to spending.
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| May 31, 2011
Did Home Prices Drop in Your Hometown?
To accompany the Case-Shiller index, Making Sen$e is introducing a new map. You can see how home prices have changed in various cities in recent years, right up to the latest data.
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| May 30, 2011
Poet Honors American Service Personnel Killed in War
Wyatt Prunty's poem, "The Returning Dead," is a response to the NewsHour's Honor Roll of service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The poem first aired in 2006.
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| May 30, 2011
Meteorologist on Severe Weather: 'We Have Never Seen a Year Like This Before'
The deadly Joplin, Mo., tornado was preceded this spring by a series of severe weather that brought devastation and death across parts of the South and Midwest. Judy Woodruff explores the science behind this year's remarkably severe weather.
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| May 30, 2011
Joplin Mayor: 'We Haven't Quite Started Rebuilding Yet'
Record snow melt and heavy rain bloated the Missouri River, jeopardizing parts of five states Sunday and residents of western Michigan reported tornado sightings. Meanwhile, residents of Joplin, Mo., are still digging out after a massive and deadly tornado. Gwen Ifill discusses the state of recovery efforts with Joplin Mayor.
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| May 30, 2011
News Wrap: Yemeni Forces Try to Retake Militant-Held Town
Government forces in Yemen went on the offensive, trying to recapture a town seized by Islamic militants. At least 30 militants, civilians and soldiers have been killed in fighting there since Friday. In Syria, protesters have begun to fight back with guns and grenades after government troops attacked two towns Sunday.
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| May 30, 2011
Obama Names 'Pragmatic' Gen. Dempsey to Head Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Obama chose Memorial Day to announce that Gen. Martin Dempsey will succeed Adm. Mike Mullen as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Jeffrey Brown discusses the president's announcement with former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Ward Gventer and Washington Post military correspondent Greg Jaffe.
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| May 30, 2011
Fredericksburg Battlefield Memorial Lights Up, 150 Years After Civil War
As part of a Memorial Day tradition, more than 15,000 luminaries were set up over the weekend at Fredericksburg Battlefield to represent each of the 15,300 Union soldiers from the Civil War buried atop a hill called Marye's Heights.
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| May 30, 2011
PBS Sites Hacked; Readers' Data Not Compromised
Late Sunday, hackers gained access to several areas of PBS' web servers and published a fake news story on the PBS NewsHour's news blog, The Rundown, about late rapper Tupac Shakur being spotted alive in New Zealand.
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| May 30, 2011
Memorial Day Reads
If you need something to read or watch you're in luck: Reporter Molly Finnegan whipped up a list of some of our great Memorial Day related stories.
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| May 30, 2011
Obama Names Army Gen. as Chief Military Adviser
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey is expected to replace Adm. Mike Mullen as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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| May 27, 2011
Is a College Diploma Worth the Soaring Student Debt?
As a growing number of students suffer soaring college debt, many questions are being raised about the value of higher education amid meager job prospects in a struggling economy. Jeffrey Brown gets four views on whether today's diplomas are worth the cost.
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| May 27, 2011
Study: 'Good' Cholesterol-Boosting Drug Fails to Reduce Heart Attacks, Strokes
A new study found that a popular drugs that boosts HDL, also known as "good" cholesterol, does little to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Margaret Warner discusses what the results mean for medicating patients with high cholesterol with the Cleveland Clinic's chief of cardiovascular medicine, Dr. Stephen Nissen.
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| May 27, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Patriot Act, N.Y. Race Upset, Medicare Politics, Palin Tour
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the Patriot Act extension clearing Congress being signed by President Obama, the 2012 GOP presidential field and the Ryan Medicare plan's impact on a New York House race.
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| May 27, 2011
Is College Worth It? Join in a LIVE Chat on Tuesday
Are today's diplomas worth the debt? It's an old question being debated anew in these economic times.
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| May 27, 2011
Health Reform Headlines: Medicaid Support, Vermont's Universal Health Care Bill
A look at the biggest stories in health reform this week.
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| May 27, 2011
Students Report on Washington, D.C.'s Dropout Epidemic
Radio Rootz's mission is to work with young people in communities historically excluded from the media and help them build the knowledge and tools to become the next generation of media makers and civically engaged leaders.
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| May 27, 2011
The Gospel According to Bill Clinton
It never gets old listening to Bill Clinton. Like a thoroughbred watching the race from the sidelines, he is always champing at the bit to get back on the track. That became clear once again this week, when I was invited to interview the 42nd President.
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| May 27, 2011
Conversation: Summer Movies
Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday joined us by phone to discuss the strong roster of films at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and, as we kick off the season this holiday weekend, what we can expect and look forward to in theaters this summer.
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| May 27, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the last original Surrealist artist has died.
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| May 27, 2011
'Hey Paul: Do Something Useful For Once'
Paul answer's a readers question about not be tough enough in an interview about outrageous CEO pay.
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| May 27, 2011
Romney Set to Formally Declare Candidacy in New Hampshire
On the eve of Mitt Romney's first trip to Iowa, home of the first-in-the-nation caucuses, the Union Leader reports that he plans to formally declare his candidacy next week in New Hampshire, home of the first-in-the-nation primary.
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| May 26, 2011
Shooting Rampage Suspect Loughner Ruled Mentally Unfit to Stand Trial
A federal judge has ruled that Jared Loughner, accused in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others, is mentally unfit to stand trial. Judy Woodruff discusses what the ruling means for Loughner, the victims and their families with Loyala Law School's Laurie Levenson.
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| May 26, 2011
Are Nurse Practitioners the Solution to Shortage of Primary-Care Doctors?
As more Americans become covered by health insurance, the need for primary care is on the rise, but there is a shortage of primary-care physicians. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from Philadelphia on the growing role of nurse practitioners as primary caregivers.
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| May 26, 2011
War Crimes Suspect Mladic 'Personified the Brutality' of Bosnian Conflict
Fugitive Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic, accused of the worst war crimes in Europe since WWII, was arrested in Serbia on Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses the significance of the arrest with U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp and Human Rights Watch's Emma Daly.
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| May 26, 2011
Afghan War Amendment to DOD Bill Falls Just Short
The U.S. House of Representatives nearly approved an amendment that would have moved the U.S. toward a faster exit from the war in Afghanistan.
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| May 26, 2011
News Wrap: Violent Weather Eases in Midwest After More Powerful Storms
In other news Thursday, violent weather eased in the Midwest but only after another night of powerful storms did extensive damage in several states. In Afghanistan, seven American troops, a NATO soldier and two Afghan policemen were killed by a roadside bomb. The attack was the worst Taliban bombing against NATO since 2009.
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| May 26, 2011
In Colorado, Health Care Law Creates Nurse-Run Clinic
Sheridan Health Services opened in March with a $1.5 million grant from the federal health care reform law. The funding is part of an effort to increase the availability of primary care services nationwide by opening more clinics staffed by nurse practitioners, not doctors.
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| May 26, 2011
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Punishing Employers of Illegal Workers
In a split decision Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled federal law does not preempt an Arizona measure that punishes employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. Jeffrey Brown discusses the measure, which could strip businesses of licenses if they're caught hiring illegal workers, with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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| May 26, 2011
'Gang' of Senators Looks to Overcome Partisanship to Fix Debt, Deficit Issues
Judy Woodruff writes about her interview Thursday with four members of the so-called Gang of Six senators who are working across party lines in hopes of addressing the long-term U.S. debt challenge.
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| May 26, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some recent arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| May 26, 2011
Tornado Victims in Joplin: How to Help
We've compiled a list of some of the organizations and ways to help victims of the deadly tornado in Joplin, Mo.
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| May 26, 2011
DNC Chair Says Special Election Wins 'Bode Well' for Democrats in 2012
The head of the Democratic National Committee said Thursday that a recent string of special election victories "really bode well" for the party's chances in 2012.
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| May 26, 2011
Four-Legged Comrades: Alpha Dogs Serve in Military Missions Overseas
American military dogs have been used as far back as the Civil War. But it wasn't until 1943 that the first combat dog was officially deployed -- to Bougainville in the South Pacific. Most recently, a military dog was part of the Navy SEAL mission that killed Osama bin Laden.
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| May 26, 2011
Bolstered by NY Win, Dems Look to Retake the House in 2012
Just two days after Democrat Kathy Hochul won a special election to the House of Representatives in a solidly Republican New York district, the head of the party's House campaign cited the victory as evidence that Democrats could regain control of the House of Representatives in 2012.
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| May 26, 2011
Joplin Officials to Release List of 232 Missing After Tornado
Four days after a massive tornado ripped through the city of Joplin, Mo., officials are releasing the names of 232 people who remain missing -- on top of the 125 confirmed dead and 900 injured in the twister.
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| May 26, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the national trade show for publishers looks ahead to a more e-reading future.
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| May 26, 2011
Supreme Court Upholds Ariz. Law on Employing Illegal Immigrants
The Supreme Court has upheld a 2007 Arizona law that targets business that hire illegal immigrants in a 5-3 decision.
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| May 26, 2011
Mortgage Form Makeover: What Do You Think?
We look at the Consumer Financial Protection Agency's proposed new mortgage documents, and ask you to see if the original or the proposals are better.
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| May 26, 2011
GOP Seeks to Move Budget Debate Beyond Medicare
One day after seeing an electoral rebuke to the House GOP budget proposal that overhauls Medicare into a voucher-like system for future beneficiaries, only five Republican Senators defected in support of it after Democrats forced a vote on it Wednesday night.
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| May 25, 2011
Senators Forced to Go on the Record on Paul Ryan's Budget Plan
Majority Leader Harry Reid forced his Senate colleagues Wednesday to show where they stand on the House Republican budget blueprint that would end Medicare as a single-payer health insurance guarantee, creating a possible political liability.
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| May 25, 2011
After 25 Years Atop Daytime TV, Oprah Takes Final Bow to Run Network
After 25 years, Oprah Winfrey signed off from her top-rated daytime television talk show for the final time Wednesday. Gwen Ifill discusses Oprah's lasting impact on television and American culture with Audrey Edwards, formerly of Essence Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times' Mary McNamara.
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| May 25, 2011
Republicans Get Wake-Up Call From New York House Race Upset
Democrats hailed Kathy Hochul's upset victory Tuesday in a special U.S. House election in New York where Republicans hold a considerable voter-registration advantage. Political Editor David Chalian and Judy Woodruff discuss what role the Republican Medicare plan played and what clues the election might offer for 2012's races.
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| May 25, 2011
In Joplin, Uncertainty Abounds as Hunt for Missing Tornado Victims Continues
A new round of storms across the Midwest on Tuesday killed at least 14 people and leveled many homes in Oklahoma City, its suburbs and towns to the north and south. In Joplin, Mo., crews continue to look for survivors of the major tornado that struck there on Sunday. Kwame Holman reports.
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| May 25, 2011
Clinton on Medicare's Role in New York House Race; Prospects for Budget Deal
Mr. Clinton spoke with NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation-sponsored 2011 Fiscal Summit in Washington, D.C.
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| May 25, 2011
The Bigger Message From NY-26
Democrats are celebrating their win in New York's 26th congressional district. A few months ago, their candidate Kathy Hochul was seen to be a distant also-ran in a solid Republican district. Now, according to still uncertified results she's congresswoman-elect.
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| May 25, 2011
Blind Boys of Alabama Go Country for New Album, 'Take the High Road'
With more than fifty gospel and blues albums to their name since 1948, the Blind Boys of Alabama have recently have something new to sing about: a country music album.
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| May 25, 2011
Obama's European Trip: Comparing Countries' Debt Troubles
President Obama addressed the British Parliament on Wednesday as part of his six-day, four-country tour of Europe. We decided to look at the economic situations of eight countries, including the four on Mr. Obama's itinerary, and how likely the troubled ones are to default on their debt.
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| May 25, 2011
The Oprah Effect, by the Numbers
As Oprah wraps up her daily talk show Wednesday, it's tough to overstate the cultural force known as the Oprah Effect, permeating everything from TV to books and magazines to charity to outright promotion of commercial products. With the 4,561st and final episode airing, we provide a few other numbers about the Oprah Effect.
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| May 25, 2011
Deadly Storms Continue as Joplin Residents Pick Up the Pieces
Severe weather continues to threaten the lower Midwest just days after the deadliest tornado in 60 years killed at least 122 people in Joplin, Mo. Tornadoes touched down in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, killing an additional 14 people.
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| May 25, 2011
Clean-up and Recovery in Joplin, Mo.
The clean-up and recover efforts continue in Joplin, Mo. three days after an F5 tornado killed at least 125 people and destroyed 7 miles of property. New storms threatened the region on Tuesday night, killing 12 in Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma where a 3 year old is still missing.
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| May 25, 2011
Study: One in Five Young Adults Suffers from Hypertension
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that nearly one in five young adults between the ages of 24 and 32 has high blood pressure, also referred to as hypertension.
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| May 25, 2011
Obama, Cameron Pledge to 'Turn Up the Heat' on Gadhafi
In a joint news conference Wednesday in London, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron said they would maintain pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down, despite an ongoing military stalemate between government forces and rebels on the ground.
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| May 25, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Oprah ends her run as a daytime television host.
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| May 25, 2011
Democrat Hochul Pulls Upset Win in New York House Race
In a decisive victory Tuesday, Democrat Kathy Hochul defeated Republican Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, 47 percent to 43 percent, in a heavily GOP congressional district.
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| May 25, 2011
Storms Kills 12 in 3 States, Lagarde Seeks IMF Job
Just days after a massive tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo., killing 125 people, a fresh round of storms hit Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas late Tuesday and early Wednesday, killing at least 12 people.
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| May 24, 2011
Frontline's 'WikiSecrets' Explores Mysteries of Bradley Manning
On Tuesday's edition of Frontline, entitled "WikiSecrets," correspondent Martin Smith unravels the mysteries of Bradley Manning, the Army private who allegedly stole thousands of classified government documents and shared them with WikiLeaks. In this excerpt, Frontline reveals the hacker who blew the whistle on Manning.
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| May 24, 2011
Netanyahu: Israel Would Surrender Some Settlements for Peace Deal
Addressing Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Tuesday insisted Israel is ready to seek peace with the Palestinians, and for the first time acknowledged that Israel would give up some West Bank settlements for a deal, but said that he will not accept "indefensible" 1967 boundaries. Kwame Holman reports.
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| May 24, 2011
Chrysler Pays Back Billions in Bailout Loans: Is the Comeback Complete?
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne announced Tuesday that the company had repaid $7.9 billion in debt and interest to the U.S. and Canadian governments, less than two years after receiving a bailout. Jeffrey Brown discusses the comeback with Paul Eisenstein, publisher of thedetroitbureau.com and Changing Gears' Micheline Maynard.
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| May 24, 2011
Search, Rescue Ongoing in Joplin's 'Concentrated' Area of Tornado Damage
As the toll from the weekend tornado in Joplin, Mo., increased to 122 dead and 750 missing Tuesday, search-and-recovery crews continued to race to find survivors of the disaster that wiped out much of the city. Gwen Ifill discusses the magnitude of the disaster and recovery with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate.
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| May 24, 2011
Political Debate Over Accountable Care Organizations Heats Up
Ever since the federal government rolled out its proposed rules for setting up Accountable Care Organizations in March, it's been one piece of bad news after another for the Obama administration. Now comes another blow on the political front.
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| May 24, 2011
Around the Nation: Coverage of the Joplin Tornado
A look at public media coverage of the disaster in southwestern Missouri.
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| May 24, 2011
Conversation: Bob Dylan Turns 70
Jeffrey Brown talks to David Hajdu, author of "Positively 4th Street," about the career and influence of Bob Dylan, who on Tuesday turned 70.
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| May 24, 2011
After Years of Economic Hardship in Eagle, Colo.: Resignation
The last few years have given people in this Rocky Mountain town good reason to be angry. While no community has escaped the toll of the great recession, Eagle has seen a fundamental change in its daily life.
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| May 24, 2011
Frontline Explores Life of Bradley Manning, Story Behind WikiLeaks
In the spring of 2010, more than 500,000 classified documents, including secret diplomatic cables and war logs from Iraq and Afghanistan, appeared on the WikiLeaks website in what was the largest intelligence breach in American history.
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| May 24, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, "The Book of Mormon" and "Anything Goes" were the big winners at the Drama Desk Awards.
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| May 24, 2011
The Rising Price of Oil
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about how to bring the cost of gasoline down.
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| May 24, 2011
All Eyes on Battle for House Seat in Upstate New York
If Democrats score an upset victory in a special House election Tuesday in upstate New York, they'll claim it was all about rejecting the GOP budget plan and its controversial overhaul of Medicare.
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| May 24, 2011
Tornado-Damaged Missouri Braces for Second Storm
Less than 48 hours after a massive tornado tore through Joplin, Mo., causing at least 116 deaths and widespread damage, residents and rescuers are bracing for a second storm on Tuesday that forecasters said could bring strong winds.
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| May 23, 2011
From Campaign Trail to Capitol Hill, GOP Faces Questions on Medicare Plan
Republicans continue to face questions about the party's plan to overhaul Medicare after former House Speaker Newt Gingrich charged that it amounted to "right-wing social engineering" last week, but later changed his stance. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the GOP's efforts to get the plan back on track.
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| May 23, 2011
Divided Supreme Court Orders California to Ease Prison Overcrowding
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that the living conditions in overcrowded California prisons threatened inmates' health and violated constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment. Ray Suarez discusses the outcome with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle, who was in the courtroom.
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| May 23, 2011
In Joplin, Mo., Tornado Destruction 'Looks Like an Artillery Barrage'
In Joplin, Mo., search and rescue efforts continue after a tornado tore through the heart of the city, claiming at least 116 lives. Gwen Ifill discusses the destruction with KRPS Public Radio's Tim Metcalf and learns more about this deadly tornado season from the National Weather Service's Greg Carbin.
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| May 23, 2011
How to Improve Medical Care? Doctors' Group Counts the Ways
It might not be "Late Show" material, but the National Physicians Alliance is hoping its new David Letterman-inspired Top 5 Lists in Primary Care will still grab Americans' attention just the same.
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| May 23, 2011
116 Confirmed Dead After Tornado in Joplin, Mo.
A large tornado moved through much of Joplin, Missouri, Sunday, May 22, 2011, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses.
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| May 23, 2011
Joplin, Missouri Left Devastated After Tornado
A tornado tore up Joplin, a town in south-western Missouri on Sunday night. At least 89 were killed and over 500 wounded by the powerful storm. It's the latest in a series of deadly storms that have devastated the region this spring.
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| May 23, 2011
Marcia Coyle: 'It's Homestretch Time at the Supreme Court'
Supreme Court Monday's sharply divided ruling ordering California to release tens of thousands of inmates from its overcrowded prisons was just one of several widely-anticipated decisions the Supreme Court is expected to issue before July.
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| May 23, 2011
Audit Finds Widespread Use Of Anti-Psychotic Drugs In Nursing Homes
As the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Daniel Levinson is the person at the federal government who's in charge of protecting the integrity of programs like Medicare and Medicaid. That means he's also supposed to keep an eye on how those big budget health programs are working for you and me.
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| May 23, 2011
Political Checklist: GOP Field Clearer With Pawlenty In, Daniels Out
EmbedVideo;In just the past day, the 2012 Republican presidential field has become clearer as Indiana governor Mitch Daniels opted out of the race and former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty went all in with a new web video.
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| May 23, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'To Television'
Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky reads "To Television" from his "Selected Poems."
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| May 23, 2011
Is It Dumb to Play the Lottery?
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about how 'smart' lottery pooling can be.
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| May 23, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a federal program that grants military families free museum admission has grown to more than 1,300 museums nationwide.
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| May 23, 2011
Obama Kicks Off European Tour, Militants Raid Karachi Military Base
President Obama is in Moneygall, Ireland, for the first stop in his six-day European tour, a town where his great-great-great grandfather reportedly was raised.
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| May 23, 2011
President Obama Goes to Europe: Track His Trip
President Obama will spend this week in Europe, meeting with dignitaries in Ireland, England and Poland. He'll break away for the G8 summit in France, where he's expected to ask for a financial plan to help struggling democracies Egypt and Tunisia.
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| May 23, 2011
Pawlenty Officially Launches 2012 Campaign for White House
Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor, gets his moment in the spotlight Monday when he officially declares his candidacy for the White House at a 12:30 p.m. EDT town hall in Des Moines, Iowa.
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| May 20, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Goodwin Liu, Brooks the Meme and the Macho Man
In this edition of The Doubleheader, columnists David Brooks and Mark Shields tackled the filibuster of President Obama's judicial nominee Goodwin Liu, kidded about a picture of Brooks that has gone wild online and remembered wrestler Randy Savage, aka the Macho Man.
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| May 20, 2011
Former Poet Laureate Pinsky: Poetry 'Too Fundamental, Large' to Need Advocate
Much of former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky's writing has focused on American life. He takes a look back at his career with Jeffrey Brown.
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| May 20, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Gingrich's Chances, Obama 'Spanking' Israel, Arab Leaders
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the developing GOP 2012 presidential field, President Obama's Middle East and Arab world policy address and call for Israel to return to 1967 border lines, plus the president's praise for the CIA.
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| May 20, 2011
Gingrich Campaign Suffers Setbacks as GOP's 2012 Field Sees Topsy-Turvy Week
In a week that was supposed to be about bolstering his presidential campaign, Newt Gingrich outraged many Republicans when he dismissed Rep. Paul Ryan's proposal to reform Medicare in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press." Ray Suarez reports on the stumble and other developments in the race for the GOP nomination.
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| May 20, 2011
News Wrap: Freed on Bail, Strauss-Kahn Now in Undisclosed 'Safe House'
In other news Friday, former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from jail on $1 million bail. He was taken under armed guard to an undisclosed location awaiting trial on charges of sex crimes against a hotel maid. Also in Vicksburg, Miss., the Mississippi River crested lower than expected.
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| May 20, 2011
Harman: Netanyahu Could 'Be the Peacemaker Israel Has Been Seeking'
President Obama met Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after delivering a U.S. policy speech calling for a return to pre-1967 borders. Judy Woodruff discusses what comes next in the peace process with former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and former California Democratic Rep. Jane Harman.
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| May 20, 2011
Netanyahu, Obama Meet Amid Disagreement on Path to Middle East Peace
President Obama met Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a day after calling for Israel to agree to a key Palestinian demand to return to the 1967-era borders. Judy Woodruff reports on the leaders' meeting at the White House and the tensions on display.
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| May 20, 2011
U.S.-Pakistani Officials Work to Hit 'Reset' Button
U.S.-Pakistani relations threatened to take a nosedive after the finding and killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, and officials in both countries have been working to sort out the future of the allies' relationship.
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| May 20, 2011
Furry Robots, Foldable Cars and More Innovations from MIT's Media Lab
We recently visited the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here's a sampling of some of the Lab's recent high-tech creations.
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| May 20, 2011
Conversation: Geena Davis Hopes to Shift Gender Balance in Film
Geena Davis has some experience with strong and complex female characters. She's played a meek-housewife-turned-bold-woman-on-the-run, a baseball star, a secret agent and an American president. She says it was her experience playing Thelma in "Thelma and Louise" that first piqued her interest in the cause.
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| May 20, 2011
Furry Robots, Foldable Cars and More Innovations from MIT's Media Lab
We recently visited the Media Lab at MIT for our story on George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen's ebook, "The Great Stagnation." Cowen argues that the pace of innovation is stalling. We went to MIT for the counterargument. Here's a sampling of some of the Lab's recent high-tech creations.
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| May 20, 2011
Gwen's Take: Dog Whistle Politics: You Talking to Me?
The past several days have handed me a cluster of excuses to return to one of my favorite topics: what happens when politicians speak in code.
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| May 20, 2011
'Lab in a Can' Puts Underwater Worlds in Closer Reach
Microbiologists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have developed a machine that uses built-in robotics to study water quality while underwater.
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| May 20, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Arnold Schwarzenegger will delay his return to acting in order to deal with a personal scandal.
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| May 20, 2011
Huntsman Gives Debut Interview as Likely Presidential Candidate
The former U.S. ambassador to China and Utah governor emerged largely unscathed from his first TV interview since returning stateside and stepping up his activity as a likely presidential candidate.
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| May 20, 2011
King of Pimlico
The NewsHour's series on horse racing continues as the second leg of the Triple Crown series gets underway Saturday at the Preakness.
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| May 20, 2011
Obama, Israel's Netanyahu Set to Meet
President Obama will welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Friday, one day after a major policy speech in which the president called for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian and for Israel to accept its pre-1967 borders.
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| May 19, 2011
Mark Kelly Followed Wife Giffords' Latest Surgery From Space
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour launched Monday on a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien posed crowdsourced questions to the commander and crew early Thursday in a collaboration with Google and YouTube. Here is an excerpt.
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| May 19, 2011
Report on Deadly W.Va. Mine Blast Castigates Massey for Safety Lapses
In the worst U.S. mining disaster in four decades, 29 trapped miners were killed after an explosion deep inside the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. Ray Suarez speaks with NPR's Howard Berkes about a new report on the disaster's causes that criticized the safety practices of mine owner Massey Energy.
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| May 19, 2011
Study: Electrical Stimulation in Spine Helps Paraplegic Man Stand Again
For the first time, a man completely paralyzed from the chest down regained the ability to take several steps with support and stand on his own thanks to electric stimulation to his spinal cord, new research published in the Lancet shows.
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| May 19, 2011
After Obama Speech, What's Next for Arab World, Israeli-Palestinian Relations?
In a speech Thursday, President Obama called for support of democratic reforms in the Arab world and steps toward peace in the Middle East. Jeffrey Brown discusses the president's address and U.S. policy with reporter Mona Eltahawy, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk and American University of Beirut's Rami Khouri.
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| May 19, 2011
Obama Endorses Key Palestinian Border Demand, Pledges Aid to Egypt, Tunisia
In a speech about U.S. policy in light of recent Arab world uprisings, President Obama pledged economic support Thursday to Egypt and Tunisia as they work toward democracy. He also endorsed the 1967 borders of Israel and the Palestinian territories. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| May 19, 2011
After Strauss-Kahn Steps Down, IMF Leadership 'Jockeying Has Begun'
Former IMF head, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, resigned five days after being accused of attempted rape and sexual assault of a hotel maid. Jim Lehrer discusses what's next for the IMF and Strauss-Kahn with Bloomberg TV's Sara Eisen and The Economist's Zanny Minton Beddoes.
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| May 19, 2011
Strauss-Kahn Indicted on Sex Crime Charges, Headed for House Arrest
After resigning as head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn was indicted Thursday on sex crime charges and appeared headed toward house arrest under the watch of armed guards after a New York judge granted him bail under certain restrictions. Strauss-Kahn maintains his innocence. Jim Lehrer reports.
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| May 19, 2011
Top 5 Health Reform Headlines
A roundup of the latest news from the world of health care policy, from controversy about rising health insurance premiums to flaws in electronic medical records.
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| May 19, 2011
You Talk to Endeavour: Shuttle Crew on Giffords, Tile Damage, Trips to Mars
Google, YouTube and the PBS NewsHour took you aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station for a live interview with Commander Mark Kelly and crew. Watch the full interview here.
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| May 19, 2011
Republicans Block Vote on Obama Judicial Nominee Goodwin Liu
Goodwin Liu, a law professor up for a lifetime appointment on Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, is the first of Mr. Obama's judicial nominees to be blocked.
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| May 19, 2011
Now on View, the View From Jane Freilicher's Window
Jane Freilicher has been well known in the art world for decades, but unlike many of her friends and contemporaries, she's never quite become familiar outside of that circle.
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| May 19, 2011
Health Reform Pop Quiz!
Can you tell the difference between the Massachusetts health reform law and the Affordable Care Act? A quiz from Politifact tests your knowledge.
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| May 19, 2011
Woodruff: Private Lives, Public Officials and Media Maelstroms
Every day we in the news media have to make judgment calls. They come in all shapes and sizes, some obviously more difficult than others.
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| May 19, 2011
HHS Steps Up Efforts to Curb Health Insurance Premium Hikes
The Department of Health and Human Services finalized regulations Thursday that will require insurance companies to disclose and justify rate increases above 10 percent.
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| May 19, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, director Lars von Trier is expelled from the Cannes Film Festival.
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| May 19, 2011
Report on W. Va. Mine Disaster Blames Safety Lapses, Poor Oversight
The first official investigative report on the disaster at Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia last year, which killed 29 miners, found that the explosion could have been prevented and was the result of a corporate culture at the mine "in which wrongdoing became acceptable, where deviation became the norm.
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| May 19, 2011
Foodie Economist: How To Find Great Eats
When economist Tyler Cowen finishes his day job at George Mason University and dinner time rolls around, he sinks his teeth into his hobby: blogging about -- and eating -- ethnic food in and around Washington, D.C. The aptly-named Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide reflects decades spent exploring and documenting world cuisine.
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| May 19, 2011
Giffords Recovering 'Really Well' Post Surgery, Mark Kelly Reports
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is recovering well after a piece of her skull was repaired during surgery in Houston on Wednesday, reports her husband Mark Kelly, in an interview Thursday morning from space.
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| May 19, 2011
President Obama to Address Arab Spring, 'Turn the Page' on Policy in Region
President Obama takes the stage to address U.S. policy as protesters demanding change across the Arab world appear to have stalled in their mission, as the conflict in Libya remains in a stalemate and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process seems moribund.
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| May 19, 2011
Exclusive: Watch Live Interview With Shuttle Cmdr. Mark Kelly, Astronauts
Set your alarm clock and the timer on your coffeemaker for daybreak on Thursday because Google, YouTube and the PBS NewsHour are taking you aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station for a live interview with Commander Mark Kelly and crew as they orbit the earth at 17,500 mph.
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| May 19, 2011
Strauss-Kahn Resigns as Head of IMF
Dominique Strauss-Kahn released a statement late Wednesday saying he will resign from his post as head of the International Monetary Fund to fight allegations of sexual assault.
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| May 18, 2011
Los Angeles Artist Finds Inspiration in Everyday Places, Things
Michael McMillen finds inspiration for his work in an intriguing collection of everyday places and things. Spencer Michels has a look back at the unusual 40-year career of this Los Angeles artist.
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| May 18, 2011
The Great Stagnation: Why Hasn't Recent Technology Created More Jobs?
As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman reports on why more good jobs haven't been created in recent years. Can new technological innovations create widespread job growth as past generations have seen?
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| May 18, 2011
Debate Over Rising Gas Prices Heats Up in Congress
Two bills focused on oil company tax breaks, deep-sea drilling and reducing rising gas prices have reignited energy policy debates on Capitol Hill. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the political fight over prices at the pump.
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| May 18, 2011
Prosecution, Defense Prepare for Another Strauss-Kahn Court Appearance
IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest has sent shockwaves throughout the financial and political worlds. Gwen Ifill discusses what to expect in the forthcoming legal proceedings -- and the political fallout in France and at the IMF -- with The Wall Street Journal's Tamer El-Ghobashy and The New York Times' Elaine Sciolino.
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| May 18, 2011
Shockwaves Continue Through Financial World Over Strauss-Kahn Arrest
Held on charges of sexual assault against a chambermaid at a New York City hotel, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn remains in a cell alone in Riker's Island jail and has been put on suicide watch. Gwen Ifill reports on the latest developments since his arrest and reactions from around the world.
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| May 18, 2011
Mississippi River Floodwater Could Create Long-Term Toxic Impact
A 15-mile stretch of the swollen Mississippi River, closed Tuesday due to pressure on levees, has been reopened to barges moving one at a time. Tom Bearden reports on the short- and long-term environmental effects the floodwater could have on Lake Pontchartrain, oyster beds and more.
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| May 18, 2011
From the Movies to the Museum, Michael McMillen Fabricates Artistic Tableaus
Micheal McMillen uses just about anything he can find or that he's collected over the years to shape his art work -- work that ranges from small objects like a moth pulling a brick to giant installations that viewers can walk into and feel part of.
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| May 18, 2011
Many Different Communities, No Clear GOP Leader
The 2012 election cometh, and as of right now the Republican field of candidates seems unsettled at best. Patchwork Nation's 12 types of county offer an interesting way to parse the views of the American electorate.
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| May 18, 2011
Making Sense: The Two Faces of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Paul Solman recalls interviewing the head of the International Monetary Fund, now being held at New York's Rikers Island prison after being accused of assault.
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| May 18, 2011
Around the Nation
Antiquities trafficking, a Mexican footwear fad and Betty White are some of the recent culture stories from other public broadcasters around the nation.
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| May 18, 2011
Four Foreign Reporters, Including GlobalPost's Foley, Freed in Libya
GlobalPost freelance contributor James Foley and three other foreign journalists were released Wednesday from a detention facility in Libya, where they had been held for over a month for working in the country without a visa.
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| May 18, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the viability of artist Christo's Colorado project is partially dependent on the welfare of the state's sheep.
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| May 18, 2011
Farm Runoff in Mississippi River Floodwater Fuels Dead Zone in Gulf
A dead zone -- already the size of the state of New Jersey -- is growing in the Gulf of Mexico, fueled by nutrient runoff from the swollen Mississippi River.
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| May 18, 2011
The Two Faces of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Paul Solman reflects on what it was like meeting with and interviewing Dominique Strauss-Kahn back in 2009: "He was as urbane and well-mannered an interviewee as ever you'll meet. Sensible and clear, candid, and unfailingly, ever-so-earnestly gracious.
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| May 18, 2011
Grand Deal on Deficit Reduction Unlikely as Coburn Quits Talks
The quest for a bipartisan solution to the country's short- and long-term deficit problems got a lot tougher Tuesday when Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., walked away from the negotiating table.
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| May 17, 2011
Author James Gleick Traces Information's Evolution in New Book
Author James Gleick's new book, "The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood," chronicles the evolution of information. Jeffrey Brown and the science and technology author discuss how our era of information overload evolved from pre-digital times.
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| May 17, 2011
Study: Early Treatment 'Extremely Impressive' in Preventing HIV Spread
Dramatic findings from a new clinical study show early HIV-AIDS treatment can help prevent the spread of the disease between sexual partners. Ray Suarez discusses what the findings suggest about using drugs for prevention of the disease with Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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| May 17, 2011
As GOP Field Takes Shape, Gingrich on Defensive Over Medicare Remarks
The GOP's 2012 presidential nomination battle shifted once again Monday when former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who hasn't officially entered the race, announced he'd raised $10 million in one day. Political Editor David Chalian speaks with Gwen Ifill about the GOP field and Newt Gingrich's controversial Medicare comments.
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| May 17, 2011
News Wrap: Part of Mississippi River Closed, Reopen Date Uncertain
In other news Tuesday, the Coast Guard closed part of the Mississippi River and didn't say when it might reopen. Meanwhile, floodwater continued to creep across Louisiana's Cajun country after a key spillway was opened. Also, Pakistani troops exchanged shots with a NATO helicopter in an incident on the Afghan border.
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| May 17, 2011
Report: Push for Electronic Medical Records Overlooks Security Gaps
As the Obama administration pushes ahead with plans to increase the use of electronic medical records, two internal reports released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services revealed "significant concerns" about security gaps in the system.
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| May 17, 2011
Housing Market Still Plagued by Foreclosures, Mortgage Woes, Tumbling Prices
The U.S. housing market showed more signs of weakness Tuesday with the fall of new home construction by more than 10 percent and new building permits by 4 percent. Judy Woodruff discusses the fallout from the disappointing new housing report with Inside Mortgage Finance's Guy Cecala and The Washington Post's Dina ElBoghdady.
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| May 17, 2011
Consensus on Gas Policy in Congress Remains Unlikely
Both major political parties in Congress can agree on at least one thing: The price of gasoline in America -- at $4 a gallon -- is a bad thing. Agreeing on what, if anything, should be done about that reality isn't as easy.
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| May 17, 2011
As Photographer, Moby Captures His Unique Vision of Normal Life
For most people in the world, the experience of standing on a stage surrounded by thousands of cheering fans would make for a fairly extraordinary day. For Moby, a musician and DJ who has sold more than 20 million records worldwide, it's normal.
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| May 17, 2011
Can You Make it Through the Month? Financial Decisions of the Poor
Here's an online "game" found for us by one of our most trusted advisors, Boston University Finance Professor Zvi Bodie. It gives a sense of what it means to be poor in America these days. Eye-opening, if dispiriting.
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| May 17, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a painting goes on sale that marked another major Mississippi flood.
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| May 17, 2011
Romney Hits the Jackpot in Las Vegas Fund-raiser
Mitt Romney's haul from his Las Vegas call-day exists, for the time being, in a vacuum, without any other figures for comparison. And that was precisely the campaign's goal as it set out to boast financial prowess, intimidate the opposition and build momentum for Romney's second attempt at winning the White House.
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| May 16, 2011
Morganza Spillway Before and After Photos Released
After engineers opened the Morganza spillway Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Google and GeoEye released some before and after satellite photos Monday evening.
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| May 16, 2011
'Life on Mars' Author Explores Humans' Relationship With Universe Through Poetry
"Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book, explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her Brooklyn home.
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| May 16, 2011
'Freedom Riders' Film Revisits Those Who Risked Lives for Civil Rights
"Freedom Riders," a documentary that will air Monday on PBS' American Experience, revisits a group of young men and women who boarded commercial buses headed for the Deep South during the civil rights movement. Judy Woodruff discusses the risks and rewards with Rep. John Lewis and a young man who participated in a reenactment.
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| May 16, 2011
Romney Raises $10 Million in One Day
The all-but-formally announced presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised $10.25 million in campaign cash Monday, according to his campaign, via an 800-person phone bank operation headquartered in Las Vegas that he promoted in a telephone call and Facebook video event Monday.
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| May 16, 2011
How Does the U.S. Debt Ceiling Work and Why Does it Matter?
The United States government hit the legal limit for the amount of money it can borrow Monday, but Treasury officials say they can take other measures to pay the bills. Ray Suarez discusses questions about how the debt ceiling works and the ongoing political debate with The New York Times' Binyamin Applebaum.
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| May 16, 2011
Strauss-Kahn Arrest Drops 'Bomb' on French Politics; IMF Faces Leadership Vacuum
IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was denied bail Monday for sexual assault of a 32-year-old chambermaid in his New York hotel suite. Gwen Ifill discusses possible fallout from this incident with former IMF official Eswar Prasad and Princeton research scholar Sophie Meunier.
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| May 16, 2011
IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn Denied $1 Million Bail Over Sexual Assault Charge
In New York, Judge Melissa Jackson denied IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's request of $1 million bail Monday, calling him a flight risk. Strauss-Kahn was arrested Saturday night after a 32-year-old chambermaid accused him of sexually assaulting her at a New York hotel where he was staying. Gwen Ifill reports.
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| May 16, 2011
News Wrap: Space Shuttle Endeavour Blasts Off for Final Mission
In other news Monday, Space Shuttle Endeavour blasted into orbit, marking the penultimate takeoff for the shuttle program. The launch attracted a large crowd including Gabrielle Giffords, wife of the mission commander. Also, Wall Street never got off the ground amid concerns over European debt and unease about the U.S. economy.
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| May 16, 2011
Morganza Spillway Reduces Pressure on Cities' Levees; Towns Brace for Water
On Saturday, the Army Corps of Engineers opened the floodgates of the Morganza Spillway on the Mississippi River to reduce pressure on the levees that protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans. A number of smaller towns are now having to deal with the possibility of devastating flooding. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports.
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| May 16, 2011
Early HIV Treatment an Effective -- But Costly -- Prevention Method
A new study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases showes that early treatment of HIV can help stop spread of the disease to sexual partners at an astonishingly high rate.
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| May 16, 2011
Q&A: New York Times Reporter on Next Steps in Government Debt Limit Debate
As the United States government officially hits its $14.3 trillion borrowing limit Monday, New York Times finance and banking reporter Binyamin Appelbaum laid out what some of the potential consequences might be.
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| May 16, 2011
Weekly Poem: From 'My God, It's Full of Stars'
Tracy K. Smith is the author of three collections of poetry: "Life on Mars" (Graywolf Press, 2011); "Duende" (Graywolf, 2007), winner of the 2006 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets; and "The Body's Question" (Graywolf, 2003), winner of the 2002 Cave Canem Poetry Prize.
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| May 16, 2011
Donald Trump Nixes Presidential Run
Billionaire real estate tycoon and reality TV star Donald Trump announced Monday he will not run for president in 2012. He predicated that he would have won both the Republican nomination and the general election should he have chose to run.
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| May 16, 2011
Amid Flooding Threat in Louisiana, Not All Obeying Evacuation Order
NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Krotz Springs, La., where the Mississippi River threatens to inundate local homes and businesses, but not everyone is heeding the call to evacuate the area. Tune in to Monday's NewsHour for Bearden's full report on the threat of flooding.
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| May 16, 2011
Political Checklist: We've Hit the Debt Ceiling, Now What?
Gwen Ifill and David Chalian examine why, if the nation has hit its limit for borrowing, has there been no outcry from the markets or the political system? Gwen suggests that Wall Street is well-aware that Congress is known for making politics out of the debt ceiling increase, but always raises the limit before it is too late.
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| May 16, 2011
World Week Ahead: Obama's Mideast Speech; Reports From Bahrain
Amid continuing protests in the Middle East and following the departure of his Mideast envoy, President Obama plans to deliver a policy speech on the region on Thursday.
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| May 16, 2011
'Demand' Driving Inflation? A Viewer Begs to Differ
A complaint lodged with the PBS Ombudsman was passed along after Friday's broadcast and seemed worth answering in a public forum.
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| May 16, 2011
Activists Look Back on 50th Anniversary of Freedom Rides
Helen Singleton and Joan Mulholland, both participants in the Freedom Rides of 50 years ago, sat down with Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how they became involved in the movement.
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| May 16, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Ai Weiwei was allowed to see his wife while remaining in detention by the Chinese government.
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| May 16, 2011
Gingrich Calls GOP Budget 'Right Wing Social Engineering'
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich broke from his party leadership on the Hill by stiff-arming the budget drafted by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and passed last month in the House.
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| May 16, 2011
IMF Chief Denied Bail in Assault Case, ICC Chief Calls for Gadhafi Warrant
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, was taken into custody Saturday after a hotel maid accused him of sexual assault. Also, the chief International Criminal Court Prosecutor calls for Gadhafi's arrest, Sen. Kerry meets with leaders in Pakistan, and 27 bodies found near the Mexico-Guatemala border.
