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Palin Resignation, Franken Win Top Week's News
Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson mull Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's surprise resignation and the Minnesota Supreme Court's ruling that granted Democrat Al Franken a U.S. Senate seat over Republican Norm Coleman.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sees 'Improvement' in Relations With U.S.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov discusses U.S.-Russian relationsIn the third of her series of reports from Russia, Margaret Warner talks with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the future of U.S.-Russian relations, last year's Georgian War, and negotiating a new nuclear arms treaty.

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Insider ForumMargaret Warner Answers Your Questions on Russian Politics, Press Freedom  


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U.S. Expands Offensive in Southern Afghanistan
U.S. troops in combat positions in Afghanistan; Getty ImageAs the major U.S. offensive in southern Afghanistan continues, journalist Nancy Youssef discusses how the Marine-led mission is proceeding.

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Supreme Court Term Brought Some Surprises
Thomas Goldstein and Linda Greenhouse discuss the Supreme Court's session Legal Analysts Linda Greenhouse and Thomas Goldstein examine the impact of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of the term, including a narrow ruling on the landmark Voting Rights Act.

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Economic Troubles Mean Quieter Independence Day in Many Towns
American flags; Flickr photo via straightedge/Creative CommonsA party, even to celebrate America’s independence, just didn’t make it into the spending plan in parts of Patchwork Nation. Nixa, Mo., a socially conservative “Evangelical Epicenter,” ended a 22-year tradition when it canceled its Sky High Fourth of July.
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Democrats Reach Magic 60, as Former Comedian Takes Senate Seat
Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the Minnesota Senate seat previously held by Republican Norm Coleman, after the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Coleman’s legal appeal and he resigned from the race.
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Rx for Reform: Decoding the Health Care Debate
President Barack Obama has said that he is aiming to sign a health care reform bill into law by October. Get the latest news on health care reform politics and policy from the NewsHour’s health unit.
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Patchwork Nation: American Communities in a Time of Change
Patchwork Nation is a reporting project that explores economic trends in the United States by tracking different types of communities over time with the help of the Christian Science Monitor, local stations and citizen bloggers.
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Generation Next
Young Americans face tough challenges as job prospects dwindle. Starting Monday June 8, Judy Woodruff explores the economy’s impact on Generation Next in a series of reports to air on both NPR’s Morning Edition and the NewsHour.
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Art Beat
Covering the visual and performing arts, film and literature with multimedia reports and in-depth interviews, correspondent Jeffrey Brown and NewsHour reporters bring the museums and galleries to you.
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Making Sen$e
Paul Solman helps guide you through the ins and outs of the economy in this hub of financial resources featuring explainers, interactive games, forums, exclusive video, and more.
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The Exchange: Economic News and Analysis
Explore the latest economic and business news and analysis, including daily 'Business Desk' blog posts from NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman and more.
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Learn More About Your World On-air and Online
When the leadership of a country changes hands or a humanitarian crisis sweeps a nation, the impacts can be felt worldwide. Help put these events in context with our in-depth analysis, Web features and education tools.
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Global Health Watch
From coverage of the H1N1 flu virus to the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa, the NewsHour's Global Health page offers news and on-the-ground reports exploring health issues around the world.
Social Entrepreneurship
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Social Entrepreneurship: Small Efforts Tackle the World's Biggest Challenges
Explore profiles of activists and volunteers across the world who are laboring to solve some of mankind's biggest problems.
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Around the Nation: Discover the Best of Public Broadcasting
Which types of businesses are doing well despite the economic downturn? How are food banks coping? Find these and other reports on Around the Nation, a compilation of the country's best local public broadcasting reporting.
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Catch Up on the Weekly Analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks
Missed your weekly dose of political analysis from syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks? Find the full archive here.
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Find coverage of the critical scientific topics making headlines and in-depth reports on space, the global warming debate, polar research, new advances in technology and more.
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Find In-depth Analysis and Special Reports on the Conflict in Iraq
As the Iraq war enters its sixth year, get the latest NewsHour reports and analysis on the continuing violence and political challenges facing the country as it struggles to reach peace and rebuild.

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Afghanistan Offensive
An update on the U.S. push into Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan, as soldiers try to root out insurgents and stabilize the region.

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News Wrap
Sarah Palin resigns as Alaska's governor and other top news headlines.

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Russia's Foreign Minister
Margaret Warner interviews Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about President Obama's visit and the status of relations with the United States.

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Supreme Court Wrap
Analysis of this year's major decisions at the Supreme Court.

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Shields and Gerson
Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson debate Sarah Palin's resignation, the win for Al Franken in Minnesota and the politics of troop pullbacks in Iraq.

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