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| 2012 JULY
July 31, 2012
Behind the Scenes with the NewsHour in Nevada
A behind the scenes look at the NewsHour's work in Nevada to profile the Asian American population and their impact on the 2012 election.
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| July 31, 2012
Some Filipino Vets Still Awaiting Recognition
World War II ended almost 70 years ago but some Filipino veterans are still waiting for recognition of their services. "We are just asking for fair treatment," Celestino Almeda said. Almeda is one of approximately 4,000 applicants for compensation who were not granted veteran status and are contesting that decision.
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| July 31, 2012
In Nevada, Asian American Voters Say 'Listen to Us'
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing minority group in the country, according to the U.S. Census. Last year, they surpassed Latinos as the largest group of new immigrants.
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| July 30, 2012
James Holmes Arraigned on 142 Charges; Profiling Young Mass Murderers
James Holmes faces up to 142 charges for the theater shootings in Aurora, Colo. Gwen Ifill talks to Peter Banda of The Associated Press about Holmes' arraignment hearing. Plus, James Alan Fox of Northeastern University and reporter Dave Cullen discuss whether the suspect is different from other mass shooters.
   
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| July 27, 2012
Alleged Colorado Shooter Saw Schizophrenia Expert
Lawyers defending alleged shooter James Holmes stated Holmes sent a notebook with violent drawings of a mass killing to Lynne Fenton, a psychiatrist and schizophrenia expert, who met with Holmes in weeks prior to the shootings. Margaret Warner talks to Washington Post's Carol Leonnig about how mental health will affect the case.
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| July 25, 2012
Security Tension High After Schoolboy Boarded Flight Without Passport or Ticket
Eleven-year-old Liam Corcoran arrived at Manchester Airport in Britain with no ticket, passport or boarding pass; somehow he evaded five security checkpoints and flew to Rome. Independent Television News' Ciaran Jenkins reports on measures to tighten security ahead of the London Olympics.
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| July 25, 2012
A Call to Focus on Finding Jobs for Those with Disabilities
Robert Lambert, a blind worker at Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, carries fabric that has been cut into pieces for military uniforms in Baltimore, M.
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| July 25, 2012
For Politicians, Little to Gain in Gun Control Debate
Less than a week after the mass shooting in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 dead, there has been little policy response from the political world -- no prominent new proposals or legislation. In fact, there's been precious little disagreement about the traditionally divisive issue of gun laws.
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| July 25, 2012
Who Will Gain From Technology's Advances? Who Will Be Left Behind?
Economics correspondent Paul Solman answers a reader's question about the intersection of workers and technology, and how to restore a vibrant middle class.
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| July 24, 2012
Elton John on AIDS: Compassion Is Part of the Cure
Elton John spoke to AIDS advocates from around the world as the keynote speaker for this year's International AIDS Conference. Gwen Ifill talks to Sir John about his new book, "Love is The Cure," and his approach in helping fight the AIDS epidemic, which focuses on compassion, dignity and love.
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| July 24, 2012
Ride, Sally Ride: My Dinner with the First American Woman in Space
On the 17th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger space shuttle, Sally Ride had dinner at Miles O'Brien's home. She was one of the guests of honor celebrating the opening of a new Challenger Learning Center. Miles reflects on that dinner and Ride's contribution to science and space flight.
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| July 23, 2012
Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dies at 61
Miles O'Brien remembers Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, who died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 61.
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| July 23, 2012
As Colorado Shooter Appears in Court, More Details on How He Obtained Weapons
At a preliminary hearing, Colo. shooting suspect James Holmes remained silent and stoic. Gwen Ifill speaks with Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), University of Denver's Dave Kopel and the Pew Research Center's Mike Dimock on whether shootings influence public opinion on issues such as gun control and gun safety.
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| July 22, 2012
Obama Seeks to Comfort Families as Aurora Remembers Shooting Victims
President Obama told the nation Sunday night that he hoped Americans would not only remember the victims killed and injured in the tragic theater shooting in Colorado, but also focus on the determination, resilience and courage shown by many as the massacre was happening.
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| July 20, 2012
A 'Horrific Scene' at the Theater, a Command Center at the High School
Ray Suarez speaks with Associated Press reporter Peter Banda, who gathered witness accounts of the shooting scene. Then, the Denver Post's Kurtis Lee describes the searches and reunions of victims, friends and loved ones at nearby Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo.
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| July 20, 2012
Batman Premiere Proves Tragic as 12 Killed, 59 Wounded in Colorado Shooting
A premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in suburban Colorado turned into a mass murder scene when a gunman fired upon the audience, killing 12 people and wounding 59 others. Tom Bearden reports from Colorado about the eyewitness accounts of the shootings.
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| July 20, 2012
NRA Deletes Tweet, Twitter Talks Gun Control
Thegunman who opened fire in Aurora, Colorado Friday morning, killing 12 people and injuring 59 others, had four weapons in his possession: an AR-15 assault rifle, a Remington 12-guage shotgun and two handguns. Within hours of the incident, discussions on gun control began circulating on the Internet.