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| May 16, 2011
Watch Live: Space Shuttle Endeavour Ready for Liftoff
Space shuttle Endeavour, NASA's youngest orbiter, is scheduled to blast off into space for the final time at 8:56 am ET today, marking the next-to-last scheduled launch of the 30-year shuttle program.
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| May 14, 2011
Morganza Spillway Opened on Mississippi River
Engineers slowly opened a massive floodgate on the Mississippi River in Louisiana Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
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| May 13, 2011
Robert MacNeil on Jim Lehrer's 'Stealth' Exit
Jim Lehrer announced Thursday that he is taking another step toward ending his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring out daily public television news broadcast. Long-time colleague and friend, Robert MacNeil offers this reflection.
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| May 13, 2011
Shields and Gerson on Immigration Reform, Gingrich's 2012 Bid
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss top political news, including the realities of immigration reform and the shape of the 2012 GOP presidential field.
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| May 13, 2011
Tracking Inflation: How Fast Are Prices Rising?
As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sense of financial news, Paul Solman reports on the growing rate of inflation and how Americans are dealing with the extra costs. According to the government's latest figures, prices made the biggest jump in any 12-month period since October 2008.
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| May 13, 2011
Napolitano: 'Heightened State of Alert' Continues After Bin Laden's Death
In a newsmaker interview with Judy Woodruff on Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discusses what impact the death of Osama bin Laden will have on security in the U.S.
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| May 13, 2011
Army Corps of Engineers Navigates Miss. River Spillways
In other news Friday, some 25,000 people in Louisiana were on notice that their homes could be inundated if the Army Corps of Engineers opens the Morganza Spillway.
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| May 13, 2011
Jim Lehrer: The Video Highlights
Jim Lehrer announced this week that he's stepping back from daily anchor and co-anchor duties on the PBS NewsHour - so we decided to take a look back at some highlights from his 52 years in journalism and his time at the NewsHour in a special video mash-up.
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| May 13, 2011
Medicare, Social Security May Exhaust Funds Sooner Than Expected
The trustees who oversee the finances of Medicare and Social Security said Friday that both programs will exhaust their trust funds sooner than previously expected.
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| May 13, 2011
Woodruff: When Politics Is A Family Affair
Watching all the anticipation Thursday night over how the wife of Indiana governor Mitch Daniels would handle herself in front of a large Republican party crowd reminded me of so many political campaigns, when all eyes are on the candidate's spouse.
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| May 13, 2011
Wild Fashion and 'Savage Beauty' of Alexander McQueen
A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute In New York shows off the visionary and romantic work of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who took his own life last year.
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| May 13, 2011
Top Five Global Health Headlines: HIV Prevention Breakthrough
The key to slowing the spread of the HIV epidemic could lie in the medicines already being used to treat HIV positive patients, researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced this week.
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| May 13, 2011
Conversation: McQueen's 'Savage Beauty'
An exhibition of the work of designer Alexander McQueen has just opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City.
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| May 13, 2011
Foreclosures Are Down. How Is That Bad News?
Looking at the housing market is enough to give anyone a serious dose of cognitive dissonance. The April numbers, at first blush, seem like good news.
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| May 13, 2011
Extremist Economics and Printing Dollars
John Williams is an economic extremist. He thinks a collapse of the U.S. dollar and hyperinflation are just around the corner and that gold is therefore the best bet around. He thinks the government manipulates the economic data to make things look better than they are.
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| May 13, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, an retrospective of works by Ai Weiwei opens in London.
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| May 13, 2011
Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl to Retire
The sixth announcement by a Democratic senator this year puts Democrats in an even tougher position as they try to maintain a majority in the Senate.
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| May 13, 2011
Rep. Paul Launches 2012 Bid, Hopes Third Time's the Charm
Rep. Ron Paul made it official Friday, becoming the second full-fledged presidential candidate in the GOP's 2012 field, coming on the heels of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's move Wednesday.
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| May 13, 2011
Pakistani Taliban Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bombing Killing at Least 80
Twin blasts targeted cadets at a paramilitary academy in northwest Pakistan. Also, Louisiana residents brace for flooding, Syrian security forces prepare for Friday demonstrations, and the Japanese government agrees to a Tepco compensation plan.
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| May 12, 2011
'Wizard of Lies' Author Details Madoff's Fall Into Massive Financial Fraud
In the new book, "The Wizard of Lies," New York Times' Diana Henriques chronicles the massive Wall Street Ponzi scheme of the '90s led by Bernie Madoff. Jeffrey Brown talks to Henriques about her reporting.
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| May 12, 2011
Tax Breaks for Oil Companies: Good for Business or Unfair Advantage?
Lawmakers targeted the oil industry's tax breaks and profits in budget debates Thursday. Judy Woodruff discusses the debate over tax breaks for oil production and other rules with The Energy Program at Public Citizen's Tyson Slocum and The American Petroleum Institute's Brian Johnson.
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| May 12, 2011
Communities Watch, Wait as Miss. River Flood Threat Looms
In other news Thursday, people along the Mississippi spent another day bracing for high water volumes. The president added 14 more flooded counties to the Federal Disaster list. Also, the economic recovery struggled in April, first-time claims for unemployment benefits were down, but remained at relatively high levels.
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| May 12, 2011
McConnell Optimistic on Spending Deal That Will 'Astonish the American People'
In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Thursday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell discusses what's next for budget talks and other spending issues.
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| May 12, 2011
Obama, Congress Work on Recipe to Reduce National Debt
President Obama met with top lawmakers again Thursday, to continue working on a deal to reduce the nation's deficit. Ray Suarez reports on the battle lines being drawn by both parties, from spending cuts to new taxes.
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| May 12, 2011
Jim Lehrer's Changing Role: Leave Your Reflections, Favorite Moments
Jim Lehrer announced Thursday that he is taking another step toward ending his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring our daily public television news broadcast. Leave your comments and reflections here.
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| May 12, 2011
McConnell Rules Out Tax Increases In Debt Limit Deal
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was upbeat Thursday after he and other Republican senators met with President Obama, but repeated his position that any increase in the debt ceiling will include spending cuts, and no tax increases.
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| May 12, 2011
Jim Lehrer's Official Bio: 52 Years in Journalism
From military service to newspapers to the start of the MacNeil/Lehrer Report to moderating presidential debates, revisit Jim Lehrer's career in his official bio.
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| May 12, 2011
Whether Joan Rivers or Genocide, Sundberg and Stern Find Compelling Stories
After more than two decades, Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern now have what Sundberg calls, "a long marriage of a work partnership." The documentary filmmakers founded Break-Thru Films in 1990 and began working on their first major, feature-length documentary in 1994.
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| May 12, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, 'Spider-Man' will reopen on Broadway after a major effort to revise the show.
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| May 12, 2011
Are Taxes Lower Now Than the 1950s?
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about whether or not Americans are paying less in taxes than we did in the 1950s.
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| May 12, 2011
Jim Lehrer Stepping Down From Regular Anchor Role on PBS NewsHour
Jim Lehrer has announced that he is taking another step toward ending his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring our daily public television news broadcast.
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| May 12, 2011
Romney Aims to Tackle His Health Care Conundrum
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has a tough assignment Thursday when he takes the stage at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to discuss health care.
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| May 11, 2011
GOP 2012 Contenders
The Republicans seeking to make Barack Obama a one-term president begin their quest for the GOP nomination.
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| May 11, 2011
GOP 2012 Field Taking Shape With Gingrich Bid
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich launched his official bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination Wednesday. Can he re-introduce himself to the electorate? Jim Lehrer discuss the news with NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian.
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| May 11, 2011
Galleon Fund Head Convicted of Fraud, Conspiracy
In other news Wednesday, a federal jury in New York has convicted Raj Rajaratnam, founder of The Galleon Group, in the largest insider trading case ever involving hedge funds.
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| May 11, 2011
All Eyes on Mississippi River Levees, Spillways as Flood Tensions Continue
Crews filled sandbags and shored up levees along the Mississippi River as enormous volumes of water surged south. Jeffrey Brown takes a closer look at the levee and floodgate system with the Association of State Floodplain Managers' Larry Larson and Author John Barry.
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| May 11, 2011
Will Wisconsin's Recall Elections Hold Clues to 2012?
With the 2012 presidential race in early stages and the political press looking for clues about the mood of the electorate, politics in Wisconsin has become a national story.
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| May 11, 2011
Detained GlobalPost Reporter 'Treated Well' in Libya, Visitor Says
Our partners at GlobalPost reported Wednesday that their freelance contributor James Foley and another Western journalist detained with him in Libya, Claire Morgan Gillis, were allowed a visitor who said they were in good health and were being treated well.
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| May 11, 2011
30 Years After Bob Marley's Death
May 11 marks the 30th anniversary of the death of music legend Bob Marley. The Jamaican reggae star died from cancer in 1981 at age 36, leaving behind a legacy that reaches across all musical genres, ages and around the world.
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| May 11, 2011
In Wake of Duerson Case, 5 Questions About Football and Brain Injury
Just before he took his life this winter, former football great David Duerson sent a text message to his ex-wife -- and wrote a suicide note as well -- that would call attention once again to some big questions surrounding football and the possibility of permanent brain injury among some players.
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| May 11, 2011
'Page One': Filming a Year at the New York Times
Director Andrew Rossi lived a year at the New York Times for his new documentary "Page One: Inside the New York Times."
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| May 11, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the original inspiration for the song "Strawberry Fields" will be replaced with a replica.
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| May 11, 2011
House Intel Chair: No Evidence Pakistan Hid bin Laden
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that thus far, he has seen no evidence that senior Pakistani officials knew of or abetted Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad.
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| May 11, 2011
'Inside Job': an Oscar Winner Answers Your Questions
Today we hand over question-and-answer duties to Charles Ferguson, former MIT academic and dot.com entrepreneur who is now a documentary filmmaker, and created the Academy Award-winning analysis of the Crash of '08, 'Inside Job.'
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| May 11, 2011
30th Anniversary of Bob Marley's Death
Bob Marley died of cancer on May 11, 1981, at the age of 36. The Jamaican reggae legend left behind a legacy that influenced many genres, pop culture and protest music.
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| May 11, 2011
How Will Gingrich's Political Past Determine His Future?
He may have left public office in the '90s, but Newt Gingrich will announce Wednesday that he's running for president in a manner very befitting of 2011.
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| May 10, 2011
NASA Releases New Images of Mississippi River Flooding
NASA's Earth Observatory has released new before and after images of the Mississippi River flooding around Memphis.
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| May 10, 2011
What's Behind Microsoft's Decision to Buy Skype?
Microsoft announced Tuesday it was purchasing the Internet telephone service Skype in a deal valued at $8.5 billion. Jeffrey Brown discusses the deal with The Washington Post's Technology Reporter Cecilia Kang.
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| May 10, 2011
U.S. Steps Up Challenge to China on Human Rights
The Obama administration has stepped up criticism of China's human rights record in recent days. Judy Woodruff discusses the issue with Human Rights Watch's Phelim Kine and former President of the U.S.-China Business Council Robert Kapp.
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| May 10, 2011
Debt Debate Heats Up in Washington as Borrowing Limit Looms
With the federal government set to hit its legal limit on borrowing in less than a week, House Speaker John Boehner outlined new debt ceiling negotiation terms. Kwame Holman reports on the politics of the debate.
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| May 10, 2011
Obama Renews Call to Fix 'Broken' Immigration System
The president visited El Paso, Texas, Tuesday to launch a public campaign for immigration reform. Ray Suarez discuses the new push with Hernan Rozemberg and Michel Marizco, senior correspondents for "Fronteras: The Changing America Desk," a network of National Public Radio stations across the southwest focusing on border issues.
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| May 10, 2011
Miss. River Crests in Memphis, Flood Worries Head Downstream
The "Mighty Mississippi" more than lived up to its nickname, swelling two and a half miles beyond its banks and inundating low-lying areas in and around Memphis, Tenn. Jeffrey Brown reports on the damage in Memphis and new flood worries for communities downstream.
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| May 10, 2011
Study: 44 Million Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under GOP Plan
A new study released Tuesday by two nonpartisan organizations added new fuel to the debate over debt and spending when the report found that debt reduction proposals by House Republicans lawmakers could leave up to 44 million more low-income and disabled Americans without health insurance.
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| May 10, 2011
Obama Makes Immigration Reform Pitch in El Paso
President Obama traveled to El Paso, Texas, Tuesday to renew his call for reforming immigration law, praising the work his administration has done in securing the border with Mexico and touting citizenship opportunities for some illegal immigrants already in the country.
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| May 10, 2011
In New Film, Director of 'Hoop Dreams' Confronts Chicago's Violence
The new documentary, "The Interrupters," by director Steve James follows three individuals who try to protect their Chicago communities from the kind of violence they themselves were once complicit in.
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| May 10, 2011
The Mighty Mississippi
The Mississippi River crested at 47.8 feet at Memphis on Tuesday, just short of the 1937 record. The waters have engulfed riverbanks in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, and Louisiana, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open floodgates, sending millions of gallons of water into Lake Pontchartrain.
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| May 10, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, James Cuno is named head of the Getty Center.
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| May 10, 2011
Old Folks at Home and the Curse of Internet Investing
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about online investing.
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| May 10, 2011
Appeals Court Hears Virginia Health Care Reform Challenges
The legal battle over the new health care reform law has moved to Richmond, Virginia, with the first oral arguments in a federal appeals court for cases brought by Virginia's Attorney General, Republican Ken Cuccinelli, and Liberty University.
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| May 10, 2011
Mississippi Flooding Hits Memphis, Heads Toward Weary New Orleans
Low-lying areas of Memphis, Tenn., have been flooded by the rising Mississippi River, forcing evacuations, but engineers said the city's levees are holding and it has likely seen the worst of the flooding. In Louisiana, residents are bracing for the worst of the river's rising waters Tuesday.
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| May 10, 2011
President Obama to Renew Push for Immigration Reform
When President Obama takes to the stage Tuesday in El Paso, Texas, and launches the next phase of his public campaign to achieve comprehensive immigration reform, he'll be doing so against the backdrop of the recently released 2010 Census data.
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| May 10, 2011
Microsoft to Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion, NATO Launches Strikes on Tripoli
NATO launches fresh strikes on Tripoli, insurgents attack police in Afghanistan's Nuristan province, and Syrian security forces send tanks to Daraa.
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| May 9, 2011
What's Next for Mexico's War on Drugs?
Demonstrators take to the streets to fight against violence caused by drug cartels in Mexico. Belo TV's Mexico Bureau Chief Angela Kocherga, based in El Paso, Texas, reports from the border region and though Mexico with the latest from Mexico's war on drugs.
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| May 9, 2011
Protesters in Mexico Take to the Streets Over Drug Cartel Violence
Demonstrators took to the streets in Mexico this weekend to protest the violence brought on by drug cartels. Margret Warner reports.
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| May 9, 2011
'Last In, First Out' Among Teacher Layoff Policies Under Scrutiny
As the end of the school year approaches, thousands of teachers across the U.S. are facing the prospect of being laid off. NewsHour special correspondent John Tulenko reports on questions over layoff policies in Hartford, Conn.
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| May 9, 2011
U.S. and Pakistan: Will a Strategic Partnership Falter After Bin Laden Raid?
After bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces during a raid in Abbottabad, tensions are on the rise between the U.S. and Pakistan. Ray Suarez discusses the future of U.S.-Pakistan relations with former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Wendy Chamberlin and Lawrence Wright, author of a book that focuses on the origins of al-Qaida.
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| May 9, 2011
Accusations, Anger in Pakistan After Abbottabad Raid
There are growing tensions between the U.S. and Pakistan after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Ray Suarez reports on the latest reactions to the raid.
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| May 9, 2011
Mississippi River Flooding Hits Historic Levels, Tests Levee System
The Mississippi River approached its highest level ever Monday, forcing the city of Memphis to evacuate homes as they wait for the river to peak, which is expected as early as tonight. Jeffrey Brown gets the latest on the surging flood waters from Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and the Army Corps of Engineers' Steve Stockton.
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| May 9, 2011
Memphis Prepares for Mississippi's Record Crest
The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 48-feet in Memphis, Tennessee Monday night, and the river has already swelled to six times its normal width.
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| May 9, 2011
Life Along the Border Amidst the Drug War
In the past four years, drug violence has been cited in the deaths of more than 34,600 people. We've compiled some recent public media coverage of the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of Monday's NewsHour report on the violence.
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| May 9, 2011
Autism Prevalence May Be Far Higher Than Believed, Study Finds
For the first time, researchers have studied an entire population sample and found that one in 38 children exhibited symptoms of Autism.
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| May 9, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'These Arms of Mine'
David Kirby is the author of several books of criticism, essays, children's literature and poetry, including most recently, "Talking about Movies with Jesus" (2011) and "The House on Boulevard Street: New and Selected Poems" (2007), a finalist for the National Book Award.
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| May 9, 2011
My Least-Favorite Investment Vehicle (Except For All the Other Ones)
Paul Solman answers a readers question, "How safe are TIPs" for retirement investments?
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| May 9, 2011
As Mississippi Rises, Historian Discusses 'Great Flood' of 1927
The Mississippi River flood of 1927 is still the landmark event against which many U.S. floods are measured, and one that forever changed how levees and flood control systems are built.
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| May 9, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a famous book editor announces his retirement.
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| May 9, 2011
World Week Ahead: More on bin Laden's Hideout; Mexico's Protests
This week, we'll take a closer look at Osama bin Laden's lair and what the Pakistani military might have known about it. We'll also explore what comes next for Mexico, where thousands protested growing drug-related violence over the weekend.
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| May 9, 2011
For President Obama, Back to the To-Do List
Is there any doubt that President Obama woke up Monday morning and thought, "Hey, let's do last week again. That was fun."?
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| May 9, 2011
Obama Describes Risks of Bin Laden Raid, Miss. River Nears Record Levels
In an interview on Sunday's "60 Minutes," President Obama said he was aware of the political risks of conducting the raid but decided to proceed with the intelligence available. And Syrian security forces arrested hundreds in Monday raids.
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| May 9, 2011
Study: Drudge Report Drives More Top News Traffic than Twitter or Facebook
The Drudge Report outranks social media when it comes to driving news traffic to top Web sites, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.
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| May 7, 2011
Videos Seized from bin Laden's Compound Released
The Pentagon on Saturday released five videos recovered from Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, revealing the first glimpses of the al-Qaida leader's life behind the compound walls.
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| May 6, 2011
Sneak Peek at a New Google News?
Google is constantly experimenting, and this morning I happened to be one of the lucky random people included in what looks to be an experiment for a potential redesign to the front door of Google News.
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| May 6, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Secretive SEALs, Obama's Bin Laden Raid, GOP Debate
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including President Obama's standing after the killing of Osama bin Laden, the military elite that carried out the mission and the first debate among 2012 GOP hopefuls.
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| May 6, 2011
Another Look at 'Health for Sale'
You may have seen our story this week on a new exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art called "Health for Sale: Posters from the William H. Helfand Collection." Here's a closer look at some of the posters.
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| May 6, 2011
Killing Bin Laden: A 'Routine Mission' for War-Tested SEALs
President Obama praised troops Friday at Fort Campbell, Ky., after a big victory in the long war against al-Qaida. Ray Suarez discusses the special military units that brought down Osama bin Laden with retired Navy Cmdr. Ryan Zinke, a former SEAL Team Six member, and retired Army Col. Kalev Sepp, a former Special Forces officer.
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| May 6, 2011
What Does Widening U.S. Income Gap Mean for Future of Economy, Americans?
The jobs report for April was released Friday as well as a new report that found top CEO pay is above where it was in 2007, before the recession. Jeffrey Brown discusses the widening income gap and increase in executive pay with AFL-CIO Office of Investment's Vinetta Anand and The Council on Competitiveness' Deborah Wince-Smith.
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| May 6, 2011
As Job Growth Continues, Focus Turns to Speed of U.S. Recovery
The April jobs report showed healthy gains Friday, but also a rise in the unemployment rate. U.S. markets rose sharply in early trading, but surrendered most of their gains later in the day. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the latest jobs numbers with New York Times' David Leonhardt, a recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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| May 6, 2011
Top 5 Headlines in Health Reform
Here's a roundup of what's been happening in health reform this week.
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| May 6, 2011
Conversation: Karen Russell, Author of 'Swamplandia!'
Karen Russell's novel, "Swamplandia!" centers around the Bigtree family, which runs an amusement park in the Florida everglades. But this isn't a Disney-style park -- alligator wrestling is the major draw.
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| May 6, 2011
New Plan Aims to Shift How Hospitals Are Paid for Medicare Patients
The federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is finalizing a new reimbursement plan that will determine how hospitals get paid to take care of Medicare patients.
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| May 6, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture news, heirs to the Wal-Mart fortune make the largest monetary gift to a U.S. art museum ever.
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| May 6, 2011
The Everyday Risks of Jockeying for Position
Ahead of horse racing's Triple Crown series, which begins with Saturday's 137th Kentucky Derby, the NewsHour begins a series of looks at the sport.
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| May 6, 2011
Dueling April Jobs Numbers Cloud Some Good News for Economy
Once again, the monthly unemployment data give occasion for those who have hair to lose more of it. The Household Survey, from which the much-trumpeted "unemployment number" comes, brings us a rise in official unemployment to 9 percent, even as employers added 244,000 new jobs.
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| May 6, 2011
Without Heavy Hitters, First GOP Debate Does Little to Shape Race
The lack of attendance by Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and other top-tier presidential hopefuls at Thursday night's GOP debate was notable enough to get its own round of questioning.
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| May 5, 2011
Philadelphia 'Health for Sale' Exhibit Retraces Medicinal History in Vintage Ads
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is featuring an exhibit of vintage medical posters that advertise cures for all kinds of ailments. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the advertisements-turned-art.
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| May 5, 2011
In Calif. Town, Prison May Fix One Employment Problem, But Create Another
The small California farm town of Mendota is struggling to diversify its economy, which revolves around seasonal agricultural work that creates times of very high unemployment. University of California, Berkeley student Alissa Figueroa reports on one solution that could also create a big problem for farms and their workers.
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| May 5, 2011
After Shutdown Showdown, Lawmakers Appear 'Prepared to Work Together' on Budget
In Washington, Vice President Biden met with top lawmakers Thursday to begin a new round of high-level budget, deficit and spending negotiations. Jeffrey Brown discusses the looming debt deadline and the issues at play with The Washington Post's Lori Montgomery.
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| May 5, 2011
Amid Bin Laden Inquiries, How Can U.S., Pakistan Rebuild Relations?
After a U.S. raid killed Osama bin Laden, questions are being raised about what Pakistan knew about the al-Qaida leader's location. Judy Woodruff examines how his discovery will impact U.S.-Pakistani relations with Shuja Nawaz, who has written frequently on Pakistan's military, and former CIA station chief Robert Grenier.
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| May 5, 2011
How Will History View Obama's Decision on Bin Laden?
President Obama traveled to New York City Thursday to place a wreath in honor of the victims of the 9/11 attacks and mark the killing of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. Jim Lehrer discusses the significance of President Obama's decision to carry out the raid with historians Beverly Gage and Michael Beschloss.
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| May 5, 2011
Gas Prices, Government Debt Return to Forefront in Congress
Thursday on Capitol Hill represented a significant shift in narrative, as attention turned from the minute details of the death of Osama bin Laden to the looming debate over the budget, the debt ceiling and gas prices.
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| May 5, 2011
3D Transistors, Fertilizer Runoff and Frappuccino Straws
Here's a look at what we're reading on the science and technology beat this week.
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| May 5, 2011
Obama in NYC: 'When We Say "We Will Never Forget," We Mean What We Say'
Marking the death of Osama bin Laden at the site of the terrorist's biggest attack, President Obama said Thursday that the death "sent a message around the world but also sent a message here back home that "when we say 'We will never forget,' we mean what we say."
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| May 5, 2011
Clinton Describes Iconic Situation Room Photo, 38 'Intense' Minutes
Speaking in Rome on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her perspective on what was happening in the White House Situation Room when the now-iconic photo was taken during the risky Sunday raid on Osama bin Laden's compound.
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| May 5, 2011
Conversation: Nathacha Appanah, Author of 'The Last Brother'
"The Last Brother" is Nathacha Appanah's fourth novel and her second translated into English. The book centers on the unlikely friendship of two young boys, Raj and David, as they both struggle with intense loneliness and the impact of their violent pasts.
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| May 5, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Jackie Cooper, one of Hollywood's original child stars, has died.
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| May 5, 2011
Q&A: Are Drug Shortages Multiplying?
If you're a patient in the emergency room, or fighting a long battle with cancer, there's a chance your doctors may not have access to the best drugs to treat you because of rising prescription drug shortages.
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| May 5, 2011
GOP '12 Hopefuls Set to Debate, Obama Heads to Ground Zero
In South Carolina, five Republican presidential hopefuls will take to the stage for what will be the first of many debates as the battle for the GOP nomination moves into its next phase. Earlier in New York, President Obama will participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the site of the World Trade Center.
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| May 4, 2011
Controlled Levee Breach Floods Missouri
In an effort to spare Cairo, IL and other cities downstream, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used explosives to breach a protective levee near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
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| May 4, 2011
Oscar-Winning 'Inside Job' Director Attacks Economists' Ties to Financial Sector
As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman reports on the aftermath of the financial crisis and how the Academy Award-winning documentary, "Inside Job" is influencing some leading economic thinkers. The film raises concerns about conflicts of interest for economists in academics.
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| May 4, 2011
FEMA Chief Fugate on Challenges of Widespread Storm Recovery Needs
The Army Corps of Engineers is considering whether to blow up more levees along the Mississippi River after destroying a Missouri levee to save an Illinois town. Judy Woodruff talks with Federal Emergency Management Agency Chief Craig Fugate about the government's widespread effort to help victims of flooding and tornadoes.
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| May 4, 2011
Obama's Bin Laden Photo Decision: Move on or More Proof?
Citing national security risks, President Obama said Wednesday that photos of Osama bin Laden's body will not be released. Ray Suarez discusses the president's decision and its effects with former White House counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke and former Deputy National Security Adviser Juan Zarate.
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| May 4, 2011
House Votes to Cut Funding for State Health Insurance Exchanges
House Republicans advanced their latest bill to dismantle the new health care law, with a Tuesday night vote to defund state health insurance exchanges.
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| May 4, 2011
Ask Oscar-Winning 'Inside Job' Director Your Questions on the Financial Crisis
Producer and director Charles Ferguson won an Academy Award earlier this year for "Inside Job", his documentary about the financial crisis.
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| May 4, 2011
Mississippi River Valley Flood Areas: Before and After
Despite some relief after the Army Corps of Engineers this week blasted holes into a Missouri levee to draw down the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, flooding fears continue flowing south.
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| May 4, 2011
Gwen Ifill: Getting the Bin Laden Story
My flight from Seattle had just touched down at Reagan Washington National airport late Sunday night when I clicked on my BlackBerry. It immediately began buzzing with an alarming stream of emails and tweets. An hour later, the president would announce that Osama bin Laden, the terror scourge, had been killed by U.S. forces.
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| May 4, 2011
Conversation: 2011 Tony Award Nominations
Critic Linda Winer of Newsday discusses the 2011 Tony nominations in a year of many strong new productions.
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| May 4, 2011
Obama Decides Against Release of Bin Laden Body Photos
President Obama told CBS News that he has decided against releasing photos of Osama bin Laden's body: In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday's 60 Minutes, President Obama says he won't release post-mortem images of Osama Bin Laden taken to prove his death.
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| May 4, 2011
Around the Nation
A mobile printing studio, a couple of rock (art) fans, and Tango fever in Detroit are a few of our arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| May 4, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the United Nations helped organize a concert of world-class musicians in Gaza.
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| May 4, 2011
A Dark Abyss of Blessing or Curse
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about a businessman's claims about a return on investment.
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| May 4, 2011
President Obama to Tell His Side of the Story
President Obama plans to sit down with Steve Kroft of CBS' "60 Minutes" on Wednesday to tell his version of events leading up to and overseeing the killing of Osama bin Laden.
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| May 3, 2011
Gauging Americans' Range of Reactions to Bin Laden's Death
American reactions to the news of Osama bin Laden's death ranged from exuberance to quiet relief. Judy Woodruff discusses U.S. reactions with the Rev. Janet Vincent, who ministered to 9/11 rescuers and families; former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky and Lauren French, editor-in-chief of George Washington University's student paper.
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| May 3, 2011
Chambliss: Pakistan Must 'Get Serious,' Deliver Mullah Omar, Zawahiri
The Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to congratulate U.S. troops and the intelligence community for the assault that killed Osama bin Laden, but the incident also put the future of U.S.-Pakistani relations in question. Gwen Ifill discusses the countries' strained ties with Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Mark Udall, D-Colo.
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| May 3, 2011
CIA Chief Panetta: Obama Made 'Gutsy' Decision on Bin Laden Raid
In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta described the tension of waiting for the final outcome of the U.S. Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, plus the preparations for the assault and what uncertainties President Obama faced in deciding to OK the attack.
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| May 3, 2011
Levee Blast Floods Missouri Town, Spares Others Along Mississippi River
On Monday night, the Army Corps of Engineers stuck explosives into levee pipes, and blasted a gaping hole through one of the levees. The Mississippi River poured into Wyatt, submerging more than 130,000 acres of farmland.
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| May 3, 2011
In a Military Town, a Muted Celebration About Bin Laden
The celebrations that broke out after news that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden, were not limited to the New York and Washington. People across the country took to the streets and bars to cheer, chant and be together. But more than some other places, Hopkinsville, Ky., could argue it had a right to rejoice.
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| May 3, 2011
Bin Laden's Not-So-Customary Burial
Osama bin Laden's body now lies somewhere in the North Arabian Sea, a watery grave that some experts argue does not adhere to Islamic custom, as the White House has asserted.
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| May 3, 2011
New Documentary Recounts Rise and Fall of an Architectural Myth
In St. Louis in the 1950s, Pruitt-Igoe was touted as the definitive model for public housing projects in the modern era. Less than 20 years after its construction, the buildings of Pruitt-Igoe were torn down.
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| May 3, 2011
'Bin Laden Bounce': Obama's Approval Rating Jumps, Except for Economy
There are, of course, huge military, intelligence and national security implications caused by the death of Osama bin Laden, but political reverberations are also at play.
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| May 3, 2011
Panetta: Obama Couldn't See Bin Laden's Death, but Received 'Geronimo' Signal
In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta describes the final tense seconds of the commando raid on the compound housing Osama bin Laden in Pakistan -- and the culmination of a nearly 10-year manhunt.
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| May 3, 2011
A New Take on Bird Brains
Ever wonder how much our animals understand us when we talk to them? When parrots talk, are they consciously forming words or just mimicking sounds? Science correspondent Miles O'Brien addresses these questions in the National Science Foundation's latest Science Nation piece.
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| May 3, 2011
Accountable Care Organizations in Health Reform Decoded
Anybody who's got more than one medical condition knows the drill. You go to the cardiologist with a heart problem. You go to the orthopedic surgeon if your back hurts. You find an oncologist if you need chemotherapy.
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| May 3, 2011
A Reading List for the Post-9/11 Era
A roundup of NewsHour conversations with writers over the last decade about books that address, directly and indirectly, how 9/11, Osama bin Laden and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have influenced how we live today.
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| May 3, 2011
Canada's Political Shuffle Brings Majority Government
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada might be heading for more polarized American-style politics after Monday's national election.
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| May 3, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, 'The Book of Mormon' leads the 2011 Tony nominations.
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| May 3, 2011
Pakistani President Denies Sheltering Bin Laden
As U.S. lawmakers continue to question what Pakistan knew or did not know about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden prior to the al-Qaida terrorist leader's death on Sunday, Pakistan's president, for his part, said any claim that his country was sheltering terrorists was not true.
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| May 3, 2011
Obama Pleads for Bipartisanship in Bin Laden Aftermath
At Monday's previously scheduled White House dinner with congressional leaders, committee chairs and ranking members of both parties, President Obama highlighted the sense of American unity surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden and appealed to the lawmakers for more bipartisan action moving forward.
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| May 2, 2011
Bin Laden Is Dead: Updates, Reaction and Analysis
The world awoke Monday to the stunning news that long-hunted al-Qaida leader and Sept. 11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden was killed Sunday in a U.S. ground operation in Pakistan.
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| May 2, 2011
Albright: Bin Laden Death a 'Very Big Victory,' But Not 'Happily Ever After'
Jim Lehrer discusses the impact of Osama bin Laden's death on U.S. foreign policy and efforts to fight extremism with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Chuck Hagel.
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| May 2, 2011
What's Next for U.S. Military in Fight Against Al-Qaida?
What effects will Osama bin Laden's death have on al-Qaida? Gwen Ifill speaks with the New America Foundation's Steve Coll and the Center for Advanced Studies on Terrorism's Farhana Qazi about U.S. military and intelligence operations, and what the operation revealed about the U.S. relationship with its ally, Pakistan.
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| May 2, 2011
During Bin Laden Raid, 'The Minutes Passed Like Days'
The plan that led to the death of al-Qaida leader and Sept. 11 plotter Osama bin Laden was reportedly in the works for months. Margaret Warner reports from the White House with the details of the planning and execution of the raid on bin Laden's compound, and why the U.S. kept Pakistani officials in the dark until it was over.
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| May 2, 2011
The World Reacts to Osama Bin Laden's Death
President Obama's announcement late Sunday that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops in Pakistan sparked celebrations at Ground Zero in New York City, outside the White House and elsewhere.
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| May 2, 2011
What's Behind Space Shuttle Endeavour's Electrical Glitch?
At the root of Friday's scrubbed space shuttle launch is a simple fact about fuel.
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| May 2, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'This is a figure for the lost art of aching'
Heather Hartley is the author of "Knock Knock," which was a finalist in the 2007 National Poetry Series.
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| May 2, 2011
Political Checklist: Bin Laden Death Yields Political Capital for Obama
A day after the dramatic announcement that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden, the world's most-wanted terrorist, David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff assess how the news could impact President Obama's political standing.
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| May 2, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture news, a ceremony in New York to celebrate the art work of an absent Ai Weiwei is postponed in the light of the news of the death of Osama bin Laden.
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| May 2, 2011
Life of Bin Laden: 10 Must Reads
As the world processes the news that Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. military operation in Pakistan, we collected some of the most insightful and informative pieces of reading on the terror leader -- his early years, transformation to terrorist, the long hunt to find him and more.
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| May 2, 2011
Keynes vs. Hayek, the Rematch: Keynes Responds
Late last week the makers of the 2009 rap video "'Fear the Boom and Bust' a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem" came out with a follow-up: "Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two."
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| May 2, 2011
The Politics of the Killing of Osama Bin Laden
It will take days, if not a few weeks, for the full political impact of President Obama's announcement that Osama Bin Laden has been killed to take hold.
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| May 1, 2011
Osama Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan, President Obama Says
President Obama told the nation Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, long-hunted leader of the al-Qaida terror group and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight in Pakistan following a lengthy intelligence operation.
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April 29, 2011
The Doubleheader: Oil Subsidies, Town Halls, Drafts and Playoffs
As many as "two billion" viewers may watch tonight's Doubleheader with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks.
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| April 29, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Obama vs. Trump, Security Team Shuffles
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the release of the president's long-form birth certificate, budget battles in Congress and changes in the administration's national security team.
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| April 29, 2011
Ala., Miss.,Tornado Victims Struggle to Cope With Worst Storm Damage in Decades
President Obama traveled to Alabama to meet with tornado victims and tour the devastation left by the Wednesday storms. Ray Suarez discusses the latest conditions and the search-and-rescue efforts with Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox and the National Weather Service's Jack Hayes.
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| April 29, 2011
This Week in Health Reform
Republicans have spent much of their two-week congressional recess fending off questions from voters about their new budget proposal, which includes a revamping of the Medicare system.
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| April 29, 2011
The Budget Battle: WWHD? (What Would Hayek Do?) AK? (And Keynes?)
Cut taxes? Hike them? Cut government? Save the safety net? These economic questions are dominating debate in DC. So we thought we'd consult two of the greatest economists of all time: What would YOU do about today's budget deficit?
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| April 29, 2011
Space Shuttle Endeavour To Launch No Earlier Than May 10
Space shuttle Endeavour, NASA's youngest orbiter, was scheduled to blast off into space for the final time at 3:47 pm ET, but will be delayed by at least 48 hours.
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| April 29, 2011
Conversation: More Reflections on Writing from Roger Rosenblatt
We've invited Roger Rosenblatt, author of 'Unless It Moves The Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing', back to our newsroom to continue a conversation we began in January.
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| April 29, 2011
Obama and Palin: The Script's the Same
Imagine how proudly gratified I was this week to scroll through my Twitter feed and discover that Barack Obama and Sarah Palin have so much in common.
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| April 29, 2011
Clean-up Begins After Devastating Storms in the South
President Obama met with local officials and survivors in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Friday morning and said he had "never seen devastation like this."
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| April 29, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, an update on an art museum planned for Tripoli.
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| April 29, 2011
President Obama to Tour Storm Damage, Death Toll at 300
The president and first lady will meet Friday with victims of a series of powerful storms that caused a path of destruction affecting six states and killed 300 people.
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| April 28, 2011
Giffords Travels to Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch as Recovery Progresses
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' recovery from a gunshot wound marks a milestone as she travels to watch husband Mark Kelly command Space Shuttle Endeavour's final flight. Despite regaining some abilities, she face many more challenges. Ray Suarez discusses her recovery with the National Rehabilitation Hospital's William Garmoe.
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| April 28, 2011
How Will Leadership Shuffle Affect National Security Policy?
President Obama officially announced leadership changes to his national security team. Jim Lehrer discusses the staff shuffle and its policy implications with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Jessica Tuchman Mathews, former CIA Acting Director John McLaughlin and former Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Jack Keane.
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| April 28, 2011
Birmingham Police Chief: Alabamians in Shock, Despair After Major Storm
The nation's worst outbreak of tornadoes in nearly 40 years devastated large parts of the South on Wednesday night. Nearly 300 people were killed in six states, and two major cities were hit in Alabama. Jeffery Brown gets an on-the-ground account of the destruction from A.C. Roper, police chief of Birmingham, Ala.
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| April 28, 2011
New Screening Test May Detect Autism in 1-Year-Olds
Can a brief checklist help pediatricians detect autism as early as an infant's first-year checkup? New research released on Thursday in the Journal of Pediatrics, indicates that in some cases, it probably can.
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| April 28, 2011
Santorum Blasts Obama's Foreign Policy as 'Failure'
Former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., slammed President Obama's foreign policy decisions in a speech on Thursday, saying that the president "will not or cannot lead" on the world stage.
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| April 28, 2011
Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two
"We've been going back and forth for a century." So began an economics rap between two long-dead English economists, interventionist John Maynard Keynes and governmentophobe Friedrich Hayek that went viral. The rap's dress rehearsal debuted on the NewsHour back in December 2009.
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| April 28, 2011
Obama Officially Names Panetta, Petraeus to Top Security Posts
Publicly announcing what White House officials had confirmed Wednesday, President Obama held a news conference Thursday at the White House alongside CIA Director Leon Panetta, his choice to succeed Defense Secretary Robert Gates when he retires, and Gen. David Petraeus, who will shift to lead the CIA.
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| April 28, 2011
Violent Storms Rip Through Southern U.S.
Violent storms and tornadoes flattened towns and injured or killed people throughout the South on Thursday night. Alabama was the hardest hit as storms tore through Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Casualties also mounted in Mississppi, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky.
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| April 28, 2011
For 'Mission Bell', Amos Lee Enriches His Songwriting with Star Power
On his latest album, "Mission Bell," Amos Lee enriches his songwriting with new musical arrangements and big-name collaborations.
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| April 28, 2011
Coming Soon: Keynes vs. Hayek, Round Two
"We've been going back and forth for a century." So began an economics rap between two long-dead English economists, interventionist John Maynard Keynes and governmentophobe Friedrich Hayek that went viral.
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| April 28, 2011
Conversation: PEN World Voices Festival Director Laszlo Jakab Orsos
Now in New York until May 1, more than 100 writers from around the world have gathered for the annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. Director Laszlo Jakab Orsos tells us about this year's event.
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| April 28, 2011
A Dark Abyss of Blessing or Curse
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about a business executive's claim about a return on investment.
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| April 28, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a German artist makes art out of prize money (literally).
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| April 28, 2011
Less-Prepared Central U.S. Also Prone to Earthquakes
While there's more awareness of earthquake risk in the West and Pacific Northwest, a Central U.S. quake could impact a larger area and cause more damage, experts say.
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| April 28, 2011
For President Obama, 'Birther' Issue Is a Teachable Moment
For years now, conspiracy theorists have stoked false rumors about President Obama's place of birth. On Wednesday, the president called their bluff, and in doing so, attempted to shift the country's focus back to more serious issues.
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| April 28, 2011
Death Toll at 178 as Storms Hit South, Syrian Politicians Quit in Protest
The death toll from a wave of powerful storms hitting the southern United States rose to 178 Thursday, with 128 of them coming from hard-hit Alabama.
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| April 27, 2011
Sony PlayStation System Hacking Incident Highlights Web-Security Gaps
Sony officials announced Tuesday that hackers might have obtained personal information, including credit card numbers, from 77 million users of its PlayStation gaming system. Ray Suarez discusses the breach's impact on Sony, its users and the future of online security with former hacker and Wired.com editor Kevin Poulsen.
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| April 27, 2011
Budget Battles Reignite Animosity Between Congress, D.C. Government
Kwame Holman reports on the historically tense relations between Congress and the District of Columbia's residents and local politicians. The two worlds collided recently when Congress and President Obama reached a budget agreement in part through provisions affecting abortion services and private-school voucher programs in D.C.
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| April 27, 2011
Bernanke Spotlights Political, Economic Challenges in Historic News Conference
In hopes of further revamping the Fed's secretive image, Chairman Ben Bernanke held the first-ever regularly scheduled news conference in its 98-year history. Jeffrey Brown discusses his remarks with Columbia University's Joseph Stiglitz and Matthew Slaughter, who served on the Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush.
