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	2010 DECEMBER Dec. 30, 2010 Paul Newman's Philanthropic Efforts Posthumously Hit $300 Million Milestone WNPR reporter John Dankosky narrates a Connecticut Public Television report on how legendary actor Paul Newman's charitable food company is still thriving after his 2008 death. The Newman's Own Foundation evolved into one of the most-recognizable celebrity-run charities and recently surpassed $300 million in donations.

	Dec. 30, 2010 Charities Look to Social Media to Turn Friends Into Funders Americans are expected to have given roughly $300 billion in charitable donations in 2010 with individuals making up $220 billion of that. For a closer look at the role of social media in philanthropy and its limitations, Ray Suarez speaks with Allison Fine, co-author of "The Networked Nonprofit."

	Dec. 28, 2010 Homeowners Express Frustration with Government Loan Modifications Many struggling homeowners rely on loan modifications from government programs to keep afloat on their mortgages. Some say they are running into problems with these services. Paul Solman has more.

	Dec. 28, 2010 In Kenya, Generating Wealth - One Cow at a Time With mainstream banks and microfinance organizations mainly helping business startups in urban Kenya, a group called Juhudi Kilimo decided to focus on rural small-holder farmers.

	Dec. 22, 2010 Denver's Elaborate Plan to End Homelessness Sees Big Successes Correspondent Tom Bearden looks at an ambitious plan to end homelessness in Colorado's capital. Denver's Road Home was launched in 2005 with the lofty goal of ending homelessness in 10 years, and its executive director says the program is on track to meet that goal.

	Dec. 16, 2010 Border Patrol Death Rekindles Immigration Debate Hari Sreenivasan talks to Chris Conover of Arizona Public Media and Michel Marizco of KJZZ about the recent death of border patrol agent Brian Terry.

	Dec. 14, 2010 Civil Rights Leader Andrew Young Shares Life Lessons With New Generation Andrew Young, a top aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., and his godson/co-author Kabir Sehgal speak with Judy Woodruff about passing on life lessons and words of advice for a new generation, plus their new book "Walk in My Shoes."

	Dec. 14, 2010 Survey: Marijuana Use Outstrips Tobacco Use Among Teens More high school seniors have used marijuana in the past month than have smoked a cigarette, according to a federal study released Tuesday.

	Dec. 10, 2010 'Law & Disorder' Killing: 3 New Orleans Officers Found Guilty, 2 Acquitted Three current or former New Orleans police officers now face sentencing in a 2005 killing and cover-up after Hurricane Katrina.

	Dec. 9, 2010 TEDWomen Summit Highlights How Females Are Reshaping the Future They're the presentations that your friends forward you through an e-mail or social network, the ones where you drift off for 18 minutes into the dream worlds of scientists, the powerful stories of social activists and or talks by plain, old-fashioned thinkers.

	Dec. 8, 2010 Haiti Election Protests Grow, Airport Closes Protesters reportedly set fire to the headquarters of Haiti's ruling political party Wednesday, and thousands took to the streets, forcing the closure of the Port-au-Prince airport in reaction to controversial election results.

	Dec. 6, 2010 Watch Live: 9th Circuit Appeals Court Hears Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Case The 9th Circuit Appeals Court in San Francisco hears arguments Monday in a challenge to Proposition 8, the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

	Dec. 1, 2010 In Colorado, Authorities Battle Mexican Drug Cartels' Business Plans In four years, Mexico's escalating drug violence has claimed almost 30,000 lives and focused attention on border states like California and Arizona. But as correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Colorado Springs, the conflict is having a far-reaching effect.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 26, 2010 Around the Globe, Many Still Hungry Despite Recent Advances This year's World Food Prize winner, David Beckmann, talks to Ray Suarez about feeding the hungry in the United States and abroad.

	Nov. 22, 2010 Documentary Series Examines Life and Death Along Border Reporting from the dangerous border between the U.S. and Mexico.

