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All Rights Reserved. 144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpg http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/july-dec09/franken_07-02.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:00 ESTAfter months of recounts and legal challenges, Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the Minnesota Senate seat previously held by Republican Norm Coleman, after the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Coleman's legal appeal and he resigned from the race.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/health/jan-june09/healthcare_06-26.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 17:00:00 ESTAmerica is home to some of the best doctors and medical facilities in the world, but the high cost of care and the inequity of health insurance must be fixed, according to President Obama.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/science/jan-june09/moon_06-23.htmlTue, 23 Jun 2009 17:00:00 ESTThe National Aeronautic and Space Administration launched a pair of lunar probes June 18 from Cape Canaveral, Fla., as the first part of a plan to build a base on the surface of the moon by 2020.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/world/jan-june09/iran_06-16.htmlTue, 16 Jun 2009 16:00:00 ESTHundreds of thousands of students and moderates defied a protest ban and rallied in the capital Tehran after the government announced disputed president election results.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june09/jobs_06-09.htmlTue, 09 Jun 2009 15:00:00 ESTAs the national unemployment rate climbs above 9 percent, President Barack Obama is urging local governments to create jobs improving parks, building roads and fixing schools.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/world/jan-june09/myanmar_05-22.htmlFri, 22 May 2009 17:00:00 ESTAung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's pro-democracy movement, is on trial after an American man violated the terms of her 13-year house arrest, weeks before her sentence was supposed to expire.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/science/jan-june09/cloudcomputing_05-05.htmlTue, 05 May 2009 10:00:00 ESTAs more people rely on the Internet for applications and data storage, those technologies are raising tough questions about user privacy.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/economics/jan-june09/elkhart.htmlTue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 ESTWith the uncertain global economy NewsHour Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on unemployment in the town of Elkhart, Indiana offering an opportunity to look at the real world effects of recession and changes to the American manufacturing landscape.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/health/jan-june09/swine_flu.htmlTue, 28 Apr 2009 14:00:00 ESTHuman cases of swine influenza have now been identified in the United States and several other countries and fear is mounting that the world could be on the verge of another killer flu pandemic.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/socialstudies/confirm2_7-20.htmlFri, 01 May 2009 12:00:00 ESTStudents will look at the roles of the Executive Branch and the Senate in the judicial selection process and evaluate nominees to the Supreme Court.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/jan-june09/slums.htmlTue, 02 Jun 2009 11:00:00 ESTStudents learn about global living conditions and the UNs Millenium Development Goals.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/green_schools.htmlTue, 21 Apr 2009 15:00:00 ESTStudents will define attributes of an energy efficient "green" school and identify areas of energy waste in their school.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/economics/july-dec08/finding_the_bottom.htmlFri, 19 Dec 2008 15:00:00 ESTStudents will look at look at data from past recessions and compare this with the current recession. Then students will track four economic indicators over several months to determine if and when the U.S. economy as bottomed out of the current recession.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/pakistan_overview.htmlWed, 19 Dec 2007 16:00:00 ESTStudents learn about Pakistan, where it is in the world, its customs and culture, and why it is in the news. Then they work in groups to complete a research project and presentation comparing Pakistani life and American life.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/us/jan-june09/affirmative_action.htmlMon, 13 Apr 2009 14:00:00 ESTStudents will explore key points related to the different positions on affirmative action for race and class.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/jan-june09/npt_2009.htmlMon, 06 Apr 2009 15:00:00 ESTStudents will track the outcomes of the Nonproliferation Treaty Review using primary sources.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/us/jan-june09/gay_marriage.htmlFri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:00 ESTStudents will look at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights through the issue of gay marriage.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/After a decade of economic growth, Russia has been hit hard by the global financial crisis and now suffers from record high inflation and unemployment rates.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:00:00 ESTJust over the U.S border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a dozen more people were killed this weekend continuing a disturbing trend. Last year there were 1,600 killings. That's not just a lot of lives destroyed, that's more than double the murder rate in the most violent city in the U.S.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/07/us_gives_up_control_of_iraqi_c.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 ESTIn a major decision regarding student rights, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that school officials did not have the right to strip search a student based on unsubstantial evidence that she had brought pain pills to school.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/06/high_court_rules_against_stude.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 12:00:00 ESTAlmost two weeks ago Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the president in a landslide victory in Iran. Many observers called foul play and since, millions of Iranian citizens have marched through the streets in the capital of Tehran. While mostly peaceful, there have been some clashes with police and military and several deaths. Presidential hopeful Mir Hossein Mousavi originally called for many of the protests but has been missing in the last weeks. His wife, an academic and outspoken campaigner, recently issued a statement calling for the release of those supporters who have been arrested.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/06/opposition_candidate_mousavi.htmlThu, 25 Jun 2009 01:00:00 ESTAs part of an ongoing series about the nation's young people, Generation Next correspondent Judy Woodruff talked to graduates of a General Motors training program in Detroit.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/06/what_will_the_economic_recover.htmlWed, 24 Jun 2009 13:00:00 ESTIn today's difficult job market, young college graduates are looking to the community service industry as an alternative to the private or government sector jobs that they had originally planned for.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/06/recession_points_young_grads_t.htmlTue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:00 ESTThe Chicago metro area has more than 1,900 grade crossings, where regular roads cross train tracks, the most of any city in America. With the average train travelling at only nine miles an hour, this can mean a lot of waiting for drivers.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/06/where_to_lay_the_tracks.htmlFri, 19 Jun 2009 12:00:00 ESTAt Duke University, an expensive private school that sends many of its graduates to high-salary jobs in banking and finance on Wall Street in New York City, new graduates seeking those jobs are out of luck.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/06/college_grads_look_beyond_wall.htmlTue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 ESTPresident Obama visited Green Bay, Wisconsin this week to discuss the need for comprehensive health care reform to fix the nation's inefficient and expensive system.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/06/health_care_reform_battle_begi.htmlFri, 12 Jun 2009 01:00:00 ESTThis week President Obama announced his opposition to releasing new photos documenting CIA abuse of Iraqi and Afghan prisoners before 2004.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/video/blog/2009/05/obama_tries_to_withhold_tortur.htmlThu, 14 May 2009 11:30:00 EST