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| April 27, 2011
With Birth Certificate Release, Obama Urges Shift in National Dialogue
In response to revived, high-profile skepticism about his U.S. citizenship, President Obama released his long-form birth certificate Wednesday -- again showing he was born in Hawaii -- and said he didn't have time for "silliness." Jim Lehrer and The Washington Post's Dan Balz discuss whether the "birther" issue is now settled.
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| April 27, 2011
You Talk To Endeavour: Ask NASA Crew Questions for a LIVE Interview
Google, YouTube and the PBS NewsHour are teaming up to take you aboard space shuttle Endeavour on its final mission. NASA astronauts -- led by Endeavour commander Mark Kelly -- will answer some of your questions in a LIVE interview from space. Submit your questions here.
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| April 27, 2011
Report: African-American Women at Higher Risk for Maternal Death in Calif.
In California, African-American women are dying of pregnancy related-causes at rates seen in some developing countries, and at four times the rate of white women and other ethnic groups in the state.
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| April 27, 2011
The City of Washington: A Lifetime of Federal Control
Throughout its history, one factor has remained constant in terms of who is in charge of the District of Columbia: Congress. The district is not a state, and that constitutional reality has shaped its development. We take a look at some of the major milestones in the evolution of the city under federal control.
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| April 27, 2011
'Better This World' Looks at Domestic Terrorism, Political Activism Post-9/11
A new documentary, 'Better This World', follows the story of the Texas Two as they wrestle with how to defend themselves in court and deal with FBI pressure to betray each other.
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| April 27, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, pop star Beyonce gets her groove on in the school cafeteria to fight childhood obesity.
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| April 27, 2011
The Obamas Gave $131,000 to the Fisher House Foundation Last Year. What Is It?
The Obama document du jour may be the President's birth certificate, but here on the Business Desk we've been looking into another document: the First Family's tax return.
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| April 27, 2011
The Obamas Gave $131,000 to the Fisher House Foundation Last Year. What Is It?
The Obama document du jour may be the President's birth certificate but we've been looking into another document: the First Family's tax return. Last week we ran an infographic illustrating their 2010 filing. In it we noted the largest charitable recipient was the Fisher House Foundation. Just what is it?
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| April 27, 2011
5 Questions About the Federal Reserve and Bernanke's News Conference
The Federal Reserve may regularly make decisions affecting monetary policy and the country's economy, but its chairmen have never held a regularly scheduled news conference to explain their thinking...until now.
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| April 27, 2011
Obama Releases Full Birth Certificate, Calls Controversy 'Silliness'
The White House today released President Obama's long-form birth certificate, hoping to put an end to speculation that he has been lying about where he was born.
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| April 27, 2011
Donald Trump's New Hampshire Adventure
Donald Trump New Hampshire will get its first look at Donald Trump as a potential presidential candidate when the real estate tycoon and reality TV star visits the Granite State Wednesday.
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| April 27, 2011
Afghan Pilot Kills 9 at Airport; Panetta, Petraeus to Shift Security Roles
According to sources cited by the AP, CIA chief Leon Panetta will be tapped as defense secretary and Gen. David Petraeus will lead the CIA. An Afghan air force pilot opened fire on NATO troops at the Kabul airport, killing eight NATO soldiers and one contractor, reportedly after a dispute broke out.
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| April 26, 2011
Poet CD Wright Weaves History, Reporting, Storytelling in Verse
Brown University professor CD Wright weaves oral histories, news reports and interviews into her poetry. Her latest volume, "One With Others," looks back at the civil rights era in her native Arkansas.
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| April 26, 2011
Autism Now: MacNeil Answers Viewer-Submitted Questions on Series
In response to Robert MacNeil's six-part Autism Now series, the NewsHour received scores of questions, compliments and concerns via our website, social media and voicemail. Hari Sreenivasan discusses some viewers' comments and questions with MacNeil.
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| April 26, 2011
Many Gulf Coast Residents Still Frustrated by Handling of BP Oil Spill
A year after the Deepwater Horizon explosion touched off a massive oil leak that polluted the Gulf Coast, many residents remain angry and frustrated at the slow response of BP and the U.S. government. Tom Bearden reports from the Gulf on residents' attitudes a year after the disaster began.
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| April 26, 2011
Supreme Court Takes Up Case on Data Mining by Drug Companies
Are prescription-drug records confidential medical data, or can drug companies use them to market their products? The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on some states' laws aimed at curbing the marketing process known as "data mining." Ray Suarez reviews the arguments with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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| April 26, 2011
Deadly Storms Pummel Midwest, Spawning Floods, Tornadoes
Severe flooding, high winds and tornadoes swept across the Midwest, leaving at least 10 people dead in Arkansas after a spate of violent weather on Monday. Jeffery Brown has the latest on the rescue operations and emergency evacuations.
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| April 26, 2011
One Year Later, Where Does BP Stand?
One year after the Gulf oil spill, BP is still in the crosshairs of many, and anger against the company has not subsided along the Gulf Coast. But BP is doing better than many had expected last spring and summer.
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| April 26, 2011
RNC Chairman: 'We're Not Winning the Future' Under Obama's Leadership
Reince Priebus doesn't mince words when it comes to his number one goal as Chairman of the Republican National Committee: "Defeat Barack Obama and make him a one-term president."
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| April 26, 2011
Tonight on PBS, Remaking a Life In the Made-Up World of 'Marwencol'
Mark Hogancamp's therapeutic imaginary world is the subject of 'Marwencol', a documentary by Jeff Malmberg that airs on "PBS' Independent Lens":http://www.itvs.org/films/marwencol on Tuesday.
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| April 26, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, archaeologists uncover a massive sculpture of a 14th century B.C. pharaoh.
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| April 26, 2011
Suppose You Want to Pay Down the National Debt, All by Yourself?
Slate, the online magazine, has a fascinating explainer of an oft-asked question: can individuals help pay down the debt and if so, how?
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| April 26, 2011
Supreme Court Considers Prescription Privacy Case
Should states be allowed to impose restrictions on drug companies that use purchased private prescription information to market their products?
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| April 26, 2011
Suppose You Want to Pay Down the National Debt All by Yourself?
Slate, the online magazine, has a fascinating explainer of an oft-asked question: can individuals help pay down the debt and if so, how?
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| April 26, 2011
Barbour's Surprise Adds Further Uncertainty to GOP Field
Surprise. That one word, more than any other, summed up the reaction to Haley Barbour's decision not to run for president next year -- and for good reason.
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| April 26, 2011
Syria Intensifies Crackdown in Daraa
Witnesses said that a heavy crackdown by Syrian security forces in the southern city of Daraa has left several dead in the streets, part of increasingly intense raids in which security forces have used tanks and live ammunition against protesters.
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| April 26, 2011
'Where Soldiers Come From' Tells Wartime Coming of Age Story
When filmmaker Heather Courtney returned to her hometown in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, she was hoping to make a film about rural America. But over the next four years she instead discovered a coming of age story that took her from the U.P. to Afghanistan and back again.
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| April 25, 2011
Autism Now: How Should We Address Deepening 'National Health Emergency'?
Governments, educators, families and public health officials face mounting challenges in dealing with autism as the prevalence in the U.S. continues to grow. In the concluding segment in his Autism Now series, Robert MacNeil explores these issues and possible solutions in a roundtable with four autism researchers and advocates.
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| April 25, 2011
At Stanford, Debate Brews Over Reviving ROTC Program on Campus
Decades after protests surrounding the Vietnam War, some private universities are taking another look at bringing back Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, but the idea is rekindling some decades-old disputes over military presence on campuses. Spencer Michels reports on how the debate is playing out at Stanford.
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| April 25, 2011
Why Does Antimatter Matter?
This week, a team of researchers from the Brookhaven National Laboratory announced they had discovered helium's twin particle, antihelium-4, the heaviest antimatter nucleus ever observed. So what does that mean, and why do we care?
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| April 25, 2011
'Extraordinary' Guantanamo Documents Shed New Light on Detainees
Hundreds of newly released classified documents revealed details on hundreds of men who have been held -- and are being held -- at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Jeffrey Brown discusses the leak, WikiLeaks' involvement and what was revealed in the files with The New York Times' Charlie Savage and NPR's Tom Gjelten.
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| April 25, 2011
Stanford Debates: Reinstate ROTC?
Spencer Michels looks at the debate at Stanford University over bringing ROTC back to campus, decades after the Vietnam War.
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| April 25, 2011
Haley Barbour Not Running for President
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is ending his nascent campaign for the presidency, his office announced Monday. Barbour will continue as governor of Mississippi and policy chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
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| April 25, 2011
Could 2011 Be the Spring of the Tea Parties' Discontent?
Following historic Republican victories in the House and in state legislatures throughout the country in 2010, Tea Party supporters saw a new chance to rein in government at the national and state levels.
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| April 25, 2011
With the Space Shuttle Retiring, Dream Chaser Aims to Fill the Gap
With the NASA space shuttle fleet retiring this year, graduate students at the University of Colorado have been tasked with an important mission: to help NASA and the Sierra Nevada Corporation design the cockpit for a new space capsule to transport cargo and crew to the International Space Station.
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| April 25, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Miracle Blanket'
Erika Meitner is an assistant professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she teaches in the MFA program. She has published three books of poems: "Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore," "Ideal Cities" and "Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls."
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| April 25, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, scientists are calling for the Smithsonian Institution to cancel an exhibition of Chinese artifacts salvaged from a shipwreck.
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| April 25, 2011
Should Banks Modify Home Loans to Today's Home Values?
Say I'm a bank, servicing a loan. It's a costly hassle for me to renegotiate with the homeowner. It may be impossible to renegotiate with the investors I'm collecting for. They might even sue me. And if I'm holding the loan myself and am forced to write it down, that eats into my profits.
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| April 25, 2011
Republicans Get a Tough Break on Spring Recess
When House Republicans voted on their 2012 budget the Friday before the congressional recess, there figured to be plenty of stories over the course of the following two weeks about how the plan was being received in their home districts.
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| April 25, 2011
Details Revealed on Gitmo Detainees, Hundreds Escape from Afghan Prison
The release of hundreds of classified military documents has provided new details on inmates detained at Guantanamo Bay, as well as new insight on where key plotters were on 9/11.
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| April 22, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Debt Ceilings, Dodgers Takeover and NHL Playoffs
In this week's Doubleheader with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, we discussed how the arguments over the U.S. debt ceiling don't seem to be disappearing. As for the politics of sports, Major League Baseball's takeover of the Los Angeles Dodgers might be a good idea for another team.
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| April 22, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Public's View of Libya Efforts, Debate on Entitlements
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news with Jim Lehrer, including Americans' opinions of the U.S. involvement in the Libya intervention and the brewing legislative battles over the deficit and the debt ceiling.
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| April 22, 2011
Autism Now: For Adults With Autism, Few Support Options Past Age 21
Although federal law mandates educational services for children with autism, there are virtually no support services provided once they become adults. In the fifth report in his Autism Now series, Robert MacNeil profiles a young man in New Jersey -- and his family -- as they face an uncertain future for him.
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| April 22, 2011
Questions Linger Over 'Three Cups of Tea' Author Mortenson's Tales, Charity
"Three Cups of Tea'" author Greg Mortenson has denied allegations stemming from a "60 Minutes" report that parts of his best-selling book were fabricated and his organization has misused funds. Margaret Warner discusses the scandal with Outside Magazine's Alex Heard and the American Institute of Philanthropy's Daniel Borochoff.
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| April 22, 2011
Autism Now: Bridget Taylor Extended Interview
Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Bridget Taylor, director of the Alpine Learning Group in Alpine, N.J., on adults with autism.
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| April 22, 2011
Autism Now: Dr. Peter Gerhardt Extended Interview
Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. Peter Gerhardt, director of adolescent education, McCarton School, New York City, on adults with autism.
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| April 22, 2011
Conversation: Denis Villeneuve, Director of 'Incendies'
Jeffrey Brown talks to filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, director of "Incendies," which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was released in theaters Friday.
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| April 22, 2011
What We're Reading: Human Brain Map, PhillieBot and 'Brain Time'
A look at the most interesting reads this week from the realm of science.
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| April 22, 2011
Gwen's Take: Confidence, Conviction and Campaign 2012
When William Donald Schaefer, a former mayor and Maryland governor, died this week at age 89, I was reminded what it was like to report on someone like that. You had to accept that he would get in your face at the drop of a hat, but it was never boring.
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| April 22, 2011
Earth Day: Around the Nation
Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, one year after an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif.
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| April 22, 2011
Supercomputer Simulations Reveal Supernova's Insides
Imagine being able to see inside a star during the moments before it explodes.
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| April 22, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Los Angeles authorities say "Art in the Streets" at the Museum of Contemporary Art has spawned a rash of tagging near the museum.
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| April 22, 2011
Autism 101 and Resources
As part of the NewsHour's Autism Now series, here's a look at the basics on autism: what it is, how it is treated and key resources. Those looking for more information can also call the Autism Response Team at Autism Speaks at 888-AUTISM 2.
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| April 22, 2011
Our National Debt: Political Gamesmanship or a Game of Chicken?
A graphic chronicle of debt ceiling hikes from Bloomberg Businessweek. For the record, it doesn't seem like either 'political gamesmanship' or a game of chicken, so much as a vivid illustration of how and why the national debt has grown.
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| April 22, 2011
Mexicans Protest Drug Violence Amid Brutal Killings
After five years of a government war on the drug cartels and the deaths of more than 30,000 people, some Mexicans are organizing a movement called "ya basta" -- enough -- to bring an end to the killing.
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| April 22, 2011
Sen. Ensign Resigns Amid Ethics Investigation
Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., is resigning from his seat in order to avoid further investigation and action from the Senate Ethics Committee looking into any possible wrongdoing related to his affair with a former senior aide's wife.
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| April 21, 2011
AP Photojournalist Documents 'Horror Show,' Aftermath of Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert's work captured the environmental and personal toll of the Deepwater Horizen oil spill along the Gulf Coast. Herbert narrates a slide show of his images from the spill's early days and the subsequent struggle to clean up the coast and rebuild the coastal economy.
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| April 21, 2011
Technology Failures, Perils of Deepwater Drilling Among Gulf Oil Spill's Lessons
In his new book, "A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea," Washington Post reporter Joel Achenbach chronicles the 2010 struggle to stop what would become the nation's worst off-shore oil spill. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Achenbach about the battle to plug the BP Macondo well, the lessons learned and the future of deepwater drilling.
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| April 21, 2011
Autism Now: Demand for Educational Resources for Children Outstrips Supply
For public school systems, the demand for special educational and treatment resources for children with autism often outpaces what is available. In the fourth report in his Autism Now series, Robert MacNeil looks at how two schools in the New York City area handle teaching children and teens with autism.
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| April 21, 2011
Obama vs. Ryan Plans: What Medicare Costs Are Saved, Shifted?
Controlling mounting Medicare costs has become a central flash point in the budget deficit battle. Judy Woodruff discusses the brewing Medicare debate with Gail Wilensky, a former Medicare oversight official in the first Bush administration, and Chris Jennings, a former senior health adviser to President Clinton.
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| April 21, 2011
Autism Now: Rima Ritholtz Extended Interview
As part of our Autism Now series of reports, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Rima Ritholtz, principal of Bronx autism charter school PS 176, on the schooling and treatment options for those with autism.
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| April 21, 2011
Autism Now: Jessie Mojica Extended Interview
As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Jesse Mojica, director of education policy for the Bronx borough president, on treatment and education for children with the disorder.
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| April 21, 2011
Autism Now: Julie Fisher Extended Interview
As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Julie Fisher, director of the Charter School for Autism in New York City, on treatment and schooling for children with the disorder.
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| April 21, 2011
Share Your iPhone, iPad Location Maps
The smart-phone world is buzzing over the fact that some iPhones store location data in your phones and keep a copy on the computers that sync with your devices.
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| April 21, 2011
Budget Showdown: What's In the Obama and Ryan Plans?
This week President Obama has been crisscrossing the country selling his budget plan to the American people. Meanwhile, Republican Representative Paul Ryan has been pitching his budget proposal to constituents in Wisconsin. We wanted to take a step back from the rhetoric for a look at what's in the competing plans.
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| April 21, 2011
Deepwater Horizon Survivor Chris Choy: 'I Can't Go Back Onto a Rig'
With this week marking the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and start of the Gulf oil spill, we checked back with Christopher Choy, a roustabout who survived the blast on the rig, to see how he is faring a year later.
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| April 21, 2011
Morgan Spurlock Takes on Product Placement in 'Greatest Movie Ever Sold'
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock talks to Hari Sreenivasan about his latest endeavor. Entirely funded by product placement and advertising, "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" tackles the role ads play in media with a twist.
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| April 21, 2011
Judy Woodruff: Arts and Autism
Our co-founder Robert MacNeil's reports this week on autism are drawing a large response from NewsHour viewers, reminding us of the power of effective story-telling and the huge interest in this condition that has touched so many families.
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| April 21, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, an aide to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi sent a letter to New York Times fashion editor Horacio Silva asking him to curate a 2013 retrospective of Gadhafi's clothing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.
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| April 21, 2011
'Louisiana Water Stories' Documents the Culture and Curses of SOLA
Jon Bowermaster's latest documentary, "SOLA: Louisiana Water Stories," looks at the relationship between man and water in the region, from the rich culture of Cajun Country to devastating environmental disasters.
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| April 21, 2011
New Poll on Libya Offers Warning Sign to President Obama
As Moammar Gadhafi remains in power and a stalemate continues between the rebel forces and Gadhafi's military, President Obama has turned his focus domestically by working to avert a government shutdown, laying out his vision for how to rein in the debt and deficits facing the country and launching his re-election campaign.
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| April 20, 2011
Autism's Causes: How Close Are We to Solving the Puzzle?
The rise in the number of reported autism cases has caused a surge in research to find the causes. For the latest thinking, Robert MacNeil speaks with four leading researchers about the issue. It's part three of the Autism Now series of reports.
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| April 20, 2011
Gulf Oil Spill: 1 Year and 232 Stories Later
It was a year ago Wednesday that a massive oil spill began in the Gulf of Mexico with an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. In a timeline, we look back on the NewsHour's coverage of the disaster.
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| April 20, 2011
LaHood: 2 Controllers Fired, but All Must Take 'Personal Responsibility'
Federal officials moved to dispel new air-travel safety concerns after a military plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama breached the safety zone of another plane landing ahead of it. Gwen Ifill talks to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about the latest in a series of incidents involving air-traffic controllers.
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| April 20, 2011
Along Gulf Coast, Cautious Optimism for Future a Year After Oil Spill Began
Wednesday marked the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 people and began to dump millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Jim Lehrer reports on the day's vigils, and Tom Bearden reports on the clean-up progress and compensation efforts along the Gulf Coast.
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| April 20, 2011
New 'Passenger Bill of Rights' Limits Tarmac Time, Reimburses Lost Bags
Passengers wait in check-in lines Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Wednesday a bulked-up version of the "Passenger Bill of Rights" for consumers traveling by air.
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| April 20, 2011
Autism Now: Dr. Craig Newschaffer Extended Interview
As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. Craig Newschaffer, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Drexel University, on the causes of autism.
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| April 20, 2011
Autism Now: Dr. Martha Herbert Extended Interview
Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. Martha Herbert, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, who discussed autism's causes and appeared in the third report in the series.
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| April 20, 2011
Autism Now: Dr. Gerald Fishbach Extended Interview
As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. Gerald Fishbach, science director of the Simons Foundation in New York, on the causes of autism.
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| April 20, 2011
Autism Now: Dr. David Amaral Extended Interview
Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. David Amaral, research director at the MIND Institute at the University of California, Davis, on the causes of autism.
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| April 20, 2011
Reports: Photographer, Filmmaker Tim Hetherington Killed in Libya
Award-winning photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington has been reported killed Wednesday in Misrata, Libya, in a mortar attack.
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| April 20, 2011
Hillsong UNITED Finds a Following
When Brian and Bobbie Houston moved from New Zealand to Baulkham Hills, Australia, in 1978 they didn't realize they were on the brink of starting a global Christian movement.
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| April 20, 2011
Autism Now: Join a Live Chat Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET
As part of the PBS NewsHour's ongoing Autism Now series, join us Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) for an online panel discussion, hosted by correspondent Hari Sreenivasan about the state of autism research, treatment, understanding and more.
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| April 20, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Elisabeth Sladen, who played Sarah Jane Smith in the "Doctor Who" series between 1973 and 1976, died of cancer.
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| April 20, 2011
A Year in Photos: Capturing the Lingering Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill
Over the course of the last year, the NewsHour has been checking in with Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert, a New Orleans native who began covering the Gulf oil spill when BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and sunk -- a disaster that began 12 months ago today.
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| April 20, 2011
One Year Later, Where Has All the Oil Gone?
One year ago, BP's deepwater Macondo well ruptured and blew out, releasing a massive geyser of oil that gushed wildly for 86 days until the well was sealed in September. What's in the water now? Where did the oil go? And what has it done to the ecosystem?
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| April 20, 2011
Polls Show Support for Fixing Deficit, but Not for Remedies
The storyline after November's midterm elections was that voters had sent a clear message to lawmakers in Washington to reduce the size and scope of government. And it appears many Americans still feel that way.
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| April 20, 2011
Britain, France, Italy Sending Military Advisers to Libya, Wildfires Hit Texas
Italy and France announced they will follow Britain's lead in sending a small team of military advisers to Libya to assist the rebel forces.
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| April 19, 2011
Prescription Drug Abuse Targeted as a 'Public Health Crisis'
The Obama administration launched a major campaign Tuesday to combat prescription drug abuse, which it says is the nation's fastest growing drug problem.
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| April 19, 2011
Autism Now: Exploring the 'Phenomenal' Increase in U.S. Prevalence
In the second report in his Autism Now series, Robert MacNeil investigates why the number of children with autism is increasing in the U.S. He meets children at different points on the autism spectrum and gets several views on the increase in prevalence -- from better diagnosis to a variety of environmental factors.
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| April 19, 2011
Reporters Win Pulitzer for Exposing 'Corruption on Steroids' in Bell, Calif.
Los Angeles Times reporters Ruben Vives and Jeff Gottlieb were awarded the Pulitzer Prize Monday for uncovering a corruption scandal in Bell, Calif., that resulted in the arrest of eight former or current city officials. Margaret Warner discusses the investigation and the award with the two reporters.
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| April 19, 2011
On BP Gusher Anniversary, Achenbach Gauges Deepwater Drilling's Future
With Wednesday marking the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the start of the massive environmental disaster, we spoke with Washington Post reporter Joel Achenbach about this new book, "A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher."
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| April 19, 2011
Should Courts or EPA Regulate Greenhouse Gases?
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday stemming from a 2004 lawsuit over whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Gwen Ifill speaks with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle about the case, the arguments and the justices' reactions.
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| April 19, 2011
Declining Polls, Negative Treasury Rating Cast Shadow Over Obama Budget Message
President Obama traveled to northern Virginia on Tuesday for the first of a weeklong series of town-hall meetings aimed at building support for his budget plan. The stop comes as two new polls revealed declining support for his presidency and a growing public anxiety about deficits and the economy. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| April 19, 2011
As the GOP Chases Public Sector Unions, Small Towns Feel a Pinch
From Wisconsin to Ohio to Indiana, the new Republican powers in statehouses have made clear that one of their chief targets is public sector unions.
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| April 19, 2011
Autism Now: Dr. Irva Hertz-Piccotto Extended Interview
As part of our Autism Now series of reports, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Irva Hertz-Piccotto, chief of the division of environmental health at U.C Davis and a faculty member at the Mind Institute, on the prevalence of autism.
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| April 19, 2011
Autism Now: Dr. Sally Rogers Extended Interview
As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Sally Rogers, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the MIND Institute, on the prevalence of autism.
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| April 19, 2011
Autism Now: Dr. Richard Grinker Extended Interview
As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Richard Grinker, professor of anthropology at George Washington University, on the prevalence of autism.
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| April 19, 2011
What Happens to Us Codgers if the Debt Limit Isn't Raised?
We reported last week on the fear and trembling of bond vigilantism, real or imagined -- that the bond market would punish the country for profligacy by raising the interest it demanded to lend us money. Therefore, say deficit hawks who refuse to raise taxes, we mustn't raise the debt ceiling without drastic spending cuts.
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| April 19, 2011
Slide Show: 'Where Children Sleep'
In his project, "Where Children Sleep," photographer James Mollison explores how the sleeping spaces of children around the world reveal much about their lives. Sadly, the notion that we're all born equal is not the case, he says.
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| April 19, 2011
One Year Later, Louisianans Still Recovering From Gulf Oil Spill
Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
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| April 19, 2011
S&P's Dire Warning: Of Any Significance At All?
Call me a contrarian -- or just your garden-variety journalist/skeptic -- but when I read the much-ballyhooed Standard & Poor's announcement yesterday, I shook my shiny head.
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| April 19, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a modern art museum, the Collection Lambert in southern France, said protesters destroyed a photograph by American artist Andres Serrano, "Immersion (Piss Christ)."
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| April 19, 2011
Poll, Credit Rating Complicate Obama's Mission on Deficit
On a day when he's scheduled to hold the first of a series of town halls to sell his vision for bringing down the deficit, President Obama is greeted by a new poll that shows 57 percent of Americans disapprove of his handling of the economy and fresh headlines about the dangers of the country's debt.
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| April 18, 2011
Autism Now: Robert MacNeil Shares Grandson Nick's Story
In the first of six reports in his Autism Now series, former NewsHour anchor Robert MacNeil takes viewers on a visit with his 6-year-old grandson, Nick, to see how autism affects the whole family. Nick experiences autism not just as a brain-development disorder, but also as physical ailments affecting his whole body.
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| April 18, 2011
Jennifer Egan's 'A Visit From the Goon Squad' Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prizes, an annual award for print journalism and the arts, were announced on Monday. The Los Angeles Times and the New York Times both received two awards each, and the award for fiction went to Jennifer Egan for her novel, "A Visit from the Goon Squad." Jeffrey Brown has an excerpt from his conversation with Egan.
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| April 18, 2011
In Downgrading U.S. Rating, Standard & Poor's Fires 'Warning Shot'
Citing a "significant risk" of legislative stalemate until after the 2012 election, bond-rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the long-term outlook on U.S. Treasury debt from stable to negative. Judy Woodruff discusses the rating's economic impact with the Financial Times' James Politi and Perna Associates' Nick Perna.
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| April 18, 2011
Deadly Tornadoes Roar Through South, Midwest; Hundreds Left Homeless
After deadly tornadoes pummeled states across the South and Midwest over the weekend, emergency workers assessed the devastation and continued to search for victims on Monday. Gwen Ifill discusses the storm's aftermath with David Schrader of the American Red Cross.
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| April 18, 2011
How Much Did President Obama Make in 2010?
The First Family's 2010 tax return was released today and we've pulled out some of the more interesting numbers in a graphic for you.
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| April 18, 2011
Autism Now: Dr. Timothy Buie Extended Interview
Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. Timothy Buie, associate in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, who examined Robert MacNeil's grandson, Nick, for gastrointestinal problems, and appeared in the first report in the series.
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| April 18, 2011
Newspapers' Haiti Earthquake, Russia Coverage Among Latest Pulitzer Prizes
The 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday afternoon, recognizing achievement in journalism and the arts.
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| April 18, 2011
2011 Pulitzer Winners Announced
The 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday at a ceremony at Columbia University in New York.
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| April 18, 2011
Tornadoes Kill Dozens, Destroy Homes Across Southeast
Severe weather and a series of tornadoes wrecked havoc across fourteen states in three days. Tornadoes touched down in Kansas and Oklahoma on Thursday before moving to Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia on Friday. They hit the Carolina's and Virginia on Saturday, hitting especially hard in North Carolina.
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| April 18, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Love Poem'
Dora Malech earned a BA in Fine Arts from Yale College in 2003 and an MFA in Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 2005. Her first full-length collection of poems, "Shore Ordered Ocean," was published in 2009, and the Cleveland State University Poetry Center published her second collection, "Say So," in 2011.
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| April 18, 2011
Severe Storms Kill Dozens Across 13 States Over 3 Days
At least 44 people died when a severe storm system with 50 confirmed tornadoes rolled through the Southeast over three days.
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| April 18, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Philadelphia Orchestra voted to file for bankruptcy.
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| April 18, 2011
Obama Hits the Road to Sell Deficit Reduction Plan
President Obama put forward a plan last week to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. Now he has to sell it to the American people.
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| April 15, 2011
The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on Gamesmanship, Sportsmanship
After a spring hiatus, Mark Shields and David Brooks are back under the same roof and swung by before Friday's program for a new Doubleheader. They disagreed on the level of political gamesmanship happening in Washington, and weighed in on fair punishments in professional sports.
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| April 15, 2011
Autism Now: MacNeil, Lehrer Discuss 'National Emergency' Explored in Series
NewsHour founder and former anchor Robert MacNeil's six-part series on the puzzling prevalence of autism in the U.S. starts to air Monday on the PBS NewsHour. MacNeil speaks with Jim Lehrer about what's explored in the series and describes how autism has affected his family.
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| April 15, 2011
A Year After BP Oil Spill Began, No Easy Answers on Gulf Coast's Future
Nearly a year ago, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and triggered a massive oil spill before the leaking well was plugged. Tom Bearden returned to the Gulf to assess the environmental damage and found significant reports of erosion.
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| April 15, 2011
Shields, Brooks on 'Flexible' U.S. Policy in Middle East, Deficit Plans
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including President Obama's declaration of a military stalemate in Libya and the looming battles in Washington over the debt ceiling and the 2012 budget.
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| April 15, 2011
Reporter's Notebook: The BP Oil Spill, One Year Later
As the first anniversary of the BP oil well blowout approaches, Gulf coast residents are taking stock of what has happened to them and contemplating what the future might hold.
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| April 15, 2011
The Bully Pulpit Advantage: Budgets, Deficits and 2012
A few weeks ago, I mused in this space about why anyone would want to be president. This week, I had an epiphany. And so did Rep. Paul Ryan.
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| April 15, 2011
House Passes Ryan 2012 Budget Proposal
The House of Representatives passed a measure that would cut $5.8 trillion in spending over the next ten years and include major reforms to Medicare and Medicaid. Senate Democrats, as well as the president, have vowed to block the plan, proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
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| April 15, 2011
Conversation: Howard Jacobson
British novelist Howard Jacobson was the winner of the 2010 Man Booker Prize for "The Finkler Question." Jacobson's touring now with a novel called "The Might Walzer," which is being published for the first time in the United States.
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| April 15, 2011
How Does Investing Create Jobs?
Paul Solman answers the question, "If my company's stock is currently $10 and then in a month goes to $20, how does this doubling show up on a company's balance sheet? And if it does not show up on a firm's balance sheet, exactly how does trading create any jobs?"
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| April 15, 2011
Democratic Maneuvering Exposes House GOP Budget Divide
Republicans averted an embarrassing loss on their preferred budget proposal Friday after Democrats employed a procedural tactic hoping to expose divisions between House conservatives and their leaders.
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| April 15, 2011
Science: If These Teeth Could Talk
The microscopic scratches and pits found on ancient teeth can be used to reconstruct the diets of human ancestors and ancient animals, science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports in his latest piece for the National Science Foundation's Science Nation.
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| April 15, 2011
Autism Now Series: A Viewer's Guide
The PBS NewsHour is launching a special series of reports, both on-air and online, about a puzzling disorder that touches many lives across the U.S.: Autism Now will take a unique -- and uniquely personal -- look at how the condition impacts families, schools and communities.
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| April 15, 2011
Meeting 'Autism's First Child'
As part of the upcoming "Autism Now" series, we asked series producer Caren Zucker to re-introduce us to the story of Donald -- the first person ever diagnosed with autism -- which she wrote about with her colleague John Donovan in the October 2010 Atlantic magazine.
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| April 15, 2011
World's Oldest Man Dies at the Age of 114
Walter Breuning, who for nearly two years was hailed as the world's oldest man, died of natural causes in his home in Great Falls, Mont. on Thursday.
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| April 15, 2011
Vote on Ryan Budget Sets Stage for 2012
If you weren't paying close attention this week, you may have missed it. But make no mistake about it, this was the week that defined the contours of the political battle set to dominate the discourse for the next 19 months.
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| April 15, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, unsanctioned graffiti appears around MOCA ahead of the opening of a street art exhibit.
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| April 14, 2011
Lincoln Assassination Film 'The Conspirator' Raises Timely Justice Questions
Ray Suarez reports on a new film profiling Mary Surratt, the sole woman implicated in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the questions raised about the use of military commission trials, both then and now. He is joined by screenwriter James Solomon and retired U.S. Army Col. Fred Borch.
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| April 14, 2011
'Brain Rattler' Schedule Among Big Problems for Air-Traffic Controllers
The Federal Aviation Administration's top air-traffic control official resigned Thursday following another report of a controller sleeping on the job, forcing a medical flight to land without tower guidance in Reno. Judy Woodruff discusses the safety concerns with Alan Levin, who covers aviation for USA Today.
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| April 14, 2011
Krugman on Obama Deficit Plan: 'Not Perfect,' More Plausible Than GOP's
A week after Rep. Paul Ryan released the Republican 2012 budget blueprint, President Obama offered his plan for reducing the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years. Jeffrey Brown discusses the competing visions with Princeton University's Paul Krugman and the American Action Forum's Douglas Holtz-Eakin.
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| April 14, 2011
Bipartisan Budget Deal Clears Congress; House Takes Up GOP's 2012 Plan
On Thursday, the House and Senate approved the bipartisan budget compromise to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year. The House then turned its attention to the budget for next year, specifically the Republican plan. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the latest developments.
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| April 14, 2011
Patchwork Nation: 'Good News' on Foreclosures Not All Good
When is good news not as good as it seems? Well, the foreclosure numbers from the first quarter of 2011 offer a good example.
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| April 14, 2011
House Passes $38.5 Billion Budget Deal to Fund Government
The last-minute deal reached last Friday to prevent a government shutdown passed its biggest hurdle Thursday when it cleared the House of Representatives, despite fears that conservative House Republicans could scuttle the deal because it did not cut enough money from the federal budget.
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| April 14, 2011
Top Five Global Health Headlines
Budget deal includes cuts to foreign aid, study says half of world's 2.6 million stillbirths are preventable, Japan raises nuclear alert level, Clinton releases statement on "atrocities" in Libya, and agency head warns of effects of suspended AIDS funds.
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| April 14, 2011
Conversation: Mike Daisey's 'The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs'
Obsession, lust, a bit of espionage, a lot of laughs, and some serious questions of ethics and working conditions are all questions raised by one man, sitting at a table for an hour-and-a-half monologue titled, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs."
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| April 14, 2011
Colorado's Paradox: Healthy Adults, Unhealthy Children
The Colorado Health Foundation's 2010 Report Card showed that the Rocky Mountain state is a health paradox -- with a population of healthy adults, but unhealthy children. .
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| April 14, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, details are emerging about why the police say they're holding artist Ai Weiwei.
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| April 14, 2011
House Vote on Budget Compromise Looks to Be Rocky
Remember that much heralded 11th-hour deal to cut $38.5 billion from this year's federal spending in order to avert a government shutdown? Well, it turns out actual savings in this year's spending are only about 1 percent of that sum, and conservatives are none too pleased.
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| April 13, 2011
Unrest in Middle East, U.S. Demand Drive Gas Toward $4 Average
As gas prices creep above $4 per gallon in parts of the U.S., a new poll shows two-thirds of Americans say they will cut down on expenses to cope with rising fuel costs. Ray Suarez discusses the effects of higher petroleum prices with David Kirsch of PFC Energy.
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| April 13, 2011
How Would Raising Debt Ceiling Impact U.S. Bond Market?
As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how raising the debt ceiling again would affect the U.S. bond market.
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| April 13, 2011
News Wrap: Federal Reserve Reports Economic Growth Across U.S.
In other news Wednesday, a Federal Reserve report said the U.S. economy improved in every part of the country. In Pakistan, intelligence officials reported U.S. drone aircraft killed six suspected Taliban fighters near the Afghan border. The attacks come two days after Pakistan's spy chief asked the CIA to limit drone attacks.
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| April 13, 2011
Autism Diagnoses Bring Slew of Costs for Families
As part of the PBS NewsHour's Autism Now series, which begins airing on April 18, we explore some of the basics of autism, including the costs of treatment and therapy.
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| April 13, 2011
Geithner on Potential Deficit Deal: 'We're Closer Than People Think'
President Obama spelled out his plan Wednesday for cutting the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks with Jim Lehrer about the president's budget goals and the likelihood of getting cooperation from congressional Republicans.
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| April 13, 2011
Obama Unveils Plan to Save $4 Trillion via Spending Cuts, Tax Reform
In a speech at George Washington University, President Obama called for cutting the U.S. deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years. His plan includes ending tax cuts for incomes above $250,000, reducing defense spending by $400 billion and exacting $480 billion in savings from Medicare and Medicaid. Kwame Holman reports.
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| April 13, 2011
Republicans: President Obama's Plan a 'Disappointment'
President Obama's deficit-reduction roadmap, a response to the House Republicans' long-term budget plan, was met immediately with support from his fellow Democrats -- and derision from Republicans.
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| April 13, 2011
World Bank Report Offers New Approaches to Reducing Conflict
Two of the world's major financial institutions are looking at an issue only occasionally associated with economic development -- how to curb violence.
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| April 13, 2011
Obama Unveils Roadmap for Reducing Deficit by $4 Trillion
President Obama officially unveiled his own proposal for reducing the national deficit Wednesday in a speech at George Washington University, calling for $4 trillion in cuts over the next 12 years through spending cuts and tax reform.
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| April 13, 2011
Creed Taylor Looks Back at Influential Jazz Label, Impulse! Records
A new CD collection, "First Impulse: The Creed Taylor Collection," celebrates the 50th anniversary of the founding of Impulse! Records, the influential and important jazz label. Jeffrey Brown talks to Creed Taylor, the great music producer and founder of Impulse.
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| April 13, 2011
Some Jobs Relief Seen in Suburbs, But Long-Term Struggles Likely Ahead
Was it a temporary dip or a fundamental restructuring of the American economy? As the last recession dragged on and on, that was the larger question hanging over the country. And yet it remains unanswered. But from where things stand this month, Patchwork Nation believes there is strong evidence that the latter is true.
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| April 13, 2011
What Gets Cut? A Look Into Winners and Losers of the Budget Deal
Congressional leaders and the White House averted a government shutdown by agreeing to cut almost $40 billion in federal spending on non-entitlement and non-defense projects from current levels. The NewsHour took a sample of some of the programs and departments to see how they fared.
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| April 13, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Philadephia's Orchestra faces serious funding facts.
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| April 13, 2011
Obama to Unveil 'Grand Bargain' on Deficit and Debt Reduction
President Obama is set to give a major speech on his plan to address the nation's deficits and debt.
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| April 12, 2011
In Moscow, Miles O'Brien Remembers Yuri Gagarin's Monumental Space Trip
Miles O'Brien spoke with Hari Sreenivasan from Moscow's Red Square about the 50th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's gutsy mission to become the first human to fly in space and the future of space tourism.
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| April 12, 2011
New Initiative Aims to Reduce Medical Errors, Accidents
Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that her department will spend $1 billion dollars on a new program designed to cut down on medical mistakes, preventable injuries and infections in American hospitals.
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| April 12, 2011
Civil War's Causes: Historians Largely United on Slavery, But Public Divided
On the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War at South Carolina's Fort Sumter, Judy Woodruff has an excerpt from Ken Burns' "The Civil War" and discusses the conflict's causes and legacy with Harvard University's Drew Gilpin Faust, Howard University's Edna Medford and the University of South Carolina's Walter Edgar.
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| April 12, 2011
Obama Administration Introduces Plan to Reduce Preventable Medical Errors
The Obama administration announced a new patient-safety program Tuesday on the heels of medical journal Health Affairs publishing a study showing that one in three people admitted to hospitals suffers a medical error or accident. Margaret Warner talks with Heath Affairs' Susan Dentzer about the study and the new plan.
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| April 12, 2011
Budget Deal Cuts Target EPA, Homeland Security, But Education Spared
New details of the $38.5 billion budget deal that avoided a government shutdown revealed that the Environmental Protection Agency and Homeland Security were among those impacted. Ray Suarez discusses the cuts with Naftali Bendavid, congressional correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.
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| April 12, 2011
Autism Lesson Plan: Do You Have a Friend Who Thinks in Pictures?
This lesson plan asks students to listen to facts about autism, and then design and create tools to assist their peers and friends with autism in social settings, such as the classroom or on a field trip, using what they have learned about the disorder.
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| April 12, 2011
The 'Real' Effects of Unemployment
Today's question concerns the "real" effects of unemployment: "There never seems to be any comment and analysis about the real effects of unemployment on families: how kids are impacted at school, how families have to move in with grandparents, how homes are foreclosed and people have to move, and the trickle-down effect."
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| April 12, 2011
Social Media Curation Tool Storyful Helps Separate News From Noise
Social media services are being used as new tools for journalists, protesters and everyday people looking for the news. However, as they grow, the amount of content is overwhelming and tough to verify. That's where Storyful comes in.
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| April 12, 2011
NASA Announces New Homes for Space Shuttle Fleet: Think You Know the Shuttles?
NASA marked the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch and the 50th anniversary of the first human in space -- Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961 -- by naming the final destinations of its retiring space shuttle fleet. Test your shuttle knowledge in our quiz.
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| April 12, 2011
Mini Slide Show: Sir Peter Blake's 'World Tour' Stops in New York
Visual artist Sir Peter Blake, 79, has been one of the most famous Pop purveyors in Britain since the 1950s. His recent works will be on show in New York this spring.
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| April 12, 2011
Seasonal Rains Bring Rise in Cholera Cases in Haiti
The months-long rainy season is just beginning in Haiti, boosting the number of cases of cholera just as critical sanitation services are in limbo.
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| April 12, 2011
Tool$ Tuesday: Tips For Tax Day
We have a list of tips, tricks, tools and diversions for those of us who still haven't filed our taxes yet.
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| April 12, 2011
Around the Nation: 150 Years After the American Civil War
Tuesday marks 150 years since the opening shots of the Civil War. See how public media outlets across the nation are covering the anniversary.
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| April 12, 2011
The Civil War: Between the Battles
There is an old combat adage that states, "War is long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror." It's a saying that exemplified the military experience for both Northern and Southern soldiers, according to Kelly Knauer, the editor of "TIME Civil War: An Illustrated History."