	Nov. 16, 2010 Swiss to Vote on Deporting Criminals Switzerland, which adopts many laws by referendum, votes this month on a contentious measure that would make it mandatory to deport non-Swiss residents who have been convicted of serious crimes.

	Nov. 5, 2010 Why Did So Many Democrats Lose? Some Districts Were Never a Good Fit As the Democrats sort through the wreckage of Tuesday night, the question "what just happened?" is undoubtedly running through their minds. Was it Tea Party enthusiasm that buried them or anger at the economy or a loss of faith in President Obama? Or maybe all those things. A Patchwork Nation analysis offers some answers.

	Nov. 4, 2010 Betancourt Describes Captivity in Colombian Jungle Margaret Warner talks to Ingrid Betancourt about her new memoir, "Even Silence Has an End," and her years as a hostage in the Colombian jungle.

	Nov. 1, 2010 Mexico Dispatch: Authorities Jockey for Control in Violent Drug War Less than a month before Mexicans celebrate the centennial of their revolution, some of them have the feeling the country is in a time of turmoil once again.

	Nov. 1, 2010 Brazil Elects First Female President Dilma Rousseff won Brazil's presidential runoff on Sunday, making her the first female president of South America's largest and most populous country. She campaigned on -- and now faces the challenges of -- improving Brazil's infrastructure, education and health care.



	OCTOBER Oct. 28, 2010 Shootings Elicit Fear Across Mexico Gunmen killed six men in Mexico City on Thursday, the latest incidents of violence in Mexico's drug war. Margaret Warner talks to Nicholas Casey, a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal in Mexico City.

	Oct. 28, 2010 Attacks Escalate in Mexico's Drug War Three large-scale attacks in the past few days add to the death toll in Mexico's drug war. Margaret Warner has more.

	Oct. 27, 2010 Pensions Pose Major Challenge for Governments Worldwide From France to San Francisco, pension reform is hot. What once was an arcane, wonky topic has become a political and social flashpoint in elections and - as in France - in the streets.

	Oct. 25, 2010 Big Banks Resume Foreclosure Paperwork Major banks across the country continue to dig through internal documents to show that foreclosures have been properly handled following accusations of faulty paperwork. Binyamin Appelbaum of the New York Times gives more details on the investigation into flawed foreclosure proceedings.

	Oct. 25, 2010 Homeowners Express Frustration with Government Loan Modifications Many struggling homeowners rely on loan modifications from government programs to keep afloat on their mortgages. Some say they are running into problems with these services. Paul Solman has more.

	Oct. 25, 2010 News Wrap: Fed Addresses Foreclosure Frenzy, Bloody Weekend in Mexico Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Central Bank is getting involved in the recent foreclosure mess caused by faulty paperwork. In Mexico, 10 people were killed at a rehab center in Tijuana in another bloody episode of drug violence.

	Oct. 21, 2010 Mississippi 'Food Deserts' Fuel Obesity Epidemic As the government highlights the growing health risks of childhood obesity, Betty Ann Bowser reports from the Mississippi Delta on how so-called "food deserts" keep some communities from access to healthy food.

	Oct. 21, 2010 News Wrap: U.S., Afghan Troops Claim Gains in Taliban Stronghold In other news Thursday, a report in The New York Times says a U.S. and Afghan military offensive has made gains in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar by deploying a new mobile rocket and by disrupting insurgent supply lines.

	Oct. 21, 2010 Don't Ask, Don't Tell Reinstated, For Now; Repeal Effort Back in Limbo The military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy banning gays from serving openly in the ranks was reinstated Thursday -- at least for now. Margaret Warner talks to Time magazine's Mark Thompson about the legal battle over the policy, the Pentagon's ongoing review and what it means for gay servicemembers who recently re-enlisted.

	Oct. 19, 2010 'Death by Fire': Was Cameron Todd Willingham Wrongfully Executed? Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in 2004, convicted of murdering his three daughters in a Texas house fire that authorities determined was arson. Frontline examines the evidence as questions about Willingham's guilt remain.

