 | 2009 JULY
July 3, 2009
Supreme Court Term Brought Some Surprises
Legal analysts Linda Greenhouse and Thomas Goldstein examine the impact of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of the 2008 term, including a narrow ruling on the landmark Voting Rights Act.
   
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| July 3, 2009
Russia Strives to Maintain Economic Momentum Amid Shifting Political Landscape
Margaret Warner filed a series of reports about Russia's political and economic climate in conjunction with President Barack Obama's visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 6. Here, she answers some viewers' questions about her reporting trip.
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| July 2, 2009
In Russia, Unhealthy Habits Make Funerals Outpace Births
In her latest report from Russia, Margaret Warner takes a look at the health and well-being of the Russian people, including the low life expectancy for adult males.
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| July 2, 2009
The 1-Dress Sustainability Solution
How will the future of fashion -- one predicated on continual consumption -- survive in a world of limited resources? Can fashion -- the cultural apex of illimitable desire -- ever be sustainable? Sheena Matheiken is attempting to answer those questions -- one outfit at a time.
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| JUNE
June 30, 2009
Video Collection: Margaret Warner's Reports From Russia
On the eve of President Barack Obama's meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Margaret Warner presents a series of reports on Russia's politics, economy and social issues.
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| June 29, 2009
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Military Policy Faces New Scrutiny
Following protests from gay rights activists, efforts to lobby Congress and the administration to repeal the military's policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" have picked up speed. Ray Suarez reports on the movement and its critics.
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| June 29, 2009
High Court's Bias Ruling May Reshape Employer Policies
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a group of white firefighters was unfairly denied promotions because of their race. Analysts examine the impact on future labor policy.
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| June 29, 2009
Justices Reverse Sotomayor Ruling in Discrimination Case
The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision Monday that white firefighters in Connecticut were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision supported by high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor when she was an appellate judge. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the case with Gwen Ifill.
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| June 29, 2009
Firefighters Case Prompts Reaction on Sotomayor's Role in Lower Court Decision
The Supreme Court's Ricci v. DeStefano decision was highly anticipated not only because of its potential impact on civil rights and affirmative action, but also due to high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's role in the case as an appeals court judge.
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| June 29, 2009
Supreme Court Rules 5-4 for White Firefighters in Job Promotions Bias Case
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions due to their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor supported as an appeals court judge.
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| June 26, 2009
Amid Recession, U.S. Savings Rate Hits Highest Mark Since 1993
As the longest recession since World War II drags on, Americans are responding by shying away from spending, opting instead to save money at the fastest pace in 15 years, a new report shows.
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| June 24, 2009
Fed Keeps Key Rate at Record Low
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the recession is easing, but that the U.S. economy likely will remain fragile and limit the threat of inflation.
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| June 18, 2009
Iranian Protesters Mourn Deaths as Guardian Council Calls in Candidates
Supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi rallied in Tehran again Thursday, many dressed in black and carrying candles to mourn demonstrators killed in post-election clashes, according to witnesses.
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| June 16, 2009
American Cross-border Gun Traffic Fuels Mexican Drug-related Violence
NewsHour special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports on the American gun trade that is fueling drug-related violence in Mexico and new efforts to stop it.
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| June 15, 2009
Congo's Civil War is Rich Seam for Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright
Playwright Lynn Nottage talks to Jeffrey Brown about her Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, "Ruined," set during Congo's civil war.
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| June 15, 2009
Business Students Rethink Wall Street Plans
After the economic slump scuttled their plans to enter the financial sector, business students at Duke University look at different alternatives, such as graduate school, or rethink their career paths altogether. Judy Woodruff talks to some recent graduates in the second part of her Generation Next series.
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| June 15, 2009
Doctors Consider Health Care Possibilites as White House Pushes Reform
As the health care reform debate heats up on Capitol Hill, health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser speaks with doctors about the pros and cons of a government-funded public plan and other possible changes to the current system.
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| June 10, 2009
Suspected White Supremacist Opens Fire in Holocaust Museum, Kills Guard
An 88-year-old known for expressing violently anti-Semitic views opened fire inside the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, killing a guard before being wounded by other guards.