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| April 12, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, David Byrne gets an apology for the misuse of one of his songs in a campaign ad.
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| April 12, 2011
House Republicans Release Details of Last-Minute Budget Deal
House Republicans have released details of the budget deal agreed to late Friday that averted a government shutdown and set spending levels for the rest of fiscal year 2011.
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| April 12, 2011
For Romney, a Challenging Path to GOP Nomination
The moment Mitt Romney officially tossed his hat into the 2012 presidential ring, the press coverage immediately turned to describe why the perceived front-runner is a flawed contender for his party's nomination.
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| April 12, 2011
Report: Medicare Patients Spend Less Time in Hospital for End-of-Life Care
A new report released Tuesday by the Dartmouth Atlas Project shows that elderly Medicare patients are spending fewer days in the hospital at the end of life, but the care they received is more aggressive and expensive.
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| April 11, 2011
Detroit Orchestra Back for Encore After Labor, Budget Discord
After a sixth-month strike over pay cuts and balanced budgets, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra returned to the stage this weekend for two free concerts thanking fans for their support. Ray Suarez talks to Mark Stryker of the Detroit Free Press about how the symphony's return impacts the struggling city.
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| April 11, 2011
Are California's Schools Ready for the Next Big Earthquake?
The earthquake in Japan is prompting concerns about the ability of U.S. buildings to withstand a similar disaster. Special correspondent Anna Werner reports on the seismic safety risks in many California schools. Her report was jointly produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED.
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| April 11, 2011
Government Stays Open, But Parties Ready for More Budget Brawling
After striking a deal to dodge a federal government shutdown late Friday, congressional leaders shifted their focus on Monday to raising the debt ceiling and lowering the deficit in next year's budget and beyond. Judy Woodruff reports on the two battles promising to dwarf the political intensity of their predecessor.
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| April 11, 2011
Live Web Chat with Independent Lens Filmmakers for Artists Month
In honor of Artists Month on Independent Lens, Art Beat and ITVS will present a live chat with some of the filmmakers behind their lineup of documentaries.
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| April 11, 2011
Mitt Romney Jumps Into 2012 Presidential Contest
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the perceived frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president in 2012, officially threw his hat into the ring Monday afternoon.
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| April 11, 2011
'On Shaky Ground' Shows Oversight Faults in California School Buildings
A new report by California Watch found that hundreds of California's public schools do not meet the legal construction codes for earthquake safety.
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| April 11, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Fear and Greed Index:'
Daniel Khalastchi is a first-generation Iraqi Jewish American and was born and raised in Iowa. His book, "Manoleria," won the Tupelo Press/Crazyhorse First Book Prize earlier this year.
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| April 11, 2011
Shutdown Showdown Just the Start of Spending Debate on Capitol Hill
On this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian explain how last week's near-government shutdown was just a preview to bigger debates over raising the debt ceiling, budgets and entitlement reform.
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| April 11, 2011
The Civil War: Between the Battles
April 12, 2011, marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the U.S. Civil War, the deadliest war in American History. To mark the anniversary TIME published The Civil War: An Illustrated History.
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| April 11, 2011
A Most Precious Asset Is Only Skin Deep
"White," a short film in ITVS's Futurestates series, explores a future where society's racial stratification is heightened by the threat of global warming.
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| April 11, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, director Sidney Lumet died over the weekend.
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| April 11, 2011
Could 'Financial Weather Observers' Prevent Another Economic Crisis?
Paul Solman answers a reader's question about how to prevent future financial meltdowns like the one in 2008 -- with computer power similar to that of the National Weather Service.
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| April 11, 2011
Obama and GOP Prepare for Much Bigger Fights Ahead
Political leaders in Washington were able to avoid a government shutdown by reaching a deal centered on $38.5 billion in spending cuts for the remaining six months of the fiscal year. The debate over the fiscal crisis facing the United States now moves from the billions to the trillions.
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| April 9, 2011
Shutdown Watch Liveblog: 11th-Hour Deal to Avert Shutdown
House Speaker John Boehner spoke just before 11 p.m. ET following a closed-door meeting and announced the House Republicans had reached a deal with the White House and the Senate just before the 11th hour to avert a government shutdown.
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| April 8, 2011
Brooks, Marcus on 'Absurdity' of Shutdown Debates, Paul Ryan's Budget Plan
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus discuss the battles over the short- and long-term government budgets, including deadlocked negotiations over funding for this fiscal year and GOP Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal for fiscal year 2012.
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| April 8, 2011
North Carolina School Engages Tech Generation With Digital Learning Tools
John Tulenko of Learning Matters, which produces education stories for the NewsHour, reports on a North Carolina school district switching from textbooks to all-digital learning materials.
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| April 8, 2011
Budget Battle Lines Drawn Over Spending, Planned Parenthood as Shutdown Nears
Federal agencies prepared for a shutdown as negotiators struggled to reach a budget compromise. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest on the budget talks with Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for WNYC radio.
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| April 8, 2011
Weekonomics: Budget Negotiations Edition
If the government does indeed shutdown, here's a snapshot of what that could look like.
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| April 8, 2011
Health Care Issues Key in Budget Battle
All the week's budget negotiations are, in a sense, just a prelude to the real fight. Wrangling over next year's budget is just beginning.
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| April 8, 2011
Conversation: Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović is a pioneer of performance art, capped off most recently by her retrospective last year at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, 'The Artist Is Present,' which drew widespread acclaim.
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| April 8, 2011
The Science of Protecting Antique Silver
The National Science Foundation's latest Science Nation piece looks at a team of conservateurs working to protect antique silver from overpolishing, heavy lacquer and the ravages of time.
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| April 8, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a Chicago art dealer is charged with forging works by famous artists.
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| April 8, 2011
Gwen's Take: Ideology vs Idiocy: The Shutdown Showdown
As the shutdown showdown approached its third or fourth climax late this week, I found myself in Flint, Mich.
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| April 8, 2011
Boehner, Reid Tweets Show Disagreement on the Disagreement
As the Wall Street Journal's Naftali Bendavid told Jim Lehrer on the NewsHour Thursday night, the two sides in the high-stakes budget debate can't even agree on what they disagree about, in public at least. Tweets from Boehner and Reid Friday show ongoing disagreement over the sticking points of the negotiations.
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| April 8, 2011
Lawmakers Must Beat Midnight Deadline to Avoid Shutdown
When the clock strikes midnight Friday the federal government will run out of money and all non-essential operations will grind to a halt unless Democratic and Republican negotiators are finally able to resolve the differences over spending cuts and policy provisions that have divided them for weeks.
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| April 7, 2011
NAACP Report Says Shift in Funding Toward Prisons 'Failing Us'
A new report from the NAACP shows states are devoting increasingly larger portions of their budgets to prisons, while education gets smaller and smaller portions. Judy Woodruff discusses the report with NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.
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| April 7, 2011
Iowa Writers' Workshop, Famous for Training Top Writers, Turns 75
Jeffrey Brown reports on the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the nation's oldest and most prestigious postgraduate writing program for elite writers and poets. The workshop celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.
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| April 7, 2011
Extended Interviews: Iowa Writers' Workshop Turns 75
More of Jeffrey Brown's report on the Iowa Writers' Workshop, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.
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| April 7, 2011
New Study Finds Medical Error Rates are Underreported
When someone goes into the hospital for treatment for one condition, but acquires another one they didn't bargain for -- such as a bloodstream infection or a complication from the wrong medication -- it's called an "adverse event.
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| April 7, 2011
As Shutdown Deadline Nears, Lawmakers 'Can't Agree What They Disagree On'
For the third time in three days, President Obama met with congressional leaders but failed to reach a budget agreement to avoid a government shutdown. Jim Lehrer talks to The Wall Street Journal's Naftali Bendavid and Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe about continuing budget brinksmanship that has Democrats and Republicans worried.
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| April 7, 2011
What Does Wisconsin Special Election Mean for Democrats, Republicans?
The political world, especially the left, is abuzz over Tuesday's special state Supreme Court election in Wisconsin. The official lead swung Thursday back to incumbent David Prosser over Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg. There will almost certainly be a recount and possibly more lead changes as the count continues.
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| April 7, 2011
Avett Brothers Finds Fame, Success, Homesickness
Seth and Scott Avett grew up surrounded by old time music and with a father who had a love for the likes of Hank Williams and the Everly Brothers. When they began their music careers, they were fronting a neo-punk band called Nemo, but they soon discovered that they liked it better when they turned to acoustic guitar and banjo.
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| April 7, 2011
Discarded Plastic Bottles Put to New Use in Schools
A project to build a school using empty plastic bottles brought together a community in Guatemala. The idea now is spreading to other sites.
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| April 7, 2011
John Merrow on 'The Influence of Teachers,' Education Debate
Many school district superintendents -- and the mayors who appointed them -- are demanding teachers be held up to closer scrutiny and tougher accountability while facing possible replacement.
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| April 7, 2011
Building a Plastic Bottle School
When former Peace Corps volunteer Laura Kutner was asked to help find funding to finish constructing two classrooms in the elementary school where she worked in Guatemala, she decided to use -- or rather reuse -- a common piece of trash.
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| April 7, 2011
The Need for a Long-Term Budget Fix
"We're facing a genuine crisis," Alice Rivlinsaid. "We have to have a workable plan. Domenici/Rivlin and Simpson/Bowles prove it can be done. I hope the next move is a bi-partisan, senate resolution because we need radical, comprehensive budget reform."
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| April 7, 2011
What a Possible Government Shutdown Means Across the Nation
See how public media stations are covering the story, and how a shutdown could play out in states around the nation, from parking enforcement to garbage collection to national parks.
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| April 7, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Grammy Awards winnows down some of its categories.
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| April 7, 2011
With Shutdown Imminent, 'Narrow' Differences Remain
Congressional leaders have taken budget negotiations to the brink of a federal government shutdown, and Thursday is almost certainly the point of no return.
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| April 6, 2011
Leaders Optimistic After White House Summit, but Shutdown Still Looms
President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid emerged from a White House meeting late Wednesday with no deal to avert a government shutdown, but all said progress was made.
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| April 6, 2011
Judy Woodruff: The Budget Debate and When Yin and Yang Don't Meet
There is in Chinese philosophy, the concept we know as yin and yang: dark and light, cold and hot, male and female. Very simply put, the idea that opposites only exist in relation to each other. It takes a little stretching, but not much, to apply this to the brewing debate over reining in spending by the federal government.
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| April 6, 2011
'Hunger' for Success a Driving Force in Belva Davis' Storied Journalism Career
Belva Davis, the first African-American woman television journalist on the West Coast, speaks with Judy Woodruff about her pioneering -- and sometimes difficult -- career in broadcast news and her new memoir. This story was done in partnership with KQED in San Francisco.
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| April 6, 2011
Estrogen Study Lead Researcher on Risks, Benefits of Hormone-Replacement Therapy
Once a popular treatment for menopause symptoms, hormone-replacement therapy had come under scrutiny for raising the risk of certain diseases, but a new study found a reduced risk of breast cancer and other benefits for some women. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest findings with Dr. Andrea LaCroix, the study's lead author.
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| April 6, 2011
Van Hollen: Tea Party Wing Has Taken Over House Budget Talks
Gwen Ifill talks to Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, about the state of a budget stalemate for the rest of this fiscal year, the prospects for a government shutdown and what's at stake in negotiations for future budgets.
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| April 6, 2011
News Wrap: House Budget Committee Begins Debate on GOP Proposal
In other news Wednesday, the House Budget Committee began its markup of the GOP proposal to cut nearly $6 trillion in spending across 10 years. The plan would restructure Medicare and other federal health care programs. Also, opposition forces in Ivory Coast moved to oust Laurent Gbagbo, who has refused to cede power.
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| April 6, 2011
If Government Shuts Down, Where Would Blame Fall?
Both Democrats and Republicans insisted they wished to avoid a government shutdown, but the budget stalemate continued Wednesday after both sides failed to agree on a deal. Jim Lehrer discusses the negotiations with Naftali Bendavid, congressional correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.
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| April 6, 2011
Boehner, GOP Leaders Defend Budget Negotiations
In a news conference Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner and other GOP leaders defended ongoing budget negotiations in the face of a possible government shutdown if an agreement is not reached by Friday.
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| April 6, 2011
Government Shutdown: Rx of the Devil or Just What the Doctor Ordered?
A conversation this morning with a centrist Democrat from the Brookings Institution who lived through the shutdown of 1995, economist Martin Baily.
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| April 6, 2011
Mini Slide Show: Maira Kalman's Textile Art
Writer and illustrator Maira Kalman is famous for her drawings and paintings, but an exhibit that opened last month also includes a series of her textile work, which was born out of a sentimental attachment to the materials.
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| April 6, 2011
White House Warns of Shutdown Consequences
The White House Office of Management and Budget warned Wednesday that a failure by Congress to appropriate money to fund the federal government before midnight on Friday would have a direct impact on the economy.
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| April 6, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, archaeologists plan to dig up the remains of a woman who may have been Da Vinci's model for his most famous painting.
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| April 6, 2011
Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Bombs: What Defines the Differences?
What is the difference between the nuclear material in a bomb, versus a reactor?
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| April 6, 2011
Budget Negotiations Down to Wire, Shutdown Looming
Two days. That's all congressional leaders have to agree on billions in cuts to a trillion-plus dollar budget in order to avert a government shutdown at midnight Friday.
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| April 5, 2011
Slide Show: New Exhibit Brings Mosaic of Hildreth Meière's Life Out of Obscurity
For an artist whose work is so omnipresent, mural and mosaic artist Hildreth Meiere isn't exactly a household name. A new exhibition helps bring her out of obscurity.
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| April 5, 2011
Chicago Program Aims to Close Achievement Gap for Youngest Students
Education correspondent John Merrow reports on a Chicago program that targets high-risk, low-income young children before they begin falling behind in school.
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| April 5, 2011
The Government Shutdown Showdown, the Tea Party and Emptying Nesters
To shut down or not to shut down? As the budget battles go on in Congress, that is the question in Washington.
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| April 5, 2011
Rep. Ryan on Proposed Cuts: 'Our Budget Literally Pays Off the Debt'
President Obama and Republican lawmakers failed to break their budget impasse Tuesday, hastening the threat of a government shutdown. Judy Woodruff talks to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, who unveiled a plan calling for deep cuts and dramatic changes in federal spending on social programs.
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| April 5, 2011
Top Democrats, Republicans Continue Talks as Shutdown Deadline Nears
President Obama met with key congressional leaders Tuesday, but the meeting failed to break the budget stalemate. If they don't agree on a deal by Friday, the government will shut down. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| April 5, 2011
One Year Later, Massey Mine Disaster's Wounds, Investigations Linger
Memorials were held and dozens of coal mines stood idle Tuesday across Appalachia, one year after after a massive explosion ripped through the Upper Big Branch mine near Beckley, W.Va., killing 29 coal miners and injuring two.
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| April 5, 2011
Rep. Ryan Reimagines U.S. Social Safety Net Via Budget Reform Proposal
As part of an ambitious budget plan he unveiled earlier in the day, Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday afternoon called for an overhaul to the American social safety net, including reforms to Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, housing assistance and job training. Read an excerpt of Judy Woodruff's interview with him.
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| April 5, 2011
A Young Vet and His Dog
In this web exclusive video, we profile 26 year old Chris Goehner, who deployed twice to Iraq. He's one of the 18 1/2 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan vets who have suffered from PTSD or major depression since coming home. Today, Goehner's PTSD is under control thanks to a Labrador-Retriever mix service dog named Pele.
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| April 5, 2011
The Art and Architecture of an Art Deco Muralist
Most of us have seen her work, but few know her name. Hildreth Meière (1892-1961) has created mosaics and murals that decorate famous spaces like Radio City Music Hall, the National Academy of Sciences, and St. Bartholomew's Church. Now, the first comprehensive exhibit of Meiere's work is on display in Washington, DC.
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| April 5, 2011
White House, Congress Remain at Odds in Push to Avoid Shutdown
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Tuesday that GOP lawmakers and the White House had failed to reach an agreement three days before a potential government shutdown.
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| April 5, 2011
Ryan's 'Path to Prosperity' Met with Immediate Opposition
Minutes after Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and his Republican colleagues rolled out the sweeping 'Path to Prosperity,' House and Senate Democrats began portraying it as an assault on the social safety net for American seniors.
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| April 5, 2011
Latino Weight Boom on the Horizon
If we consulted the health statistics, we might not be too surprised to find that the United States has the highest rate of obesity, at 30.6 percent. What country, would you guess, is number two? It's Mexico, with an adult obesity rate of 23 percent.
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| April 5, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, foreign governments demand China's release of artist Ai Weiwei.
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| April 5, 2011
House GOP Budget Plan Seeks More Than $5 Trillion in Cuts
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., unveiled a House GOP budget proposal Tuesday that seeks some $5.8 trillion in cuts, including a reshaping of key entitlement programs and some tax reforms.
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| April 5, 2011
Ryan Risks Political Backlash With GOP Budget Rollout
As Congress wrangles over relatively minuscule reductions in non-defense discretionary spending for the remainder of the fiscal year, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is taking the long view Tuesday as he rolls out the House Republican budget for FY 2012 and puts a marker down on major reforms to Medicaid and Medicare.
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| April 4, 2011
Colo. Program Allows Wounded Vets to Recover One Step at a Time
Tom Bearden reports on LifeQuest, a Colorado organization helping wounded Afghanistan and Iraq veterans heal from physical and mental war wounds.
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| April 4, 2011
In Switch, Accused 9/11 Plotters to Face Military Trials
Attorney General Eric Holder announced that several key terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay will face military trials at the Cuban base and not civilian trials in the U.S. Jeffrey Brown talks to ProPublica's Dafna Linzer about the Obama administration's change of course on Guantanamo trials.
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| April 4, 2011
Obama Looks to Grassroots Base, Battlegrounds With 2012 Bid
In a YouTube video posted Monday, President Obama announced his candidacy for the 2012 election and filed official paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. Gwen Ifill discusses the announcement with political editor David Chalian.
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| April 4, 2011
Airline Safety Checks: Reactive to Mishaps or Problem Prevention?
Southwest Airlines continued safety inspections Monday after a hole opened in a jet's fuselage last week. Judy Woodruff talks with aviation expert John Goglia for insight.
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| April 4, 2011
Program Offers Badly Wounded Vets a Rugged Road Back to Health
On the NewsHour Monday, we present a profile of LifeQuest -- a private, civilian-run organization in Colorado Springs that helps badly wounded veterans recover their physical and mental health.
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| April 4, 2011
Political Checklist: GOP to Unveil a Budget, Obama Opens Re-Election Bid
In this week's Political Checklist, Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian look at the details of the looming April 8 government shutdown deadline as well as Republican Rep. Paul Ryan's Tuesday budget announcement, which is expected to advocate cuts to both the top tax rate and to entitlements.
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| April 4, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Paper Kisses, Paper Moon'
Haines Eason was the 2010 winner of the Beau Boudreaux Poetry Prize from Cream City Review. He has published poems in many journals, including New England Review, Yale Review and American Letters & Commentary. His chapbook, "A History of Waves," was chosen by Mark Doty for a 2010 PSA Chapbook Fellowship.
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| April 4, 2011
Holder: Alleged 9/11 Conspirators to Face Military Trials
Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks, and four others will face military commissions at Guantanamo Bay instead of federal trials in the U.S.
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| April 4, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Ai Weiwei has been detained by Chinese authorities.
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| April 4, 2011
Cracks Ground Southwest Planes, Raise New Questions on Inspections
Southwest Airlines is grounding its fleet of Boeing 737-300s for inspection after one of its planes was forced to make an emergency landing Friday with a five-foot hole in the roof of the cabin.
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| April 4, 2011
Can U.S. Product Makers Manufacture a Profit?
Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page.
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| April 4, 2011
Can U.S. Product Makers Manufacture a Profit?
The most profitable firm is the one that most lowers its costs and thus takes business from its rivals. Therefore it attracts the capital to keep expanding. In theory, "less profitable" eventually becomes not profitable as customers and investors move on. Sunny-side-of-the-streeters point to the virtues of such competition.
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| April 4, 2011
President Obama Launches 2012 Re-election Campaign
"It Begins With Us" is the name of the video that the Obama 2012 campaign emailed to its 13 million supporters shortly after 5 a.m. EDT Monday, marking the official launch of the president's re-election effort.
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| April 1, 2011
Shields and Gerson on Jobless Rate Realities, Obama's Plan in Libya
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson weigh in on top political developments, including the latest jobless figures, President Obama's handing of the Libya conflict and the budget battle on Capitol Hill.
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| April 1, 2011
Returning Vets Face a New Battle: The Job Market
As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the challenges veterans face returning home and searching for work in a troubled job market.
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| April 1, 2011
News Wrap: U.N. Workers Among Dead as Afghan Koran-Burning Protest Turns Violent
In other news Friday, a protest in Afghanistan against a Koran burning turned violent and rival protesters filled the streets in Yemen.
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| April 1, 2011
Unemployment Rate Drops in March, but Economic Recovery Remains Fragile
The U.S. unemployment rate for March dropped to a two-year low of 8.8 percent. Ray Suarez discusses the numbers with Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisers and Catherine Mann of Brandeis University International Business School.
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| April 1, 2011
Robert MacNeil Returns to NewsHour for Autism Now
For the first time in more than 15 years, Robert MacNeil is returning to the program he co-founded, with a major series of reports: Autism Now.
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| April 1, 2011
Weekonomics: Our Friday Roundup
Today we initiate "Weekonomics," a Friday roundup of the week's economics news.
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| April 1, 2011
Weekonomics: Our Friday Roundup
Today we initiate "Weekonomics," a Friday roundup of the week's economics news. No fooling. Simon Johnson starts us off with "lightning round" answers to questions on the banks, Europe, Japan and, because the monthly jobs data came out this morning, unemployment.
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| April 1, 2011
March Unemployment: Barely Budging
One brief comment on the jobs numbers.
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| April 1, 2011
March Unemployment: Barely Budging
The net addition of 216,000 jobs, from the so-called payroll survey, is respectable. You can't tell a lot from any one month's numbers, but the unemployment rate barely budged because the "civilian workforce" added nearly as many people as the economy did jobs.
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| April 1, 2011
Survey Shows Boost in Obama Approval Ratings Among 'Millennials'
President Obama is starting to regain the trust of a key demographic that helped elect him in 2008, according to a new poll from Harvard University released on Thursday.
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| April 1, 2011
Iowa, I Hear You Calling
I have this little theory that has long served me well. Everything, I believe, is politics. This is why I love politics and don't mind politicians. So it is with no small amount of anticipation that I look forward to the 2012 campaign.
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| April 1, 2011
Conversation: Tea Obreht, Author of 'The Tiger's Wife'
Realism and fantasy are part of "The Tiger's Wife," the new, first novel by Tea Obreht, a 25-year-old writer who was born in the former Yugoslavia and came to the United States at age 12.
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| April 1, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a roundup of arty April Fools Day jokes.
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| April 1, 2011
Jobs Up, Unemployment Down as Economy Continues Recovery
The economy added 216,000 jobs to the payroll in March, and the unemployment rate ticked down a notch to 8.8 percent, according to reports released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday morning.
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| April 1, 2011
Unemployment Falls to 8.8 Percent, Employers Add 216K Jobs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released new data showing that unemployment dropped again to 8.8 percent in March, with employers adding 216,000 new jobs. The manufacturing sector showed especially strong growth, increasing at its fastest pace in seven years.
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March 31, 2011
New Records Reveal Extent of Fed's Reach During Financial Crisis
In the books and stories that have been written about the financial crisis, the Fed's pivotal role in calming markets and restoring liquidity in 2008 is well-documented. But what became even clearer Thursday is just how far and wide the Fed provided emergency assistance during the worst crisis since the Great Depression.
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| March 31, 2011
Tsunami in the Northwest? Japan Disaster Offers Wake-Up Call to Coastal U.S.
The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has sparked new concerns about the safety of people living along the coast in the U.S. Spencer Michels reports on new attention to earthquake and tsunami preparation on the West Coast.
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| March 31, 2011
Sen. Cardin, Rep. Pence Split Over Government Shutdown
The battle over this year's budget edged closer to resolution as House Republicans and Senate Democrats moved toward compromise on a deal that would cut $33 billion from current spending levels. Judy Woodruff discusses the budget showdown and government shutdown prospects with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind.
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| March 31, 2011
The Madness of Sports Betting: Economics Edition
If you're one of the millions of Americans who filled out a college basketball national championship bracket this year, odds are you're out of luck. Paul Solman talks to Justin Wolfers about behavior and economics.
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| March 31, 2011
Medicare Rules Will Guide Hospitals, Doctors Toward More Cooperation
Medicare will encourage doctors, hospitals and other health care providers to team up to provide more coordinated care for patients, according to federal guidelines released Thursday.
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| March 31, 2011
Collective-Bargaining Battles Remain a Hot Topic in Midwest
After weeks of emotionally charged rallies and bitter legislative disputes, the battles over public employees' collective-bargaining rights remain hot in several Midwestern states. But the arenas where those battles will play out are shifting.
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| March 31, 2011
'The History of American Graffiti': From Subway Car to Gallery
Since its explosion onto city walls and subway cars in the 1970s, the increasing popularity of graffiti as an art form has won commercial success for its artists and a regular presence in pop culture and the contemporary art world.
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| March 31, 2011
Coming Up on Making Sen$e: The Fate of America's Veterans Looking For Work
On Friday's NewsHour: an eye-opening look at the fate of many veterans attempting to transition back into a tough job market.
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| March 31, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a judge considers whether he'll reopen the Barnes Foundation case.
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| March 31, 2011
Congress, White House Make Progress On Budget, But No Deal
Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner's spokesman are in agreement on one key thing: Nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to.
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| March 30, 2011
Revisiting the Reagan Assassination Attempt, 30 Years Later
On the 30th anniversary of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr., Judy Woodruff discusses that day's events with the Washington Post's Del Quentin Wilber and Dr. Joseph Giorando, who led the George Washington University Hospital trauma team that treated the president.
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| March 30, 2011
Obama Outlines Energy Goals: Is U.S. Balancing Conservation, Consumption?
In a speech at Georgetown University on Wednesday, President Obama spelled out an energy road map centered on reducing dependence on oil imports. Gwen Ifill discusses the president's plan with the Bipartisan Policy Center's Jason Grumet, Rice University's Amy Jaffe and the New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert.
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| March 30, 2011
Tea Party Poses a Dilemma for Boehner in Budget Battle
As the clock ticks once again toward the government shutdown deadline - April 8 - the NewsHour asked Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for the Takeaway radio program from Public Radio International and WNYC, to explain the influence of the Tea Party-inspired Republican freshman in the House of Representatives.
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| March 30, 2011
How Healthy Is Your County? A Few Miles Can Make a Big Difference
What difference can a few miles make? It may be the difference between living a healthy life and struggling against a sea of health problems, according to a new study that ranks the relative health of counties.
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| March 30, 2011
Judy Woodruff on Covering Reagan Assassination Attempt
Normally I keep the word "I" out of my reporting. That's what we were taught as journalists in the early 1970s. But if there's one episode that caused me to break with that precedent, it's what happened 30 years ago today, on March 30, 1981, when John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.
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| March 30, 2011
'Rawhide Down': Former Secret Service Agent Revisits Reagan Shooting Scene
Jerry Parr is credited with saving President Reagan's life twice on March 30, 1981, when John Hinckley, Jr. opened fire. Thirty years later, the former Secret Service agent agreed to return to the scene of the shooting.
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| March 30, 2011
Slide show: Artist Maira Kalman Makes Sense of Our Crazy World
Maira Kalman's words and pictures strip history, politics and the world around her down to their most basic -- and often delightful -- elements. A traveling retrospective of her work is currently on show at the Jewish Museum in New York.
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| March 30, 2011
President Obama Presents Energy Plan, Calls for Cut in Imports of Foreign Oil
In a speech at Georgetown University, President Obama heavily emphasized new technology and alternative sources, in addition to "safe and responsible" offshore drilling.
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| March 30, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the United Kingdom announces its cuts for arts funding.
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| March 30, 2011
Are American Workers Overpaid?
Why is $27 per hour considered a lavish wage? We rarely hear such complaints about the astronomical salaries of hedge fund managers or bank CEO's who contribute little to the real economy, and have been mostly to blame for the recent economic collapse.
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| March 30, 2011
Rising Republican Star Rubio Steps Into the Spotlight
Sen. Marco Rubio, the rising Republican star from the Sunshine state, has decided to step more directly into the national spotlight that has been craving him since his arrival in the Capitol in January.
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| March 29, 2011
Is the U.S. Stuck in a Second Housing Slump?
The economy may be showing sings of new life but new data show a weak housing market. Ray Suarez talks to Yale University's Ron Shiller about the state of the U.S. housing picture.
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| March 29, 2011
Message Received? Obama Weaves Warning for Syria, Yemen, Bahrain Into Speech
Commentators and bloggers are buzzing today with critiques of President Obama's speech on Libya. He's taking hits for the questions he didn't answer -- What happens if Gaddafi stays in power? -- and for the broader issues he didn't address -- Where's the "Obama Doctrine"?
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| March 29, 2011
Supreme Court Hears Wal-Mart Gender Bias Discrimination Case
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving a huge class-action gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. Gwen Ifill discusses the stakes of the case with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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| March 29, 2011
'Remigration' Imagines a City With No Workers
Imagine a city occupied exclusively by the upper class. High rents and property costs have pushed out construction workers, public school teachers, subway operators and other middle- and lower-class earners. The short film "Remigration" imagines how this scenario might play out.
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| March 29, 2011
The March Madness Money Trail
Ninety percent of the NCAA's revenue, or about $700 million each year, "comes from the media rights and ticket sales for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament," according to President Mark Emmert. The players, however, won't see a dime.
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| March 29, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a museum in Vienna acquires the Polaroid collection.
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| March 29, 2011
Making Sen$e Tool$ Tuesday: How States Measure Up
A look at state-by-state census data you can use.
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| March 29, 2011
Tool$ Tuesday: How States Size Up
According to the U.S. Census Bureau the nation grew almost ten percent over the last decade -- from 281.4 million in 2000 to 308.7 million in 2010. The country's racial mix has shifted too. The number of people that identify as Hispanic or Latino has grown 43 percent since 2000.
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| March 29, 2011
Obama Lays Out Strong Defense for Military Action in Libya
President Obama spent much of his speech Monday night defending his decision to use military force in the coalition effort to protect civilians in Libya. His defense was forceful, grounded in a worldview where America still plays the role of unique leader and tied to the country's core values.
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| March 28, 2011
Remembering Geraldine Ferraro, First Female Major Ticket VP Candidate
Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run as a vice-presidential nominee on a major party ticket, died Saturday at age 75 after a long struggle with multiple myeloma. Gwen Ifill has an excerpt from a 1984 vice presidential debate with then-Vice President George H.W. Bush plus a later interview with Jim Lehrer about that debate.
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| March 28, 2011
Bracket-Busting Cinderella Teams Enter 'Unprecedented' March Madness Final Four
Close games and major upsets have left many fans' brackets in shambles as March Madness, the men's college basketball tournament, reaches its final games. Judy Woodruff talks to Sports Illustrated's Maggie Gray about this year's "unprecedented and unpredictable" men's tournament and how the women's competition is shaking out.
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| March 28, 2011
Supreme Court Revisits Campaign Finance With Arizona Public-Funding Arguments
The Supreme Court on Monday weighed the constitutionality of a law regulating public funding of state political campaigns in Arizona. Ray Suarez talks with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle about the joined cases' oral arguments.
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| March 28, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'The Virtues of Birds'
Craig Morgan Teicher is a poet, critic and freelance writer. His first book of poems, "Brenda Is in the Room and Other Poems," won the 2007 Colorado Prize for Poetry and was published by the Center for Literary Publishing. His collection of short stories and fables, "Cradle Book," was published in 2010 by BOA Editions.
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| March 28, 2011
Economic Forecasts: Crow or Eat Crow
Paul Solman answers a reader's question on the delicate art of economic prognostication - and why he tries to avoid making predictions about the future.
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| March 28, 2011
Political Checklist: Obama's Libya Speech, Budget Battle and Geraldine Ferraro
In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff take an in-depth look at what President Obama needs to accomplish with his address to the nation Monday evening about the conflict in Libya.
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| March 28, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Pritzker Prize is awarded to Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura.
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| March 28, 2011
Broadband Access: Exploring Internet Connectivity by U.S. Community Type
The federal government wants you to have access to a broadband connection. Badly. It's one reason why more than $7 billion of the 2009 stimulus plan was dedicated to broadband expansion. But if broadband is indeed key to helping the economy's recovery, how close is the U.S. to achieving a goal of universal access to broadband?
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| March 28, 2011
President Obama Set to Address Nation on Libya
President Obama probably feels pretty good about making his big speech on Libya on a day when the lead headline in the New York Times is: "Rebels In Libya Make New Gains Amid Airstrikes."
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| March 26, 2011
Geraldine Ferraro Dies at 75
Geraldine Ferraro, the first female vice presidential candidate for a major party and former Democratic congresswoman, died Saturday at the age of 75, according to a statement from her family.
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| March 26, 2011
Rebels Retake Ajdabiya; President Obama to Address Nation on Libya
The Libyan military withdrew from Ajdabiya Saturday, and rebels retook control of the key eastern city, following Western air strikes on Moammar Gadhafi's forces, said a deputy foreign minister.
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| March 25, 2011
Shields and York Preview Obama's Libya Address, 2012 Republican Field
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York discuss the week's news, including the growing list of Republican candidates for the 2012 presidential nomination and President's Obama handling of the coalition mission in Libya.
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| March 25, 2011
Open GOP Presidential Field Kicks Up Campaign Speculation
Though still lacking a frontrunner, the Republican field for the 2012 presidential nomination gained momentum this week as former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced his formation of an exploratory committee. Judy Woodruff sorts through the crowd of potential GOP candidates with Political Editor David Chalian.
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| March 25, 2011
To Combat Human Rights Abuses, California Company Looks to Computer Code
Spencer Michels reports on a California nonprofit using high-tech tools to document patterns of brutality and combat human rights abuses across the globe.
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| March 25, 2011
Gingrich Says He's 'Closer' to Running for President Than Not
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Friday that he is four or five weeks away from officially jumping into the presidential race, saying he is closer to running than not running, while also rejecting the idea that likability is an important factor in determining who becomes president.
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| March 25, 2011
The Panic Button: High-Tech Protection for Human Rights Investigators
A California-based nonprofit organization has developed a computer program designed to safely store data about torture, murder, killings and other human rights abuses that has a unique feature -- a way to delete all the data, plus the program itself, with one keystroke.
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| March 25, 2011
Health Reform Headlines
The health reform law turned one this week, and opponents and proponents of the bill each used the occasion to advance their messages.
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| March 25, 2011
The Shirtwaist Factory Fire: 100 Years Later
Paul Solman offers some photos and remembrances on the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
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| March 25, 2011
100 Years After the Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Today marks the centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that took 146 immigrants' lives in March of 1911.
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| March 25, 2011
Poetry as a Weapon of War in Afghanistan
According to two new reports by a leading Afghanistan watcher at the Naval Postgraduate School, "the Taliban blow us away" in getting its message out to the Afghan public by using poetry and music -- means the United States does not understand or take into account.
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| March 25, 2011
Stories from SXSW: A Small Indie Film Makes Its Debut
For many directors, SXSW presents an opportunity not only to screen their films, but to screen them for the first public audiences.
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| March 25, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, playwright Lanford Wilson has died.
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| March 25, 2011
Rocks and Hard Places: Why Governing Is So Hard
Every four years as I set off to cover another presidential election cycle, I secretly ask myself: why do any of these people want to be president? Consider the choices that have faced the current president just within the last few weeks.
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| March 25, 2011
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
March 25, 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, where 146 workers died. Some were consumed by flames; others jumped to their deaths from the eighth, ninth and tenth floors to avoid the fire. Note: some photos show images that some viewers may find disturbing.
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| March 25, 2011
The Morning Line: Steve King: Iowa Conservatives Looking for Their Obama
Republican Congressman Steve King says Iowa conservatives might be looking for "a fresh face, a new candidate" in 2012 -- similar to how "Barack Obama stepped into that role for the Democrats here" in 2008.
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| March 24, 2011
Census Data Show Hispanic Boom; Blacks Leave Cities for South, Suburbs
New census data on race and migration released this week show minorities accounted for 90 percent of the growth in the U.S. during the past decade. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with the Brookings Institution's William Frey, author Isabel Wilkerson and the Pew Hispanic Center's Mark Hugo Lopez.
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| March 24, 2011
Many Americans Feel 'Stuck in a Rut' as Economy Improves, But Inequality Grows
As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of economic news, Paul Solman examines the struggles to close the widening U.S. inequality gap, even as the economy improves.
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| March 24, 2011
All Grown Up, Boyz II Men Raise Money for Japan Disaster Relief
Boyz II Men, one of the biggest R&B groups of all time, is raising money to support relief efforts in Japan.
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| March 24, 2011
View From Rio: How Brazil Pays the Price for 'Economic Miracle'
When President Obama visited Brazil this week, he touted the two countries' similarities and the mutual benefits of economic cooperation. But while Brazil is enjoying an economic renaissance, its residents are experiencing some growing pains along the way.
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| March 24, 2011
Patchwork Nation: Census Raises Questions About Detroit's Future
For as long as anyone cares to remember, Detroit has been Michigan's center of gravity.
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| March 24, 2011
Income Inequality: Where Do You Fall?
Income inequality has changed over time: today the richest one percent of Americans hold about 24 percent of U.S. wealth. But almost a century ago in 1915, that same top percent had just 18 percent of the nation's wealth, according to Berkeley economist Emmanuel Saez in his report "Striking it Richer."
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| March 24, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Polish authorities puzzle over a Renoir mail mystery
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| March 24, 2011
The Morning Line: Welcome Home, Mr. President
President Obama's schedule on his first day back at the office since launching U.S. military strikes in Libya has him behind closed doors throughout the day...for now.
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| March 23, 2011
Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79
Film and fashion icon Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday of congestive heart failure at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 79. Jeffrey Brown talks to Los Angeles Times movie critic Kenneth Turan about the legendary film star's life and career.
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| March 23, 2011
After Japan Crisis, What's Next for U.S. Nuclear Policy, Plants?
As Japan struggles to bring the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor under control, new questions are surfacing on where U.S. nuclear development stands. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| March 23, 2011
Health Care Reform: You Asked, We Found Answers
On Monday, we asked for your questions on health care reform. It's been one year since the law passed, and polls show that many Americans say they're still confused about the law. We put your questions before four analysts.
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| March 23, 2011
Judy Woodruff: Research, Health and the Spending Debate -- Part Two
If there is an army girding to do battle against government spending on medical research, that Army is laying low for now.
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| March 23, 2011
Detroit's Population Decline: 1 Person Departed Every 22 Minutes
Tuesday's release of the 2010 census data showed a dramatic decline in Detroit's population.
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| March 23, 2011
A Young Journalist Meets Elizabeth Taylor
It was 1960, and Spencer Michels was learning how to be a journalist at Columbia University when he met Elizabeth Taylor. At the age of 21, he had a lot to learn.
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| March 23, 2011
Judge Overturns Google Books Deal
In New York on Tuesday, a federal judge overturned a settlement between Google and the national trade organizations that represent American authors and publishers which dictates terms of a massive book digitalization project, led by Google.
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| March 23, 2011
Political Checklist: Health Reform's Uncertain Future and Conflict in Libya
The Political Checklist is back this week, and Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian look into how public opinion regarding President Obama's signature health insurance reform law is reverberating in American politics one year after it was signed into law.
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| March 23, 2011
Detroit: A Boom Town Goes Bust
For almost a half century last century, Detroit was a boom town. Between 1910 and 1950, few cities grew faster or were wealthier. But for the past 60 years, the decline has been long and relatively slow -- until the year 2000. Micki Maynard of Changing Gears reflects on what new census figures tell us about Detroit.
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| March 23, 2011
The Effects of Production Turmoil: What We Pay For At The Pump
Ever wonder why a gallon of gas will cost $3.21 today, $3.12 yesterday and maybe $3.79 next week? Paul Solman investigates the the price of the gas at the pump and finds it fluctuates mainly with the price of crude oil, plus a time lag. But other factors are at play as well.
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| March 23, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor Dies at Age 79
Actress and Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday at age 79. A publicist told the Associated Press that Taylor was surrounded by her four children when she died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks.
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| March 23, 2011
Stories from SXSW: Around the Nation Round-up, Austin Edition
SXSW 2011 ended Sunday, but live music recordings from the festival live on. Here's a roundup of coverage from public media outlets from around the nation.
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| March 23, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Elizabeth Taylor has died.
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| March 23, 2011
The Morning Line: Health Care Reform Turns One
A lot has happened in the year since President Obama signed health reform into law. And despite all the campaign rhetoric, legislative battles and legal action, public opinion seems to be right where it was when the president put ink to paper and Vice President Joe Biden proclaimed the occasion to be "a big [bleeping] deal."
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| March 22, 2011
How Will Consumers Fare in T-Mobile, AT&T Merger?
AT&T announced plans on Monday to buy wireless competitor T-Mobile for $39 billion. If approved, the sale would create the U.S.'s largest wireless carrier. Ray Suarez talks with Jeffrey Silva of Medley Global Advisors and Gigi Sohn of Public Knowledge about the merger's potential impact on consumers and the industry.
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| March 22, 2011
Adding Up Health Reform, One Year Later
One year in, politicians and policy-makers are still debating the legality and the long-term affects of the health care reform law. Meanwhile, most of the major provisions in the law are still several years away -- they don't start until 2014. But some significant new rules and programs did start last year.
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| March 22, 2011
Stories from SXSW: The Music Video Makes a Comeback
Creators of three of the many music videos screening at SXSW talked to Art Beat about directing and producing their short films and their role in the music industry.
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| March 22, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Mississippi Bluesman Pinetop Perkins has died at age 97.
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| March 22, 2011
Tool$ Tuesday: How the Government Spends Your Money
Just in time for tax season: a tax receipt calculator that shows you how the federal government spends your taxes.
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| March 22, 2011
Water Woes: Japan, Haiti and Kenya Among World's Trouble Spots
In countries around the globe, the quest for clean water is a daily challenge tied to governance, infrastructure and other issues.