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| July 19, 2012
Native American Communities Affected by Climate Change Plan for the Future
Native Americans from Maine to Washington state convened for a conference this week at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Their goal: To discuss the effects of climate change on tribal communities. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
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| July 19, 2012
Climate Change Strikes Especially Hard Blow to Native Americans
Native Americans make up about one percent of the United States population, but they manage more than 95 million acres of land. Their reservations lie in some of the most diverse ecosystems in the country, ranging from Alaska to the coasts of Florida. And they are often on the frontlines of America's climate-related dangers.
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| July 19, 2012
Civil Rights Heroes Ask Youth: 'What Sacrifice Are You Willing to Make?'
You can find inspiration when you're not even looking for it. I was reminded of this Wednesday as I spent time with one of the many groups of young people who flock to Washington during our hot summers. This was a special group: 51 Free Spirit Journalism Scholars.
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| July 18, 2012
Boy Scouts Uphold Policy to Exclude Gay Youth
The Boy Scouts of America announced Tuesday it had reaffirmed its ban on openly gay youth and adults becoming scouts and leaders. Jeffrey Brown and the Los Angeles Times' Molly Hennessy-Fiske discuss why this decision is as much a business concern as it is one of values.
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| July 18, 2012
Boy Scouts' Anti-Gay Policy: Where Do You Stand?
After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed their ban to allow gay members.
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| July 16, 2012
Obama's Shift on Gay Marriage Lucrative for Campaign
From California, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on how President Obama's public endorsement of same-sex marriage triggered a flood of support from the gay community -- which is now providing campaign support both in votes and in fundraising.
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| July 16, 2012
Corralling the Gay and Lesbian Vote
As the country's attitudes toward same-sex marriage evolve, Democrats and Republicans take note -- courting the pocketbooks and votes of the LGBT community.
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| July 16, 2012
How Important is the Gay and Lesbian Vote for the Upcoming Election?
It's estimated that only about 4 percent of the American population identifies as LGBT, and in national elections they usually vote Democratic. So can the Democrats not take the LGBT vote for granted? And why does the Obama campaign find it important to reach out so meaningfully to the gay community this year?
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| July 12, 2012
Urban Migration for Young Chinese on the Rise
Tens of millions of Chinese villagers have moved to the cities in China, but they find living conditions harsh and establishing meaningful relations difficult. Because of the Household Registration System, they have fewer rights than those born in the cities. Sharron Lovell from our partner GlobalPost reports.
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| July 12, 2012
What Are the Lessons from the Penn State Scandal?
What can other institutions learn from the Penn State sex abuse case? Jeffrey Brown talks to Teresa Huizar, executive director of the National Children's Alliance; Elizabeth LeTourneau of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; and Scott Berkowitz, founder and president of the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.
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| July 11, 2012
Romney Speaks at NAACP National Convention
Mitt Romney addressed the NAACP at their 103rd National Convention in Houston Wednesday morning. While acknowledging the historical significance of President Obama's election as the nation's first African-American president, Romney attempted to distinguish himself in the speech as a viable alternative for black voters
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| July 3, 2012
Your Responses: Do You Still Care About Politics?
On the periphery of a recent Pew poll suggesting voters this election cycle are less enthused than they were four years ago, we turned to you all for some insight - do you still care about politics? Here are some of your responses, and a handful of videos from our "Listen to Me" series.
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| JUNE
June 27, 2012
Woodruff on Work-Life Balance: 'We Are Overdue to Create a More Humane Model'
The new magazine article in The Atlantic by Anne-Marie Slaughter on how hard it really is for women to manage both a demanding career and a family, and why social policies need to change for things to get better, has generated a wave of reaction.
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| June 26, 2012
Women, Work and Having it All: Article Reignites Old Debate
An article on balancing career and motherhood has drawn nearly a million views online and sparked a bigger debate about the role of women in the work force. Judy Woodruff discusses the subject with Anne-Marie Slaughter, Monica Olivera of MommyMaestra and Naomi Decter, vice president of the public relations firm, Beckerman.
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| June 26, 2012
Why Women Can, and Can't Have It All
In her controversial cover story "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" for this month's The Atlantic, Anne-Marie Slaughter asks if women -- "highly educated, well-off women who are privileged enough to have choices in the first place" -- can have both a successful career and a family.
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| June 26, 2012
Join a Live Chat on Mexico's Drug War Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET
How will the war on drugs play out in Mexico's presidential election?Join Margaret Warner, reporting from Mexico, for a Twitter live chat on the drug war this Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET.
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| June 26, 2012
Both Sides Claim Victory After Court's Ruling on Ariz. Immigration Law
With a big decision on the health care reform law still to come, the Supreme Court on Monday delivered a handful of significant rulings, chief among them a split decision on Arizona's immigration law that each side spun as a victory.
