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	2009 2008 | 2007 Dec. 15, 2009 Who Should Get Vaccinated, How Bad Will the H1N1 Pandemic Get, What's Ahead? CDC flu head Dr. Anne Schuchat and flu expert Dr. Michael Osterholm answered your questions about the H1N1 pandemic.      Oct. 26, 2009 Experts Answered Your Questions on the H1N1 Flu Vaccine The H1N1 swine flu virus is now widespread in 46 states and has hospitalized more than 20,000 people in the U.S., according to CDC officials. Meanwhile, delays in vaccine production have led to long lines at clinics and doctors' offices. Two experts on vaccines answer your questions.      Oct. 23, 2009 Credit.com's Levin Makes Sense of New Credit Card Rules Dramatically hiked interest rates, new hidden fees, slashed credit lines -- many consumers have felt their credit cards go from convenience to liability over the past year. But new reforms are forcing credit card companies to change the way they do business. Paul Solman speaks with Credit.com's Adam Levin for insight.      Oct. 21, 2009 Author Katz: Tough to Say When Foreclosures Will Crest Journalist Alyssa Katz has written a sweeping history of home ownership in America, "Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us." In a discussion with economics correspondent Paul Solman, Katz answered viewer questions on the roots of the foreclosure crisis and the outlook for the future.   Oct. 13, 2009 Learning from International Health Care Systems As part of a series looking at health care in other countries, Ray Suarez traveled to the Netherlands to explore the innovative universal Dutch system. Two experts answered your questions on what lessons the United States can take from other countries' health care systems.    Global Health Watch Sept. 1, 2009 Health Care Reform: Sorting Facts From Fiction National Public Radio's Julie Rovner and PolitiFact's Bill Adair and Angie Holan answered your questions on separating myth from reality in the ongoing health care reform debate.    Rx for Reform Aug. 13, 2009 The Hidden Cost of the Discount Culture Ellen Ruppel Shell, author of the new book "Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture," answers questions from NewsHour viewers about what effect our love of bargains has on wages, the environment and international trade.      Aug. 6, 2009 Lawmakers Consider Employer Benefits Tax Congress is weighing the idea of taxing the costliest employer-provided health insurance plans as a way to fund health care reform. Currently, employees who receive health insurance through their companies pay no tax on their benefits. Two health policy experts answer your questions on the issue.    Rx for Reform July 3, 2009 Russia Strives to Maintain Economic Momentum Amid Shifting Political Landscape Margaret Warner filed a series of reports about Russia's political and economic climate in conjunction with President Barack Obama's visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 6. Here, she answers some viewers' questions about her reporting trip.      June 29, 2009 In Health Care Reform, Public Plan Becomes Sticking Point One of the most controversial points that has emerged in the debate over health care reform is the public plan option, a government-run healthcare plan that would compete with private insurers. Two experts take your questions.    Rx for Reform June 23, 2009 The Future of U.S. Global Health Policy Assistant U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Michele Moloney-Kitts and Christine Lubinski, head of the Center for Global Health Policy and Advocacy, answer viewer questions on President Obama's global health initiative and how it will shift U.S. global health priorities.    Global Health Watch May 27, 2009 Pocket Change: Answering Your Finance Questions In this forum on personal finance, economics correspondent Paul Solman and finance professor Zvi Bodie tackle viewers' questions on the safest way to invest retirement savings, what to do about mortgage insurance and the smartest moves for new graduates seeking jobs.      May 26, 2009 Money, Morality and How We Make Economic Decisions NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman recently sat down with behavioral economist Dan Ariely, who studies irrationality in economic decision making, to discuss why people cheat, the media's influence on markets and whether the public needs to see remorse on Wall Street.      May 15, 2009 Viewer Questions on the 'PBS NewsHour' The NewsHour announced some major changes this week, including plans to have a dual anchor format, put a new emphasis on its Web site and go by a new name, the PBS NewsHour.   May 5, 2009 Pocket Change: Answers to Your Finance Questions In the first installment of Pocket Change, a regular forum on personal finance, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman and finance professor Zvi Bodie tackle viewers' questions on credit unions, credit scores, and whether gold makes a good investment.      March 19, 2009 Iraq Faces Its Future as U.S. Plans Exit This week marks the six year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Over the next six months, the U.S. will start moving toward President Barack Obama's goal of ending combat operations there in 2010. So what challenges, obstacles lay ahead? Experts answered your questions.    Iraq in Transition Feb. 17, 2009 Renewed U.S.-Iran Talks May Hinge on 'Mutual Respect' The new Obama administration faces the difficult task of balancing between efforts to contain Iran's controversial nuclear program and the Islamic republic's central role in the Persian Gulf region. So what is the future of U.S.-Iranian relations? Experts answered your questions.    Governing Iran Feb. 6, 2009 Stimulus Debate, Job Cuts Stir New Questions on Economy Soaring unemployment numbers and political wrangling over the best economic recovery plan are just the latest developments in the country's financial crisis. Susie Gharib, anchor of PBS' Nightly Business Report, and personal finance columnist Kathy Kristof answered your questions on the economic picture.      Jan. 23, 2009 Obama Presidency Stirs New Reflections on Civil Rights Barack Obama's election to the highest office in the land is a turning point in American civil rights history. So will Mr. Obama's presidency change the tone of U.S. race relations? Experts answered your questions.      Jan. 15, 2009 Speechwriters Answered Your Questions on Crafting an Inaugural Speech Speechwriters must mold an administration's disparate goals into a cohesive inaugural address that reflects the president's personal style, yet is easily understood by the layman. Two former presidential speechwriters answered your questions on their craft.    The Inauguration of Barack Obama
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