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| March 22, 2011
Tool$ Tuesday: How the Government Spends Your Money
Just in time for tax season: a tax receipt calculator that shows you how the U.S. federal government spends your taxes. It's easy to use: just enter your federal tax amount for 2010 and press 'calculate receipt.' The tool then shows you, down to the penny, how much you spent on everything from defense to arts and culture.
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| March 22, 2011
And They're Off...Pawlenty Launches '12 Republican Race
With yet another highly produced Hollywood-style video, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has taken the plunge as the first major contender for the Republican presidential nomination to open an account with the Federal Election Commission for the purposes of eventually setting up a full-blown campaign.
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| March 21, 2011
AT&T to Buy T-Mobile: Duopoly in the Making or Basic Business Merger?
It's safe to say that AT&T's big move to buy T-Mobile for $39 billion took much of the tech world by surprise Monday -- and that seems to include Sprint, who had been in talks with T-Mobile recently.
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| March 21, 2011
On Twitter's 5th Birthday, a Look Back at Memorable NewsHour Tweets
With Monday marking the fifth anniversary of the first tweets, we're taking a look back at how the NewsHour team has experimented with and used Twitter to share news and analysis, plus create new ways to keep the public in public broadcasting.
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| March 21, 2011
One Year Into Health Reform, What Do You Want to Know?
Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of health care reform -- and, it seems, Americans are as confused as ever about the law.
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| March 21, 2011
Pawlenty Takes His First Step Toward '12 GOP Nomination
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Monday he has formed a presidential exploratory committee, making him the first major Republican candidate to take an official step toward running for the GOP nomination in 2012.
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| March 21, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'The Mascot of Beavercreek High Breaks Her Silence'
Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of three collections of poetry: "Lucky Fish" (2011), "At the Drive-in Volcano (2007); and "Miracel Fruit" (2003). She is an associate professor of English at State University of New York-Fredonia.
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| March 21, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
Today is World Poetry Day.
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| March 21, 2011
World Week Ahead: Libya Intervention; Radiation in Japan; World Water Day
The U.S.-European bombing of Libyan air defenses over the weekend also launched a debate over what comes next and how to handle Moammar Gadhafi's grip on power. View the stories we're following this week.
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| March 21, 2011
Japanese Yen Reacts After the Earthquake: What Now?
Humans react dramatically to dramatic events. Makes sense. But it can cause collateral damage. Japanese investors quaked for an obvious reason: "We'll need yen immediately," they thought, "so we'd better sell off our foreign assets and stock up on the local currency."
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| March 21, 2011
As Commander in Chief, Obama Seeks Contrast With Bush
Both in his ultimatum to Moammar Gadhafi on Friday and again in his remarks Saturday in Brazil announcing military action against Libyan government forces, President Obama appeared wary of leading a war weary nation onto a third battlefield.
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| March 19, 2011
Warren Christopher, Secretary of State and NewsHour Regular, Dies at Age 85
Of all the occupants of the lofty seventh-floor offices of the Secretary of State, perhaps none wanted to appear on the NewsHour more than Warren Christopher, whose death was announced Saturday morning.
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| March 18, 2011
Photographer Documents Wisconsin's Disappearing Taverns as a 'Cultural Identity'
Jo Garrett of Wisconsin Public Television reports on tavern culture, a rapidly disappearing hallmark of Midwestern community identity that one photographer has set out to document.
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| March 18, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Military Action in Libya, U.S. Attitude on Nuclear Power
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss President Obama's pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to stop attacks on civilians, plus the shifts in opinion on U.S. nuclear policy in light of the ongoing crisis in Japan.
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| March 18, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Afghan War, March Madness and Social Animals
In this week's Doubleheader, columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss a proposal to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan, plus their college basketball picks and David's new book.
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| March 18, 2011
Conversation: Teju Cole's 'Open City'
"Open City," a new novel by Teju Cole, follows a Nigerian-born medical student as he walks the streets of New York City.
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| March 18, 2011
Supporters Gear Up for Health Reform's First Birthday
Next Wednesday the health care reform law turns one, and the White House and other supporters of reform are planning a public relations push to mark the birthday.
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| March 18, 2011
Gwen's Take: Mixed Signals: When to Send Them, How to Read Them
I was sitting behind the wheel on Pennsylvania Avenue Thursday afternoon in the kind of traffic clog that those of us who live in Washington, D.C., have become accustomed to. The clamor of sirens signaled that President Obama's motorcade was about to pass.
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| March 18, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the House votes to cut funding for NPR.
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| March 18, 2011
Economic Forecasters: Crow or Eat Crow
One of the Business Desk's iron mottoes, courtesy of the towering John Kenneth Galbraith: "There are two kinds of economists; those who don't know the future and those who don't know they don't know." We feature the former.
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| March 18, 2011
Deflation: Inflation's Evil Twin
If an economy is shrinking, then why invest in the future? The game of capitalism works if there are new prizes to be won. Inflation is the product of exuberance- often irrational. But it gets you up in the morning. Deflation is the product of fear- also often irrational. But it's more likely to lure you back under the covers.
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| March 18, 2011
President Obama Heads to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador
As President Obama makes his first presidential foray into Latin America, he does so with a pair of international crises in Japan and Libya far from resolved.
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| March 17, 2011
With New York Times' New Paywall, Will Readers Still Flock to Site?
Given its size, reputation and blemished record on previous efforts to charge for online content, it only made sense that the New York Times' Thursday announcement of a new paywall system would be the subject of close scrutiny throughout the media world.
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| March 17, 2011
Actress, Playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil on Her Global, Local Influences
Minneapolis playwright, director and actor Aditi Brennan Kapil talks about the global elements and role of immigration in her work. The story was produced by Angie Prindle of "MN Original" on Twin Cities Public Television.
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| March 17, 2011
Shutdown Averted Again After Senate Spending Vote
The Senate passed another stopgap spending measure Thursday that will give congressional leaders and the White House another three weeks to work out a longer-term spending agreement.
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| March 17, 2011
House Budget Chief Ryan: GOP Walking Into 'Political Trap' on Budget Reforms
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on Thursday predicted a long partisan battle ahead on the federal budget deficit, accusing Democrats of ignoring the problem and stressing that it could be a defining issue in the 2012 elections.
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| March 17, 2011
U.S. House Votes to Cut NPR Funding
The House approved a measure Thursday to bar federal funding of National Public Radio. The bill also prohibits public radio stations from using federal money to pay NPR dues.
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| March 17, 2011
Stories from SXSW: Art Is Key for Interactive Award Winners
The winners of the 14th Annual SXSW Interactive competition were announced at an award ceremony Tuesday night in Austin, Texas. More than 20 designers of websites and mobile projects were recognized for work in categories that included activism, installation, mobile, technical achievement and more.
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| March 17, 2011
Sound Boxes that Strum in the Sun
In sound artist Craig Colorusso's unique installation, Sun Boxes, the sun acts as arranger of a 20-piece orchestra of solar powered speakers.
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| March 17, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, UNESCO heads to Egypt to assess threats to cultural sites.
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| March 17, 2011
House GOP Makes Another Run at Cutting NPR Funding
House Republicans are putting funding for NPR back on the chopping block Thursday. On Tuesday, the House passed a three-week temporary spending bill with $6 billion in cuts, including $50 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports NPR and PBS.
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| March 16, 2011
Stories from SXSW: Finding the Harmony Between Music and Interaction Design
At the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival, two presenters decided to reevaluate their work in interactive design by way of a metaphor that taps the festival's 25-year-old roots: music.
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| March 16, 2011
First Rock From the Sun: NASA Set to Explore Mercury's Extreme Atmosphere
Imagine traveling to a planet where the sun is 11 times stronger than on Earth, the temperature can swing 1,100 degrees and you have to maintain contact with headquarters back on Earth. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on NASA's tricky task of building a spacecraft to withstand the extreme environment on Mercury.
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| March 16, 2011
Whooping Cough Returns to California After Decades of Decline
Joanne Faryon of KPBS in San Diego reports on the resurgence of whooping cough in California after decades of the disease's decline.
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| March 16, 2011
Japan's Nuclear Crisis Raises Energy Questions in U.S.
Kwame Holman reports on how Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis is renewing the debate about the use of nuclear power in the United States.
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| March 16, 2011
News Wrap: Tokyo Stock Market Rebounds Amid Japan's Recovery Efforts
In other news Wednesday, the Tokyo stock market rebounded, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new national limits on mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants.
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| March 16, 2011
Judy Woodruff: Research, Health and the Spending Debate -- Part One
For all their efforts, Oscar hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco weren't enough to lift the TV viewing audience for the Academy Awards over what they were in 2010. It was an eager, but far smaller audience who gathered in Washington last night to honor work that may arguably have a more lasting impact.
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| March 16, 2011
'Natural Selection' and 'Dragonslayer' Are Big Winners at SXSW Film Festival
Two films were big award winners at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. "Natural Selection" by director Robert Pickering and "Dragonslayer" by director Tristan Patterson took home Jury Awarded Best Feature Narrative and Documentary, respectively.
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| March 16, 2011
Live Chat: Economic Inequality
Join Paul Solman and Dante Chinni at 3pm ET Thursday for a live chat on their recent report in income inequality in the U.S.
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| March 16, 2011
The 'Fukushima 50': Nuclear Workers Stay Behind to Brave Plant's Woes
As the nuclear crisis continued in Japan Wednesday, the world's attention turned to small corps of thus far anonymous workers who make up the last line of defense against a nuclear catastrophe at the earthquake and tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi plant.
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| March 16, 2011
The Financial Blame Game: Who's At Fault?
With the suffering from the financial crisis falling mostly on masses of people who were not responsible for causing it, why has there not been a healthy postmortem and acceptance of responsibility before the victims are made to suffer more from spending cuts and the perpetrators pay nothing for bringing down the house?
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| March 16, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, remembering hip-hop legend Nate Dogg and one of the last remaining old time actresses of the Yiddish theater.
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| March 16, 2011
April 8 Looms in Battle Over Budget
April 8 looms as the deadline by which a continuing resolution must be passed funding the government for the remaining six months of the year -- or a shutdown will occur.
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| March 16, 2011
In Denver, Mobile Clinic for the Homeless Returns
Last year, the NewsHour profiled a mobile clinic for the homeless that was about to close due to budget cuts. Now, after months of searching for funding, the clinic is back on the streets.
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| March 15, 2011
In Ohio, How 2 Counties' Economic Paths Diverged Over 30 Years
As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports from two Ohio counties -- Crawford and Delaware -- that had similar incomes 30 years ago, but their economies and populations have since taken very different paths.
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| March 15, 2011
News Wrap: Germany Shutters Aging Nuclear Reactors to Reconsider Energy Policy
In other news Tuesday, Germany closed seven aging nuclear reactors to reconsider its nuclear policies. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said it's too early for the U.S. to alter its stance toward nuclear energy. Fears of a nuclear crisis in Japan sent global markets tumbling, led by the Tokyo Stock Market dropping 11 percent.
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| March 15, 2011
Divided House Passes Second Stopgap Budget
The House of Representatives approved another temporary spending measure Tuesday that will cut spending and keep the government operating for another three weeks, provided it also passes in the Senate.
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| March 15, 2011
Stories from SXSW: Films That Speak to Deaf and Hearing Audiences Alike
Filmmaker and designer Robyn Girard hopes that her latest project will bring positive stories of what it's like to be deaf to popular culture.
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| March 15, 2011
Paul Solman and Dante Chinni Talk Economic Inequality in Ohio
Paul Solman and Dante Chinni recently traveled to two counties in Ohio - Crawford and Delaware. Thirty years ago they had similar average incomes but today, they've grown apart in wealth. In this web video exclusive, Paul and Dante discuss the two worlds they found.
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| March 15, 2011
In Japan, Fears of Radiation Exposure Grow as Nuclear Crisis Worsens
Japan's nuclear crisis continued Tuesday, as cooling systems continued to break down at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in earthquake and tsunami-stricken northeastern Japan.
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| March 15, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Deborah Eisenberg has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
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| March 15, 2011
Some Republicans Plan to Break Ranks Over Stopgap Funding
The most important vote tally to watch Tuesday will be the one that indicates how many Republicans in the House voted against the three-week continuing resolution brought to the floor by the GOP leadership.
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| March 14, 2011
Barbour May Follow in Brewer's Footsteps on Controversial Immigration Policy
Mississippi governor and potential Republican presidential contender Haley Barbour addressed a Chamber of Commerce audience in Chicago Monday, where he spent most of his time on criticizing President Obama's handling of the economy.
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| March 14, 2011
In California, a Rescue Mission for 'Iconic' Franciscan Manzanita Plant
The San Francisco Botanical Garden Society's Don Mahoney narrates a report on the rediscovery of the Franciscan Manzanita, a plant long thought extinct that grew exclusively in San Francisco's foggy climate.
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| March 14, 2011
Watching PBS NewsHour Video Online: What's Changed?
You may have noticed some changes in recent weeks to the way videos are being posted on the PBS NewsHour website.
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| March 14, 2011
Income Inequality Gap Widens Among U.S. Communities Over 30 Years
In the debate about income inequality in America, many stories miss an important point: rising disparities are not just about investment bankers versus autoworkers. They're about entire communities of "winners" and "losers."
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| March 14, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Distal'
Carol Ann Davis' first book, "Psalm," was published by Tupelo Press in 2007. She directs the undergraduate creative writing program at the College of Charleston in South Carolina and edits the journal "Crazyhorse" with her husband, poet Garrett Doherty.
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| March 14, 2011
A Snapshot of Economic Inequality Across our 'Patchwork Nation'
Paul Solman and Dante Chinni of Patchwork Nation recently traveled to Ohio's Crawford and Delaware counties to examine economic inequality. In a preview of the upcoming story, which is slated to air on Tuesday's broadcast, we're cross-posting a piece Dante wrote about economic disparities at the community level .
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| March 14, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a movie that depicts a devastating tsunami is pulled from Japanese theaters.
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| March 14, 2011
President Obama to Push for Reforms to 'No Child Left Behind'
As a presidential candidate, Mr. Obama was often critical of the implementation of No Child Left Behind and the lack of full federal funding accompanying the law, but he always placed himself in the camp that thought the law should be mended, not ended.
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| March 14, 2011
Obama Pushes Overhaul of No Child Left Behind, but Testing Remains Central
On at least one of the major domestic issues he campaigned on -- education -- there's general consensus that President Obama has been plowing ahead as advertised, even if both sides don't agree with him.
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| March 11, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Obama's Libya Stance, Wisconsin Union Fight
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including President Obama's response to the conflict in Libya and the stalemate over the federal budget, plus Wisconsin's controversial collective-bargaining bill being signed into law and the life of David Broder.
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| March 11, 2011
Obama News Conference Tackles Libya's Revolt, Budget Stalemate
In a White House news conference originally intended to address rising gas prices, President Obama also discussed U.S. response to Libya and the federal budget stalemate. Jim Lehrer reports.
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| March 11, 2011
Senate, House Leaders Agree on Another Stopgap Funding Bill
Congressional leaders announced Friday afternoon that they reached an agreement on another measure to fund the government after March 18, delaying any possible government shutdown until at least April 8.
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| March 11, 2011
Obama Administration Grants Maine Health Reform Waiver
In the news this week: Making health reform more flexible for states.
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| March 11, 2011
Report: U.S. Military Leadership Lacks Diversity at Top
For decades, the U.S. military has worked to create a force that mirrors the racial and ethnic diversity of the American population. Now, a congressionally charted commission has reported that while the Pentagon has achieved that goal in the lower ranks, the story is much different the higher you go up the officer ladder.
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| March 11, 2011
Public Media Urged to Take Up a 'Texas Swagger'
AUSTIN, Texas | The agenda for this week's Integrated Media Association conference -- held on the cusp of SXSW -- reads like a menu of new media choices, including social media, strategic partnerships, how to take advantage of mobiles tools and how to become a multiplatform news organization.
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| March 11, 2011
What We're Reading: Economic Impact of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
Paul Solman is traveling today but we here at Making Sen$e wanted to share a list of reports we've been following on the financial impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Though it's too soon to say what the ultimate economic effect will be, here's a sampling of what's been written on this so far.
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| March 11, 2011
Conversation: Protecting Egypt's Antiquities
Jeffrey Brown talks to Thomas Campbell, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, who released a statement last week expressing concern about the safety of Egypt's antiquities.
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| March 11, 2011
In News Conference, Obama Addresses Disaster in Japan, Oil Prices, Libya
In a news conference Friday afternoon, President Obama called the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan a "catastrophic disaster," adding that images of the aftermath have been "heartbreaking.
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| March 11, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Bob Dylan gets permission to play in China.
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| March 11, 2011
Young Athletes' Deaths Put New Focus on Heart Defects
Last week, 16-year-old Wes Leonard died shortly after scoring the game-winning shot at his high school basketball game. Two days later, 17-year-old Matthew Hammerdorfer died after being hit in the chest during a rugby match. Their deaths have revived a debate about whether to require heart screening for young athletes.
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| March 11, 2011
President Obama Has a Full Plate Ahead of News Conference
When President Obama takes the podium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to take questions from the press, he does so with a great many unresolved issues on his plate.
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| March 11, 2011
Rest in Peace, David Broder
There have been a lot of reminiscences shared about David Broder this week. Writers write. That's how we celebrate, and that's how we grieve. And I haven't been able to stop reading everyone's version of life with Dave, and marveling at how often the stories overlap.
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| March 10, 2011
Rep. Granger: Scope of Foreign Aid Misunderstood, But Budget Cuts Needed
Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, speaks with Judy Woodruff about U.S. spending on foreign aid. Granger chairs the House subcommittee that appropriates foreign aid funding.
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| March 10, 2011
Classroom Culprits? Invasive Crayfish Threaten Western Waterways
Vince Patton of "Oregon Field Guide" reports on the threat posed to western waterways by invasive crayfish from the eastern U.S. that had been shipped to elementary schools for biology classes and later released where they don't belong.
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| March 10, 2011
WikiLeaks Suspect's Dad: Bradley Manning 'Being Humiliated' But 'Looks Good'
Kwame Holman previews an interview with the father of Pvt. Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst accused of stealing thousands of classified government documents and providing them to WikiLeaks. Brian Manning spoke to PBS' Frontline earlier this week about his son's arrest and his treatment during his imprisonment.
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| March 10, 2011
Reps. Ellison, McCaul Weigh Radicalization Concerns Against Singling Out Islam
Margaret Warner talks to Homeland Security committee member Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim member of Congress, about Thursday's controversial hearing about the radicalization of Muslims within the United States.
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| March 10, 2011
Congressional Hearing on Radicalization of U.S. Muslims Draws Ire, Praise
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., called to order a Homeland Security Committee hearing on the radicalization of Muslims within the United States to much praise, criticism and intense interest. Witnesses included the first Muslim elected to Congress and the Los Angeles County sheriff. Margaret Warner recaps the controversial hearing.
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| March 10, 2011
Wisconsin Protesters Vow to Fight Vote to Curb Bargaining Rights
Wisconsin's state Assembly on Thursday approved limits on collective bargaining for public employee unions following a controversial vote in the state Senate late Wednesday that caught Democratic legislators and union leaders off-guard. Jim Lehrer talks with Frederica Freyberg of Wisconsin Public Television about the next steps.
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| March 10, 2011
Frontline Exclusive: Bradley Manning's Father Discusses Son's Incarceration
In an exclusive Frontline interview, the father of Pvt. Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst accused of stealing thousands of classified government documents and providing them to WikiLeaks, spoke for the first time about his son's incarceration following the news that he had been stripped of his clothing at night.
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| March 10, 2011
Foreign Aid Facing Proposed Cuts and a Public Perception Problem
Calls for belt tightening and budget slashing abound on Capitol Hill as members of Congress debate not one but two contentious spending measures -- government spending for the remainder of financial year 2011 and the president's budget proposal for 2012.
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| March 10, 2011
Rep. King's Radicalization Hearings Draw Strong Feelings on Capitol Hill
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., opened his controversial hearings to examine Muslim radicalization in America amid a chaotic atmosphere Thursday on Capitol Hill by offering a defense of the proceedings.
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| March 10, 2011
Julie Taymor Out as Director of 'Spider-man'
The curtain has closed for Julie Taymor, director of the problem-plagued Broadway musical, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark." The show's producers announced Wednesday night that Taymor will be stepping down and that Philip William McKinley will replace her.
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| March 10, 2011
ProPublicas's Mortgage Mod Squad: HAMP'S a Flop
As you've probably heard by now either on our program or elsewhere, the administration's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP for short) has been a disappointment -- to put it generously. The program aimed to help 3 to 4 million homeowners avoid foreclosure by changing the terms of their loans to make payments affordable.
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| March 10, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, color photos of the devastation wreaked by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake are found by the Smithsonian.
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| March 10, 2011
Watch Live: Hill Hearings on Muslim Radicalization
Watch Live: Hill Hearings on Muslim Radicalization
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| March 10, 2011
The Morning Line: King Hearings Spark Vocal Debate
Thursday's House Homeland Security hearing on "the extent of radicalization in the American Muslim community" has sparked a national debate about more than just the threat of homegrown terrorism.
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| March 9, 2011
Wis. Senate's Surprise Vote to Restrict Bargaining Stuns Unions, Democrats
In a swift move that caught Democrats and union leaders off-guard, Republicans in Wisconsin's state Senate approved a bill Wednesday night that would curtail collective-bargaining rights for most public unions and could potentially end a three-week standoff that has captured national attention.
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| March 9, 2011
Judy Woodruff: Behind the Scenes at an Interview With 3 Powerful Women
Judy Woodruff offers a behind-the-scenes look at her Wednesday interview with CARE's president, Dr. Helene Gayle, former first lady Laura Bush and Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, around the observance of International Women's Day.
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| March 9, 2011
Schiller's Exit Not End of Storm for NPR, Funding Debate
NPR's CEO Vivian Schiller stepped down Wednesday -- a day after Ron Schiller, another high-level executive and no relation, was shown on a hidden camera criticizing Republicans and saying NPR would be better off without federal financing. Jeffrey Brown discusses the fallout with the New York Times' Brian Stelter.
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| March 9, 2011
Scientists Scramble to Understand Deadly 'White-Nose Syndrome' in Bats
Ed Jahn of "Oregon Field Guide" reports on a mysterious fungus that is killing millions of bats and spreading in bat populations across the country.
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| March 9, 2011
Va. Gov. McDonnell: Walker Trying to Help Wisconsin Gain Economic Edge
Margaret Warner talks with Republican Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell about the continued stalemate across the country between state legislatures and public-employee unions over benefit cuts, collective bargaining and budget deficits.
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| March 9, 2011
Laura Bush, Melinda Gates, CARE President on Women's Issues, U.S. Foreign Aid
In recognition of International Women's Day this week, Judy Woodruff speaks with former first lady Laura Bush, Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and CARE President Helene Gayle about issues facing girls and women around the world, and how programs to address those issues fit into the U.S. foreign aid picture.
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| March 9, 2011
Obama Nominates Commerce Secretary Locke for China Ambassador Post
President Obama formally nominated Commerce Secretary and former Washington Gov. Gary Locke to be ambassador to China Wednesday. If confirmed, he will succeed former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who is likely to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
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| March 9, 2011
Spending Debate Continues After Senate Rejects House GOP Plan
The Senate rejected H.
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| March 9, 2011
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist David Broder Dies at 81
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist David Broder died on Wednesday of complications from diabetes, his newspaper, The Washington Post, reported. He was 81.
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| March 9, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| March 9, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, "Spider-Man" shuts down to address significant problems.
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| March 9, 2011
The Public Worker Battle, Cartoonified
With all the strife over public sector unions, including irate emails in response to our pension coverage on the program, we thought we'd lighten the mood today by sharing some recent political cartoons.
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| March 9, 2011
E-mails Show Possible Crack in Wisconsin Stalemate
As Democrats in the Wisconsin state Senate reached the end of their third week hiding out in Illinois, there was a possible glimmer of movement away from each side's fortified positions in the battle over collective bargaining rights and slightly toward compromise.
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| March 8, 2011
David Brooks: From Spouses to Sofas, 'Emotions Tell Us What to Value'
Jeffrey Brown speaks with New York Times columnist and NewsHour regular David Brooks about his new book, "The Social Animal," which explores human perception of reason vs. emotion, the power of emotions and the power of humans to "educate" those emotions.
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| March 8, 2011
Minn. Sculptor Zoran Mojsilov Puts Big Rocks 'on a Diet' to Hone Human Forms
From Minnesota's Twin Cities Public Television, producer Emily Goldberg profiles the larger-than-life sculptor Zoran Mojsilov. The Yugoslavia native and former wrestler's art "expresses humanity in its varied forms: in nature, in love, and even in war."
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| March 8, 2011
Banks, Retailers Clash Over Move to Cap Debit Card 'Swipe Fees'
Banks, retailers and lawmakers are preparing for a showdown over hidden "swipe fees" banks charge retailers when consumers make debit card purchases. Judy Woodruff talks with the American Bankers Association's Nessa Feddis and the National Retail Federation's Mallory Duncan about the battle over fees and the impact on consumers.
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| March 8, 2011
GOP, Democrats Spar Over Spending Cuts as Budget Battle Threatens Shutdown
Lawmakers have until March 18 to reach a budget agreement to keep the government operating, but the two parties disagree greatly on the amount to cut from this year's spending. Gwen Ifill talks with Political Editor David Chalian about the continuing budget stalemate as lawmakers prepare for the next showdown over spending.
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| March 8, 2011
The Public Worker Battle, Cartoonified
As debates rage in government halls across the U.S., political cartoonists have taken to skewering all sides -- and making points while they're at it. Here's a few of our favorites.
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| March 8, 2011
In Reverse Trompe L'Oeil, Models are Both Subject and Painting Surface
In some ways, artist Alexa Meade is a traditional figure painter, replicating the light and shadow that falls on the human body in a naturalistic way. But she works on an unusual canvas: the human body.
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| March 8, 2011
Republican Leader Hints at More Short-Term Spending Bills
Even as the Senate was preparing Tuesday to vote on two different proposals for funding the federal government until Sept. 30.
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| March 8, 2011
Diabetes Data Reflect Health, Income and Socio-Economic Divides
Living a healthy lifestyle is not easy in the U.S.- keeping fit is can be tough in the land supersizes and never-ending pasta bowls. But the health problems aren't the same everywhere, and in a paper released Tuesday government researchers identified an area they call "the diabetes belt" with high incidences of the disease.
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| March 8, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Supreme Court will hear a case about fair use of intellectual property.
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| March 8, 2011
'Diabetes Belt' Encircles Southern U.S.
Nearly 26 million people in the United States have diabetes, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control estimate, and that number could expand to one-third of the U.S.
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| March 8, 2011
Tool$ Tuesday: Tips For Lessening the Pinch at the Pump
You may have noticed that gas prices are up rather dramatically, in tandem with the drama in the Middle East and North Africa.The fear of supply disruptions, sabotaged wells, turmoil in general, has driven up the price of oil. So for this Tool$ Tuesday, we've compiled a few tools to help you locate the cheapest gas in your area.
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| March 8, 2011
Senate's Votes on Budget Expected to Fail
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have a pretty good idea about how far apart they are when it comes to funding the government for the rest of the fiscal year, but they're expected to vote Tuesday on two measures to find out for sure.
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| March 8, 2011
International Women's Day 2011
Dancing in Iraq, protests in Ivory Coast, women dressed as men in Lebanon and a fashion show in China are some of the ways women are expressing a message of solidarity on International Women's Day, March 8. This year's theme is "decent work for women."
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| March 7, 2011
'Jail, No Bail' Idea Stymied Cities' Profiting From Civil Rights Protesters
Fifty years ago, the "Jail, No Bail" strategy became a new tactic in the fight for civil rights. Watch an excerpt from a documentary produced by South Carolina ETV documenting the key moment in civil rights history.
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| March 7, 2011
Should U.S. Tap Strategic Reserves Amid Middle East Unrest, Rising Oil Prices?
The average U.S. gas price is up 14 cents a gallon over last week, due in part to unrest in Libya and elsewhere. Gwen Ifill discusses what factors shape oil prices and what the U.S. could do to help control supply and prices with Daniel Weiss of the Center for American Progress and "Oil on the Brain" author Lisa Margonelli.
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| March 7, 2011
Study: 'Exergames' Provide Some Real Exercise
A new study aims to quantify exactly how much exercise kids are getting when they play "exergames" like Dance Dance Revolution or Wii Fit.
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| March 7, 2011
Republican John Ensign Latest Senator to Announce Retirement
Nevada Republican John Ensign announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2012, ending a Senate career marred by Ensign's admission of an extramarital affair.
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| March 7, 2011
Political Checklist: Obama's Options in Libya, Late Start to 2012 Cycle
On this week's edition of the Political Checklist, David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff look at how the White House is handling the situation in Libya and the option of opening American oil reserves to keep gas prices down.
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| March 7, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Green Door'
Charles Baxter is the author of four novels, four collections of short stories, three collections of poems, a collection of essays on fiction and is the editor of other works. He teaches at the University of Minnesota.
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| March 7, 2011
Further Thoughts on Friday's Job Numbers
Paul Solman continues his assessment of February's new jobs numbers and unemployment figures, and looks at a viewer's question of the supply and demand of drugs in the U.S.
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| March 7, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, "Spider-Man" on Broadway was cited again for safety violations.
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| March 7, 2011
World Week Ahead: Libya's Revolt; Women's Issues; Guatemala Series
Violence from nations as disparate as Libya and Guatemala will dominate the international week ahead for the NewsHour.
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| March 7, 2011
Republican Presidential Hopefuls Take the Stage in Iowa
The first big Hawkeye State cattle call in the battle for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination is set to take place beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET at Point of Grace Church in Waukee, Iowa.
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| March 4, 2011
The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on Money, Muslims and the NFL
Mark Shields and David Brooks shed some light on the rhetoric behind the federal spending debate in Congress. They also touch on a controversial set of hearings about Muslims in America, as well as the stalled NFL labor talks.
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| March 4, 2011
Shields, Brooks on U.S. Facing Tough Calls on Libya, Pension Woes
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week. including the "civil war in the making" in Libya, the brewing pension problems across the United States and what's being done to avoid a government shutdown.
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| March 4, 2011
Public Pension Problems: a Tale of Two Cities in Rhode Island
As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of economic news, business correspondent Paul Solman visits two Rhode Island cities struggling to honor pension pledges to retired public workers.
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| March 4, 2011
Good News on Many Economic Fronts; Oil, Housing Still Threaten Recovery
A new report shows U.S. employers added 192,000 jobs in February and the jobless rate fell to 8.9 percent. Jeffrey Brown discusses the numbers and recovery prospects with former Labor Department Chief Economist Lisa Lynch and Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight, an economic and financial forecasting company.
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| March 4, 2011
Health Reform: Senate Passes 1099 Repeal, But Final Passage Not in Sight
The Republican-led House and Democratic-led Senate have both passed measures repealing an unpopular tax provision in the health reform law. But no final bill is in sight, because the two parties can't agree on how to make up for the money that the government will lose if it repeals the measure.
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| March 4, 2011
Gap Widens Between Those Who Served and Those Who Have Not
Harvard and its graduates have made a lot of history since the college's founding in 1642. On Friday, Harvard made a bit more, when it formally welcomed the return of military reserve officer training (ROTC) to the campus after an absence of nearly 40 years.
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| March 4, 2011
In War Zones, Education Takes a Backseat to Other Needs
Education is often another casualty in countries wracked by violence, a recent U.N. report found, as more immediate needs such as food and shelter take priority. But some aid groups say education should be viewed with more urgency as a means to stabilize war-torn places.
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| March 4, 2011
Rural Counties Are Losing Population and Aging, But Are They Really 'Dying?'
On the whole, rural counties are getting less populous and older. But are they really "dying" compared with the rest of the country? That depends on where you look and how you look at it.
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| March 4, 2011
Conversation: Steppenwolf Theater's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'
Edward Albee's classic American play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" has been revived in an acclaimed production by the Steppenwolf Theater Company of Chicago, and is currently onstage here in Washington at the Arena Stage.
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| March 4, 2011
Gwen's Take: The View From Indiana
This otherwise unprepossessing state capitol has in recent weeks morphed into one of several hot spots around the nation that are testing what it means to govern and be governed, Gwen Ifill writes from Indiana.
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| March 4, 2011
February Unemployment Numbers: Good, But Don't Pop the Champagne
The unemployment numbers for February are in, and though economist Peter Morici advises, "Don't Break Out the Champagne Just Yet," the data are encouraging.
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| March 4, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Egyptian culture minister says he's quitting his post.
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| March 4, 2011
Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.9 Percent, Employers Add 192k Jobs
Unemployment unexpectedly reached its lowest level since April 2009, dipping to 8.9 percent in February as employers added 192,000 jobs.
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| March 4, 2011
Wisconsin Budget Stalemate Reaches Tipping Point
Republican Gov. Scott Walker announced Thursday that he would start sending layoff notices to 1,500 state workers Friday unless the impasse over his budget repair bill is resolved.
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| March 3, 2011
As Drug War Rages, What Could Obama, Calderon Do Differently?
Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Eric Olson, senior associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center, about the White House meeting between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon and the continued toll of the drug-related violence in Mexico.
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| March 3, 2011
Obama, Mexico's Calderon Vow to Step up Drug War Cooperation
In a visit to the White House, Mexican President Felipe Calderon met with President Obama, who pledged to increase U.S. cooperation in trying to bring the violent drug war plaguing both sides of the border under control. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
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| March 3, 2011
In California, Rising Health-Insurance Premiums Spark Outcry
Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on increases in health-insurance premiums in California and the resulting outcry for government investigation.
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| March 3, 2011
AFL-CIO's Trumka: No American Should Face Choice Between Rights, Job
Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, a voluntary federation of 57 U.S. and international labor unions. Many AFL-CIO members would be affected by pending state-level legislation that would cut collective-bargaining rights for public employees.
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| March 3, 2011
News Wrap: First-Time Claims for Unemployment Benefits Hit 3-Year Low
In other news Thursday, first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest number in three years. Hiring in the service sector grew at the fastest rate since 2006. Also, a retired FBI agent who disappeared in Iran while working as a private investigator may be alive and being held in southwest Asia.
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| March 3, 2011
Spider-like Brain Cells May Be Active in Memory Making
This image shows the interaction of astrocytes and neurons in the hippocampus of a rat.
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| March 3, 2011
Making Sen$e: 'Feelin' Lousy' - Financially Groovy In Song
EDITOR'S NOTE: Last month, we featured a week-long series of songs by our country crooning friend Merle Hazard about the Euro-debt crisis: Spain, Ireland, Italy and Germany, and an encore of the infamous Greek Debt song.
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| March 3, 2011
Iowa GOP Chair Strawn Defends State's No. 1 Spot in Presidential Campaign
Iowa Republican Party Chairman Matt Strawn visited Capitol Hill Monday to defend his state's perch as the very first place to vote for a candidate to run against President Obama in 2012, highlighting the power the Iowa caucuses have in determining who wins presidential nominations.
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| March 3, 2011
Obama, Calderon Assess Drug War, Economy and a '21st Century Border'
In a news conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President Obama praised a "new era of respect, cooperation and partnership between our two countries," pointing to the "strong bond between our two societies.
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| March 3, 2011
Florida Judge Declines to Halt Health Reform Implementation
A Florida judge on Tuesday refused to order the government to stop implementing the health care reform law, handing the Obama administration at least a temporary victory in the ongoing legal battle over reform.
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| March 3, 2011
Feelin' Lousy- Financially Groovy In Song
Last month, we featured a week-long series of songs by our country crooning friend Merle Hazard about the Euro-debt crisis. We invited you to submit your own lyrics about countries facing economic woe. The promised prize was a rendition of the winning song by Mr. Hazard himself.
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| March 3, 2011
Conversation: Author Charles Baxter
Writer Charles Baxter's characters often seem ordinary until a chance encounter, persistent nagging or tilt in their world order pushes them to make feverish decisions.
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| March 3, 2011
Drug Violence Batters Tourism, Law Enforcement in Mexico
Soldiers and Federal Police in Apatzingan, Mexico During the week of Mexican President Felipe Calderon's visit with President Obama, at least 17 bodies were unearthed in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero and gunmen killed four in Ciudad Juarez in the latest drug-fueled violence.
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| March 3, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, an exhibit of ancient Afghan artifacts opens in London and scientists say they could reconstruct a Afghan Buddha statue that was destroyed by the Taliban.
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| March 3, 2011
Gingrich Ready to 'Test the Waters' of 2012 Presidential Bid
The former speaker of the House is expected to announce that he plans to start testing the presidential waters at a news conference at the Georgia state capitol in Atlanta.
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| March 3, 2011
As Mexico's Calderon Visits White House, Drug Violence Tests Alliance
Against the backdrop of rampant drug war-fueled violence, the recent killing of a U.S. immigration agent and revelations from leaked cables, Mexican president Felipe Calderon is in Washington for a series of meetings with President Obama and members of Congress and the U.S. business community on Thursday.
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| March 2, 2011
'Fifty April Years'
Libyan poet, translator and associate professor at the University of Michigan Khaled Mattawa reads "'Fifty April Years," a poem about Libya.
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| March 2, 2011
Obama's Foreclosure Program Slammed Anew for Ineffectiveness
Two years after it was launched with far more ambitious goals, the Obama administration's main program to prevent foreclosures came under fire in Congress Wednesday while the Treasury Department received a final barrage of criticism from the departing inspector general of the TARP program.
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| March 2, 2011
Medicare Fraud Is 'Incredibly Easy,' Congress Hears
Aghaegbune "Ike" Odelugo fraudulently billed Medicare for nearly $10 million worth of medical equipment between 2005 and 2008. He testified, along with government and insurance officials, at a congressional hearing on reducing Medicare fraud.
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| March 2, 2011
Go Fish? Not in Pacific Ocean Sanctuaries off California's Coast
Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the controversy over dozens of no-fishing zones off the California coast.
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| March 2, 2011
Supreme Court Rules for Controversial Funeral Protesters in Free Speech Case
The nation's high court ruled 8-1 to uphold the free speech rights of a controversial group of religious protesters known for anti-gay rhetoric at military funerals. Judy Woodruff talks with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about the implications of the highly anticipated and emotionally charged case.
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| March 2, 2011
After Senate Passes Spending Measure, New Countdown Begins
The Senate moved swiftly to pass the House's two-week spending measure Wednesday by a 91-9 vote, virtually ensuring that the federal government will remain open after March 4. The short-term measure, however, only extends funding through March 18.
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| March 2, 2011
Pain at the Pump Across Patchwork Nation
As protesters march throughout the Middle East, forcing regime changes, they have set the oil markets into a panic.
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| March 2, 2011
Senate Approves Two-Week Spending Measure
On Wednesday the Senate passed a two-week, stopgap funding bill designed to avert a government shutdown by a 91-9 vote, one day after the House approved the measure 335-91 with support from most House Republicans and a majority of Democrats.
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| March 2, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, former Sen. Christopher Dodd will take over as head of the Motion Picture Association of America.
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| March 2, 2011
Making Sen$e: Earth to Paul- Wisconsin is Not Rhode Island!
Paul has spent the past few days responding to some of the many questions and comments we received regarding last week's broadcast story, "In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms" and the Making Sen$e web piece, "Paying For Public Pensions.
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| March 2, 2011
Supreme Court Rules 8-1 in Favor of Westboro Funeral Protesters
The Supreme Court has ruled 8-1 that the First Amendment protects groups that organize anti-gay protests outside military funerals.
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| March 2, 2011
Earth to Paul: Wisconsin is Not Rhode Island!
Paul has spent the past few days responding to some of the many questions and comments we received regarding last week's broadcast story, "In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms" and the Making Sen$e web piece, "Paying For Public Pensions."
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| March 2, 2011
Former House Speaker Gingrich Prepares to Make His Move
Newt Gingrich has indicated that he'll soon clarify his intentions for a presidential run.
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| March 1, 2011
Virginia Poet Charles Wright Explores 'Inexhaustible Power of Words'
Poet Charles Wright has authored more than 20 books of verse and won numerous awards. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reads some of his work and shares his sources of inspiration.
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| March 1, 2011
Supreme Court Weighs in on Corporate Privacy, Employment Discrimination
Judy Woodruff talks with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle about the Supreme Court's two major unanimous decisions handed down Tuesday regarding corporate privacy rights and employment discrimination.
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| March 1, 2011
Protests in Wisconsin, Elsewhere Stir Debate on Public vs. Private Pay, Benefits
Wisconsin public employees continued another week of protests as Gov. Scott Walker presented his budget plan for the coming year to the state Assembly. Jeffrey Brown talks with Harley Shaiken of the University of California, Berkeley, and the Cato Institute's Chris Edwards about public- vs. private-sector benefits and pay.
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| March 1, 2011
House Moves to Avert Shutdown for Two Weeks, But Battles Remain
The GOP-led House passed a bill that extends the government budget for two weeks and cuts $4 billion from this year's spending. Senate leaders and President Obama have expressed support for the bill. Judy Woodruff talks with Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Rep. Allen West of Florida about the agreement.
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| March 1, 2011
House Approves Two-Week Spending Bill
The House took a major step toward averting a federal government shutdown Tuesday by passing a bill that would extend government funding until March 18, giving Congress two weeks to hammer out a compromise on a longer-term funding solution.
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| March 1, 2011
Congressman vs. the Machine: Rocket Scientist Rep. Rush Holt Bests Watson
Two weeks after IBM's computer Watson trounced Jeopardy! masterminds Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, Rep. Rush Holt dealt the upstart trivia champion computer a defeat on Monday.
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| March 1, 2011
Republican Governors: Reform Law will Cost too Much
Republican lawmakers and governors argued Tuesday that the health care reform law will cost too much -- at least from the states' perspective.
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| March 1, 2011
Conversation: Libyan Poet Khaled Mattawa
Khaled Mattawa was born in Benghazi, Libya, which is now much in the news, and came to the United States as a teenager in 1979. Jeffrey Brown spoke to Mattawa about the uprising in Libya, and about the history of poetry and literature there.
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| March 1, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, actress Jane Russell has died.
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| March 1, 2011
Superfluids, Dolphin Deaths and Dinosaur Thighs
From superfluids to mysterious dolphin deaths and dinosaur thighs, a look at some of the most interesting reads in the realm of science this week.
