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	ANALYSIS Treasury Considers New Plan to Push Mortgage Rates Lower In an effort to boost the economy, Treasury Department officials are reportedly considering a plan to push mortgage rates dramatically lower. Reporters and analysts weigh the pros and cons of such a move. Download    Streaming Video     RELATED INFORMATION Blog - Paul Solman Answers Your Questions on the Economy NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW Pakistani Envoy Details Government's Cooperation in Mumbai Probe As pressure grows on Pakistan in the wake of the attacks on Mumbai, India, Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S., Husain Haqqani, details Islamabad's view on the deadly siege and reacts to allegations of Pakistani links to the assailants. Download    Streaming Video RELATED INFORMATION In-depth Coverage - Politics of Pakistan In-depth Coverage - World View UPDATE Automakers Seek Federal Aid Again as UAW Offers Concessions CEOs of the Big Three U.S. automakers appeared before Congress again Thursday to outline how they would use $34 billion in federal loans to help stay in business. RELATED INFORMATION Newsmaker Interview - Ford CEO Promises Shift to Small Cars if Automakers Survive Newsmaker Interview - GM CEO Wagoner on the Auto Industry Lifeline SLIDE SHOW Children Return to School in Myanmar Following Devastating Cyclone When Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar in early May, tens of thousands of people were killed and buildings were leveled, including many schools. Aid organizations scrambled to help the country rebuild and the children return to school. RELATED INFORMATION In-depth Coverage - Myanmar's Humanitarian Crisis UPDATE As Financial Crisis Deepens, Global Central Banks Chop Interest Rates More central banks across the world cut interest rates Thursday, hoping to quash a spreading economic slump. In the U.S., many top retailers reported lower November sales as bargain seekers at the start of the holiday shopping season were unable to save the month. RELATED INFORMATION Report - London Shopkeepers Feel Pinch of Global Economic Crisis     NEWSHOUR EXTRA News For Students, Teaching Resources For Educators EXTRA STORY Residents of India Blame Pakistan and Their Own Leaders for Attack Residents of Mumbai, India, where a three-day terrorist siege killed over 170 people last week, are blaming neighboring Pakistan, but also their own government for a lack of leadership and security. NewsHour Extra     ADDITIONAL FEATURES IN-DEPTH COVERAGE 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. FORUM Historians Answered Your Questions on FDR, Lincoln and Obama As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office amid troubles at home and overseas, the experiences of former presidents Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt are coming to new light. Two historians answered your questions. VIDEO Europe Works to Weather the Global Economic Storm Margaret Warner interviews France's finance minister and reports from Britain's neighborhoods and business sectors about how the countries are trying to cope with the global economic downturn. ANALYSIS 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. FORUM 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. IN-DEPTH COVERAGE Vote 2008: Full Coverage and Analysis of the Campaign Season Look back at full NewsHour analysis and coverage of the 2008 presidential and congressional races, including the NewsHour/NPR election map, dispatches from the Reporters' Blog and more. IN-DEPTH COVERAGE 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. IN-DEPTH COVERAGE Turkey at a Crossroads in Domestic, Foreign Issues Turkey is dealing with a violent separatist PKK movement, while it looks to elevate its international standing by becoming a candidate member of the European Union. Both issues are impacting its citizens' way of life. IN-DEPTH COVERAGE Watch Web-only Videos from our Poetry Series Watch readings and interviews with contemporary poets such as Robert Hass, Terrance Hayes, Li-Young Lee, John Ashbery and Mary Jo Bang, and sign up for the NewsHour Poetry Series Podcast.	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