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  •  for the week of May 10 - 14, 1999

    Note: All segments listed for tonight's broadcast are subject to change. Transcripts are usually available online no more than 24 hours after a segment airs. Segments broadcast on Fridays are available the following Monday.


    Days of the week


    Friday, May 14, 1999


    Civilian Casualties
    Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, USAF-Ret., who was Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, USA-Ret., who was president of the National Defense University, discuss the cost of hitting the wrong targets and whether civilian casualties could be avoided in NATO's air campaign against Yugoslavia.

    An Angry Voice
    Correspondent Spencer Michels looks at how the Chinese language press in the United States has dealt with the NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy.

    Quick Draw
    Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the latest gun control debate in the U.S. Senate.

    Political Wrap
    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot offer end-of-week political analysis.

    Visiting "Another Country"
    David Gergen, editor-at-large of U.S. News and World Report, talks with author Mary Pipher about her new book, Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of our Elders.


    Thursday, May 13, 1999


    Ruining their Run?
    Excerpts from statements made about the Kosovo military effort from President Clinton and some of the presidential hopefuls for 2000. Two journalists who have been following the 2000 presidential candidates -- Ron Brownstein of The Los Angeles Times and Dan Balz of The Washington Post – discuss the presidential race and how it has been impacted by Kosovo.

    Life after Littleton: The Police
    Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Farnsworth continues her series of discussions on responsibility with a group of Denver area police officers. She has previously discussed the issue with students and with parents and teachers from the Denver area.

    A Better Treatment?
    Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on breast cancer patients and recent studies on chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants.

    Remembering Meg Greenfield
    Essayist Roger Rosenblatt remembers Meg Greenfield, a columnist for Newsweek magazine and a former opinion page editor of The Washington Post.


    Wednesday, May 12, 1999


    Secretary Rubin Resigns
    Charles Payne, CEO and head analyst of Wall Street Strategies; Daniel Tarullo, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; John Berry, economics reporter with the Washington Post; Allan Meltzer, economist with Carnegie Mellon University and the American Enterprise Institute, discuss the resignation of Treasury secretary Robert Rubin and the nomination of Lawrence Summers as successor.

    Kremlin Shake-up
    Dimitri Simes, a Russian native and president of the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom; Leon Aron, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; and Stephen Cohen, professor of Russian studies at New York University, discuss the firing of Russian Prime Minister Primakov and where it leaves Kosovo diplomacy.

    A Report from Yugoslavia
    Steven Erlanger, who has been covering the war in Yugoslavia for the New York Times, discusses the war from inside Kosovo.

    John Singer Sergent
    Richard Rodriguez of the Pacific News Service considers the painting of American painter, John Singer Sergent.


    Tuesday, May 11, 1999


    What Next?
    Donald McHenry, former U.N. Ambassador; Peter Galbraith, former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia; Charles Kupchan, former National Security Council Staff member in the Clinton administration; and, retired Rear Admiral Eugene Carroll, offer an assessment of the Kosovo campaign.

    Lessons in Violence
    Correspondent Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on the recovery of a Springfield, Oregon school -- a year after the tragic school shooting incident.

    Gunning for Control
    US Rep. Bill McCollum (R-FL), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Crime, and US Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), author of legislation that would ban all gun sales unless approved by the federal government, discuss gun control measures.

    A China Connection?
    Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on today's House campaign financing hearings and the alleged involvement of China in the Clinton/Gore effort in the 1996 presidential race.

    Remembering Shel Silverstein
    NewsHour contributor Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate of the United States, recites a poem by children's poet, Shel Silverstein.


    Monday, May 10, 1999


    The Ambassador
    China's ambassador to the United States, Li Zhaoxing, discusses NATO's bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade and anti- US protests in Beijing.

    What Happened?
    John Barry, national security correspondent for Newsweek magazine, discusses how the Chinese embassy bombing mistake happened.

    Assessing the Impact
    James Woolsey, former CIA director for the Clinton administration; Orville Schell, dean of the Journalism School at the University of California at Berkeley; and Douglas Paal, president of the Asia Pacific Policy Center, discuss the fallout from the embassy bombing.

    Entertaining or Dangerous?
    Directors Rob Reiner and Allen Hughes, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), and psychologist David Walsh, discuss the entertainment industry and violence.

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