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| March 1, 2011
Tool$ Tuesday and How States Have Responded to the Pension Crunch
Paul Solman answers more public pension-related queries in today's post, and includes a link to Pew reports for what individual states have changed their pension programs since 2001 for Tool$ Tuesday.
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| March 1, 2011
Students Experience Hunger to Raise Money for Haiti
Dozens of youth groups in Denver participated in a World Vision program, where they volunteered and fasted to experience a little of what it's like to live in poverty.
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| March 1, 2011
Gov. Walker: Tuesday Is Deadline for Bill
Thousands rally outside Wisonsin's capitol building protesting the proposed budget repair bill.
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Feb. 28, 2011
For Iranian TV Viewers, 'Parazit' Offers Reprieve From Static
Jeffrey Brown talks with the creators of "Parazit," a web-based Farsi-language program that combines Iranian politics with comedy in the style of "The Daily Show," an American political satire television show.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
President Obama Shifts on Health Care Reform Law for States
President Obama announced he supports a change allowing states to opt-out of certain provisions of the health care reform law at an earlier date. Judy Woodruff talks with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, about the president's compromise with opponents of the law.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Threat of Government Shutdown Fades With New Spending Proposal
Kwame Holman reports on a Republican-backed proposal gaining support from some Democrats that could reduce the threat of a government shutdown.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Report: Medical Experiments Conducted on U.S. Prisoners, Patients
In an article released this weekend, Associated Press reporter Mike Stobbe details new revelations about medical experiments conducted decades ago by the U.S.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Extended Interview: Kambiz Hosseini and Saman Arbabi of 'Parazit'
More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with "Parazit" duo Kambiz Hosseini and Saman Arbabi.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Save the Pensions: Tax the Rich
We received a number of responses from viewers like you regarding last week's broadcast story, "In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms" and the Making Sen$e web piece, "Paying For Public Pensions." So, over the next few days, Paul will be answering some of the questions and notes we received.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Shuttle Debris, Explained
We answer a viewer question about recent debris from shuttle Discovery.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Political Checklist: Obama Meets the Governors Amid Wisconsin Stalemate
Last week, Gwen Ifill and David Chalian discussed the very real possibility that the federal government could face a shutdown if GOP House leaders and Senate Democrats could not come to an agreement on spending.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Students Use Invention to Help Haitians Get Clean Water
Helping an orphanage in Haiti gain access to clean water gave some high school students the chance to put their engineering know-how to good use.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Iowa's Top Republican Sizes Up 2012 Field
Iowa's Republican governor, Terry Branstad, talked to the NewsHour about the GOP's highest-profile contenders, including Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Where Shadows Will'
Laura Moriarty is the author of 12 books of poetry, including "A Tonalist" (Nightboat Books) and "A Semblance: Selected and New Poems, 1975-2007" (Omnidawn), as well as the novels "Cunning" (1999) and "Ultravioleta" (2006). She is the deputy director of "Small Press Distribution in Berkeley, Calif.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, "The King's Speech" was the big winner at the Academy Awards, taking home four Oscars: best picture, best director for Tom Hooper, best original screenplay for David Seidler and best actor for Colin Firth.
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| Feb. 28, 2011
Two-week Stopgap Puts Talk of Shutdown on Hold
Senate Democrats have signaled they can support a two-week funding measure put forward late last week by House Republicans that contains $4 billion in cuts from current spending levels.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Walker's Prank Call, Shutdown Prospects, Carmelo Anthony
The Doubleheader is back this week, and Mark Shields and David Brooks tackle Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's phone call with a blogger who pretended to be billionaire and conservative financier David Koch.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
Shields, Brooks on Collective Bargaining's Future, Shutdown Chances, Libya
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's political news, including possible 2012 Republican presidential candidates, state budget crises, the threat of a federal government shutdown on March 4 and U.S. response to the Libya uprising.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
Govs. Daniels, Schweitzer on Looming Federal Government Shutdown
Governors across the U.S. are struggling to balance budgets and slash spending in a tough economic climate. Judy Woodruff talks to Republican Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Democratic Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer about the collective-bargaining battle and what impacts a federal government shutdown would have on their states.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
Health Reform Watch: A Judicial Win for Health Care Law
It was one more mark in the judicial "win" column for supporters of the health care reform law this week.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
'King's Speech' Draws Attention to New Stuttering Research
"The King's Speech" is leading the Oscar buzz this year with 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
Close To The Edge: Tales from Tripoli, Madison and Washington
When I was just a young thing, I loved a song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five called "The Message." "Don't push me, 'cuz I'm close to the edge," the refrain went. "I'm trying not to lose my head." A lot of people seem to be losing their heads of late.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
With Public-Sector Unions in Spotlight, How Does Voting Public View Them?
What started in Wisconsin as a budget fight about wages and bargaining power of public-sector unions has grown into a national fight as protests have spilled over into other states. The debates are fundamentally about the future of unions and cold hard politics, but where is the public on that debate? That depends.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
Matching Medical Supplies With Communities in Need
One man's promise in Brazil leads to a lifetime of helping poor clinics all over the world with their medical needs.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
Conversation: A.O. Scott Previews the Oscars
The 83rd Academy Awards are Sunday night in Los Angeles, and for a preview of the ceremony and a break down of the nominees, Jeffrey Brown speaks to New York Times Film critic A.O. Scott.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a woman sues the Gagosian Gallery after an incident involving protesters and the police.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
The Economics of a World Run Riot
Is there an economic explanation for the world running riot, especially in North Africa? Maybe, says investment advisor Ed Yardeni, an otherwise pretty consistently conservative economist. He cites distinguished Brandeis University, historian David Hackett Fischer and Fischer's 1996 book, "The Great Wave," as evidence.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
At Least 6 Killed in Iraq Protests, NATO Accused in Afghan Civilian Deaths
Thousands of marchers took to the streets in several Iraqi cities, clashing with security forces and gathering at government buildings.
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| Feb. 25, 2011
Governors Making Their Annual Visit to the White House
President Obama waves to guests as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House earlier this week.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Discovery's Launch Marks Beginning of End for NASA Shuttle Program
The final mission for Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla., after several months of delays. Hari Sreenivasan talks with science correspondent Miles O'Brien about the legacy of Discovery and the space shuttle program.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Telling the Story Behind Cancer
Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser talks to Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer," a history of the search for ways to treat cancer and how it has been perceived.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms
As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of economic news, Paul Solman examines how Rhode Island is one of many states looking to cut pensions for public employees in the face of massive budget deficits.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
News Wrap: Saudi Arabian College Student Charged in Texas Bomb Plot
In other news Thursday, a Saudi Arabian college student was charged in connection with a bomb plot that allegedly included targets such as the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush. In Britain, a judge cleared the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to Sweden, where he is charged with sex crimes.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Making Sen$e: Paying For Public Pensions
Editor's Note: As the fire over collective bargaining and public worker benefits burns across the country, on Thursday's broadcast we're looking at perhaps the issue behind it all: public pensions and how to pay for them.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Paying For Public Pensions
As the fire over collective bargaining and public worker benefits burns across the country, on Thursday's broadcast we're looking at perhaps the issue behind it all: public pensions and how to pay for them.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off for Final Mission
After a series of scrubbed missions in late 2010, Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off on Thursday, for the final time.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Poll: 1 in 5 Americans Believe Health Reform Was Repealed
More than one in five Americans incorrectly believe that the health care reform law has been repealed, and another 26 percent aren't sure, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll released Thursday.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Introducing the NewsHour's Revamped World Page
Our redesigned World page has more of the NewsHour's in-depth analysis and on-the-ground reporting from senior correspondents Margaret Warner and Ray Suarez. Take a video tour of the new site.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Live Action Shorts Can Stand Tall at Oscars
The Oscars take place Sunday evening, and there will be the usual glitz and glamour of Hollywood on display. But just as deserving of a place on the red carpet are films you probably haven't heard of: the live action shorts.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, new media and technology for generating Oscar buzz.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Fundamental Disagreements Over Public Employees' Rights
The standoff in Wisconsin between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and a combination of state workers and Democratic state lawmakers over cutting the rights of public employee unions raises one of those fundamental questions about our system of government that is seldom addressed.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
President Obama's Views on Same-sex Marriage Are Evolving
The news out of President Obama's Justice Department that the administration will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court should come as no big surprise. Mr. Obama has long been publicly committed to legislatively repealing the 1996 law.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
Once Safe, Mexico's Monterrey Becoming 'City of Massacres'
Bill Neely of Independent Television News continues his series of reports on Mexico's battle against drug cartels with a look at how Monterrey, the nation's richest city, is falling victim to widespread violence.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
In Policy Shift, President Orders Halt to Legal Defense of Marriage Law
President Obama ordered the Justice Department to stop defending a 1996 federal law defining marriage as only between a man and a woman. Gwen Ifill talks with Charlie Savage of The New York Times about the implications of the president's decision.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
New Documentary Explores The Virtues of Venom
The phrase "that which does not kill you only makes you stronger" couldn't be more true for toxinologists, the scientists studying the world's deadliest venoms in hopes of unlocking their beneficial properties.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
D.C. Judge Upholds Health Reform Law as Cases Move Toward Supreme Court
In the judicial back and forth over the health care reform law, the score is now three to two.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
Venom From Around the World
Dr. Zoltan Takacs hunts deadly snakes around the world in search of their venom. Once he's captured the reptile's poison, he brings it back to his Chicago lab where he studies the neurotoxins. Takacs is also photographer and takes advantage of his position to capture the snakes on camera.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
Scientists Forecast an Altered Ocean
At the National Press Club Wednesday morning, scientists showed a video of an ocean teeming with wildlife: colorful coral, crabs, sea anemone and bright orange starfish. But if trends continue unchecked, a new report says, our ocean may soon be robbed of its coral reefs and many of the 4,000 fish species that depend on them.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
Conversation: Joe Lovano Takes On Parker
Joe Lovano is taking the music of Charlie Parker and putting his own spin on some of Bird's compositions, while making sure the original music remains clearly traceable to the great tenor saxophonist.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
What Would a Government Shutdown Look Like?
"Shutdown" has been a buzzword in Washington this week, as tensions continue to rise in Congress over reaching a budgeting agreement for the rest of the fiscal year before the current one expires.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
Guinea Worm: Parasitic Infection Nearing Extinction
Officials said this week that the effort to eradicate the Guinea Worm parasite -- a scourge that dates back to Biblical times -- is now 99 percent complete. Now that Niger and Nigeria have been declared guinea worm-free, the parasitic infection just needs to be eliminated from Ghana, Mali and Sudan. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the fight in Michigan over the cost benefit of tax incentives for the film industry.
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| Feb. 23, 2011
Chicago Votes in Rahm Emanuel as Its Next Mayor
From helping to run the country to running Chicago, Rahm Emanuel has had quite a year. The former White House chief of staff defeated a field of six candidates with 55 percent of the vote, avoiding a runoff, and can now plan to start his dream job May 16.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Showdown Over Bargaining Rights, State Budgets Spreads Beyond Wisconsin
Indiana lawmakers followed their Wisconsin counterparts' example by leaving the state to halt a bill that would curb the influence of labor unions. Gwen Ifill talks to reporters in New Jersey, Indiana and Ohio, where state budget deficits are going head-to-head with the collective bargaining rights of public employees.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Vaccine Producers Victorious in Supreme Court Ruling Over Lawsuits
Judy Woodruff talks with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle about the Supreme Court's 6-2 ruling making it more difficult for parents who say their children were injured by vaccines to file lawsuits against drug makers.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Study: Cell Phone Radiation Stirs Brain Activity, but Health Effects Unknown
Talking on a cell phone increases the activity in the parts of your brain near the phone's antenna, according to researchers who scanned the brains of a small group of people making 50-minute cell phone calls.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Just Ask: Why Do Onions Make Us Cry?
We all know the stinging sensation and welling up of tears that comes from chopping onions.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Tool$ Tuesday: You Cut the Deficit
As the President and Congress wrestle over the particulars of a trimmed-down federal budget, the non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, funded by longtime budget nudge Pete Peterson, offers this tool for lowering the debt load -- all by yourself.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Tool$ Tuesday: YOU Cut the Deficit
As the President and Congress wrestle over the particulars of a trimmed-down federal budget, the non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, funded by longtime budget nudge Pete Peterson, offers this tool for lowering the debt load -- all by yourself.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Political Checklist: Wisconsin Standoff, Spending Showdown and Chicago
In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill look at the political standoff in Wisconsin, the spending showdown in Congress and the Chicago mayoral race.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Lack of Unity Dooms One Montana Tea Party, May Speak to Wider Problems
Patchwork Nation has noted in the past that Tea Party organizations are less an organized movement that loose affiliation of interest groups. That description has proven true in Ronan, Mont., where the sudden rise and stunning collapse of one local Tea Party organization offers a look at some of the challenges the groups face.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Oscar Nominated Animated Films Are Not Short on Ideas
To appreciate the complexity and craft of animated narratives, one need not look further than the 2011 Oscar animated shorts category.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
South Dakota's Thune Says 'No' to 2012 Presidential Run
John Thune is going to pass on 2012. The second-term South Dakota senator announced Tuesday he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination next year.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
The Toxic Revenger: Supreme Court Considers a Crime of Passion
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that has it all: passion, betrayal, revenge, and hair loss. There's something for everyone, including constitutional law scholars, political strategists, readers of supermarket tabloids, and groups pushing to repeal last year's health care reform law.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Medicare Investigation Prompts Reflections on a Mother's Care
Last week, in the largest nationwide bust of its kind ever, more than 700 federal agents fanned out from Miami to Los Angeles and rounded up 111 doctors, nurses, physical therapists and health company executives in nine cities.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra suspends its season.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Predator Fish in Freefall; Anchovies and Sardines Taking Over
Overfishing is robbing the oceans of large predator fish, like tuna, cod and grouper, and leaving the sea packed instead with smaller prey, like anchovies, while drastically altering ocean ecosystems.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Stalemate Over Labor Rights Continues in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will directly address the residents of his state Tuesday about the "current fiscal year challenges, the divisions which have arisen over the past week and his positive vision for moving Wisconsin forward," according to his aides.
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| Feb. 21, 2011
Government Shutdown Possible as Congress Debates Budget Cuts
The prospect of a federal government shutdown inched closer after the House passed a funding measure calling for $61 billion in cuts to this year's budget. President Obama has threatened to veto the bill. Judy Woodruff talks with the New York Times' John Harwood about whether lawmakers will strike a deal by the March 4 deadline.
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| Feb. 21, 2011
Gov. Walker Rejects Compromise as Wisconsin Union Protests Continue
Protests continued in Wisconsin's capitol as Gov. Scott Walker refused to negotiate with striking public employees about collective bargaining rights. Judy Woodruff talks to Jason Stein, capitol reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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| Feb. 21, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Meditation at the County Landfill'
Eric Gudas was born in Annapolis, Md. His poems, book reviews and interviews with American poets have appeared in the American Poetry Review, Crazyhorse, the Iowa Review and other journals. His book, "Best Western and Other Poems," winner of the 2008 Gerald Cable Book Award, was published in 2010 by Silverfish Review Press.
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| Feb. 21, 2011
A Presidents Day Reading List
Two of the NewsHour's regular historian guests gave us a recommended reading list for the holiday.
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| Feb. 21, 2011
What Do Wisconsin Protests Say About Organized Labor?
Paul Solman looks at how organized labor has evolved since World War II.
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| Feb. 21, 2011
Faith in Science, Threatened Particle Colliders and PCB-Resistant Fish
An article in Science News says fish in New York's Hudson River have developed a resistance to toxic PCBs and other pollutants.
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| Feb. 21, 2011
Chicago Mayoral Race in Finals Days
Chicagoans head to the polls on Tuesday to vote for the city's first new mayor in more than 20 years, and the candidates are in their final push for voters' support.
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| Feb. 21, 2011
Wisconsin Governor Rejects Talks; At Least 30 Reported Killed in Afghan Blast
After six days of protests in Wisconsin over a bill that would curb collective bargaining rights and other benefits in an attempt to narrow the state's budget deficit, Republican Gov. Scott Walker stood behind the legislation in an interview on Fox News Sunday.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
The Doubleheader: Medicaid Shortfalls, Public Unions and Spring Training
It's always a pleasure to have the boys of spring and summer -- syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks -- back in action together. In this week's Doubleheader, we discuss the big jump states face in Medicaid expenditures.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
House Passes Spending Measure With Deep Cuts
In a flurry of floor activity, the House moved to wrap up legislative business Friday on a bill to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. The House and Senate have until March 4 to reach an agreement or the federal government will be forced to close.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
Health Reform Watch: House Votes to Defund Reform; Senate Hurdle Awaits
The House passed three amendments Friday that would block the government from spending money to implement the health reform law for the rest of this fiscal year.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Boehner's 'New World Order,' Wisconsin Protests
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news with Jim Lehrer, including the House's spending deliberations, Speaker Boehner's willingness to lose a few battles, fights over government funding and the future of public employee unions and collective bargaining amid protests in Wisconsin.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
House's Spending Debate Continues as Possible Government Shutdown Nears
Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the fourth day of deliberations in the House of Representatives over spending cuts and a continuing resolution to fund the government.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
Obama Takes Messages of Innovation, Jobs to Silicon Valley Leaders
Correspondent Spencer Michels reports from Silicon Valley on the response of business leaders and the high-tech community to President Obama's drive for innovation and the debate over how much the federal government should be involved in funding incentives for entrepreneurs amid calls for federal austerity.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
Wisconsin Public Workers Union Rights Go Head-to-Head with State Budget Woes
A push to reduce state workers' benefits and eliminate collective bargaining caused a furor this week as protesters descended on Wisconsin's Capitol. Judy Woodruff examines the predicament with Jonathan Williams of the American Legislative Exchange Council and Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
High Tech and High Fashion as Obama Woos Silicon Valley Leaders
On President Obama's trip to Silicon Valley Friday, there were echoes of a debate raging around the country: how much should the government invest to help spur job growth vs. how much should it focus on austerity?
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| Feb. 18, 2011
Gwen Ifill: Meaning What You Say
It's a familiar cycle. Voters say they want new faces and fresh thinking in Washington. But once the newcomers arrive in the nation's capital, they discover themselves consigned to back benches and basement offices.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
Roger Rosenblatt Answers Your Questions
Art Beat received hundreds of questions. Unable to answer them all, Roger Rosenblatt sought to address some of the most popular themes with this response.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
The Films Are Alive With the Art of Foley
In a movie, some elements are designed to stand out and take center stage. Yet Oscar-winning sound editor Richard King says he's done his job well when the sound works to enhance the picture and not draw attention to itself.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, musicians of the Detroit Symphony vote on a final contract offer.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
Wisconsin, Other State Legislatures Consider Eliminating Collective Bargaining
Republican state senators in Wisconsin tried for a second day Friday to vote on a bill that would take collective bargaining rights from public workers.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
From Reeds to Roads: Bamboo Bikes in Ghana
The answer to building sturdy, light, sustainable bikes in Africa can be found in the nearby reeds.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
Global Health Headlines: Obama Budget Proposal, Mutation May Protect from Cancer
Obama Proposes Boost to Global Health Funding President Obama released his fiscal year 2012 budget proposal this week.
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| Feb. 18, 2011
NIIP'ing International Investment Confusion in the Bud
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| Feb. 18, 2011
House Lawmakers Put Finishing Touches on Spending Bill
The House will meet at 9 a.m. Friday for what's expected to be the fourth and final day in what has turned into a marathon debate over a bill to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Exclusive: States Facing Massive Medicaid Budget Crunch
Across the country, states faced with massive budget gaps are looking for ways to cut Medicaid spending. See how much states expect their Medicaid spending to rise in 2012.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
'Bravest Woman in Mexico': 21-Year-Old Police Chief Takes Aim at Cartels
Bill Neely of Independent Television News continues his series on Mexico's war against violent drug cartels with a profile of a 21-year old, whose first job is serving as one town's chief of police.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Senate Pair Risks Backlash Seeking Bipartisan Fix for Deficit, Debt Crisis
As debate continues over President Obama's budget proposal, Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Mark Warner discuss their bipartisan approach to addressing the debt crisis -- and the pitfalls they face in doing so.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Medicaid Recipients Nervous as States Start Chopping to Fill Budget Holes
Governors across the U.S. are desperately looking for ways to fill huge budget gaps. Most are required by law to balance their budgets, which means big cuts in state spending on all programs, including Medicaid. That has many recipients worried. Betty Ann Bowser reports on battles in Arizona and elsewhere.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Powerful Solar Flares Headed Toward Earth
The most powerful solar flares in four years blasted toward Earth Thursday, raising fears about disruption to communication and navigation satellites.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Wisconsin's Crowded Capitol: Collective-Bargaining Protest Grows
Amid the firestorm in Wisconsin over whether to scrap collective-bargaining rights for public employees, Ray Suarez speaks with Wisconsin Public Television Capitol reporter Adam Schrager, who has been covering the protests this week -- described as the largest in Madison since the 1960s.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
As Ariz. Seeks Smaller Medicaid Rolls, Cash-Strapped States Look to Mimic
This week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that Arizona could drop 250,000 childless adults from the state's Medicaid program. The decision is being watched closely in statehouses all over the country, where governors facing massive budget deficits are trying to find ways to cut costs.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
States Facing Huge Increases in Medicaid Bills in 2012
Federal stimulus funds that support Medicaid will dry up in June, leaving state governments to support much more of the program. The PBS NewsHour has obtained budgetary data revealing how much Medicaid costs will increase for each state in fiscal 2012.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
In Wis., Thousands Protest Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill
Thousands of demonstrators have descended on Wisconsin's Capitol building this week to protest a bill that would strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights. On Thursday, Democratic lawmakers left the state in an attempt to stall voting on the bill proposed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Shooting of U.S. Agents in Mexico Renews Drug War Tensions
The shooting death of a U.S. special agent and injury of another has put added strain on an already-violent drug standoff in Mexico as authorities in both countries investigate the crime.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Federal Spending, Visualized: 2012 Budget Proposal Edition
With the unveiling of President Obama's 2012 budget proposal this week, we're updating our post from last week about the many ways news organizations and graphic designers have visualized the federal budget.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Duncan Holds Labor Summit Amid Increasing Teacher Tensions
Even as Education Secretary Arne Duncan opened what he called an "historic" summit in Denver this week between union leaders and education administrators, relations between those two groups have perhaps never been more strained.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Democratic Lawmakers Stall Vote in Wisconsin, Protesters Gather at Capitol
Wisconsin Police officers are looking for Democratic lawmakers who left the capitol before a scheduled vote on a bill that would strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights on Thursday.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Conversation: Elizabeth Bishop's 'Prose'
Although publishing relatively little, roughly 100 poems, Elizabeth Bishop wrote volumes, and over the last decade nearly all of her unpublished work has been made public. Last week, two new books were added to the Bishop's canon, titled simply "Poetry" and "Prose."
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Costa Rican Art Returning Home
About 4,500 pieces of Pre-Columbian artifacts, including ceramic bowls and animal-shaped vessels, taken from Costa Rica are returning soon to their country of origin.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Risking Common Ground in a Partisan-Dominated Budget Battle
It's just beginning to emerge in public - with hints from a handful of senators about entitlement cuts - but something does appear to be taking shape that would address the debt monster looming over Washington.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, some of the antiquities that were believed to be looted have been located.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
The Machine Breakers We Have Always With Us
Paul Solman has been responding in installments to a long and interesting e-mail from one Jean Maier. This portion of his reply relates to the U.S. jobs that are lost, not to outsourcing to foreign countries, rather to machines (or technology).
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Republicans Plan Vote to Cut $61 Billion From Budget
House Speaker John Boehner may have lost an intra-party skirmish on funding for an alternative engine for a fighter jet and Democrats may have wooed enough Republicans to restore funding for police officers, but the big moment many new members have been waiting for is due to arrive later Thursday.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Watson Wins: IBM's Machine Rages Against Jeopardy! Champs
Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter -- the least-likely Jeopardy! underdogs ever -- found themselves no match Wednesday night for Watson -- IBM's Frankenstein of trivia.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Juarez: 'The Most Lethal Place on Earth'
Bill Neely of Independent Television News reports on Mexico's continuing violent drug wars after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent working with Mexican authorities was killed on Tuesday.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Defense Spending Battles Brewing as House Axes Backup F-35 Engine Funds
The Obama administration defended its military budget before Congress, sparking new political conflict between Democrats and Republicans. Jim Lehrer talks with Political Editor David Chalian about the looming battles between the parties.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Sen. Bernie Sanders: 'I've Got a Lot of Problems With the President's Budget'
Judy Woodruff talks to Sen. Bernie Sanders, the longtime Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democrats and serves on the Senate Budget Committee, about the debate on spending and cuts in the president's budget blueprint for 2012.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Helium 3 Shortage Affects National Security, Medicine
Inside a storage room at Andrew's Air Force Base is a cluster of neutron radiation detectors, and alongside them, a tiny amount of plutonium, used for training drills.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Budgets and Continuing Resolutions: What's the Difference?
If you've been trying to keep track of Capitol Hill this week, you might be confused: Is the House considering President Obama's budget? How much is being cut from the budget? And what is a CR?
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Conversation: Borders Files for Bankruptcy
On Wednesday, the bookstore chain Borders filed for Chapter 11 reorganization after accumulating more than $1 billion in debt and failing to pay publishers that supply its inventory.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Talking About Girl Talk
When Gregg Gillis takes the stage, he's accompanied by two industrial grade laptops, 30 or so fans and lots of confetti. It's all part of the music project he calls Girl Talk.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a contemporary art auction turns into arts funding protest.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Military Budget Criticized for Spending Too Much, Not Spending Enough
As Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to Capitol Hill Wednesday to begin pushing for the Obama administration's defense budget, the Pentagon's spending plans are taking flak from the political left and right.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Merle Hazard and You: And the Winner is...
We have an update on our country-country lyric contest, inspired by the econo-crooner Merle Hazard. We asked you to submit financial crisis lyrics, and many of you did. We've selected a winner. Hazard is hard at work learning the lyrics and turning them into song. Stay tuned.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
On Capitol Hill, a Budget Faceoff
Now that President Obama has unveiled his budget proposal and gone before reporters to defend it, we can start paying attention to the real budget battle in town.
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| Feb. 16, 2011
Costa Rican Artifacts Returning Home
In 2011, the Brooklyn Museum plans to return to Costa Rica about 4,500 pre-Columbian artifacts taken legally around the last turn of the century. Here are some examples.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Poet, Basketball Legend, Former President Among Medal of Freedom Recipients
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, was awarded to 15 individuals Tuesday, including former President George H.W. Bush, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and poet Maya Angelou. Kwame Holman reports on the ceremony.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Colorado Clinic Helps Diabetics Avoid Problems With 1-Stop Coordinated Care
Betty Ann Bowser reports on a Colorado clinic that helps patients tackle the symptoms of diabetes before the disease's side effects become major health issues.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Rand Paul: 'Our Whole Economy Is Equal to Our Debt Now'
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a co-founder of the Senate Tea Party Caucus, speaks with Gwen Ifill about President Obama's 2012 budget proposal, plus his vision for further spending cuts and bringing down the U.S. national debt.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Obama Touts Budget Plan as Republicans Seek Deeper Spending Cuts
President Obama continued promoting his budget blueprint for 2012 on Tuesday and called on both parties to prepare for tough decisions about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Judy Woodruff talks with Political Editor David Chalian about the budget battles between Democrats and Republicans, and Congress and the White House.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine's Day, Part II
In our efforts to maximize your utility in this 'Material World' via behavioral economics, we're unilaterally extending Valentine's Day for 24 hours with a second video tip from Duke's Dan Ariely, who joined us on Making Sen$e as a regular just yesterday.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
As Washington Eyes Budget Cuts, How Would Local Economies Be Affected?
With federal deficits mounting, the battle lines were quickly drawn on this year's federal budget proposal and what should be cut. But look around Patchwork Nation at the state of the economy and you understand just how difficult finding the cuts will be.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Rand Paul on President Obama's Budget Outlook: 'Mind-Boggling'
To hear Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., tell it, Democrats and Republicans are still missing the big picture when it comes to the country's fiscal situation. "I think both sides haven't woken up to the enormity of the problem," Paul told the NewsHour's Gwen Ifill in a one-on-one interview Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Turns 100
The story of Taliesin and Frank Lloyd Wright's time spent there is being celebrated this year with months of tours, receptions, photography, concerts, and a number of exhibits including artifacts and archival photos.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Clinton: Internet Barriers Have 'Moral, Political and Economic' Costs
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took to task governments, including those in China, Myanmar and Iran, for curbing Internet freedoms of their citizens, while defending the Obama administration's stance on the leaked WikiLeaks documents in a speech Tuesday.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Turns 100
"Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century" at the Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates the 100th anniversary of the architect's Taliesin.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Teaching Egypt: Lessons in Democracy, Culture, Technology
As PBS NewsHour continues to cover the latest events in Egypt and beyond, our site for students and teachers, PBS NewsHour Extra, partnered with Independent Television Service) to pull together some unique perspectives on the situation for a live online discussion Tuesday, Feb.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine's Day, Part II
In our efforts to maximize your utility in this 'Material World' via behavioral economics, we're unilaterally extending Valentine's Day for 24 hours with a second video tip from Duke's Dan Ariely, who joined us on Making Sen$e as a regular just yesterday. You can follow Dan on his website as well as here. Highly recommended.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Watch Live and Discuss: Secretary Clinton Speaks About Internet Freedom
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is set to speak Tuesday afternoon about Internet freedom around the world.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
In Search for Inspiration, Studio 360 Finds 'Spark' at the Source
"Spark: How Creativity Works," a new book by the producer of Studio 360, draws on interviews with nearly forty creative minds to draw lessons about what it means to be creative.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
President Obama Defends 2012 Budget
In a news conference Tuesday, President Obama defended his proposed 2012 budget, acknowledging that "there will be plenty of arguments in months to come, and everybody's going to have to give a little bit.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Jasper Johns and Yo-Yo Ma are honored at the White House.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
House Republicans Seek to Fulfill Campaign Pledge on Budget
House Republicans campaigned on a pledge to cut $100 billion from the budget this year, and they're seeking to fulfill that pledge as they kick off Tuesday's debate about how to fund the government through Sept. 30.
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| Feb. 14, 2011
Bassist Esperanza Spalding Scores Best New Artist Grammy
The NewsHour recently profiled jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding, who won best new artist at Sunday's Grammy Awards. Jeffrey Brown has an excerpt of her song "Little Fly" from the album "Chamber Music Society."
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| Feb. 14, 2011
A: This Computer Could Defeat You at 'Jeopardy!' Q: What is Watson?
Science correspondent Miles O'Brien goes head-to-circuit board with IBM's computer Watson on the game show "Jeopardy!" to explore the limits of language and artificial intelligence for machines.
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| Feb. 14, 2011
Cuts, Deficit Highlight 2012 Budget Blueprint, But Battles Loom in Washington
President Obama submitted his $3.7 trillion federal budget blueprint for 2012. Gwen Ifill speaks with White House Budget Director Jack Lew about the details of the budget and Judy Woodruff has the Republican reaction from Sen. Rob Portman, a member of the Senate Budget Committee and former budget director under George W. Bush.
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| Feb. 14, 2011
Mars500 'Lands' on the Red Planet
On Monday, an international crew of six men landed on "Mars." They stepped onto a wide plane of red dust, sand and rock beneath a black and starry sky, where they will conduct experiments for the next week.
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| Feb. 14, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Nightcrawler Buys a Woman a Drink'
Gary Jackson was born and raised in Topeka, Kan. He received his MFA from the University of New Mexico. His book, "Missing You, Metropolis" (2009, Graywolf Press) won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize.
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| Feb. 14, 2011
Mars500 'Lands' on the Red Planet
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| Feb. 14, 2011
Before Greeting Card Companies, Valentine Writers Helped the Tongue-Tied
In the 19th century, if an amorous author found himself short of verse, he needn't have looked further than the local bookseller. Six-penny pamphlets that contained popular collections of pre-written love messages were sold as "Valentine Writers."
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| Feb. 14, 2011
Miles vs. Watson: Watch the Full Man Against Machine Jeopardy! Showdown
Tonight on prime-time, "Jeopardy!" champions will face off against IBM's new supercomputer, Watson, developed to dominate human brain-game champs.
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| Feb. 14, 2011
Political Checklist: President Obama's Budget a 'Starting Point'
After President Obama unveiled his 2012 budget proposal Monday, Political Editor David Chalian spoke with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about the limits -- and possibilities -- of a budget that likely will be rejected by House Republicans.
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| Feb. 14, 2011
How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine's Day
Our friend Dan Ariely, of behavioral psychology and economics fame, returns to Making Sen$e as a regular presence, starting today. Dan begins, appropriately, on Valentine's Day, with a short message of irrational reassurance.
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| Feb. 14, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a roundup of Grammy winners.
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| Feb. 14, 2011
President Obama's Opening Bid for 2012 Budget: $3.73 Trillion
President Obama's message of "Winning the Future" in his State of the Union address was the poetry. Now comes the prose.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
The Doubleheader: Mark Shields Responds to Reddit Questions
In this week's Doubleheader, columnist Mark Shields answers questions posed to him by the Reddit community -- just as his usual sparring partner David Brooks did last week.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
Chicagoland Students See Success Hitting the Gym, Then Hitting the Books
PBS's Need to Know examines a school in a Chicago suburb transforming academics by emphasizing physical education immediately before some of students' toughest classes.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
Shields and Brooks on GOP Candidates' Plausibility, Egypt's Bottom-up Revolution
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's news, including the resignation of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and the candidates eyeing the 2012 Republican presidential nomination at the Conservative Political Action Conference meeting in Washington.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
At CPAC, Field Appears Wide Open for 2012 Republican Nomination
At the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Republican presidential hopefuls began pitching their candidacies to the conservative faithful. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
Health Reform Watch: De-funding Efforts Begin, Berwick on the Hill
GOP De-funding Effort to Start Next WeekRepublican lawmakers said Wednesday that they plan to use a spending bill that they'll bring to the House floor next week in their first effort to de-fund the health reform law.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
Patchwork Nation: Foreclosures up in the 'Monied Burbs'
Foreclosure rates remained flat in the U.S. in January -- but ticked up in some wealthy suburban counties.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
Obama Administration Spells Out Endgame for Fannie, Freddie
In a long-awaited report, the Obama Administration unveiled a series of proposals today calling for the eventual end of the troubled and often-criticized mortgage financing giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
Introducing How-To Economics: Living in a Material World
Today, we inaugurate a new feature here on Making Sen$e: How-to Economics: Living in a Material World. And to explain the good works we're up to, I talked to Duke's Dan Ariely, who'll be one of our prime contributors.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
Conversation: Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti, Part 2 of 2
We've asked three authors -- Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti -- attending the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Washington to come in and talk about their world.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, L.A.'s Watts Towers get $500,000 towards restoration efforts.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
On Day 2 of '12 Cattle Call: Thune, Romney, Pawlenty, Daniels, Paul
The largest annual gathering of conservatives got underway Thursday as more than 11,000 activists flocked to Washington to size up their potential choices for the 2012 Republican nomination.
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| Feb. 11, 2011
Obama Administration Unveils Fannie, Freddie Proposals to Much Debate
More than two years after the housing bubble collapsed and the financial crisis struck, one debate that looms large in Washington is about to be re-ignited Friday: What can and should be done about the housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?The debate has roiled continuously for years between Republicans and Democrats.
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| Feb. 10, 2011
Issa, Cummings Debate Costs, Benefits of Easing Business Regulations
Business leaders have long complained that government regulations are costly and threaten jobs, and the GOP-led House addressed the topic at a committee hearing. Judy Woodruff talks with two members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Republican Darrell Issa and Democrat Elijah Cummings.
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| Feb. 10, 2011
Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Vatican to Host AIDS Conference
Vatican to Host Aids ConferenceThe Vatican has announced plans to host an international conference at the end of May focusing on AIDS prevention and care.
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| Feb. 10, 2011
Conversation: Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti, Part 1 of 2
We've asked three authors -- Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti -- attending the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Washington to come in and talk about their world.
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| Feb. 10, 2011
Sen. Jon Kyl Expected to Announce Retirement
Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, is expected to announce Thursday that he is retiring at the end of his term in 2012, the Washington Post and other media organizations are reporting, ending a 25-year career in Congress and leaving an open seat in the 2012 election.
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| Feb. 10, 2011
Census Data Start to Show Katrina's Long-Term Impact on New Orleans
Long before last year's Census, it was clear that New Orleans was a changed city. A drive past the vacant homes in the Lower Ninth Ward five-plus years after Hurricane Katrina makes that clear. But the scope of the change is only becoming apparent now as the 2010 data begin to trickle out.
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| Feb. 10, 2011
Degrowth?!
The last post began to answer Jane Maier's epic email by discussing "heterodoxy" in economics. We also look at Monty Python's "Life of Brian."
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| Feb. 10, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines...
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| Feb. 10, 2011
CPAC Sets the Stage for 2012 GOP Hopefuls
The list of confirmed speakers for this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) set to get underway Thursday reads like a who's who of potential Republican contenders for the party's 2012 nomination.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
California Program Stresses Early Detection, Treatment of Mental Illness
Spencer Michels reports on a California organization working to identify mental illness in young people before their problems become worse.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
'Practice-Changing' Cancer Study Shows Lymph Node Surgery May Be Unnecessary
A decades-old treatment for breast cancer does not necessarily improve survival rates in women with early stage cancer, according to a study released this week. Gwen Ifill speaks with co-author Dr. Monica Morrow, a surgical oncologist at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
In Wake of Tucson Shootings, Program Tries to Catch, Treat Psychosis Early
On Thursday's NewsHour, Spencer Michels reports on a San Francisco program aimed at an early diagnosis and treatment for severely mentally ill people. Here, a young man discusses his diagnosis.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
Spending Battle Faces Major Hurdles in House
Congress has until March 4th to come to an agreement on how to continue to fund the government, and that job could be difficult, especially for House Republican leaders who have lost two of the past three bill votes on the House floor since Tuesday evening.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
Geithner Confident Congress Will Raise Debt Ceiling Despite Critics
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner expressed confidence Wednesday that Congress will vote to raise the ceiling on the national debt.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
Drawing and Hustling in Washington, D.C.
Nikita Z. Murray sees dollar signs -- not faces -- when he sits down to draw a portrait. It's a Friday afternoon in Arlington, Va., and Murray is working the shopping mall food court.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
CIA Employee Mistakes Preceded Promotions
The CIA fails to hold agents and senior managers to consistent levels of accountability when they make mistakes, even in instances where people have been killed or wrongly imprisoned, according to an investigation by the Associated Press published Wednesday.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
Two Artists. Two Continents. One Creative Conversation
Artists in Dialogue 2, a new exhibition at the National Museum of African Art, unites the styles and techniques of two artists from different continents in a visual call and response.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
Preview: Watson Creams Miles O'Brien
Starting Monday, "Jeopardy!" viewers will witness a classic three-day man vs. machine.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
Webb's Retirement Complicates Democrats' Hold on Senate Majority
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., the former Navy secretary who rode the 2006 Democratic wave to a United States Senate seat from Virginia, announced his plan to retire Wednesday, which also happens to be his 65th birthday.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
'Let's Move' Campaign Turns One, Forgoes Cake
One year ago today, first lady Michelle Obama sat down with the NewsHour's Jim Lehrer to discuss the launch of her new "Let's Move" campaign to tackle childhood obesity.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
Holy Email, Batwoman! Is Economics Stuck in the Mud?
Paul Solman answers a reader's questions about economic heterodoxy. He'll follow up with "degrowth," automation and NIIP in the next few posts.
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| Feb. 9, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, reviewers break their silence on "Spider-Man."
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| Feb. 9, 2011
Economy, Spending on the Menu for Obama's Lunch With GOP
President Obama will welcome the top three Republicans in the House of Representatives for lunch Wednesday at the White House, part of his renewed outreach to GOP lawmakers since the "shellacking" suffered by Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
Republicans Rekindle Abortion Debate on Capitol Hill
Throughout the 2010 midterm election cycle, one of the most familiar, and accurate, narratives was that social issues had played a very diminished role in the fight for control of Congress.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
Cities, States Face Tough Choices on Debt Amid Cash-Flow Concerns
Wall Street investors and some in Congress recently have raised concerns about the risk of cash-strapped municipalities defaulting on bonds they issued. Judy Woodruff talks to the National League of Cities' Chris Hoene and Richard Larkin of Herbert J. Sims and Company, an investment banking firm, about the risks of default.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
If a Boy Scout Can Get Nuclear Materials, What's Stopping Terrorists?
Back in the days when we thought a "dirty bomb" might be a raunchy joke gone awry, young David Hahn was gathering all the radioactive material he could get his hands on.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
Transportation Secretary: Electronic Issue Not Cause of Toyota Recall Woes
Jeffrey Brown speaks with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about the investigation into Toyota's recalls of more than 12 million vehicles after thousands of drivers complained of unintended acceleration. LaHood said an investigation showed that electronic flaws do not appear to have been the cause of the problems.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
How Tough Is it to Build a Dirty Bomb?