	Oct. 19, 2010 Judy Woodruff: Economy Divides Voters in Tight Nevada Senate Race In the Silver State's closely watched Senate race between incumbent Harry Reid and Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle, supporters on both sides of the spectrum voice deep concern over the state's hard-hit economy, Judy Woodruff writes.

	Oct. 19, 2010 Women Journalists Honored for Risky Reporting in Colombia, Tanzania Every year, the Courage in Journalism Awards honor a group of women for their reporting in dangerous locales around the world. Two of this year's winners, Vicky Ntetema and Claudia Julieta Duque, stopped by the Rundown last week to share their experiences.

	Oct. 18, 2010 As Sudan Prepares for Secession Vote, Fears of Unrest Intensify Margaret Warner talks to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice about the ethnic tension in Sudan ahead of an important referendum on whether the oil-rich South should secede.

	Oct. 18, 2010 Pakistani Flood Victims Face Malnutrition, Disease as Winter Nears Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports on Pakistani flood victims' continuing needs for food, medicine, agricultural help and other aid as winter nears.

	Oct. 18, 2010 News Wrap: In France, Riots Exacerbate Fuel Shortage Strikers in France defied a government order to stop blockading the country's oil refineries. Already 1,500 gas stations have nearly run out of fuel.

	Oct. 18, 2010 Food Insecurity a Chronic Problem in Mozambique In Mozambique, Maputo's streets were buzzing with commercial activity Monday and its beaches were packed over the weekend with families having picnics and friends sharing beers. But just last month, there was a very different scene: riots over a hike in food and water prices raged for three days and ended with 13 people dead.

	Oct. 15, 2010 Rape Victims Make Voices Heard in Congo Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the use of rape as a weapon of war in eastern Congo.

	Oct. 14, 2010 Chilean Rescue Effort Holds Lessons in Spirit, Ingenuity Jeffrey Brown gets three views on the successful rescue of 33 trapped Chilean, what techniques were used to cause the rescue to run smoothly and what it means for Chile.

	Oct. 13, 2010 California to Let Voters Decide on Marijuana Legalization Judy Muller of KCET reports from California on the a ballot initiative in the state to legalize marijuana.

	Oct. 8, 2010 Nobel-Winner Xiaobo 'Stuck to His Guns' on China's Political Reform Two weeks after Beijing warned the committee not to do so, it awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo. Margaret Warner talks to Orville Schell, director of the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, for more.

	Oct. 8, 2010 China Lashes Out at Imprisoned Dissident Xiaobo Winning Nobel Peace Prize The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the imprisoned Liu Xiaobo for his human rights work in China, much to the country's dismay. Angus Walker of Independent Television News reports from Beijing on the local reaction.

	Oct. 8, 2010 Jailed China Dissident Liu Xiaobo Wins Nobel Peace Prize Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China." The award touched off an angry response from China, which accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of honoring "a criminal."

	Oct. 7, 2010 Sudan Referendum Date 'Set in Stone' The timing of the Jan. 9 vote on whether Sudan will become two countries is "set in stone," despite some major unresolved issues from distribution of oil wealth to citizenship rights, State Department officials said Thursday.

	Oct. 6, 2010 Supreme Court Justices 'Felt the Emotion' of Military Funeral Protest Case Supreme Court justices are considering a battle of First Amendment rights vs. individual privacy after members of a controversial church protested at the funeral of a U.S. Marine. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal describes Wednesday's hearing and considers the issues being weighed by the court.

	Oct. 6, 2010 Supreme Court Weighs First Amendment Limits in Military Funeral Protest Case The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a First Amendment case involving the controversial Westboro Baptist Church group protesting at a U.S. Marine's funeral. Kwame Holman reports.

