http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/topic/remember/The latest news, analysis and reporting about In Memoriam from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and its Web site, the feed is updated periodically with interviews, background reports and updates to put the news in a larger context.en-usTue, 06 Oct 2009 16:29:58Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:29:58Copyright ©2009 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/europe/july-dec09/warsaw_10-06.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2009 13:45:00 EDTMarek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, died Friday at age 87. A journalist and friend recalls his life from his home in Warsaw in this Reporter's Podcast.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/july-dec09/safire_09-28.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2009 18:45:00 EDTJeffrey Brown looks back at the life of William Safire, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and former speechwriter for President Nixon, who died Sunday at the age of 79.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/july-dec09/othernews_09-18.htmlFri, 18 Sep 2009 18:06:00 EDTIn other news, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin applauded President Obama's "brave decision" to cancel plans for a U.S. missile shield in Europe, and seven former CIA directors asked the White House to end a criminal probe of interrogation tactics during the Bush years.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/july-dec09/mary_09-17.htmlThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:53:00 EDTA look back at the life of Mary Travers, of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, who died Wednesday at age 72.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/july-dec09/kennedymemoir_09-17.htmlThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:46:00 EDTJudy Woodruff speaks with Ted Kennedy Jr. about his father's posthumously published memoir, "True Compass." The book offers new insights into Edward Kennedy's famous family and his political career, including the dark moments.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/terrorism/july-dec09/remember_09-11.htmlFri, 11 Sep 2009 10:41:00 EDTPresident Obama began his day Friday with a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House at 8:46 am, eight years to the minute after the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/july-dec09/cronkite_09-09.htmlWed, 09 Sep 2009 18:49:00 EDTPresident Obama and former President Clinton were among attendees who gathered Wednesday at Lincoln Center in New York to honor Walter Cronkite.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/massachusetts_08-31.htmlMon, 31 Aug 2009 18:32:00 EDTGov. Deval Patrick has set the date for a special election to finish out Edward M. Kennedy's term in the Senate. Two Massachusetts lawmakers debate the decision.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/remember/july-dec09/kennedyfuneral_08-29.htmlSat, 29 Aug 2009 14:02:00 EDTHundreds of political luminaries paid tribute to Sen. Edward Kennedy on a rainy Saturday in Boston as three days of memorials were set to culminate with his entombment near his slain brothers.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/shieldsbrooks_08-28.htmlFri, 28 Aug 2009 18:38:00 EDTColumnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top news, including Sen. Edward Kennedy's legacy, the health reform debate and detainee interrogation.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/immigration_08-28.htmlFri, 28 Aug 2009 18:21:00 EDTRay Suarez examines the impacts of the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, one of Sen. Edward Kennedy's earliest and most-enduring pieces of legislation.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/north_america/july-dec09/kennedy_08-28.htmlFri, 28 Aug 2009 18:13:00 EDTKwame Holman reports on the scene in Boston, where mourners braved long lines to bid a final farewell to Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/july-dec09/kennedys_08-27.htmlThu, 27 Aug 2009 18:43:00 EDTJudy Woodruff speaks with historians Richard Norton Smith and Michael Beschloss about the life and times of America's most famous political dynasty. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/politics/july-dec09/kennedyhistory_08-27.htmlThu, 27 Aug 2009 18:20:00 EDTAs memorial services continue for Sen. Edward Kennedy, some of his memories will live on through an oral history project at the University of Virginia's Miller Center for Public Affairs.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/july-dec09/kennmemorial_08-27.htmlThu, 27 Aug 2009 18:02:00 EDTMourners lined up from Cape Cod to the JFK Library in Boston to commemorate the life of Sen. Edward Kennedy. Kwame Holman reports. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/africa/july-dec09/safrica_08-27.htmlThu, 27 Aug 2009 17:30:00 EDTThe late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., is well-known for his efforts in the domestic policy front, but in the diplomatic arena he also used his high-profile status to help galvanize support for anti-apartheid efforts in South Africa.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/july-dec09/7kennedycadenc_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 18:50:00 EDTJudy Woodruff explores the legendary Kennedy cadence that made the family so famous and persuasive.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/6kennedylegacy_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 18:38:00 EDTAnalysts Mark Shields and David Brooks are joined by historian Ellen Fitzpatrick and health care advocate Ron Pollack to discuss Kennedy's political legacy. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/5kennedytrio_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 18:27:00 EDTA journalist, clergyman and congressman who were close to Sen. Ted Kennedy reflect on his personality, faith and friendships. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/3othernews_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 18:15:00 EDTIn other news, the lieutenant governor of South Carolina asked Republican Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, and new economic data showed better-than-expected recoveries in the manufacturing and housing sectors.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/july-dec09/2kennedyreax_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 18:08:00 EDTRay Suarez recaps reactions to Senator Kennedy's death from around the country. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/1kennedyhatch_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 18:02:00 EDTUtah Sen. Orrin Hatch speaks with Judy Woodruff about Sen. Kennedy's life, legacy, battle with brain cancer and their unlikely friendship.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/kennedyhealth_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 17:40:00 EDTSen. Ted Kennedy once called health care legislation the cause of his life. In his decades in the Senate, he was instrumental in passing legislation expanding Americans' access to health care.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/remember/kennedy/slideshow/Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:35:00 EDTBorn the youngest of nine children, Kennedy was the last surviving brother of a political dynasty. Here's a look back at images from his life and political career.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/july-dec09/iraq_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:00 EDTOne of Iraq's most powerful Shiite Muslim party leaders died Wednesday at the age of 59 in Iran, where he was being treated for lung cancer, reported the Associated Press.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/politics/july-dec09/kennedy_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 13:15:00 EDTSen. Edward M. Kennedy, known as the "liberal lion of the Senate," and the last surviving brother of a fabled political dynasty, died late Tuesday at his home in Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with a malignant brain tumor. He was 77 years old.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/remember/july-dec09/kennedyreax_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 10:02:00 EDTAs news of the passing of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy spread Wednesday, friends and colleagues mourned the man affectionately known in Washington as the lion of the Senate.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/remember/july-dec09/kennedytime_08-26.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDTA look at the key legislative moments in the four decade-long career of the "Lion of the Senate."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/july-dec09/hewitt_08-19.htmlWed, 19 Aug 2009 18:49:00 EDTA remembrance of Don Hewitt, creator of the television magazine "60 Minutes," who died Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/other_08-18.htmlTue, 18 Aug 2009 18:09:00 EDTIn other news, the Labor Department reported wholesale prices fell unexpectedly in July, and President Barack Obama met with Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak to discuss jumpstarting Mideast peace talks.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/korea_08-18.htmlTue, 18 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EDTFormer South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, who came to represent the country's democratization and who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reconcile with North Korea, died Tuesday. He was 85.