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| June 5, 2009
Full Extent of Nazi Prison Camp System Still Emerging
Scholars are still discovering the full scale of the Nazi prison camp system during WWII as President Obama visited remembrances and anniversary celebrations in Europe this week. Ray Suarez reports.
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| June 4, 2009
Legacy of Tiananmen Crackdown Lingers Over China's Politics
Analysts reflect on the life of key Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, who died in 2005 after being under house arrest for almost two decades and kept a secret journal chronicling the events around the Tiananmen Square protests.
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| June 4, 2009
Police Crowd Tiananmen to Block Possible Anniversary Protests
Independent Television News correspondent John Ray reports from Beijing on the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, where police maintained a heavy presence to tamp down on demonstrations.
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| June 4, 2009
Obama's Speech Could Mark Shift in U.S.-Muslim Relations
As reaction to President Obama's address in Cairo continues to filter in, analysts consider what the lasting effect Thursday's speech may have on U.S. policy and global attitudes.
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| June 4, 2009
Obama's Cairo Speech Elicits Varying Reactions From American Muslims
Many American Muslims watched Thursday's address by President Obama with keen interest, seeing it as both a major moment for U.S. policy as well as a call for Muslims to reflect on their beliefs and the governments of the Middle East.
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| June 4, 2009
Obama Urges Cooperation With Muslim World
In a sweeping speech in Cairo, President Obama called for stronger U.S.-Muslim alliances, urging each to put suspicions aside and unite to combat violent extremism.
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| June 3, 2009
Familiar with Unemployment, Edgecombe County Weathers Recession
Unemployment rates of 8 percent and higher are uncharted territory for most communities across the nation, but in Edgecombe County, N.C., those sorts of numbers are familiar ground.
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| June 1, 2009
Abortion Doctor's Murder Puts Debate Into Sharper Focus
The murder of prominent Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller has raised new questions on where things stand among groups on both sides of the abortion debate. Kevin Eckstrom, editor of Religion News Service, examines the impact of Tiller's death on the abortion issue.
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| June 1, 2009
China Appears to Tighten Internet Access Around Tiananmen Anniversary
In the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests on June 4, concerns over Chinese censorship of the Internet are running strong, although problems with unpredictable Web access and other matters are proving just as tricky.
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| MAY
May 29, 2009
U.S. Economy Shrank 5.7% at Start of Year
The U.S. economy shrank slightly less than initially estimated at a 5.7 percent pace at the start of 2009 as the recession lumbered into the new year, according to a government report released Friday that hinted the recession might be letting up.
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| May 27, 2009
Tonight on PBS: 'Hollywood Chinese'
Wednesday night on PBS, WNET's American Masters presents the national premier of "Hollywood Chinese," the highly acclaimed documentary that tells the story of Chinese-American cinematic history.
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| May 22, 2009
Debate Over Guantanamo, Detainees Continues
A day after dueling high-profile speeches over the handling of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, legislators and administration officials continue to voice both support and opposition to President Obama's plan to close the prison camp.
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| May 19, 2009
Credit Card Regulations Easily Clear Senate Vote
Senators voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to stop credit card companies from arbitrarily raising cardholder interest rates and charging unexpected fees that have become customary -- and crippling - for cash-strapped consumers during this recession.
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| May 15, 2009
In India, School Principal Works to Changes Lives of the Poor
Sister Cyril Mooney, principal of the Loreto Day School in Kolkata, India, is working to provide poor children a place to learn by day and a safe haven at night. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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| May 15, 2009
GM Plans 18 Percent Reduction in Dealer Network
A day after Chrysler unveiled plans to close a quarter of its dealerships, General Motors followed suit Friday by telling about a fifth of its dealers their franchises will be terminated by late next year.
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| May 14, 2009
Chrysler Looks to Slim Down Dealership Network
Embattled automaker Chrysler wants to shutter about 25 percent of its 3,200 U.S. dealerships by next month, stating in a bankruptcy court filing Thursday that the network is antiquated and has too many stores competing with each other.