	Oct. 4, 2010 Feinberg: Distance Not a Determining Factor in Paying Oil Spill Claims Since BP first announced it would establish a $20 billion fund to pay claims from the oil spill disaster along the Gulf Coast, one of the more vexing questions has been about what kind of role proximity to the disaster should play in the compensation decisions.

	Oct. 4, 2010 Increase in Homeless Pupils Poses Unique Challenge to Public Schools Special correspondent Lee Hochberg reports from Seattle on the rising homelessness for school-age children and the challenges that faces public schools trying to accommodate them.

	Oct. 4, 2010 Brazil's Presidential Election Heads to Oct. 31 Runoff Brazil's ruling party candidate, Dilma Rousseff, won the most votes in Sunday's presidential election but not enough to avoid a runoff with second-place contender Jose Serra on Oct. 31.

	Oct. 1, 2010 Feinberg: Gulf Oil Spill Claims Paid More Quickly, But Tough Calls Ahead Payments for claims tied to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are set to crack the $1 billion mark next week, but there are still at least 20,000 claims that have yet to be resolved and there seem to be a larger number of cases of fraud than expected. We get an update from Ken Feinberg, the administrator of the claims fund.

	Oct. 1, 2010 Student's Death Sparks Questions on Privacy in the Digital Age Ray Suarez gets two perspectives on the many questions raised by a Rutgers University student's suicide three days after his roommate and another person allegedly broadcast his sexual encounter with another man secretly on the Internet.

	Oct. 1, 2010 Rutgers Student's Suicide Prompts Privacy, Cyber-Bullying Debates Ray Suarez looks at the varied reactions to the suicide of a student at Rutgers University and the legal questions it raises.

	Oct. 1, 2010 U.S. Apologizes for 'Reprehensible' 1940s Syphilis Study in Guatemala U.S. officials apologized Friday for unethical medical experiments conducted in Guatemala more than 60 years ago, in which prison inmates were deliberately infected with syphilis.

	Oct. 1, 2010 Conversation: Chad Troutwine, Producer of 'Freakonomics' First a bestselling book, then a popular blog and soon to be a public radio show, the phenomenon that is "Freakonomics" is the brain child of University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner. Now, "Freakonomics" is a movie.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 30, 2010 Writers in Danger Offered Safe Haven to Practice Craft in Pittsburgh In Pittsburgh, a special program offers foreign writers whose lives are endangered to get a new start and write freely.

	Sept. 30, 2010 Exclusive Readings From City of Asylum/Pittsburgh City of Asylum/Pittsburgh is a six-year-old program that provides shelter to foreign literary writers who have encountered dangers in their homeland. Watch online exclusive videos of the writers reading their work.

	Sept. 30, 2010 Blueberries Among Top Tips to Avoid Alzheimer's, Journalist Says When health journalist Jean Carper discovered that she carried the ApoE4 gene that triples her risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, she became interested in finding out more about the latest research on Alzheimer's prevention. One easy way to help prevent it? Blueberries, she says.

	Sept. 29, 2010 Is Life Expectancy Changing Due to Our Terrible Economy? Paul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."

	Sept. 28, 2010 Americans' Religious Knowledge Has Major Gaps, Survey Finds Despite their religious faith, many Americans are ignorant of key facts about their own and other world religions, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

	Sept. 27, 2010 French Expulsion of Gypsies Leads to Tension in Europe The French government's decision to deport Roma immigrants back to Romania and Bulgaria has rankled some of France's European neighbors. Ben Barnier of Global Post reports on the controversial decision.

	Sept. 27, 2010 Sudan's Abyei Village a Possible 'Wobbly Domino' in Referendum Vote Abyei, a village in central Sudan that is still crawling out of its violence-ravaged past, has become one of the keys to holding a peaceful referendum in January.

	Sept. 27, 2010 Venezuela's Election Gives Both Sides Something to Celebrate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's Socialist Party won a majority of the 165-seat National Assembly in Sunday's election, but not a two-thirds majority that would have allowed it to pass major legislation unencumbered.