Science correspondent Miles O'Brien examines the threat that radioactive "dirty bombs"could pose to cities in the U.S., and what's being done to prevent a radiological attack from happening.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
News Wrap: Muslim Mob Attacks Churches, Court in Indonesia
In other news Tuesday, hundreds of Muslim men demanding harsh punishment for a Christian on trial for blasphemy attacked churches and hurled rocks at a court building and riot police in Indonesia. Also, President Obama continued calls to build a high-speed rail system that can travel up to 250 mph.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
Political Checklist: Obama's Chamber Speech, Rumsfeld 'Re-Litigates' the Past
In this week's Political Checklist, senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff speak with Political Editor David Chalian about President Obama's speech to the Chamber of Commerce and whether it marks a pro-business shift for the White House.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Maria Altmann, who escaped Nazi-occupied Vienna and won a fight to recover Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer," the iconic gold portrait of her aunt, and other artworks, has died.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
Funding Shortage Threatens AIDS Drug Programs
For the past year, William Kibler has relied on Florida's AIDS Drug Assistance Program to help provide the medicine he needs to stay healthy.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
Tool$ Tuesday: Currency Conversion and Haydn's Messiah
The site I like for converting currency values over time is measuringworth.com. It's an enormously handy tool for converting dollar figures from the past to the present. Especially interesting is the feature that allows you to compute worth seven different ways: from the CPI to share of GDP.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
Federal Spending, Visualized
In his State of the Union address, President Obama said that, "Because you deserve to know exactly how and where your tax dollars are being spent, you will be able to go to a website and get that information for the first time." Some graphic designers have already tried to find new ways to show what federal spending looks like.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
Rumsfeld Settles Scores, Spreads Responsibility for Iraq War
"At its heart, it is a revenge memoir," writes NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill in her Washington Post review of former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld's new book, "Known and Unknowns.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
Huffington, AOL CEO on Shared Vision for Online Content, Ads
In a bid to regain its foothold in online media, Internet giant AOL is purchasing The Huffington Post news blog for $315 million. Jeffrey Brown discusses the details of the buyout and the future of online content and advertising with AOL CEO Tim Armstrong and Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
One-Woman Show Explores Human Side of Health Care Debate
Judy Woodruff speaks with actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith about her one-woman play, "Let Me Down Easy," which tackles contemporary health care issues through the eyes of more than a dozen different characters, based on hundreds of interviews she conducted.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
Obama Urges Businesses to Ramp Up Private-Sector Hiring, Spending
President Obama told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that he wanted the business community's help to tackle "burdensome" corporate taxes. Gwen Ifill speaks with Harold Meyerson, editor-at-large of the American Prospect, and Kentucky Chamber of Congress President David Adkisson about the politics and economics at play.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
News Wrap: Unrest Spreads to Iraq as Protesters Call for Jobs, Electricity
In other news Monday, Iraqis protested a lack of electricity and jobs and an end to corruption in demonstrations this weekend. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki rejected the use of violence against protesters. In southern Sudan, more than 98 percent of voters favored independence from the North in a January referendum.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
'A Big Pile of Cash' and Content: What's at Stake in Huffington Post Purchase
AOL Inc. announced Sunday night its plan to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million. On Monday's NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown will discuss the details of the deal with AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, and Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of her namesake news site. We asked analysts for more about the impact of the deal.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
Testing New Tools to Quash Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are survivors. They grow as large as ladybugs and can live a year without eating. With a long list of restrictions preventing the use of chemicals like DDT, which are noxious, but effective, researchers and pest control officials are in a race to develop the best new ways to detect and treat them.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
Monday's NewsHour: Anna Deveare Smith in 'Let Me Down Easy'
Monday on the NewsHour, Judy Woodruff sits down with Smith for a look at her latest work, Let Me Down Easy, which takes up the many-voiced debate on health care in America.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Poem in Which I Fail to Appear'
Sarah Perrier is the author of "Nothing Fatal" (2010, University of Akron Press) and the chapbook "Just One of Those Things" (2003). Her poems have appeared in the Cimarron Review, Hotel Amerika, the Journal, Pleiades and Mid-American Review. She is currently an assistant professor at Point Park University.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
Reagan Remembrance Offers Chance to Take Stock of Current Political Climate
Three thousand miles from the White House, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan proved to be an unusual, even audacious event, much like the man himself. Judy Woodruff files a dispatch from the ceremony.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a Russian political documentary is stolen before its premiere.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
How Can My Family Protect Itself in Case of Total Economic Meltdown?
There's some probability of total economic meltdown. Unfortunately (or perhaps luckily), I don't happen to know what it is. That said, it's a fair question: Assuming a worst case scenario, how does your family protect itself?
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| Feb. 7, 2011
Obama Faces the Opposition in Speech to Chamber of Commerce
It will be a very short trip across Lafayette Park Monday morning as President Obama makes his way to speak at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. But don't let the physical distance fool you.
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| Feb. 7, 2011
Trial Begins for Hikers Detained in Iran, WikiLeaks Founder Assange in Court
Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal in May 2010.
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| Feb. 6, 2011
The Other Side of the Sun
Two solar probes have beamed back the first full images of the sun.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
The Doubleheader: David Brooks Responds to Reddit Questions
We run a tight ship here in public media land, but nevertheless Mark Shields was late to the party Friday. He missed the bus or boat or whatever, but New York Times columnist David Brooks fielded questions by himself from our viewers in the Reddit community.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
For Nancy Reagan, White House Offered 'Role of a Lifetime'
Judy Woodruff previews "Role of a Lifetime," a new PBS documentary on the political life of former first lady Nancy Reagan.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
On Centennial Celebration, Reflecting on Ronald Reagan's Legacy
With Sunday marking the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth, watch an excerpt of a 1989 interview where Jim Lehrer spoke with the former president about debating then-President Jimmy Carter.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
Social Media Gets Its Game On for the Super Bowl
In an age when it's ever harder for advertisers to get their message across to mass audiences, this weekend's Super Bowl still presents marketers with one of the best opportunities to connect with viewers.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Obama's Egypt Stance, Debt-Limit Fight
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's political developments, including the most recent unemployment report, the U.S. response to unrest in Egypt and the brewing fight in Washington over government debt.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
U.S., Arab Leaders Walk Fine Line as Egypt's Power Center Remains Uncertain
As demonstrators continue calls for President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation, the U.S. faces diplomatic challenges in its relationship with Egypt. Judy Woodruff speaks with Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Marc Lynch of George Washington University and Hisham Melhem of al-Arabiya TV.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
News Wrap: Winter Weather Disrupts Super Bowl Travel in Dallas
In other news Friday, winter weather continued its assault around the U.S. as bitter cold gripped New Mexico for a fourth straight day. In Dallas, five inches of snow canceled flights ahead of Super Bowl weekend. At Cowboys Stadium, the site of Sunday's game, six people were hurt by ice falling from the roof.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
What Clues Does 'Strange' Unemployment Report Hold?
January unemployment numbers sent mixed signals for economic recovery. The jobless rate dipped to 9 percent, but a survey of businesses found only a net gain of 36,000 jobs last month. Jeffrey Brown assesses those numbers with New York Times economic reporter David Leonhardt.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
Ronald Reagan on 'There You Go Again,' Other Notable Debate Moments
Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of former President Ronald Reagan and begins a yearlong celebration of his life and legacy. Watch an excerpt of a 1989 interview with Jim Lehrer in which he explains the backstory behind some of the highlights -- and low points -- of his presidential debates.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
Health Reform Watch: In Courts and Congress, Health Reform Faces Challengers
The health reform law faced major challenges this week in the courts and in Congress.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
A Disjointed Jobs Report and U-7, Month Two
Today's unemployment data are a muddle.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
A Disjointed Jobs Report and U-7, Month Two
Today's unemployment data are a muddle. The two surveys seem to say different things. Unemployment dropped to 9 percent, according to the household survey. Three cheers. But the payroll survey reports a mere 36,000 new jobs added in January, far below the consensus estimate or, for that matter, the expected growth in population.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
Have Some Art With Your Football
When football fans enter the Dallas Cowboys stadium on Sunday to watch the Steelers and the Packers fight to become Super Bowl champions, they may get an unexpected eyeful of contemporary art.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
'Lombardi' Makes a Play On Broadway
Playwright Eric Simonson talked to Art Beat about adapting the iconic football figure Vince Lombardi for the Broadway stage, and the good timing of having the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
What If Health Reform Had No Mandate? Politicians, Experts Weigh In
In the wake of a second ruling from a federal judge this week who found the insurance mandate in the health reform law to be unconstitutional, there's a growing amount of chatter in the health policy world about whether lawmakers need to create a backup plan to the mandate.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
Unemployment Dips in January, Australia Cleans Up from Cyclone
The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percent from December, settling at 9 percent in January. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36,000 new jobs were added, the gains were the smallest in four months.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In Art Notes, artist Jeff Koons drops his claim on a balloon dog bookend.
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| Feb. 4, 2011
President Obama Likely to Face Questions on Egypt
When President Obama takes the stage with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, he will face his first series of public questions from the press about the crisis in Egypt since it has escalated over the course of the last week.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
Author Joyce Carol Oates on Widowhood's 'World of Absurdity'
Jeffrey Brown speaks with author Joyce Carol Oates about her new memoir, "A Widow's Story," detailing her life after the death of her husband.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us New Planets -- 1,200 of Them
Perhaps you learned a mnemonic device such as the one above to help remember the planets -- Mercury, Venus, Earth, etc. -- and their order away from the sun. Turns out, we're going to need a longer mnemonic after the discovery of some 1,200 planets outside our solar system. Miles O'Brien discusses the findings with Jim Lehrer.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
News Wrap: Egypt Unrest Rattles Energy Market, Prompts Senate Hearing
In other news Thursday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony that unrest in Egypt has rattled energy markets but is only one factor in rising oil prices. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reported that a 3.5 percent rise in its December food-price index marked the seventh month of increases.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
Joyce Carol Oates Reads from 'A Widow's Story'
Joyce Carol Oates reads from her new memoir titled, "A Widow's Story."
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| Feb. 3, 2011
Divided Congress Starts Drawing Budget Battle Lines
President Obama is 10 days away from releasing his budget proposal, but that isn't stopping Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill from staking out their territory in the coming fight over how to fund the government.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of the latest and greatest culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, China tells UPenn that they can't show any of the objects slated for an upcoming exhibition.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
AIG and Credit Default Swaps: A Clarification
Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
AIG and Credit Default Swaps: A Clarification
AIG was indeed in the credit default swap business. But it was typically insuring batches of loans against default. Thus if a portfolio of loans defaults because a percentage of them have gone into foreclosure, AIG is on the hook for the insurance it in effect wrote.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
President Obama's Push for Innovation Hits Happy Valley
The crisis in Egypt has largely sidelined President Obama's plan to sell his "Winning the Future" message delivered in his State of the Union address. Think back over the last week if you have seen President Obama doing anything other than deal with Egypt.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
Central U.S. Copes With Aftermath of Storm, Mass Protests in Yemen
Airports in Chicago and other major cities in the Midwest are beginning to resume flights after a massive winter storm dumped up to two feet of snow in the region, halting flights and stranding cars.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
Health Care Repeal Fails in the Senate
Republican efforts to repeal President Obama's signature health care reform law failed in the Senate Wednesday after supporters of repeal failed to garner the necessary 60 votes to overcome a procedural hurdle.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
As Health Reform Challenges Proceed, States Face Big Decisions
After four conflicting court rulings on the health care reform law, Ray Suarez looks at what's next for states and patients with Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress and Thomas Miller of the American Enterprise Institute.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
News Wrap: Historic Winter Storm Paralyzes Midwest, Northeast
In other news Wednesday, snow and ice buried cities from Texas to Maine, stranding drivers and halting air travel. The storm was blamed for at least 10 deaths. A Category 5 cyclone pounded northeastern Australia and prompted evacuations of more than 10,000 people in a province recovering from heavy flooding.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
Remembering Nancy Reagan's Crucial Role as Husband's Centennial Nears
As we approach the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth on Feb. 6, 1911, there will be some re-thinking of his presidency and the role he played in history. But no examination of him is complete without a careful look at the woman who was by his side for more than half his life.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
One-Million Car March?
A warning to those expecting EVs to clog the roadways anytime soon, or even to meet President Obama's stated goal of one million by 2015.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
Battle Hymns of the 'Fobby' Mother
Before Amy Chua's memoir, "Battle Hymns of a Tiger Mother," touched off nerves about domineering Asian mothers, there was MyMomIsAFob.com, a blog that shares the lighthearted and idiosyncratic parenting moments of Asian mothers in America.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
As Recession Lingers in Evangelical Epicenters, How Will Voters React?
By most standard measures -- gross domestic product, consumer spending and the like -- the United States is in the midst of a steady, albeit very slow economic recovery. But in the town of Nixa in the Ozarks of southwestern Missouri, the recession is very much alive.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
Chicago Hunkers Under Nearly Twenty Inches of Snow
A massive snowstorm covered a 2,000 mile long stretch of the nation on Wednesday, hitting hardest in the Midwest.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
One-Million Car March?
A warning to those expecting EVs (electric vehicles) to clog the roadways anytime soon, or even to meet President Obama's stated goal of one million by 2015: it's not likely to happen, despite the fact that the U.S. has as many as a quarter of a billion gas-powered vehicles on the roads right now.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Egypt's culture minister says the country's museums are secure.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
Winter Storm Grips U.S., Yemeni President Says He Won't Run Again
A massive storm has blanketed the United States from parts of Kansas to New Hampshire, bringing snow and subzero temperatures and creating hazardous road conditions.
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| Feb. 2, 2011
Senate to Vote on Repeal of Health Care Reform Law
As most of official Washington keeps its eyes on the streets of Cairo, the Senate on Wednesday will continue its ongoing debate over President Obama's health care reform law.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
Frontline: U.S. Needs More Competent Pathologists for Autopsies
Frontline explores the patchwork system of death investigations in the U.S. Varying greatly from the high-tech operations depicted in popular crime shows, these investigations often lack uniform standards, oversight and trained doctors. Watch a preview of an episode airing Tuesday on many PBS stations.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
FEMA Chief: Saving Lives Priority No. 1 as Winter Storms Threaten Much of U.S.
Ray Suarez gets an update from FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate on how residents, municipalities and transportation hubs are coping with the onslaught of bone-chilling temperatures and dangerous precipitation.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
From N.M. to Maine, Storms Threaten Much of U.S. With Snow, Ice, Wind
Snow and ice permeated the central U.S. from the top of Texas to the tip of Maine, leading to weather warnings and emergency mobilization of crews to deal with slick roads. Ray Suarez gets an update on how residents, municipalities and transportation hubs are coping with the onslaught of precipitation and subzero temperatures.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
News Wrap: More Than 200 Killed in Tunisian Unrest, U.N. Reports
In other news Tuesday, U.N. officials reported that more than 200 people have been killed and 500 injured during unrest in Tunisia that ousted the president. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported that the safety of U.S. government employees in Iraq is at a "critical juncture" after troops leave at the end of 2011.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
Kerry: U.S. Needs New 'Egyptian-People-Centric Policy'
Ray Suarez speaks with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., about the situation in Egypt and the U.S. government's fine line between the longstanding alliance and supporting democratic reforms. In a New York Times editorial, Kerry called on President Hosni Mubarak to step aside.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
Senators Introduce Spending 'Straightjacket'
A Republican and Democratic Senator introduced a bill Tuesday that would force Congress to make difficult long-term spending cuts by capping the amount of money the federal government could spend relative to the country's Gross Domestic Product.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
Brown Looks to Spend Political Capital on Fixing California's Budget Mess
Jerry Brown -- California's new Democratic governor -- is getting away with something that most politicians these days can only dream about. He has plunged into California's huge budgetary mess, proposing extensions of some tax increases and further slashing the budget. And he has lived -- even prospered -- to tell the tale.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
Slide Show: Kennedy Center Shows Off VSA Commissions
The Kennedy Center is honoring its namesake on the 50th anniversary of his inauguration. Among the festivities meant to reflect that administration's cultural agenda is an exhibit that reflects part of his social and public health agenda: addressing the treatment and perception of people with mental illness or disability.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
Democrats Select Charlotte to Host 2012 Convention
In 2008, President Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win North Carolina in more than two decades, and with Tuesday's announcement that the 2012 Democratic National Convention will be held in Charlotte, it's clear he wants to go two-for-two in the Tar Heel State.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
Tool$ Tuesday: What's Your Vehicle's Carbon 'Tire-print'?
Today's "Tool$ We Use" features three on the carbon emissions you generate by driving, with a bonus Global Warming video attached for your viewing discomfort. Electric cars are touted as green and cost efficient, but are they really that much cheaper and greener than regular old gas-guzzlers?
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| Feb. 1, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Smithsonian comes up with a new procedure to deal with opposition to their exhibits.
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| Feb. 1, 2011
Judge's Health Care Ruling Sparks Political, Legal Debate
In the most sweeping denouncement of the law to date, a federal judge in Florida ruled Monday that the entire health care overhaul enacted last year is unconstitutional.
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Jan. 31, 2011
Journalist, Author Roger Rosenblatt Outlines His 4 Reasons to Write
Roger Rosenblatt -- novelist, playwright, journalist and, of course, NewsHour essayist for many years -- also teaches writing. His latest book, "Unless It Moves The Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing," is a based on a class he teaches called "Writing Everything." He spoke with Jeffrey Brown about his advice to writers.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
For Automakers, Better Batteries Crucial to Success of New Electric Cars
In the second of two reports on the future of electric cars, Paul Solman looks at efforts to make the vehicles more viable -- and financially successful for automakers -- by building better batteries and making them more aerodynamic. It's all part of his ongoing reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
News Wrap: Florida Judge Rules Health Reform Law Unconstitutional
In other news Monday, a federal judge in Florida declared the health reform law enacted last year unconstitutional. Amid other rulings, the law is expected to be considered by the Supreme Court. Also, new federal guidelines called for roughly half the U.S. population to limit daily salt intake to half a teaspoon.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
Florida Judge Strikes Down Obama Health Care Overhaul
A federal judge in Florida became the first Monday to declare the new health care law -- in its entirety -- unconstitutional. It is the biggest challenge yet to the new law, with governors and attorneys general from more than half of the states signing onto the lawsuit.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
'Revenge of the Electric Car' Director Paine Discusses Renewed Optimism
Filmmaker Chris Paine achieved notoriety with his 2006 documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Now he's back -- with a more sanguine sequel, "The Revenge of the Electric Car.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
New Government Guidelines on Salt Intake: Are They Achievable?
Federal guidelines on what Americans should -- and should not -- be eating were released on Monday.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
Roger Rosenblatt Reads From His Book, Takes Your Questions
Roger Rosenblatt reads from "Unless It Moves The Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing" and is taking your questions about writing.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Ex Libris'
Megan Harlan's first book of poems, "Mapmaking," won the 2009 John Ciardi Prize. Her poems have appeared in several journals, including American Poetry Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, TriQuarterly, Prairie Schooner, AGNI Online and elsewhere.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
Political Checklist: Egypt Crisis Changes the Agenda at the White House
In this edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff discuss how a foreign affairs crisis like the popular revolt in Egypt forces a White House to change its script.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the only known film footage of the avant-garde dance group the Ballets Russes turns up in England.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
Obama Administration Taking Cautious Approach to Egypt
As thousands of protesters in Egypt continue to call for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, the Obama administration is being careful not to advocate a specific outcome in the conflict, instead calling for an "orderly transition" to a more representative form of government in the country.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
Nancy Reagan: The Role of A Lifetime
The documentary explores the life of a first lady whose power and influence were often underestimated. Friends, family, historians, members of Ronald Reagan's political inner circle and the former first lady herself tell the story of Nancy Reagan,.
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| Jan. 30, 2011
How Funny is the Chevy Volt? A Skeptic Gives It a Going Over
As a preview to our Tool$ Tuesday feature (spoiler alert: we'll be looking at your car's carbon emissions), here's a truly surprising "review" of the Chevy Volt, the electric darling of the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month and the subject of a piece of ours last week and another airing this week on the NewsHour.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
The Doubleheader With Shields and Brooks: Egypt, SOTU and Reddit
We're back. It's 2011, and we're bringing our brand of political flavor to new audiences around the globe. Watch Hari Sreenivasan's web-only interview with Mark Shields and David Brooks.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Obama 'Recalibrating' Stance on Egypt, State of the Union
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks speak with Jim Lehrer about the week's top developments, including the Obama administration "recalibrating" the U.S. stance on the growing political unrest in Egypt and the president's messages in his latest State of the Union address.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
For New York Times, a Complex Relationship With WikiLeaks, Government
Jeffrey Brown talks to Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times, about the decisions the newspaper faced in negotiating with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the U.S. government over publishing classified government information.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
As Egypt's Protests Spread, All Eyes on Army's Allegiance, Next Moves
Judy Woodruff examines the U.S. response to the crisis in Egypt with Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations, who just returned from Egypt; Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab politics at Georgetown University, and Mary-Jane Deeb, chief of the African and Middle East division at the Library of Congress.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
News Wrap: Economic Growth Reading, Egypt's Turmoil Rattle U.S. Markets
In other news Friday, unrest in Egypt and lower-than-expected economic growth shook the U.S. stock markets. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 166 points, and the Nasdaq lost 68 points. In Tunisia's capital, protesters clashed with police near the prime minister's office, where demonstrators have been holding a sit-in.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
Conversation: Ed Ruscha
Now on show at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, "Ed Ruscha: Road Tested" is a collection of photographs, paintings and prints inspired by the artist's love of driving across America.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
Health Reform Headlines: Administration Lays Groundwork for Health Care Fight
President Obama said he's open to efforts to "tweak" the new health care law, but said he was "not willing to just refight the battles of the last two years.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
'Emperor of All Maladies' Author Mukherjee Answers Your Questions
After our conversation with Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee about his new book, "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer," the author offered to answer some questions submitted by NewsHour viewers.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
Why the Best Part of the State of the Union Address Wasn't the Speech
Seldom have I watched the president's annual speech to the joint session of Congress with anticipation that had so little to do with the contents of the address itself.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
Remembering the Challenger Disaster: The Big 'Y'
All seven crew members were killed when the Challenger shuttle exploded during take-off on Jan.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
One Year Later, Strong Sales for iPad as New Competitors Eye Market
The iPad's introduction last year changed the market for the tablet computer as earlier models never really took off. As the iPad turns 1, Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Washington Post technology writer Rob Pegoraro about the device's impact on tablet computing and how it is fighting off a host of new rivals.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the late Dennis Oppenheim left public art projects in process.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
From the Pain in Spain to Taxes in Naxos: Merle Hazard's Euro-Serenades
All this week we've featured Country-and-Western economist Merle Hazard, warbling his way through the European debt debacle. He started with the pain in Spain and moved on through Erin Go Broke to the tune of "Danny Boy," Capital is Mobile ala Giuseppe Verdi, and, yesterday, an Ode to Joylessness in Germany.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Global Fund Backlash, Foreign Aid Poll
Executive Director of the Global Fund Michel Kazatchkine marches with AIDS advocates at the 2010 International AIDS Conference.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
Massive Protests Across Egypt, Economy Sees 4th Quarter Rise in GDP
Demonstrators in Cairo, Suez and Alexandria have continued their anti-government protests despite the government's warning of "decisive measures," the arrest of more than 1,000 people and the disabling of internet and mobile phone access.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
Biden Enjoying Vice Presidency, Friendship With Obama
Vice President Biden says running with Barack Obama in 2008 was "the best decision I've made."
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Nancy Reagan's Life in Photos
A visual timeline of Nancy Reagan's life.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Financial Crisis Commission Does Strike Some Common Ground
If you listened to their respective press conferences Thursday and heard the sometimes bitter tones in their voices, you might have thought that the Republican and Democratic members of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission didn't agree at all on some of the root causes of the crisis. And that's just not the case.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Financial Crisis Commission Divided Over Causes, Culprits Behind Meltdown
A bipartisan commission charged with investigating the causes of the financial crisis released its findings Thursday, but the members' conclusions fell along party lines. Judy Woodruff speaks with the chairman, Phil Angelides, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who was part of the dissenting Republican minority.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
News Wrap: Car Bomb at Iraqi Funeral Kills Dozens as Wave of Violence Continues
In other news Thursday, at least 48 people were killed and more than 120 wounded after a car bomb tore through a funeral in a predominantly Shiite section of Baghdad. Increasing violence in Iraq has killed more than 200 people this week. In South Africa, former President Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized for a collapsed lung.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Exclusive | Biden: Mubarak Is Not a Dictator, But People Have a Right to Protest
In an exclusive interview with Jim Lehrer, Vice President Joe Biden discussed the U.S. attitude toward intensifying anti-government protests in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, plus the White House's agenda for the economy and gun control, disagreements with Republicans and his relationship with President Obama.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Experimenting with the State of the Union and HTML5
In this year's State of the Union coverage, we added two twists that we hope you like. We worked with our friends at Universal Subtitles to subtitle and translate the speech into as many languages as possible through crowdsourcing. We also took the analysis in our Annotated State of the Union and synchronized it to the video.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Tea Time on Capitol Hill
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul started off Thursday's first meeting of the Senate Tea Party Caucus on Capitol Hill with this question: "Is the Tea Party still a force in America?"
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Conversation: Kevin MacDonald, Director of 'Life in a Day'
For "Life in a Day," a 90-minute documentary film, Kevin MacDonald, with help from a team of researchers, pieced together real-life footage selected from more than 80,000 YouTube submissions (which added up to over 4,500 hours of tape) all shot on July 24, 2010, from all over the globe.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Ode to Germany: Merle Hazard, Backed by Beethoven
Today's post introduces the fourth of country singer Merle Hazard's Euro-shanties, this one taking off on the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th. Teutonic C&W. Merle (if not Beethoven) will do anything to educationally amuse. So will we.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Watch Live: President Obama Answers Questions on YouTube
President Obama is answering user-submitted questions on his State of the Union address in a special interview on YouTube Thursday.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Astronomers Say They've Found Oldest Galaxy Yet
Hubble has peered back into the far-ancient past and spotted a tiny galaxy of blue stars, possibly the oldest ever seen, researchers reported in the journal Nature.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Google helps launch a new public digital archive of photos from the Holocaust.
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| Jan. 27, 2011
Possible '12 Opponents Romney, Palin Criticize Obama
Most national polls show former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney at or near the top of any potential Republican field in 2012, and Wednesday night he inched closer to announcing another run for president.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
In Chaos of Post-Earthquake Haiti, Artists Create Poetry Amid Rubble
On his recent reporting trip to Haiti, Jeffrey Brown explored the story of Haitian poets and artists surviving -- and creating -- amid the rubble of last year's earthquake.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
Despite Bipartisan Push, Parties' Differences Linger Over Spurring Growth
Republicans and Democrats agree on the need for growth -- but seem to perpetually disagree on how it can be achieved. Ray Suarez takes a closer look at the debate and the differences with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
News Wrap: House Passes Bill to Halt Public Financing for Presidential Campaigns
In other news Wednesday, the GOP-led House passed a bill that would end public financing for presidential campaigns. Republicans said it would save $617 million over 10 years. Also, the Federal Reserve said it will maintain efforts to boost the economy and will continue buying Treasury Bonds as part of a $600 billion program.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
Paul Solman on the Economics of the Union
What a relief: a SOTU address without the traditional partisan whack-a-mole standing ovations. "Date night's" civility - or, if you prefer, lack of passion - had the virtue of keeping Democrats and Republicans mostly in their seats.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
On the Road, President Continues State of the Union Message of Growth
A day after his State of the Union address focused on job creation and innovation, President Obama toured an energy technology firm to promote his economic message. Correspondent Kwame Holman recaps the day, then Gwen Ifill talks to public media reporters about how the president's message and the GOP response were received.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
State of the Union Reactions From Public Media Stations Around U.S.
Reactions continue to roll in regarding President Obama's latest State of the Union address ), plus the pair of responses from the GOP.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
Looking for an Elusive Middle Ground on Government Spending
For all the comity on display at the State of the Union address, finding a political middle ground on the issue of government spending looks tough.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
More from Poetry Amid the Rubble
More from Jeffrey Brown's last report from his recent trip to Haiti, one year after the earthquake.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, scientists say Nabokov's butterfly theory isn't fiction.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
Obama Road Tests Message on Economic Competitiveness in Wisc.
President Obama took his State of the Union message on the road Wednesday, traveling to Manitowoc, Wisc., to speak at Orion Energy Systems, a company that focuses on energy technology.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
The Hits Just Keep On Coming
By "hits," I mean Merle Hazard's Golden Newbie Euro-crisis Euro-tunes, as well as the Internet views that they've been garnering.Monday's post: The Pain in Spain Falls Plainly from Merle's Brain.Yesterday's: Erin Go Broke.And today, the world debut of the Joe Green classic, "Capital is Mobile."
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| Jan. 26, 2011
Help Translate the State of the Union
We're collaborating with the team at Universal Subtitles on a unique project around this year's State of the Union.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
State of the Union Has the Feel of a Re-election Launch
President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night was far closer to the launch of a re-election campaign than to a listing of policy prescriptions or a tough love conversation with the American people about the inevitable hard choices that are before us.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
Pence, Gillibrand, Brown and Gingrey React to the State of the Union Speech
The NewsHour spoke with lawmakers from both parties at the U.S. Capitol immediately following President Obama's State of the Union address for reactions to the speech.
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| Jan. 26, 2011
Annotated Republican Response to 2011 State of the Union
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan delivered the GOP response to President Obama's 2011 State of the Union address. Click on the red links to the left of the text to take a closer look his speech through expert analysis, NewsHour videos and more. The text of the remarks is as prepared for delivery and released by the GOP caucus.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Full Text of Obama's 2011 State of the Union
Following is the full text of President Obama's 2011 State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press office.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Annotated 2011 State of the Union Address
Click on the red links to the left of the text to take a closer look at President Obama's 2011 State of the Union address through expert analysis, NewsHour videos and more. The text of the remarks below is as prepared for delivery and released by the White House.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Gibbs on Deficit: 'We Did Not Get Into This Overnight'
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs talks to Gwen Ifill about spending and the budget deficit as part of a preview of President Obama's State of the Union address.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Telling the Story Behind Cancer
Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser talks to Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer," a history of the search for ways to treat cancer and how it has been perceived.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Shields and Gerson on Bipartisan Mood, Deficit Debate and GOP Response
Jim Lehrer previews the politics surrounding Tuesday's State of the Union address with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, from the cooperative spirit behind this year's seating chart to the Republican response and disagreements on issues like the deficit and economic growth.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Illinois Senators Cross Partisan Seating Divide
Judy Woodruff talks to two Illinois senators -- Democrat and majority whip Dick Durbin and newly-elected Republican Mark Kirk -- on why they will be seated together in a show of bipartisanship during the president's speech.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
News Wrap: Demonstrators in Cairo Clash With Police
Anti-government protesters clashed with police in Egypt's capital, hurling rocks and chanting slogans defying President Hosni Mubarak. In Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed retribution for a suicide bombing Monday at Moscow's largest airport. The attack killed at least 35 people.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Gibbs: President to Make 'Very Hard Choices' On Deficit
Gwen Ifill talks to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about the message the president hopes to convey to Congress and the American people in his State of the Union address.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
President Obama to Focus on Jobs, Government Spending in State of the Union
At the midpoint of his term, President Obama is expected to emphasize bipartisanship to address critical issues, including the economy and federal spending, as he reaches out to a Republican-dominated House of Representatives in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman has a preview.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Ask 'Emperor of All Maladies' Author Mukherjee Your Questions About Cancer
In his new book "The Emperor of all Maladies: A Biography of Cancer," oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee delves into the history and future of the disease.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Bipartisan Seating at State of the Union Pairs Odd Couples, Friendly Foes
Amid new calls for political civility, several lawmakers attending tonight's State of the Union have signed on to a bipartisan seating plan. The plan has led to some interesting seat pairings. We've asked the NewsHour's political team to help us recap a few of those "odd couples."
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Gun Rights Legislation Under Consideration in Several States
Gun legislation is back in the spotlight after the shooting in Tucson that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six. Long before the rampage hit the headlines, several states had been moving to broaden gun rights, arguing the way to ensure safer streets is to allow citizens to protect themselves.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Conversation: Frank Gehry's New World Center Opens in Miami
The New World Center in Miami is set to open Tuesday. Designed by architect Frank Gehry, the building will be the new home for the New World Symphony. Jeffrey Brown talks to the architect.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
The New World Center
Designed by architect Frank Gehry, the New World Center in Miami will be the new home for the New World Symphony.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Making Sen$e: Erin Go Broke
Today's post puts the economic woes of the Emerald Isle to music.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Erin Go Broke
Today's post puts the economic woes of the Emerald Isle to music. The lyrics are Hazard's, though I confess to have taken crack at them myself and then, at some risk to my ego, sent both sets of lyrics to several eminent economists for a vote, mine lost in a unanimous decision.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Academy Awards nominees were announced.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
President Obama to Offer 'Robust Agenda' in State of the Union
White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett took to the morning shows Tuesday to preview President Obama's State of the Union address, saying that the president will be presenting "a robust agenda that lends itself to strong bipartisan support."
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| Jan. 24, 2011
Emanuel Seeks Expedited Appeal After Judges Boot Him From Chicago Ballot
A panel of judges ruled Monday that former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's name cannot be included on the ballot for Chicago's mayoral race because he did not meet residency requirements in the two years leading up to his announcement. Ray Suarez examines the case with Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times.
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| Jan. 24, 2011
Fair Trial for Loughner Poses Big Challenge for Court System
Alleged Tucson shooter Jared Loughner appeared Monday in a Phoenix courtroom, where a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf. Gwen Ifill talks to Michael Kiefer of The Arizona Republic about the day's events, and then to Laurie Levenson of Loyola Law School for an in-depth look at the legal issues at play in the case.
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| Jan. 24, 2011
On Eve of State of the Union, Battles Loom Over Federal Spending Cuts
Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on debate in the House over steep spending cuts proposed by Republicans, and Jeffrey Brown looks at the fight over how to handle the nation's growing debt with Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute.
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| Jan. 24, 2011
News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Target Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq
In other news Monday, twin car bomb explosions killed at least 18 people south of Baghdad. Many of the dead were Shiite pilgrims traveling outside Karbala for annual religious rituals. In Tunisia, protests continued in the capital after allies of the former president kept leading roles in the newly formed interim government.
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| Jan. 24, 2011
Global Fund Defends Corruption Policies
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said Monday it has "zero tolerance" for corruption, and downplayed a media report claiming flagrant misuse of funds within some projects backed by the organization.
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| Jan. 24, 2011
NewsHour Connect: Hearing the Loughner Case
Judge Larry Alan Burns was selected to preside over the Jared Loughner case after all of Arizona's federal judges recused themselves from the case. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Amita Sharma of KPBS about what Judge Burns' background means for the trial.
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| Jan. 24, 2011
State of the Union: Live NewsHour Coverage On-Air, Online and Mobile
President Obama will address a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening to deliver his latest State of the Union address. No matter where you happen to be on Tuesday, the PBS NewsHour will bring you the most comprehensive coverage and analysis of the president's speech and the Republican response by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan.
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| Jan. 24, 2011
The Pain in Spain Falls Plainly from Merle's Brain
The first of this week's series of posts from the ever-melodic, ever-economic Merle Hazard debuts today: a ditty on the plight of Spain.
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| Jan. 24, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Together'
Charles Wright was born in Pickwick Dam, Tenn., in 1935 and was educated at Davidson College and the University of Iowa. He has written several books of poems, including most recently, "Outtakes" (2010); "Sestets: Poems" (2010); and the forthcoming "Bye-and-Bye: Selected Late Poems" (April 2011).
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| Jan. 24, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the New World Center in Miami, designed by architect Frank Gehry, is set to open Tuesday.
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| Jan. 24, 2011
Ahead of State of the Union, Drawing Battle Lines on Budget
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., took to the Sunday morning airwaves to draw the anticipated budget battle lines in the upcoming dominant debate in Washington as they pre-sponded to President Obama's State of the Union address.
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| Jan. 24, 2011
Accused Shooter Loughner to Appear in Court, Car Bombs Kill Iraqi Pilgrims
Jared Lee Loughner, the accused shooter in the Arizona shooting rampage, is expected in court Monday afternoon for a preliminary hearing on charges of murder and attempted murder.
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| Jan. 23, 2011
The Reagans Travel the World
Photos of President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan on trips around the world.
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| Jan. 23, 2011
Nancy Reagan's Stylish State Dinners
Photos of some of the extravagant state dinners hosted at the White House during the Reagan administration.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Recapping a Year of Growth, Innovation as PBS NewsHour Turns 1
Many of you have asked how the relaunched PBS NewsHour is doing now that we've celebrated our first birthday. The short answer is: very well. Simon Marks, president of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, recently recapped the past year of our evolution for TV critics' in Los Angeles. Here's a look at how we've changed on-air and online.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Shields and Brooks on GOP's Repeal Effort, Obama's Overtures to Business, China
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks sort through the week's top political news, including President Obama's outreach to big business and China's president, plus the Republican-led vote in the House to repeal last year's health reform law.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Now in Houston, Giffords Faces Myriad Therapies to Regain Simple Skills
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' ambulance passed scores of well-wishers as she was taken to Houston for the next phase of rehabilitation after being shot. Judy Woodruff discusses what therapies she faces with Dr. Alexander Dromerick of Georgetown University Hospital and Dr. Christina Kwasnica of St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Obama Presses for an Economy in 'Overdrive': Will Jobs Soon Follow?
President Obama on Friday named General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to lead a panel on job creation and economic competitiveness. Jeffrey Brown discusses the White House's evolving relationship with big business with former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich and John Makin of the American Enterprise Institute.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
The PBS NewsHour: A Year Into Our Newest Chapter
Many of you have asked how the relaunched PBS NewsHour is doing, now that we've celebrated our first birthday. The short answer is: very well.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
DeMint Becomes Latest to Boycott CPAC
Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., announced Friday he was skipping this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, siding with critics who feel the annual gathering of conservative activists has become too friendly with pro-gay and libertarian groups.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Merle Hazard Makes Sen$e: The Country Crooner Goes Global
Friday's post consists of a Web chat with the Elvis of economics, the Ferlin Husky of finance, the Charlie McCoy of micro, the Jimmy Dean of the dismal science -- star of the country-and-western macrocosm, investment adviser Jon Shayne who croons economics lessons under the nom de country, Merle Hazard.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Kennedy, King and the Power of Words
I am not such a fan of celebrating anniversaries for their own sake. Much of what we say on such occasions is rote - if not trite - and the true meaning of observance is easily lost. But there were two occasions this week that made me rethink
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Conversation: Sundance Film Festival
This year's Sundance Film Festival runs from Jan. 20 to 30. Jeffrey Brown talks to two people who work year-round to put it together: John Cooper, the festival director; and Trevor Groth, the director of programming.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Crowds Gather as Motorcade Transfers Giffords From Hospital to Airport
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is being transported from Tucson to Houston for further rehabilitation, another step in a long journey to recovery after being shot in the head at a constituent meet-and-greet event earlier this month at a grocery story. Well-wishers gathered along her ambulance's route as she headed to an airport.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Health Headlines: What's Next for the Reform Law?
After passing a repeal, Republicans plan to use legislative and political tools to try to slow implementation and starve funding of the bill over the next two years.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Push for USAID Cuts, Rotavirus Successes
Republicans push for cuts in international development funding, flooding leads to food shortage in Sri Lanka, transgender killings in Honduras raise alarm.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the GOP releases a proposal for cutting the national budget that would eliminate the NEA, the NEH and the CPB.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
President Hu Visits Chicago, Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Istanbul
Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Chicago on the second stop of his state visit to the United States, visiting a prep school and an exhibit on Chinese companies operating in the Midwest.
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| Jan. 21, 2011
President Obama Taps GE's Immelt to Head New Jobs Panel
President Obama has picked Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, to head a new jobs panel.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
50 Years Later, JFK's Inaugural Address Continues to Resonate
On the 50th anniversary of his inauguration, watch an excerpt of John F. Kennedy's famous speech on the steps of the Capitol that began his presidency on Jan. 20, 1961.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
50 Years Later, Indelible Images of Kennedy's Inauguration
LIFE presents rare and never-seen photos from the event, and from the star-studded parties before and after.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Mayors Meet With Obama About Economic Crunch, Infrastructure Needs
Judy Woodruff talks to Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett and Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx about their meeting Thursday with President Obama and Vice President Biden, where they addressed how to cope with the economic crunch facing cities across the U.S.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Amid Hu's U.S. Visit, How Do China's Youth View Rest of World?
As Chinese President Hu continues his state visit to the U.S., Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News gets views from several students at Renmin University in Beijing on whether he should make any concessions on human rights or the Chinese currency. Also, what do young Chinese people think of the outside world?
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| Jan. 20, 2011
News Wrap: 3 Suicide Bombings in Iraq Kill at Least 51, Wound 180
In other news Thursday, at least 51 people died when three suicide bombers blew up cars near Karbala, targeting Shia pilgrims traveling for the festival of Arbaeen. Elsewhere, more than 100 people were arrested in New York and New England, in what prosecutors called one of the largest organized-crime crackdowns in FBI history.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Kennedy's Inauguration Still Captivates, 50 Years Later
On the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy inauguration, we look back on President Kennedy's speech, as well as some never-before-seen photos from the event.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
As China's Economy Grows, How Hard Should U.S. Push on Currency, Human Rights?
Continuing his U.S. visit, Chinese President Hu Jintao met with political and business leaders. Jeffrey Brown evaluates the final day of his visit and the impact on the business world with Myron Brilliant of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Thea Lee of the AFL-CIO and Yukon Huang of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
House Ways and Means Among Panels Working on Health Reform Alternatives
The House Ways and Means Committee announced Thursday that its first hearing will be on Wednesday, one day after President Obama's State of the Union address.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Why Is JFK's Legacy So Enduring?
Americans love to take note of anniversaries, both good and bad. This week, many are remembering President John F. Kennedy's Inauguration, 50 years later.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Conservative Republicans Target $2.5 Trillion in Federal Budget Cuts
Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; Getty Images file photoMembers of the Republican Study Committee, the conservative caucus among House Republicans, unveiled Thursday the Spending Reduction Act of 2011, a sweeping list of spending cuts the group says could trim $2.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Education and Health Targets for State Budget Cuts
Several governors throughout the country have announced their budget proposals for 2011.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
As Republicans Push Health Reform Repeal, How Do Americans View Law?
In terms of keeping promises, Wednesday's vote to repeal the health reform law stands as a significant checkmark on the House Republican agenda, but what does it mean outside of Washington? Maybe not as much as GOP leaders hope, according to the Patchwork Nation project.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
President Hu Touts 'Common Interests' in Remarks to Business Leaders
On the heels of a joint news conference with President Obama, a state dinner and meetings with congressional leaders, Chinese President Hu Jintao delivered remarks to American and Chinese business leaders on Thursday in Washington.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Desolate Detroit: The Forsaken City
In its heyday, it boasted nearly two million people, the world's premier automobile industry, the world's most popular music , and perhaps the country's most prosperous black middle class.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Desolate Detroit: The Forsaken City
In its heyday it boasted nearly two million people; the world's premier industry (autos); the world's most popular music (Motown); and perhaps the country's most prosperous black middle class.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Washington National Opera will merge with the Kennedy Center.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
Hu to Meet With Congressional Leaders, S. Korea Accepts North's Idea for Talks
Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Obama at a news conference Wednesday at the White House.
