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May 24, 2013
Former State Dept. Official Offers Critique of American Foreign Policy Decisions
Margaret Warner gets a behind-the-scenes look at the making of U.S. foreign policy from former State Department official Vali Nasr. His new book, "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat," critiques the Obama administration's handling of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle East.
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| May 24, 2013
Brooks and Marcus Discuss Obama's National Security Address, Disaster Spending
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus discuss the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including President Barack Obama's speech on refining the fight against terrorism, controversies at the IRS and the Justice Department and the devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma.
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| May 24, 2013
On Netflix, Streaming Entertainment Is New 'Development' for Traditional TV
There's money in the banana stand, but what about in streaming entertainment? Traditional TV shows are showing up on online-only venues, including "Arrested Development," which is getting a second wind on Netflix after being canceled in 2006. Gwen Ifill talks to show producer Brian Grazer and Eric Deggans of the Tampa Bay Times.
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| May 24, 2013
Close-Knit Okla. Community Meets Tornado Aftermath With Resilience
The day before the monster tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., a rural area of the state was hit by a twister that leveled most homes in the area. Oklahoma Education Television correspondent Bob Sands reports on the resilience of the community in Lincoln County, as families, friends and strangers work together to recuperate.
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| May 24, 2013
What's Next for the U.S. Drone Campaign as Obama Tries to End a Decade of War?
According to reports, U.S. drone attacks on militants in Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere are conducted by both the CIA and the U.S. military, but will eventually be handled solely by the Defense Department. New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti talks to Jeffrey Brown about the CIA's shifting role in the fight against terrorists.
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| May 24, 2013
In Preventing Sexual Assault, Military Must 'Go Beyond Training'
With sexual assaults in the military on the rise, Congress and Defense Department officials debate what should be done to prosecute perpetrators and prevent assaults from happening in the first place.
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| May 24, 2013
Wheels Stopped for Kepler, but Still More to Study
Earlier this month, NASA reported that its Kepler planet-hunting telescope had gone offline, and was in "safe mode." In other words, the failure of one of its reaction wheels -- a crucial component of the $600 million telescope -- had derailed the spacecraft.
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| May 24, 2013
Does Technology Offer Anyone a Big Break in Entertainment Industry?
Changes in technology have opened up new opportunities in the entertainment industry, offering platforms for the most scrappy or eclectic of musicians, filmmakers and other creative artists.
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| May 24, 2013
How High Is African-American Unemployment and Is It Going Down?
A look at the jobs data for African-Americans reveals a story of deep distress, especially for the young. Paul Solman answers a reader’s question about unemployment for blacks and offers some chilling statistics.
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| May 24, 2013
How Developed is Your 'Arrested Development' Knowledge?
Who's responsible for the blue paint? What's always in the banana stand? What does Annyong's name really mean? If you can answer any one of these, your "Arrested Development" knowledge is truly ... developed. Take PBS NewsHour's quiz.
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| May 24, 2013
How Growth of Elderly Population in U.S. Compares with Other Countries
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series in which the PBS NewsHour and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, explore how health care and health policy in OECD's 34 member countries compare with the United States.
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| May 24, 2013
What Can U.S. Do to Be Effective Abroad? Haass Says Look Within
The United States' largest threat no longer comes from the outside -- the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany of yore -- but from within, says foreign policy analyst and author Richard Haass.
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| May 24, 2013
Boehner: House Will Produce Its Own Immigration Legislation
House Speaker John Boehner Boehner issued a statement Thursday that takes a new approach on immigration legislation and suggests Republicans want more ownership of the issue. Whether that will derail the fragile agreement forged across the rotunda remains unclear.
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| May 23, 2013
Top Brass, Lawmakers Grapple With Rising Levels of Military Sexual Assault
With sexual assaults in the military on the rise, Congress and Defense Department officials debate what should be done to prosecute perpetrators and prevent assaults from happening in the first place. Kwame Holman reports on efforts to subdue the crisis.
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| May 23, 2013
Could More Highly Skilled Guest Workers Help Spark Tech-Driven Economy?
NewsHour continues its examination of different aspects of debate on immigration reform. Ray Suarez gets two views on H-1B visas -- how the program for highly skilled foreign workers is structured and how it may change -- with Vivek Wadhwa of Stanford University and Ron Hira of Rochester Institute of Technology.
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| May 23, 2013
Tornado-Battered Moore Comes to Grips With Aftermath, Says First of 24 Farewells
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of 9-year-old Antonia Candelaria, the first victim of the massive tornado in Moore, Okla., to be laid to rest. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how the enormity of the loss makes daily life a continual struggle.
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| May 23, 2013
News Wrap: IRS Replaces Official Who Refused to Answer Questions at Hearing
In other news Thursday, the IRS announced that it had replaced Lois Lerner, the official who oversaw the agents who targeted conservative groups. Also, the U.S. House voted to peg federal student loan rates to those set by the financial markets.