	Sept. 24, 2010 Gwen's Take: Telling Our Stories Two women I know have recently written terrific books: Isabel Wilkerson and I were both reporters for the New York Times; Michele Norris and I became running buddies while working together at the Washington Post. I also wrote a book a few years ago, an exercise that ranks right at the top of the hardest things I have ever done.

	Sept. 23, 2010 Author Examines Generations-Long Black 'Defection from the Jim Crow South' In her new book "The Warmth of Other Suns," Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and professor Isabel Wilkerson digs into the "The Great Migration" that took place from 1915 to 1970, when 6 million African-Americans left the South to go north and west in search of a better life. Jeffrey Brown speaks with the author.

	Sept. 23, 2010 News Wrap: Small Business Bill Ready for Obama Signature In other news Thursday, the House approved a long-delayed bill designed to help small businesses get lending from community banks. Republicans opposed the loan fund, calling it another bailout.

	Sept. 23, 2010 Obama's U.N. Remarks Cover Economy, Mideast Peace President Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday on a wide range of issues, including reinstating Iran's need to demonstrate the peaceful intent of its nuclear program and calling for international support of Israeli and Palestinian peace efforts.

	Sept. 23, 2010 Activists Uncertain About Prospects for 'Don't Ask-Don't Tell' Repeal Gay rights advocates are regrouping after the Senate on Tuesday voted down legislation that would have allowed gays to serve openly in the military, and are uncertain about the prospects for turning the vote around during a lame-duck session of Congress following November elections.

	Sept. 23, 2010 Denver Company Gives Poor Farmers Tools to Rise Out of Poverty Denver-based International Development Enterprises works with farmers in poor areas to help them obtain irrigation, water sanitation and storage supplies.

	Sept. 22, 2010 'Art of Dirt' and Rural Life An exhibit sponsored by International Development Enterprises in Denver features paintings and photos of rural life in places such as India, Honduras, Ethiopia and Vietnam, along with models of IDE's irrigation and water sanitation equipment for visitors to try.

	Sept. 21, 2010 Nomadic Life in Mongolia As more young Mongolians abandon the traditional nomadic lifestyle of their families, older generations worry the culture of Mongolian nomads could be threatened. Getty photographer Aletheia Casey describes her recent experiences documenting Mongolian nomadic life.

	Sept. 21, 2010 LaHood Pushes Federal Law to Quell 'Epidemic' of Distracted Driving Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is leading efforts to reverse the "epidemic" of U.S. deaths and injuries caused by distractions while driving, including texting and phone use. He wants a federal law enacted to penalize multitasking drivers and hopes auto companies will minimize the number of distractions offered to drivers.

	Sept. 21, 2010 Survey: What Distracts You the Most While Driving? Government leaders and safety advocates are meeting again Tuesday in Washington to discuss ways to keep drivers focused on the road instead of ever-more-prevalent electronic devices and other distractions. We want to know what distracts you while you're driving. Take our survey.

	Sept. 21, 2010 Mongolia's Nomads Face Changing Culture As more young Mongolians abandon the traditional nomadic lifestyle of their families, older generations worry the culture of Mongolian nomads could be threatened.

	Sept. 20, 2010 Mexico's Drug War Putting Reporters, Journalism in the Crosshairs A young photographer for Juarez's El Diario newspaper was gunned down as he walked to lunch, prompting his newspaper to ask of Mexico's drug cartels on the front page what they expect of journalists. Ray Suarez speaks with Angela Kocherga of Belo Television about the latest killing and the effects on drug war media coverage.

	Sept. 20, 2010 Paul Solman on Emotions of Job Loss, Foreclosure and the Meaning Of 'The Hat' Hari Sreenivasan recently talked with Paul Solman about the emotional responses people have had when interviewed about losing their homes, their jobs or both in the economic downturn. Also, 'The Hat' makes a special appearance.