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| June 21, 2012
North Carolina Drops Payment to Forced Sterilization Victims
North Carolina legislators balked at a plan to set aside $10 million in the state budget to compensate victims of forced sterilizations, contending that the state could not afford the payments in a tight budget year. Ray Suarez speaks with John Frank, political reporter of The News & Observer.
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| June 21, 2012
Video Websites Catering to Social Good Groups
Video has long been a powerful medium for organizations that want to create awareness and spur action on behalf of various causes around the world -- but how people can watch those videos is changing.
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| June 19, 2012
Anticipation Grows for Health Care, Immigration Verdicts in High Court
Monday morning came and went, and again the Supreme Court issued no decisions on the two cases that will define this year's term: immigration in Arizona and national health care reform.
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| June 18, 2012
Remembering the Complicated Life Story of Rodney King
Rodney King, whose video-taped beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 launched a public dialogue about race relations in the United States, died Sunday at age 47. Jeffrey Brown, Patt Morrison of The Los Angeles Times and Darnell Hunt of the University of California, Los Angeles discuss his complicated life.
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| June 14, 2012
'We Were Here' Revisits San Francisco's AIDS Epidemic of Early '80s
A PBS "Independent Len" documentary, "We Were Here," recalls the largely gay Castro District of San Francisco of the 1980s and chronicles the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Spencer Michels speaks with the filmmaker David Weissman.
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| June 12, 2012
As Farmers Age, Japan Rethinks Relationship With Food, Fields
As its farmers get too old to work the land, Japan is grappling with a question now facing many industrialized nations: Who will grow our food in the future? Reporter Sam Eaton presents the latest in the Food for 9 Billion series.
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| MAY
May 30, 2012
Still an Activist at 82, Dolores Huerta Calls Herself 'a Born-Again Feminist'
In the 1960s, Dolores Huerta organized in the fields -- spearheading a national boycott of grapes and lettuce, and making decent pay and working conditions a reality for thousands of farmers. After receiving a Medal of Freedom Tuesday at the White House, Huerta spoke with Ray Suarez.
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| May 29, 2012
In Toni Morrison's 'Home,' Soldier Fights War Abroad, Racism at Home
In her new novel "Home," author Toni Morrison tells the story of a soldier, Frank Money, who joins the Army -- absorbing the atrocities of war -- and then returns home after his service in the Korean War only to be greeted with both the institutional and casual realities of daily prejudice. Morrison speaks with Jeffrey Brown.
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| May 24, 2012
Carlos DeLuna Case: the Fight to Prove an Innocent Man Was Executed
A new report published by Columbia Law School professor James Liebman and his students aims to clear the name of Carlos DeLuna, who was executed for a murder that he swore he didn't commit. Ray Suarez speaks with Liebman about the quest to prove DeLuna was innocent and put to death for another man's crime.
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| May 17, 2012
Minority Babies' New Majority an 'Echo' of Immigration Waves
White babies account for fewer than half of newborns in the United States -- just 49.6 percent of last year's births, according to new Census data released Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses the tipping point and its implications with the Brookings Institution's William Frey and New York University's Marcelo Suarez-Orozco.
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| May 14, 2012
Helping Women With Career-Building and Empowerment in Pakistan
Saima Anwar lives in the Swat area of northern Pakistan. Her family was poor and couldn't pay for her education, so she worked a part-time job to get through school. But when she wanted to become a lawyer -- a profession she's "crazy about" -- she had to find a different way.
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| May 9, 2012
Obama: 'Same-Sex Couples Should Be Able to Get Married'
Days after Vice President Biden touched off a political firestorm by saying he now believes same-sex marriages should be protected under law, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday afternoon that he now supports gay marriage.
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| May 8, 2012
Obesity in America: By the Numbers
A consortium of the nation's top health organizations are driving home obesity statistics this month through a CDC conference, an IOM report, and an HBO documentary series, "The Weight of the Nation." Here's a cheat sheet and interactive map to help you navigate some of the most startling stats.
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| May 8, 2012
'Weight of the Nation': U.S. Obesity Crisis Tackled in HBO Special
With more than two-thirds of U.S. adults age 20 and over now overweight or obese, a new four-part documentary series produced by HBO outlines the scope of the problem, common myths, and the costs of inaction. John Hoffman, executive producer of the "Weight of the Nation" series, sat down with Ray Suarez to discuss the series.
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| May 7, 2012
Best and Worst Countries for Moms
Save the Children Report: Best and Worst Countries to be a Mom
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| APRIL
April 19, 2012
Vatican Rebuke: Are U.S. Nuns Promoting 'Radical Feminist Themes?'
A new Vatican report criticizes the largest group of U.S. Catholic nuns -- the Leadership Conference of Women Religious -- for promoting "radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith." Judy Woodruff discusses the charge with Christendom College's Donna Bethell and Fordham University's Jeannine Hill Fletcher.
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