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  • August 15 - 19, 2005

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    Friday, August 19, 2005

     

     

    Recycling Gaza
    Israel began bulldozing some of the evacuated Jewish settlements in Gaza. All but four of the 21 settlements have been emptied.

    Terence Smith leads a discussion on what will happen to Gaza once the Israeli withdrawal is complete with Omar Dajani, assistant professor of law at the University of the Pacific, and Tamara Wittes, research fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. realaudiovideo

    In His Own Words
    Jeffrey Brown speaks with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune about the release of thousands of documents from Supreme Court justice nominee John Roberts' days in the Reagan administration. realaudiovideo

    Oliphant and Kristol
    Tom Oliphant of the Boston Globe and Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard join Margaret Warner to discuss past writings by Supreme Court nominee John Roberts and antiwar protester Cindy Sheehan's attempt to meet President Bush. realaudiovideo

    Pulling Strings
    In an encore presentation, correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television looks at how one Jesuit priest used music to fight poverty in India. video

     


    Thursday, August 18, 2005

     

     

    Continuing the Gaza Pullout
    Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the continuing Israeli evacuation of Gaza, where for the second day in a row, Israeli troops had to physically remove residents and protesters. video

    Lethal Force
    Dan Rivers and Victoria MacDonald of Independent Television News look at the controversy surrounding the investigation of last month's fatal shooting of an innocent Brazilian man by London police following the bombings of the transit system. video

    Then, Margaret Warner talks with Mary Jordan, the Washington Post's London co-bureau chief, about the latest developments.realaudio video

    Border Disputes
    Gwen Ifill provides an update on the growing debate over how to stem the flow of illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border. video

    Then, Jeffrey Brown leads a discussion on immigration with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) and Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Carlos De Icaza.realaudio video

    Unequal Treatment
    Terence Smith talks with Dr. David Satcher, interim president at the Morehouse School of Medicine, and Dr. Asish Jha at the Harvard University School of Public Health about a new study that shows a prevalence of racial discrimination in medical treatment. realaudiovideo

     


    Wednesday, August 17, 2005

     

     

    Continuing the Gaza Pullout
    Lindsay Hilsum and Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News report on the continuing evacuation of Israeli settlements in Gaza. video

    Then, Margaret Warner speaks with Israeli Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog about the eviction process now that the withdrawal deadline has passed. realaudiovideo

    Busting Crime in Chicago
    Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago examines how new efforts to stop crime in the Windy City seem to be working.realaudio video

    Conversation: 'A Matter of Opinion'
    Jeffrey Brown sits down with Victor Navasky, editor of The Nation, to discuss his new book, "A Matter of Opinion" and the role of opinion journals in the media. realaudiovideo

    Coral Reefs
    In an encore presentation, Betty Ann Bowser looks at how scientists are trying to save the world's coral reefs.realaudiovideo

    Essay: Eyes Wide Open
    Essayist Roger Rosenblatt considers how we can be more vigilant in an age of terrorism.

     


    Tuesday, August 16, 2005

     

     

    Unsettling Gaza
    Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the continuing evacuation of Israeli settlements in Gaza as Wednesday's eviction deadline approaches. realaudio video

    Constitution Crunch
    Margaret Warner speaks with Paul Williams, a former State Department lawyer and head of the Public International Law and Policy Group, about Monday's decision to extend the deadline for drafting an Iraqi constitution. realaudiovideo

    A Mother's Vigil
    Gwen Ifill leads a discussion on Cindy Sheehan's continuing protest in Crawford, Texas over the death of her son, a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq, with Frank Gaffney, Washington Times columnist and president of the Center for Security Policy, and Joan Walsh, Editor-in-Chief of Salon.com. realaudiovideo

    Science and Ethics
    Tom Bearden looks at the debate over scientific research that involves transplanting human stem cells into animal brains. realaudiovideo

    Gasoline Price Surge
    Jeffrey Brown talks with Mantill Williams of the American Automobile Association, and Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Economy.com, about what's causing the big jump in gas prices.

     


    Monday, August 15, 2005

     

     

    Constitution Crunch
    Iraqi lawmakers missed the Monday deadline to submit a new draft constitution, but parliament voted unanimously to extend the deadline by a week to Aug. 22.

    Gwen Ifill speaks with Edward Wong of the New York Times in Baghdad about Iraq's draft constitution process. realaudiovideo

    Unsettling Gaza
    The Israeli government began its planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip Monday amid mass protests from defiant Jewish settlers.

    Correspondent Terence Smith talks with Steve Cohen, national scholar at the Israel Policy Forum, and Omar Dajani, former senior legal advisor to the Palestinian Authority, about the impact of the Gaza withdrawal on the Israelis and Palestinians who live there. realaudiovideo

    Clearing the Air
    Correspondent Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television looks at why some American cities are voluntarily complying with the Kyoto Protocol on global warming. realaudiovideo

    Conversation: 'Three Billion New Capitalists'
    Correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston speaks with Clyde Prestowitz, author of "Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East" about the emerging power of China and India in the world's market. video

     

     

     

     

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