	Sept. 20, 2010 Sweden's Anti-Immigration Party Gains Toehold in Parliament A political party in Sweden seeking a 90 percent reduction in immigration won seats in Parliament for the first time, denying the ruling center-right coalition a majority and raising questions about anti-Muslim sentiment in the country.

	Sept. 20, 2010 How Will Foreclosures, Other Housing Problems Play Out in Midterms? After 2 1/2 years of economic trouble, it is hard to cite one singular reason voters are disgruntled going into fall. But one of the biggest culprits in the troubles is undoubtedly the housing market.

	Sept. 17, 2010 Expiring Housing Moratorium Looms Over Middle East Peace Process The latest direct peace talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ended this week with no agreement on one of the largest issues, a partial moratorium on Israel's settlement building in the West Bank.

	Sept. 15, 2010 Civil Rights Photographer May Have Led Double Life as FBI Informant Ernest Withers, a famed Civil Rights photographer during the 50's and 60's, may have been pulling double duty for the FBI as a paid informant. Margaret Warner talks to veteran journalist Earl Caldwell for more.

	Sept. 15, 2010 Baja's Tourism Suffers Amid Mexico Drug War A drop in tourism and manufacturing has left the Mexican state Baja, California, with a struggling economy. Jose Luis Sierra of New America Media reports on how the drug war and recession have played a role.

	Sept. 15, 2010 Drug War Casts a Shadow on Mexican Bicentennial Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan talks with Ray Suarez about Mexico's bicentennial celebrations amid the backdrop of ongoing drug war violence and economic woes.

	Sept. 15, 2010 FBI File Provides Key to Revealing Civil Rights Photographer's Spying This week, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that celebrated civil rights-era photographer Ernest Withers had been a paid informant for the FBI, reporting on the whereabouts and activities of the movement's leaders -- many of whom considered him a personal friend.

	Sept. 15, 2010 Mexico Dispatch: Tijuana Is No Juarez, Residents Say TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico \| Toiling with a pile of wood planks in his garage turned woodshop, 46-year-old Roberto Carrillo exclaims: "Tijuana is not Ciudad Juarez. We don't have the level of violence that you read every day in the papers happens there ... yet for the foreign media it makes no difference."

	Sept. 14, 2010 Mexico Dispatch: Perception vs. Reality at One Beach Town ROSARITO BEACH, Mexico \| Walking or driving down boulevard Benito Juarez, the main street of Rosarito Beach, gives no hints of the struggles this tourist community has been fighting for the past four years.

	Sept. 14, 2010 In Middle East, Peace Sought on Smaller Scale Through Business Ties A New York-based entrepreneur has found a way to work with Palestinians and Israelis for both peace and profit. Special correspondent Fred De Sam Lazaro reports.

	Sept. 14, 2010 Update \| Mott's Strike Settled: Workers Returning to Apple Sauce Factory There was considerable viewer interest in last week's case study on a Mott's apple sauce factory where management had imposed a wage cut, despite the profitability of the plant and parent company. The union retaliated by striking, but the strike was just settled.

	Sept. 13, 2010 In Congo, Attitudes About Rape as a Weapon Remain Tough to Change Gwen Ifill talks with two experts familiar with the sexual violence that has occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the past decade.

	Sept. 13, 2010 Victims, Rapists Speak Out on Rape as Weapon of War in Congo Independent Television News reports on the ongoing use of violent rape as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

	Sept. 10, 2010 9 Years After 9/11, Has Religious Tolerance Changed in America? Jeffrey Brown moderates a conversation among four religious leaders and experts on the tolerance -- or intolerance -- of different religions and cultures in America, nine years after the Sept. 11 attacks.

	Sept. 10, 2010 The World Trade Center Site Over 55 Years Sept. 11, 2010, marks nine years since terror attacks struck the Pentagon, Shanksville, Pa., and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York. This collection of aerial and satellite photos, taken from 1954 to 2009, reveal both stark and subtle changes around the World Trade Center site.