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| May 23, 2013
Obama Addresses Drones, Gitmo in Speech on Refocusing Strategy on Terrorism
President Barack Obama tried to reframe America's approach to the war on terror in an address on foreign policy. Jeffrey Brown examines the president's remarks with Pardiss Kebriaei from the Center for Constitutional Rights, former State Department official Harold Koh and Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute.
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| May 23, 2013
Gwen's Take: The Chasm Close to Home
I watched the president's address to the Morehouse class of 2013 this week with special interest.
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| May 23, 2013
Former Air Force Servicewoman Feels Disposed of, Betrayed
Jessica Hinves joined the military for what she hoped would be a lifelong career in the Air Force. Two days after completing her basic training, she was assaulted by a fellow airman. To her surprise, her case was never brought to court. Her career was cut short due to the post traumatic stress disorder that followed her ordeal.
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| May 23, 2013
Obama Defends Drone Strikes But Says No Cure-All
On the defensive over a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama refocused the debate Thursday with a speech laying out his administration's rationale for the use of unmanned drone strikes against terrorism targets abroad.
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| May 23, 2013
Two Hours in Moore
I've driven through Oklahoma many times, usually once or twice a year as my family traveled from our home in Nebraska. Moore, Okla., a city I had come to know, is now unrecognizable. On a recent trip through town, debris was everywhere I looked and yet at first glance looked like nothing -- an incomprehensible mass of rubble.
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| May 23, 2013
The Odds of Disaster: An Economist's Warning on Global Warming
Harvard economist Martin Weitzman acknowledges that no one knows what will happen if carbon dioxide levels keep rising above the headline 400 parts per million level the world just hit. All the more reason to insure ourselves against disaster, he says.
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| May 23, 2013
Around the Nation
Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.
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| May 23, 2013
Live Chat: Gwen Ifill Answers Your Questions
Join correspondent Gwen Ifill for a live chat, hosted by PBS' Washington Week, at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday.
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| May 23, 2013
Watch Live: Obama Addresses Drones, Gitmo
Watch a live stream in the player above of President Barack Obama's speech at the National Defense University, scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT Thursday.
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| May 23, 2013
Obama Looks to Shift Focus to Drone Strikes As Scandals Swirl
On the defensive over a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama will attempt to refocus the debate Thursday with a speech laying out his administration's rationale for the use of unmanned drone strikes against terrorism targets abroad.
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| May 22, 2013
Houston Grand Opera Embraces Multicultural Chorus of Community Stories
Where can you take in the first Mariachi opera in addition to the "classics"? Jeffrey Brown reports on the Houston Grand Opera's unique mission: to engage audiences from the city's diverse, multicultural community by staging productions originating from the experiences of its neighbors.
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| May 22, 2013
A Big Step Towards Comprehensive Immigration Reform
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the advance of the immigration reform bill. One provision that didn't make the cut would have extended protection to same-sex immigrant couples. For more on the plan and the debate, Gwen Ifill talks with USA Today's Alan Gomez.
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| May 22, 2013
Line Between Social Welfare, Politics Plays Into Confusion on Tax-Exemption Law
Controversy over the additional scrutiny the IRS paid to conservative organizations has raised attention about the regulations governing tax-exemption criteria. Jeffrey Brown explores who qualifies and how that status is determined with Richard Schmalbeck of Duke University Law School and Kim Barker of ProPublica.
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| May 22, 2013
News Wrap: Four Americans Killed By Drones Since 2009, Says Obama Administration
In other news Wednesday, the Obama administration announced for the first time that four American citizens have been killed by drone strikes since 2009. Also, a man being questioned in the Boston bombing investigation was shot and killed during a confrontation at his home.
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| May 22, 2013
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Immediate Needs, Future Safety Provisions
As Oklahomans affected by the monster tornado begin cleanup efforts, Judy Woodruff talks with Gov. Mary Fallin about the most essential needs of survivors who have lost homes or loved ones, how federal agencies are assisting in the recovery and what should be done in the future to ensure that residents have safe shelter.
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| May 22, 2013
Oklahomans Cope With Loss, Tally Costs as Rescue Effort Shifts to Recovery
The monster tornado that ripped through Oklahoma is believed to have affected 33,000 people and destroyed or damaged 12,000 to 13,000 homes, according to official estimates. Gwen Ifill reports on residents returning home to to see what remains of the lives they knew before the storm.
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| May 22, 2013
Unclaimed Memories: Reuniting With a Photo After Tragedy
Not long after a tornado tore through Oklahoma on Monday, Facebook groups began to spring up with posts showing tarnished photos discovered in scattered debris miles away. Unclaimed memories, laid out before strangers in the hopes of catching a recognizing glimpse.
