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Afghanistan Awaits U.S. Strategy Announcement
Ahead of President Obama's planned announcement Tuesday on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, Judy Woodruff talks to Washington Post reporter Josh Partlow about the president's decision-making process.

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Video - President Obama's Thanksgiving Address
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Evidence-Based Medicine Could Hold the Key to Low Health Care Costs
As the House and Senate continue to weigh a sweeping health care overhaul, Ray Suarez talks to Dr. Groopman of Harvard Medical School and Dr. Berwick of the Institute of Health Care Improvement about how evidence-based medicine could help Congress keep costs down.
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In-depth Coverage - Rx for Reform
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Writer Barbara Kingsolver Discusses the Sustainable Food Movement
Jeffrey Brown talks to writer Barbara Kingsolver about the growing popularity of the sustainable food movement. Her book, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life," chronicles the year her family ate only locally grown foods.
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Blog - Jeffrey Brown Talks to Barbara Kingsolver About Her Latest Novel
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Reporter's Podcast: Britain Launches Iraq Invasion Inquiry
A British inquiry opened this week looking into the origins of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Paul Davies of Independent Television News describes Thursday's testimony that then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice mentioned Iraq hours after the 9/11 attacks.
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In-depth Coverage - Iraq in Transition
CONVERSATION
Former FDA Chief Reveals Mysteries of Overeating and Food Cravings
Former FDA commissioner Dr. David Kessler spent the past seven years talking with doctors, scientists and food industry insiders about why people crave fat and sugar for his new book, "The End of Overeating." Tonight on the NewsHour: an encore of this conversation.
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Report - 'Brown Fat' Studies Provide Hope For Weight Loss
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Hungry in America: New Food Insecurity Numbers Are A Wake Up Call
A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms that almost 50 million Americans had a hard time putting food on the table in 2008 -- one in seven American households, an increase of 13 million people from the year before.
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Rx for Reform: Decoding the Health Care Debate
President Barack Obama has said that he is aiming to sign a health care reform bill into law by October. Get the latest news on health care reform politics and policy from the NewsHour’s health unit.
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Art Beat
Covering the visual and performing arts, film and literature with multimedia reports and in-depth interviews, correspondent Jeffrey Brown and NewsHour reporters bring the museums and galleries to you.
INTERACTIVE
Patchwork Nation: American Communities in a Time of Change
Patchwork Nation is a reporting project that explores economic trends in the United States by tracking different types of communities over time with the help of the Christian Science Monitor, local stations and citizen bloggers.
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Making Sen$e: Understanding Credit Card Rules
Learn how new credit card rules affect you and read Paul Solman's answers to high school students' economic questions on Making Sen$e: Your Guide to the Economy.
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Paul Solman Takes Your Questions in 'Business Desk' Feature
From explaining the subprime market to the financial bailout debate, economics correspondent Paul Solman covers the business stories that make news on Wall Street and around the water cooler. In a Web feature, he takes your questions.
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The Exchange: Economic News and Analysis
Explore the latest economic and business news and analysis, including daily 'Business Desk' blog posts from NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman and more.
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Catch Up on the Weekly Analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks
Missed your weekly dose of political analysis from syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks? Find the full archive here.
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Generation Next
Young Americans are facing tough challenges as job prospects dwindle. Judy Woodruff explored the economy's impact on Generation Next in a series of reports on both NPR's Morning Edition and the NewsHour.
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Learn More About Your World On-air and Online
When the leadership of a country changes hands or a humanitarian crisis sweeps a nation, the impacts can be felt worldwide. Help put these events in context with our in-depth analysis, Web features and education tools.
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Global Health Watch
From coverage of the H1N1 flu virus to the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa, the NewsHour's Global Health page offers news and on-the-ground reports exploring health issues around the world.
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Around the Nation: Discover the Best of Public Broadcasting
Which types of businesses are doing well despite the economic downturn? How are food banks coping? Find these and other reports on Around the Nation, a compilation of the country's best local public broadcasting reporting.
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Social Entrepreneurship: Small Efforts Tackle the World's Biggest Challenges
Explore profiles of activists and volunteers across the world who are laboring to solve some of mankind's biggest problems.
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Watch Web-only Videos from our Poetry Series
Watch readings and interviews with contemporary poets such as Elizabeth Alexander, Robert Hass, Terrance Hayes, John Ashbery and Mary Jo Bang, and sign up for the NewsHour Poetry Series Podcast.
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Science Reports
Find coverage of the critical scientific topics making headlines and in-depth reports on space, the global warming debate, polar research, new advances in technology and more.
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9 Years of NewsHour Video
The NewsHour Video Archive includes reports, newsmaker interviews and debates from programs broadcast after Feb. 7, 2000.
RX FOR REFORM
In-depth coverage and reports to help decode the debate over health care reform.
MAKING SEN$E
A hub of financial resources featuring economic explainers, interactive games, exclusive video, and more.
GLOBAL HEALTH WATCH
News and on-the-ground reports exploring health issues around the world.
THE EXCHANGE
The latest economic and business news and analysis to help make sense of the global economy.
ART BEAT
A blog covering art and entertainment, brought to you by correspondent Jeffrey Brown and NewsHour reporters.
WORLD VIEW
Put world news and events in context with in-depth analysis and on-the-ground reports.
INSIDER FORUM
A weekly discussion in which correspondents interview guests using viewer submitted questions.
SCIENCE REPORTS
Coverage of the critical scientific topics making headlines.
NEWSHOUR POETRY SERIES
An exploration of the role of poetry in society and profiles of contemporary poets.
GENERATION NEXT
Judy Woodruff and the Generation Next team talk to young Americans 16-25 to learn about their hopes and beliefs.
AROUND THE NATION
The best of reporting from local PBS and NPR stations from around the country.
BY THE PEOPLE
Energizing the conversation on America's role in the world and making global issues locally relevant.

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