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| Jan. 20, 2011
At Midpoint of Presidency, Obama Is on the Upswing
In the aftermath of the tragic shootings in Tucson and following a lame-duck congressional session full of positive headlines for the White House, President Obama "is riding a surge of public support," according to Jonathan Weisman and Danny Yadron of the Wall Street Journal.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
House Votes to Repeal Health Reform Law
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal last year's landmark health reform legislation -- a mostly symbolic vote since the Democratic-led Senate is unlikely to pass repeal and might not even consider the measure.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
NOVA's 'Making Stuff' Explores Spinning of Steel-Strength Spider Silk
NOVA and New York Times technology columnist David Pogue look at innovative technologies for stronger, sleeker future products, including Kevlar, nanotubes and "invisibility cloaks."
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| Jan. 19, 2011
In NBC-Comcast Merger, Concerns Linger Over Concentration of Media Power
Ray Suarez and Jessica Vascellaro of The Wall Street Journal examine the marriage of the nation's largest cable and Internet provider with one of the largest entertainment companies in a $30 billion deal approved by the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
GM, Detroit Pinning Hopes for Future on Chevy Volt
As part of his ongoing reporting on "Making Sen$e" of financial news, business correspondent Paul Solman travels to Detroit for an update on General Motors' electric car, the Chevy Volt, and examines how the company and the city are hoping it will usher in an economic revival.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
House Republicans Pass Health Reform Repeal as Democrats Defend Law
House Republicans fulfilled a campaign promise Wednesday, passing what was largely viewed as a symbolic repeal of the health care reform law. The measure is not likely to clear the Senate. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the day's events, then Gwen Ifill talks to Political Editor David Chalian about the politics behind the debate.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
News Wrap: Lieberman Confirms Departure From Senate
In other news Wednesday, former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman officially announced that he will not run for a fifth Senate term in 2012. Lieberman, who won re-election as an independent said it's time to move on.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
Will U.S.-China Talks Reset Tone in a Competitive Relationship?
Jeffrey Brown examines the undertones of the meetings between Presidents Hu and Obama with Susan Shirk of the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, George Washington University's David Shambaugh and Minxin Pei of Claremont McKenna College.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
Obama, Hu Talk Up Cooperation, But Big Differences Persist
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed Wednesday to seek common ground while acknowledging that both nations are major competitors in the world market. Jeffrey Brown has more.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
Obama, Hu Emphasize Cooperation
President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao answered reporters' questions in a news conference at the White House Wednesday after meeting with business leaders from both countries. Both presidents emphasized cooperation and the need for a positive relationship between the two powers.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
Health Reform Debate Revisited: What's the Tone in a New Congress?
House Republicans are delivering on a campaign promise that helped fuel their many of election victories last year by debating a measure to repeal last year's health reform law.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
Philadelphia Among City Economies Riding Out the Highs and Lows
As 2011 dawns in Philadelphia, City Hall arguably finds itself in the best economic condition it has seen in years. After facing billion-dollar shortfalls, the city budget is reportedly on the path to being balanced this year -- perhaps even with a small surplus.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
The Onion News Network Takes On TV
"The Onion News Network," a 30-minute, weekly television program, will debut on IFC on Friday. The show comes on the heels of "SportsDome," which premiered on Comedy Central and satirizes the round-the-clock coverage of sports channels like ESPN.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
David Pogue Learns What Goes Into 'Making Stuff'
NOVA has enlisted the help of New York Times technology reporter David Pogue to answer the question: 'What will the future be made of?' The new miniseries called "Making Stuff" is a four-part look at the materials and innovative technologies that will make things stronger, smaller, cleaner and smarter.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough speaks out about the "A Fire In My Belly" controversy.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
Buzz Words in 2020 Will Be Same as in 18th Century. Economically-Speaking
I have two new grandchildren, ages 2 and 1. They are constantly outgrowing or wearing out their clothes. Happily, their parents can replace them at affordable cost because of low-price imports from China and beyond. That is the argument for free trade -- as it applies to our family, at least.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
Chinese President Hu Kicks Off Visit, Haiti Charges Former Dictator Duvalier
Chinese President Hu Jintao will spend Wednesday meeting with President Obama at the White House before a state dinner in the evening on the second day of his visit to Washington.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
Sen. Lieberman to Bow Out, Will Not Run for Re-election in 2012
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., has had one of the more fascinating career trajectories of any modern political leader. According to several Democratic sources, Lieberman plans to announce that he will not seek re-election in 2012.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
'Minds on the Edge' Explores Public Policy Hurdles of Mental Illness
The "Minds on the Edge" seminar, hosted by Fred Friendly and airing on many public broadcasting stations, explores the public policy dilemmas facing some people with mental illness and the communities in which they live.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
How Will Steve Jobs' Latest Hiatus Affect Apple, Tech World?
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announced his third medical leave in the past decade, a year and a half after he returned following a liver transplant. Gwen Ifill talks with Troy Wolverton, who covers technology for the San Jose Mercury News, about why his latest departure could have such a significant impact on the business world.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
How Currency Choices 'Made in China' Have Big Impact on U.S. Economy
Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the ongoing dispute between the U.S. and China over currency and trade. Amid its trade deficit with China, the U.S. wants to pressure the Chinese to let their currency, the renminbi, rise in value instead of pegging it to the dollar.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
House Leaders Frame Next Steps for Round 2 of Health Reform Debate
On a day when debate began on the House floor over whether to repeal the health care law passed last year, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer both met with the media in separate news conferences.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
News Wrap: Suicide Bombing Kills Dozens in Iraq, Unrest Continues in Tunisia
In other news Tuesday, a suicide bomber killed 52 and injured at least 150 outside a police-recruiting station in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit. In Tunisia, protests continued in the country's capital as four ministers quit the newly formed unity government.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
Despite Long Odds, GOP-Led House Takes Aim at Health Reform Repeal
The GOP-led House of Representatives restarted debate Tuesday over repealing last year's health reform bill, but the measure is not expected to clear the Senate. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the day's developments, and Judy Woodruff gets more from Republican Dan Lungren of California and Democrat Anthony Weiner of New York.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
Slide Show: A 20th Century Salon That Paired Painters and Poets
"Tibor de Nagy Gallery Painters and Poets," an exhibit that shows the creative fulmination of the New York School of poets and artists, is currently on show through March 5, 2011.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
Hu's Visit Highlights U.S.-China Rivalry, Need for Pragmatism
Chinese President Hu Jintao is headed to Washington to meet with President Obama at the White House, a reciprocal visit of sorts after President Obama traveled to Beijing in November 2009.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
The Answer to the Exchange Rate Debate: Chinese Inflation
The Chinese currency debate has developed a new twist in recent months: Chinese inflation.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad Not Seeking Re-Election
North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad, who has served in the Senate for the last 24 years, said Tuesday that he will not seek re-election next year, marking the first Democratic senator to announce his or her retirement ahead of the 2012 election.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
House Takes Up Health Reform Repeal
With Congress returning to scheduled business this week, the House of Representatives, led by Speaker John Boehner, is set to take up a proposed repeal of the health care reform law.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a university creates the first graduate program in curating performance art.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
Congress Starts Up Repeal of Health Care Reform Law
The House of Representatives returns to work Tuesday after putting legislative business on hold for a week to reflect on the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson, Ariz., that left six people dead and 13 others wounded, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
Obama to Meet With China's President, Attack Kills 45 Iraqi Police Recruits
Chinese President Hu Jintao is headed to Washington on Tuesday in preparation for a series of meetings with President Obama and a state dinner.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
H1N1 Gives Clues to Universal Flu Vaccine
Researchers found that the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza produced antibodies that provide protection from several flu strains.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
Students Remember King's 'I Have a Dream' Speech
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., fourth graders gathered on the Lincoln Memorial's steps to commemorate his famous speech in 1963 and the nation's civil rights movement.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
Giffords' Case Offers Insight on Mysteries of the 'Changeable' Brain
The treatment of severe brain injuries has garnered increased attention in the wake of the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
News Wrap: Giffords May Soon Move to Rehabilitation
A synopsis of the day's other top news stories.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
Weekly Poem: From 'Fugue'
Elizabeth Alexander was born in Harlem, raised in Washington, D.C., and attended Yale University, where she now teaches African American Studies. She is the author of six books of poems, including most recently, "Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010."
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| Jan. 17, 2011
What We're Reading: Worm Bots, Dark Energy and Climate Psychology
Why Dire Climate Warnings Boost Skepticism: Dire predictions on climate change don't seem to be working.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
State Budget Cuts Slash Mental Health Funding
Over the past ten days, the story of 22-year-old Jared Loughner, the alleged gunman in the Tucson shootings, has unfolded on news outlets throughout the world.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
Desolate Detroit- The Forsaken City
For a city that was once electrified by Motown, the auto industry and nearly two million people, much of Detroit has now been resigned to dereliction. While pockets of growth and refurbishment spring up across the city, more than 60,000 buildings -- over half of which were once homes -- are vacant, and many have been abandoned.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
Poll: Support for Health Care Repeal Drops
As the House of Representatives gears up to vote this week on a proposed repeal of the health care reform bill, public support for the move is falling.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
Promises, Promises: The Public Pension Pinch
Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we have compiled archival videos, documentaries, commentaries, discussions and reports about his life, legacy and the Civil Rights movement.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
Promises, Promises: The Public Pension Pinch
There is certainly a revolt of sorts against public employees and especially their pensions, pensions promised by government officials who figured they'd be long gone by the time the obligations came due. Look at California. Taxpayers, public pensioners, and creditors (bondholders) remain on a collision course.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a Vermont sculptor sent mini bronzes of Martin Luther King Jr. to the President and others to celebrate the holiday.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
Giffords' Condition Upgraded to Serious
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier makes a surprise visit after 25 years in exile; new riots break out in Tunis ahead of government announcement.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
What Worries Economists in 2011: From Lower Housing Prices To a Crisis in Europe
This will not come as news to our Twitter followers , but we spent last weekend at the annual economics convention, held this year in Denver.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Shields and Brooks on Obama's Tucson Speech, Calls for Political Civility
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's news, including the president's address at the Tucson memorial service.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Giffords' Staff Keeps Office Open While Coping With Shooting's Aftermath
Members of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' staff have kept her office open, even as the Congresswoman fights to recover from a gunman's attack. Tom Bearden reports from Tucson.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
U.S. Turns to China for 'Real Action' on North Korea, Other Issues
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges China to enforce U.N. sanctions against North Korea in a major policy address Friday. Margaret Warner, in Seoul, speaks with South Korea's national security adviser, and describes South Korea's tougher line toward the North, and what's behind it.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Doctors Encouraged by Giffords' Recovery Progress
In the day's other headlines, recovery and remembrance continued in Tucson and a memorial service took place in Washington for Richard Holbrooke, a veteran diplomat who died in December.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Republican Party Ousts Steele, Elects Priebus Chairman
It took seven rounds of balloting, but when all the votes were finally tallied Friday the early frontrunner to replace Michael Steele as chairman of the Republican National Committee secured the party's top job.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
RNC Chairman Michael Steele Drops Bid For Second Term
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has ended his candidacy for a second term.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Conversation: Haitian Literature Is a Living Art
American readers may be familiar with the work of Haiti ex-pat Edwidge Danticat, but who are the voices we miss? And what is the role of literature and poetry in the life of the average Haitian citizen?
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| Jan. 14, 2011
President Obama Remembers Ambassador Holbrooke
President Obama was joined by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, and a crowd of dignitaries Friday at the Kennedy Center for a service honoring Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
At Arizona Hospital, Spontaneous Vigil Grows
University Memorial Hospital, where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in intensive care, was chaotic. Frustrated police officers did their best to direct heavy traffic through a maze of satellite trucks and news vehicles that lined every nearby street.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Patchwork Nation: The Gun Law Divide
When Congress returns to Washington to begin work in earnest following the shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 other people in Tucson, gun control advocates will likely be making the case for new measures.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Malaria Vaccine, Haiti One Year Later
A study published this week showed an experimental vaccine cut the risk of children contracting malaria by 46 percent for 15 months.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, experimental theater pioneer Ellen Stewart has passed away at 91.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Biden Chooses Clinton Vet as New Chief of Staff
Vice President Joe Biden announced today that Bruce Reed, who was most recently executive director of the Simpson-Bowles debt commission and is a veteran of the Clinton administration, will replace Ron Klain as his chief of staff.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Of Symbols and Meaning: Part Two
Last week in this space, I mused about how quick we can be to over interpret events and ascribe tenuous meaning to actions that so often defy explanation.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
What Worries Economists in 2011: From Lower Housing Prices To a Crisis in Europe
Paul Solman does his annual roundup of economists and academics. This year Paul asks: What has surprised you most, and what most worries you looking ahead?
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| Jan. 14, 2011
Health Reform Watch: After Tragedy, House Resumes Repeal Agenda
After Shooting, House Resumes Repeal AgendaHouse Republicans said Thursday that the House will take up a vote to repeal the health care reform law next week, resuming their legislative agenda one week after it was delayed by the shooting of Rep.
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| Jan. 14, 2011
RNC Chief Steele Meets His Political Fate
It's Election Day for the 168 members of the Republican National Committee. They will head into a hotel ballroom just outside of Washington Friday afternoon to select a new face as leader of the party until a presidential nominee emerges from the still undefined pack.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
Obama's Call for Civil Discourse Resonates Around the Country
Reporters give a broader reaction to the president's speech on the Tucson tragedy from public broadcasting stations in New York, Ohio, California, and Oklahoma.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
Wasserman-Schultz on Giffords' Progress and the 'Power of Friendship'
Jeffrey Brown talks to Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Fla., a friend and colleague of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who was with her when she opened her eyes in the hospital.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
Obama Speech Evokes Emotional Moments in Tucson
Tom Bearden reports from Tucson on thoughts and feelings after President Obama's speech remembering the victims of Saturday's shooting rampage.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
Portraits of Loughner Reveal Descent Into Disruptive Behavior
Ray Suarez talks to David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post and Kirk Johnson of the New York Times about what friends and neighbors are saying about alleged Tucson gunman Jared Loughner's mental state and background.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
Youngest Victim of Tucson Shooting Laid to Rest
Mourners remembered 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green Thursday in Tucson, the first of the funerals for the six victims killed on Saturday. Doctors treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said there were signs of progress in her recovery.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
Veteran Texas Senator to Retire in 2012
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, announced Thursday that she will not run for a fifth term in 2012, leaving a wide-open Republican primary.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
Pawlenty Appears Primed for a White House Run
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's whirlwind media tour swept through Washington, D.C., Thursday, the city he hopes to make his home a little more than two years from now.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
New Early Dinosaur Fossils Shift Family Tree
Scientists have discovered a four-foot-long, meat-eating dinosaur, with serrated teeth and long finger bones, that roamed the earth some 230 million years ago.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
More Than One Million Homes Foreclosed on in 2010
We've devoted a fair portion of our reporting over the past year to home ownership and foreclosure.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
For Haitian Writers, Identity is Wrapped up in History and Hope
In Haiti, not only was reading certain books dangerous, but writers were commonly known to be the agitators of dissent, those who -- with the spark of a word -- might ignite an upheaval in the minds and hearts of the masses.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, a Swedish takeoff of "The Catcher in the Rye" is banned in Canada and the U.S.
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| Jan. 13, 2011
The Morning Line: President Obama's Call For Civility
The Morning Line starts off this Thursday with a look at some of the reporting on President Obama's remarks at Wednesday's memorial service in Tucson.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Obama Delivers 'Intensely Personal' Tucson Speech
Gwen Ifill gets perspective on President Obama's Tucson speech from historians Ellen Fitzpatrick And Michael Beschloss; Kari Watkins, the Executive Director Of The Oklahoma City National Memorial And Museum; and The Reverend Janet Vincent of Saint Columbia's Episcopal Church In Washington, D.C.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
President Obama Calls For Talk That Heals, Not Wounds
President Obama traveled to Tucson Wednesday to help memorialize those who died in the shooting rampage that took place there last Saturday, and to honor those who are still struggling with their wounds.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Full Speech: Obama Urges Civility at Tucson Memorial
President Obama joined thousands of mourners at the University of Arizona's McKale Center to remember the victims of Saturday's shooting in Tucson.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Full Coverage: Memorial in Tucson
The NewsHour is planning live streaming online coverage of Wednesday's Tucson memorial service at 8 p.m. ET, followed by a special edition of the broadcast.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Honor Roll: Tucson Shooting Tragedy
On Wednesday's NewsHour, we remembered the victims from last Saturday's shooting in Tucson.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
In Times of Tragedy, Presidents Often Called on as 'Comforters-In-Chief'
President Obama's address in Tucson will echo a broader role presidents must play as leaders of national mourning. Jim Lehrer looks back on presidential responses to national crises with historian Michael Beschloss and Ellen Fitzpatrick, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Communities Torn by Tragedy, Violence Seek to Redefine 'Normal'
All too often, the country has mourned tragedies like the Tucson shooting spree through major memorials and services. After a report from Tom Bearden in Tucson, a panel reflects on how communities recover from unexpected violence.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Lebanon's Governing Coalition Collapses
Cabinet ministers from Hezbollah resigned from Lebanon's governing coalition and Haiti marked one year since a powerful earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Should Security Be Increased for Lawmakers?
Judy Woodruff examines the impact of Saturday's shooting on other members of Congress with Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Nation Remembers Victims of Tucson Shootings
At a memorial service on the University of Arizona campus, President Obama will remember the victims of Saturday's shooting and honor those still recovering from their injuries.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Arizona Tragedy Reveals Complexities of American Attitudes Toward Guns
Last weekend's tragedy in Tucson has stirred up several conversations, including one about the nation's gun laws.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
In Haiti, 'Rhythm Rests in Our Marrow'
Music is the tenor of Haitian cultural life, carved out of the oppression of slavery and the desire to live freely, writes Haitian-American poet and scholar Patrick Sylvain. It represents a cultural ethos based upon human reality.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Photo Essay: Politicians Targeted by Assassins
The shooting of Rep.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Politicians Targeted by Assassins
Law enforcement is calling the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the murder of six others in Tucson, Ariz.., an assassination attempt. We take a look at some of the failed and successful assassinations of American presidents and members of Congress throughout history.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
In Arizona, Varying Views on Gun Ownership
The Arizona shootings have renewed the debate over gun rights and restrictions and the easy access to weapons in some states.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Ai Weiwei's million dollar Shanghai studio has been torn down by Chinese authorities.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
Remembering Victims in Tucson, Haiti Marks Anniversary of Quake
President Obama is traveling to Tucscon for a memorial service for those killed and injured in the Saturday shooting rampage. Doctors say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is breathing on her own and are "hopeful" about her condition.
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| Jan. 12, 2011
President Obama Set to Address Nation at Memorial Service
President Obama is set to deliver remarks about Saturday's shooting rampage in front of thousands at a memorial service Wednesday evening on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, with millions more Americans watching around country, all listening for words of compassion, strength and hope.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
For Some Young Men, a Dangerous Age for Mental Illness
The shooting in Arizona has, once again, focused attention on a young man with possible mental illness who slipped through the cracks. But why is it that so many of these perpetrators are young men?
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| Jan. 11, 2011
Oil Spill Probe Reveals Need to Balance Precautions, Profits
Ray Suarez talks to the chairmen of the president's oil spill commission about how companies can adopt practices to lower the risk of another massive oil spill like the one that devastated the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
In Loughner Case, Missed Signals and a Troubled Mental Past
Friends, neighbors and classmates recall a troubled Jared Lee Loughner, prone to angry outbursts and anti-social behavior. A panel of mental health experts discusses the missed signals and challenges of cases like Loughner's.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
Tucson Community Still in Shock After Shooting
Christopher Conover was one of the first reporters on the scene in Tucson and has been covering the tragic event and community response for Arizona Public Media.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
Gun Rights, Restrictions Under Scrutiny After Arizona Shooting
Arizona's gun laws are being examined in light of the Tucson tragedy as details emerge about how alleged gunman Jared Lee Loughner obtained the weapons.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
Australia Floods Spur Calls to Evacuate
Tim Ewart of Independent News reports from Australia, where thousands have been told to flee powerful flooding.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
Doctors Have High Hopes for Giffords' Recovery
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords showed signs of a promising recovery Tuesday. Gwen Ifill has the latest on the lawmaker's condition and the investigation into the Arizona shooting.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
Loughner Family Offers Statement on Arizona Shooting
The family of Arizona shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner has issued a statement on the rampage that left six people dead and 14 others wounded.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
How Close Are We to Finding an Earthlike Planet?
The Kepler Space telescope has found a small, rocky planet, the smallest yet to be orbiting a star outside our solar system, scientists announced Monday at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
What IF the Banking System Failed?
Paul Solman answers questions on the Business Desk.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
In Haiti, Art Remains a Solid Cornerstone
This week, Haitian-American poet and scholar Patrick Sylvain will be writing for Art Beat about his home country and its art, its history and future, and how its artists are surviving in the earthquake's aftermath.
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Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Dali Museum reopens in a new home.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
Reporter's Notebook: Memories from Haiti, One Year After the Quake
Ray Suarez in Haiti, July 2010This past summer, I stood at the edge of a fetid pool of standing water.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
Haitian Police Struggle to Combat Gang Violence
When last year's earthquake struck Haiti, more than four thousand inmates escaped from prison.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
Loughner Described as Troubled Loner, Biden Meets with Karzai in Afghanistan
Jared Lee Loughner, accused of killing six people and wounding 14 others, including Rep.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
As Rhetoric Swirls, Political Centrists Look to Seize Moment
Before President and Mrs. Obama touch down in Tucson, Ariz., Wednesday to lead the country in a memorial for the victims of the shooting rampage there, the Obama administration will work carefully to determine just how much they want the president to delve into the political debate that has been spawned by these tragic events.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Suspect Confesses to Murdering Pakistani Politician
In other developments of the day, a man confessed to shooting the governor of Punjab province in Pakistan and Vice President Biden arrived in Kabul on a surprise visit.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Giffords Faces Uncertain Road for Medical Recovery
Judy Woodruff gets more on the medical condition of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords from Dr. Peter Rhee, the chief of trauma and emergency surgery at University Medical Center in Tucson.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Brown on California Budget Cuts: 'Better to Take Our Medicine Now'
While the nation was transfixed by the tragedy in Tucson, California's new governor, Jerry Brown, announced Monday a plan that could dramatically alter the state's welfare, health care, education and other programs.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Arizona Attack Puts Power of Political Rhetoric Back in the Spotlight
The tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz., has revived the debate on the power of words and the state of political rhetoric. Jim Lehrer gets the views of columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks as well as Professors Beverly Gage of Yale and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the University of Pennsylvania.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Tucson Reels From Shooting Tragedy, Plans Public Memorial Service
Tucson's Mayor Robert Walkup gives details on how the city of Tucson is handling a gunman's attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and offers new details on plans for a public memorial service.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Arizona Shooting Suspect Makes First Court Appearance
Tom Bearden reports from Tucson on the aftermath of Saturday's shooting massacre, which killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords gravely wounded.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Gunshot Wound Survivor: 'There Is Life After an Injury Like This'
Ian Stewart, a journalist who was shot in the head 12 years ago while covering the civil war in Sierra Leone, talks about his experience with a traumatic brain injury.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Haiti Reconstruction Aid Falls Short, New Figures Show
New figures on reconstruction aid to Haiti reveal that while billions have been pledged, international donors were slow to deliver funds in 2010.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Tom DeLay Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Tex., who was found guilty on charges of money laundering in November, was sentenced to three years in prison by a Texas judge Monday.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Abigail Washburn Uses Banjo as Tool for Diplomacy
For over a decade Abigail Washburn, a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player, knew she wanted to help improve Chinese-American relations. She just never thought she'd be doing it through song.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'The Winter's Wife'
Jennifer Chang is the author of "The History of Anonymity" (Georgia, 2008). A Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of Virginia, she co-chairs the advisory board of Kundiman, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and promotion of Asian American poetry.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Library of Congress is swingin' for a huge donation of vintage recordings.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Political Checklist: Reaction to Shooting of Rep. Giffords, Others in Arizona
In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff reflect on Saturday's shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz, and 19 others at a political meet-and-greet in Tucson on Saturday.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Ariz. Gunman Appears in Court on Five Charges
Jared Lee Loughner, accused of shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and 19 others at a meet-and-greet event outside a store in Tucson, appeared in court Monday on a total of five charges.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Video: White House Observes Moment of Silence
President Obama called for a national moment of silence to remember the six victims killed in the Arizona attack at a political event.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Shooting Suspect Loughner Due in Court, Obama Calls for Moment of Silence
Jared Lee Loughner, the 22-year-old accused of shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and killing six people at a political event in Tucson, is scheduled to appear in court Monday. President Obama called for a national moment of silence to remember the victims.
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| Jan. 10, 2011
Shooting of Rep. Giffords Pauses Partisan Rhetoric in Washington
A week that looked to be full of heated partisan rhetoric as Republicans work to repeal the health care reform law will instead have a much more subdued tone.
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| Jan. 8, 2011
Congresswoman Shot by Gunman in Arizona
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was shot in the head by a gunman Saturday in Tucson, Ariz., the Associated Press is reporting.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
Oil and Oysters: Testing Continues in Louisiana After Gulf Disaster
The Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals adopted a sophisticated two-tiered testing system to examine how safe oysters are for human consumption. Bill Rodman from Louisiana Public Broadcasting reports on their findings.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
Shields and Brooks on the New Congress, Obama's Staff Revamp
The 112th Congress has convened and President Obama has started making big changes to his senior staff. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks assess these and other top political headlines.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
New to Washington, Ohio's Renacci Aims to Keep Outsider Perspective
In the second in a series of conversations with members of the new Republican House majority, Ray Suarez shadows incoming Rep. Jim Renacci, a former car dealer from Northeastern Ohio, as he and his family travel to Washington to settle him into his new home and office ahead of a busy initiation into the ways of Congress.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
News Wrap: GOP Advances Attempt to Repeal Health Reform
In other news Friday, the new Republican majority in the House took a formal step in an attempt to repeal health care reform. Democrats fired back, saying millions of Americans will be hurt if the law is repealed. In Afghanistan, a suicide bomber killed 17 people in a bathhouse near the Pakistan border.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
Jobless Reading Holds Bright Spots, But Many Quit Searching
Employers added 103,000 new jobs in December and unemployment dropped to 9.4%, but the recovery fell short of forecasts. Judy Woodruff looks behind the numbers with Catherine Mann of Brandeis University and John Challenger, CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement firm.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
Health Reform Watch: Repeal Vote Set for Wednesday
House Sets up Wednesday Vote on RepealThe showdown over health care reforms continues.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
Where Does the Tea Party Stand With Americans, New Congress?
At the dawn of a new Congress, how much influence does the Tea Party hold with lawmakers and the American people? We break down a Pew poll by Patchwork Nation's 12 community types.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
December's Job Numbers: Do They Represent All Job Seekers?
Paul Solman writes about the latest jobs reading: "I was all set to label our monthly post on the unemployment data 'Hold Your Horses' or 'Not So Fast,' a warning not to overplay the apparently sizable drop in the unemployment rate from 9.8 percent to 9.4. But a scan of the world's headlines shows that I needn't have worried."
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| Jan. 7, 2011
The New York Times' Ben Brantley Previews Upcoming Theater Season
New York Times chief theater critic Ben Brantley previews the shows to watch out for in New York and on stages across the country.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
Of Symbols and Meaning: Or, How to Read Too Much Into Anything
Just a few weeks before Christmas in 1996, I was seated in the front row in an auditorium at the Old Executive Office Building across from the White House.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
Strategic Default: Immoral or Not?
Rounding out our series today, those of you considering strategic default might find particular encouragement from the web chat with law professor Brent White of the University of Arizona, who thinks it is both legally and morally okay.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
Friday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, the Asian Art Museum is saved by San Fransisco.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.4%, U.S. Warns People Named in Cable Leaks
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday that unemployment had fallen by 0.
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| Jan. 7, 2011
Obama to Name Sperling as Head of National Economic Council
President Obama is set to name Gene Sperling as director of the National Economic Council. Sperling currently serves as counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and headed the council during the Clinton administration.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Oil Disaster Report Preview Spreads Blame, Offers Stark Warning
President Obama's commission on the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster has released a preview of its final report, warning that a similar disaster to the Deepwater Horizon rig blast could happen again if reforms aren't made. Ray Suarez speaks with Joel Achenbach of The Washington Post for more on the findings.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Ways and Means Chairman Camp: 'We Will Have $100 Billion in Cuts'
Judy Woodruff talks to Republican Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, who serves as the new chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, about budget-cutting goals, raising the federal debt limit and what the GOP can expect to accomplish regarding the health care reform law.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
House Reads Constitution, Trims Budgets as GOP Targets Health Reform
A busy second day of the 112th Congress began with a reading of the Constitution on the House floor. Though some Democrats joined in the reading, the parties sparred over the deficit with Democrats' asserting that budget-cut exemptions could add to the shortfall and Republicans pledging to overturn the health care reform law.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
News Wrap: Daley Named White House Chief of Staff; al-Sadr Back in Iraq
In other news Thursday, William Daley, part of a Chicago political dynasty, was named White House chief of staff. Also, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who commanded a militia combating U.S. and Iraqi troops, returned to Iraq from four years of exile. His political movement is now part of Iraq's new government.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Gates on Pentagon Cuts, Implementing DADT, China's Military Build-up
As federal deficits rise, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is looking to cut spending by close to $100 billion in the next five years, a sign that even the Pentagon's massive budget is subject to government-wide belt tightening. He discusses the new budgetary measures, his China trip and "don't ask, don't tell" with Jim Lehrer.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Gates Aims for 'Culture of Savings and Restraint' at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday outlined a plan to slow the rate of growth of military spending, in hopes of saving $78 billion over five years. Jim Lehrer has more on what would be cut and when.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Gates: Pentagon Must Do Its Part in Deficit Reduction
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that he'd cut $78 billion from the Pentagon's budget in the coming five years. Watch a preview of his interview with Jim Lehrer.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Journal: Study That Linked Vaccine and Autism Was 'Fraudulent'
A study that linked the Measles, Mumps & Rubella vaccine to autism was "fraudulent," and based on manipulated data and patient records, according to an investigation published Thursday in the British Medical Journal.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Methane-Munching Bacteria Ate Potent Gas From Gulf Oil Leak at Top Speed
As soon as oil began spewing into Gulf of Mexico waters, bacteria went to work, gobbling up mass amounts of methane. And as the oil continued to spill, the bacteria bloomed swiftly to consume the growing quantities of gas.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Photographer Offers a Portrait of Myanmar's 'First Lady of Freedom'
Over the last two decades, many of the world's famous and powerful have found themselves in front of Platon's camera.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Dueling Deficit Messages Mark Early Days of Congress
Senate Democrats came out swinging Thursday against the new House Republican majority, claiming that proposed exemptions and tax cuts will increase the federal deficit.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Judy Woodruff: Battles Brew Over the 14th Amendment
While members of Congress took turns reading the Constitution out loud on the House floor Thursday -- a move initiated by the new Republican majority -- there's a serious battle just getting underway over one section of the document that has provided the legal underpinnings of our country for over 200 years.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
'Green Patriots' Get Straight to the Message with Enviro-Friendly Poster Art
Green Patriot Posters, an environmental sustainability advocacy organization that uses graphic art to raise awareness for green causes, has just published a new collection of purposeful poster art.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
William Daley to Be Named Obama's Next Chief of Staff
President Obama is expected to name William Daley as his chief of staff in a statement at the White House Thursday afternoon.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Who Do You Hurt When You Walk Away?
More from the strategic default debate today. Economist Luigi Zingales of the University of Chicago, also in our original story, argues there are damaging spillover effects ("negative externalities") when homeowners strategically default.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Watch Live: Constitution Reading in the House
Members of the House will read the entire U.S. Constitution on Thursday morning.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
Day 2 of New Congress: Read Constitution, Cut Spending
A civics lesson will transpire before C-SPAN cameras at 10:30 a.m. Thursday as Republicans have scheduled a reading of the U.S. Constitution on the floor of the House of Representatives, a symbolic move viewed as a nod to the Tea Party movement that swept many of the 87 new GOP lawmakers into office.
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| Jan. 6, 2011
More Troops Heading to Afghanistan, Gates Eyes Long-term Budget Cuts
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that an additional 1,400 Marines will head to Afghanistan this spring in an effort to solidify security before the expected troop level reductions in July.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Thursday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Hollywood got a little economic boost at the end of 2010.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Photographer Alec Soth on a Life of Approaching Strangers
Photographer Alec Soth showcased his work in Minneapolis' Walker Art Center, including exhibits entitled "33 Movie Theaters and a Funeral Home" and "Broken Manual." Twin Cities Public Television profiled him, and it's part of our NewsHour Connect series highlighting public media reporting from around the nation.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Is Technology Wiring Teens to Have Better Brains?
Science correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at what could be happening to teenagers' brains as they develop in a rapid-fire, multitasking world of technology and gadgets.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Gibbs Exiting White House as More Staff Changes Expected for Obama
Calling his years working with President Obama an "honor and a privilege," Robert Gibbs announced Wednesday that he will step down to become an outside adviser to the president. Judy Woodruff talks to Political Editor David Chalian about the latest departure from the administration and the anticipation of more personnel changes.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
News Wrap: Administration to Drop Mentions of End-of-Life Counseling
In other news Wednesday, the Obama administration will drop references to end-of-life counseling as a covered service under Medicare. Also, more rain is forecast for flood-ravaged Queensland, Australia, which is already coping with 80,000 square miles underwater and mass evacuations.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Boehner: Partisan 'Scar Tissue' Can't Be Ignored in Congress
The 112th Congress convened Wednesday with Republicans regaining the House majority and Ohio's John Boehner taking over as House speaker. Ray Suarez reports on the day's ceremony and previews the congressional battles ahead, then Jim Lehrer talks to historian Michael Beschloss and congressional expert Norman Ornstein for more.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Miles O'Brien: This is Your Teen's Brain on Technology and Multitasking
Hari Sreenivasan caught up with science correspondent Miles O'Brien and his teenage children for an inside look at how teen multitasking and the way they interact with technology is shaping their developing brains.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Platon's Portraits
For over 20 years, Platon has done portraits of the most famous people in the world. View a few of the images he's taken in this slide show.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Boehner Takes Gavel to Become Speaker of the House
After two decades in Congress, Ohio Republican John Boehner is now the 61st speaker of the House of Representatives.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Around the Nation
Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Strategic Default: Right or Wrong?
We've been concentrating on the housing crisis over the past several days here on the Business Desk. For the rest of the week we'll be focusing on the issue of strategic default. If you're an underwater homeowner who can afford your mortgage payments, is it right to walk away?
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Paul Solman As You've Never Seen Him Before
Paul gets even more animated than usual -- with a new crib, new specs, new accent -- to tell you about our latest story, So You Have a Liberal Arts Degree and Want a Job?
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Health Care Reform in 2011: What to Watch
Hari Sreenivasan talks to Kaiser Health News reporter Mary Agnes Carey about some of the health care reform changes coming in 2011.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Wednesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, Huckleberry Finn is published without some of the original language.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Boehner Set to Take the Speaker's Gavel, Putting GOP in Control
After 20 years in Congress and a midterm election that saw his party net 63 seats, Ohio Republican John Boehner will become the 61st Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
Tuesday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, will former Gov. Schwarzenegger return to the screen?
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| Jan. 4, 2011
In Haiti, Writer Kwame Dawes Tells of Quake Aftermath Through Poetry
Writer Kwame Dawes has traveled to Haiti over the past year to report on and write poems about people's experiences after the earthquake. Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Dawes continues a series of reports in partnership with USA Today and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
Convicted Texas Man Cleared by DNA Test After 30 Years in Prison
Cornelius Dupree was sentenced to 75 years in prison after being convicted of rape and robbery at age 19 in 1980. After 30 years behind bars, new DNA testing proved his innocence and a Texas judge overturned the conviction and cleared his name. Ray Suarez gets more on the case from Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
Birds Tumbling From the Sky; Mass Fish Kills: How Unusual Are These Die-Offs?
On New Years Day, residents of Beebe, Ark., awoke to find some 5,000 dead blackbirds strewn across roads, lawns and rooftops. Three days later, 125 miles from Beebe, thousands of fish were found dead on riverbanks and floating along the Arkansas River.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
Debating Rules of Debate: Is Senate in a 'Constant Filibuster'?
As the Senate prepares to reconvene, Jim Lehrer leads a debate between Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., over a Democratic proposal to adjust the filibuster rules in the Senate.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
News Wrap: Navy Relieves Capt. Honors From USS Enterprise Command
In other news Tuesday, the U.S. Navy relieved Capt. Owen Honors from commanding the USS Enterprise, citing him for "extremely poor judgment" after he attracted scrutiny for lewd videos made and shown aboard aircraft carrier while he was second in charge. Also, the governor of Pakistan's most populous state was assassinated.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
New Congress Kicks Off With Vows to Cut Spending: What's on the Table?
John Boehner vowed on election night to cut spending, and he takes the speaker of the House gavel with the backing of a GOP majority. Gwen Ifill gets details on what congressional spending cuts could be on the horizon from Diane Lim Rogers of the Concord Coalition and James Horney of the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
Better Days Ahead in 2011? Measuring American Optimism in the New Year
Say this about Americans: they are nothing if not hopeful. While 2009 and 2010 may have brought economic trouble and pain, the mood among most Americans is surprisingly upbeat going into 2011, according to a December Pew poll. We break down the numbers by each of the 12 Patchwork Nation community types.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
The World According to Kal
The work of Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher, the Economist's editorial cartoonist, is the subject of an exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
Will Presidential Nomination 'Hostage-Taking' Lead to Confirmation Reforms?
There is a growing consensus in Washington that the presidential appointment process is nearing a breaking point.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
A Mortgage-Backed Security Map: The Fantastic Fate of One Man's Loan
The complexities of getting or refinancing a mortgage: the broker you can or can't trust; the screening of your income and credit; the appraisal; the fear that rates will rise before approval; the title search; the paperwork at closing.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
Pakistani Governor Assasssinated, U.S. Offers Aid to Flood-plagued Australia
Pakistani policemen cordon off the site of a fatal attack on Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan's Punjab state, by his bodyguard in Islamabad on Jan.
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| Jan. 4, 2011
The Morning Line: Welcome Home, Mr. President
After nearly two weeks out of town, President Obama returns to the White House Tuesday morning with a pretty hefty to-do list.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
So You Have a Liberal Arts Degree and Expect a Job?
In a follow-up to his report last month on the unforgiving job market for recent college grads, Paul Solman looks at graduates who've already been out of school for several years and are still struggling to find employment in their areas of interest. It's part of his ongoing series of reports on Making Sen$e of financial news.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
U.S. Faces 'Explosion of Senior Citizens': Will Baby Boomers Strain Economy?
In 2011 the first of 79 million Americans born between the end of World War II and the mid-1960s will turn 65, swelling the ranks of Medicare and Social Security recipients. Judy Woodruff looks at the implications with Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute and Ted Fishman, author of "Shock of Gray."
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| Jan. 3, 2011
Goldman Sachs, Digital Sky 'Friend' Facebook With Big Investment
According to The New York Times, a new investment deal makes Facebook more valuable than eBay or Starbucks -- a new landmark for a site now used by half a billion people globally. Ray Suarez talks to Andrew Ross Sorkin, who cowrote the Times story, about what this latest valuation means for the social networking giant.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
News Wrap: Floodwaters Cover Large Swaths of Australian Outback
In other news Monday, 22 cities and towns in the Australian state of Queensland have been inundated with floodwaters, prompting military airlifts of food and medical supplies. Also, police were pursuing a possible al-Qaida role in the deadly bombing of a New Year's mass at a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria, Egypt.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
New Governors Confront Daunting State Budget Woes
The New Year rings in the start of some new governors' terms -- and nearly all of them face budget shortfalls. Gwen Ifill discusses state budget woes with three public media reporters: John Myers of KQED Public Radio in California; Karen Kasler of Ohio Public Radio and Television; and Karen DeWitt of New York State Public Radio.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
On Monday's NewsHour: State Budget Woes; Baby Boomers Turn 65
A look at the budget woes facing new governors, Baby Boomers begin turning 65, creating new challenges for Medicare and Social Security, and a big investment boosts Facebook.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
Jerry Brown to California: 'Here I Come (Right Back Where I Started From)'
Correspondent Spencer Michels writes: Jerry Brown wasn't movie-star smooth at his inaugural ceremony Monday. But there was something real about him, which is probably part of the reason he won the race for governor of California over former eBay boss Meg Whitman.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
Tough Decisions Ahead for New Governors
For many of the newly-elected governors assuming leadership this week, the traditional honeymoon period is going to be marred by a grim dose of reality.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
Happy New Year? Job Market Looking Up for College Grads?
A poor economy does not bode well for college grads trying to enter the job market. "The last couple of years have been a very, very tough time to be coming out of college," said Richard White in our second piece on malemployed grads, airing tonight on the NewsHour.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
Political Checklist: First Week of the New Congress
In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff discuss the Republican agenda as the party retakes control of the House of Representatives this Wednesday.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
Weekly Poem: 'Boy in Blue'
Recently, Kwame Dawes teamed up with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to examine the earthquake in Haiti through poetry. Look for a report on the NewsHour about that project in the coming days.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
Monday's Art Notes
In today's arts and culture headlines, actor Pete Postlewaite has died.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
Government Regulation Prompts New Look at 'Death Panel' Debate
What's old is new again. As Republicans plan their strategy to go after the health care reform law "piece by piece" this year, one circa. 2009 issue looks to be poised for a comeback: end-of-life-care.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
Should You Swim Away From an Underwater Mortgage?
Your mortgage is underwater. Making the payments is both difficult and demoralizing. Is it ethical for you to walk away? As we've reported, there are arguments both ways.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
The World: Stories We're Watching in 2011
From rising tensions on the Korean peninsula to the potential birth of a nation in Africa, the following are stories the NewsHour's foreign affairs beat is tracking in the coming year.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
The Morning Line: Republicans Hunt For a New Party Chief
Michael Steele's tenure as chairman of the Republican National Committee appears to be coming to an end.
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| Jan. 3, 2011
Governing Coalition Threatened in Pakistan, Huge Parts of Australia Flooded
Pakistan's second-largest party, known as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, is threatening to pull out of the governing coalition. In Australia, some 200,00 are affected by flooding in the state of Queensland.
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