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| May 22, 2013
'Oh Oklahoma,' Asking the Hard Questions After Memory Fades
I don't remember worrying about tornadoes as a little girl growing up in Oklahoma, but they were a real threat: In May 1950, the National Weather Service recorded an F-4 about an hour and a half south of Tulsa that killed five people and injured more than 30.
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| May 22, 2013
Suicide and the Unemployed
The relationship between unemployment and suicide is well established. But is the persistence of long-term unemployment an added factor in the rising suicide rate these days, especially for older workers?
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| May 22, 2013
More Than Meets the Eye in Virtual Immigration 'March'
Wednesday kicks off a two-day virtual "March for Innovation" on immigration reform, when supporters are asked to rally lawmakers via social media instead of on the streets of the nation's capital.
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| May 22, 2013
In Tornado Aftermath, What Residents of Moore Can Learn From Joplin
As homeowners, business leaders and city officials in Moore, Okla., begin to grapple with damage from the devastating tornado, just 220 miles away, residents of Joplin, Mo., are remembering their own losses two years ago and are responding to the Oklahoma tragedy by sending help, donations and hope.
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| May 22, 2013
The Houston Grand Opera Sings to a New Audience
An epic journey told in song. Laments about lost loves. A protracted death scene. Just another production at the Houston Grand Opera. But there's nothing typical about a mariachi opera.
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| May 22, 2013
Building a Monster Tornado
A special kind of thunderstorm called a "supercell thunderstorm" produces tornadoes. The wind shear creates a horizontal spinning effect that veers from a southeast to a southwesterly direction, increasing in speed as it rises.
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| May 22, 2013
'Black Watch' Is Worth Watching
Have you ever thought of marching, fighting soldiers as ballet dancers? In a play called "Black Watch," a troupe of Scottish actors spends nearly two hours strutting across the stage, choreographed as if they were dancers.
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| May 22, 2013
The Daily Frame
A little boy looks at art works on the floor and wall by Ugo Rondinone, which are represented at the Art Basel art show in Hong Kong.
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| May 22, 2013
Republicans in Congress, President Look to Send Aid to Oklahoma
As Oklahoma residents sift through shreds of their community, mourn shocking losses and press ahead with rescue efforts, politicians back in Washington are getting to the increasingly difficult business of funding the post-tornado recovery.
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| May 21, 2013
Honoring Sally Ride's Legacy as Scientist, Trailblazer, Educational Role Model
President Barack Obama announced he would posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sally Ride, the first woman in space. NewsHour's science correspondent Miles O'Brien reflects on Ride's legacy and her impact as an educator who encouraged young women to study science, technology, engineering and math.
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| May 21, 2013
Congressional Hearing on Apple Tax Practices Puts Spotlight on Legal Loopholes
Tech giant Apple has avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes to the U.S. or any country by using a complex web of Irish subsidiaries. But Apple is not alone, and none of the practices are illegal. Margaret Warner talks to Charles Duhigg of The New York Times for more on corporate tax loopholes.
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| May 21, 2013
How Far Should Government Go in Investigation of Leaks?
Three former Justice Department officials wrote a New York Times op-ed defending the subpoena of Associated Press reporters' phone records. Gwen Ifill talks with First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams and Michael Mukasey, former U.S. attorney general, about whether the department overreached its authority in its investigations.
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| May 21, 2013
Senate Committee Grills Former IRS Commissioners on When Officials Knew Facts
A Senate Finance Committee hearing on the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service turned its focus to former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman, who led the agency until last fall. Judy Woodruff has more, including testimony from his successor Steven Miller and the Treasury Department inspector general.
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| May 21, 2013
News Wrap: Court Rules Bin Laden Photos Can Remain Classified
In other news Tuesday, a federal appeals court ruled it will not require photos and videos of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The Obama administration argued the images could reveal intelligence methods and put Americans at risk. Also, fighting continued for a third day in the key Syria-Lebanon border town of Qusair.
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| May 21, 2013
Okla. Town Confronts Reality of Rebuilding After Stunningly Powerful Tornado
A monster tornado nearly flattened the town of Moore, Okla. Jeffrey Brown gets reaction from Time magazine's Jay Newton-Small, Sgt. Jeremy Lewis of the Moore Police Department and Bob Henson from the National Center for Atmospheric Research about the devastation, the latest rescue efforts and the science behind the mighty storm.
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| May 21, 2013
Survivors of Monster Oklahoma Tornado Share Harrowing Stories
In Moore, Okla., residents of the town devastated by a powerful tornado began surveying damage and assessing losses. Rescue crews combed through rubble through the night, searching for survivors in a disaster that has so far claimed 24 lives. Gwen Ifill reports on the grueling efforts to recover after the storm.
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