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| May 8, 2009
Black Unemployment in East St. Louis Highlights Disparities
Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the high unemployment numbers among blacks in East St. Louis, where painful memories of the Great Depression still persist.
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| May 8, 2009
Jobs Reports Shows Layoff Pace Slowed in April
The pace of layoffs slowed in April as employers cut 539,000 jobs, the fewest in six months, according to a Labor Department report released Friday. But the unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 percent, the highest since late 1983.
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| May 5, 2009
Culture of Avoiding the Doctor Intensifies Health Concerns in Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- The serious outcomes of some of the earliest H1N1 flu cases in Mexico renewed attention on a national culture of avoiding doctor visits, and self-medicating at the pharmacy instead.
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| May 5, 2009
Benefits of Shutdown Debated as Mexico City Lumbers Back to Life
Senior correspondent Ray Suarez is in Mexico City to report on the H1N1 flu virus outbreak. In this reporter's notebook that he filed Monday, he reports on the huge city coming back to life after a days-long shutdown aimed at containing the outbreak.
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| May 4, 2009
Fifteen Years After The Genocide, Rwandans Struggle To Heal National Wounds
Author Philip Gourevitch discusses his piece in the New Yorker reflecting on the state of Rwanda 15 years after genocide ravaged the country.
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| May 4, 2009
Rwandan Genocide: 15 Years Later
In the spring of 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandan Tutsis and Hutu political moderates were slaughtered by Hutu extremists. Photojournalist Kathryn Cook traveled to Rwanda in the winter of 2008 to document how the country is dealing with the genocide's fallout.
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| APRIL
April 30, 2009
St. Louis Program Helps Make College More Affordable for Low-Income Students
The College Summit program in St. Louis Missouri helps low income students turn their dreams of college into reality. In this interview, teacher Brian Kruger describes how the program transformed the school, his students and his own life.
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| April 30, 2009
Business Incubator Helps St. Louis Startups Thrive
The BEGIN New Venture Center at the St. Patrick Center in St. Louis is one of more than 1,200 business incubators in the U.S. In addition to helping small businesses grow with financial aid and office space, it also works to help homeless and disadvantaged communities.
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| April 29, 2009
Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Landmark Voting Law
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on a challenge by a Texas community to strike down an extension to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal recaps the day in court.
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| April 27, 2009
Reviving Downtown St. Louis
St. Louis, like many cities, has watched its downtown decline, but in the past ten years, business groups and the city have worked to revive the area and attract residents, restaurants and retail.
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| April 22, 2009
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case Alleging Reverse Discrimination
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case brought by a group of white firefighters in Connecticut who argue they were the victims of reverse discrimination. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal gives an update on the day in court.
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| April 17, 2009
EPA Report Marks First Step Toward Climate Change Regulations
Carbon dioxide and five other heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health and welfare, and possibly even national security, according to an Environmental Protection Agency scientific review released Friday.
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| April 16, 2009
BeadforLife Program Helps Lift Ugandans Out of Poverty
A program that helps Ugandans sell beads in America has brought hundreds of families out of extreme poverty through a woman-to-woman network focused on sales at house parties and a Web store. Spencer Michels reports on the program and the people it helps.
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| April 15, 2009
Public Insurance Concept May Prove Sticking Point in Health Care Reform
As the outlines of a health care reform package begin to emerge in Washington, one of the central dividing lines is quickly taking shape: whether the government will create a public insurance plan that would compete with private insurers.
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| April 15, 2009
In Nigeria, Scarce Water Supply and High Food Prices Leave Families Hungry
In the first of a series of reports about food security, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how the efforts to improve Nigeria's food supply are hindered by scarcity of water and high supply costs.
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| April 10, 2009
Dayton Arts Community Faces Struggle to Stay Afloat
The arts scene in Dayton, Ohio, has been feeling a financial pinch as the troubles of the "Big Three" U.S. automakers and other economic woes ripple through its community. Jeffrey Brown reports on Dayton arts organizations' struggle to survive.
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