	Sept. 10, 2010 9 Years of 'Unbuilding' the World Trade Center in New York To mark the ninth anniversary the Sept. 11 attacks, we have gathered 25 aerial images of lower Manhattan, spanning more than half a century.

	Sept. 9, 2010 Would Cancellation of Quran-Burning Event Prevent Further Fallout? The Florida pastor who caused a global uproar over plans to burn Qurans on the 9/11 anniversary suspended those plans and is seeking a deal to move a planned Islamic center in New York. Ray Suarez gets two takes on Thursday's developments with counter-terrorism experts Mohammed Hafez and Brian Fishman.

	Sept. 9, 2010 Florida Pastor Suspends Quran-Burning Plans on 9/11 Anniversary Florida Pastor Terry Jones announced plans Thursday to cancel his church's much-derided plans to burn Qurans on the 9/11 anniversary should a planned Islamic community center be moved further away from Ground Zero in New York. But the center's developer and imam said a deal has not been struck.

	Sept. 9, 2010 Slide Show: Capturing the Gulf's Healing Process AP photographer Gerald Herbert has been documenting the Gulf oil disaster -- from the land, sea and air -- since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded. Since we last spoke with him, Herbert has followed not only the spill's effect on wildlife -- but also the lingering human and economic tolls.

	Sept. 8, 2010 Geithner: Past Policy Choices, Politics Making It Harder to Fix U.S. Economy In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that economic policy decisions made before this administration took office -- and the current political climate -- are teaming up to make it harder to fix the U.S. economy. Tune in to Wednesday's NewsHour for the full interview.

	Sept. 8, 2010 Rise of a MegaCity: Bangladesh's Dhaka Sees Population Boom Nearly 500,000 migrants flow into Dhaka, Bangladesh, each year, leaving the countryside to try to make a living in the big city. It's part of a new landscape of "megacities," which GlobalPost is exploring in a new series.

	Sept. 7, 2010 Craigslist Drops Adult Services Ads: What's the Real Impact? The world's largest classified ads website, Craigslist.org, shut down its profitable adult services section after accusations that it was being used for prostitution and human trafficking. Judy Woodruff gets two views on the larger legal impact.

	Sept. 7, 2010 For Iraqi Refugees, Survival Can Come at a High Price Haidar Hamza is among the estimated 2 million Iraqi refugees still living far from home more than seven years after the U.S.-led coalition took over Baghdad. He recently visited Syria and Jordan and relays some of the challenges Iraqis who fled their homeland continue to face.

	Sept. 6, 2010 Iraqis Who Fled War Often Face Long Exile Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Jordan on the day-to-day difficulties of Iraqi refugees. Some refugees have fled from their homeland to avoid the conflict in Iraq and will probably never return home.

	Sept. 2, 2010 Effect of Court Decisions on Guns Remains Murky in California Correspondent Spencer Michels examines how U.S. Supreme Court rulings limiting local gun-control laws are playing out in California.

	Sept. 2, 2010 From Security to Stolen Treasures, Warner Answers Your Questions on Iraq Margaret Warner is winding up her trip in Iraq after nearly three weeks of reporting, and she received questions from many of you about Iraq's security and the role of private contractors, the condition of the infrastructure, and the artifacts looted from the Baghdad museum.

	Sept. 2, 2010 Workers Paying More for Health Insurance as Cash-Strapped Companies Shift Costs Workers' health care costs jumped significantly this year even as overall premium prices rose only slightly, as recession-strapped companies shifted more of the health care cost burden to their employees.

	Sept. 1, 2010 Text Messages Study Shows Fear Turned to Anger on 9/11 By analyzing a database of 500,000 text messages sent on Sept. 11, 2001, researchers at the University of Mainz in Germany have created an hour-by-hour psychological profile of how some Americans were communicating on that day.

	Sept. 1, 2010 Flow of Illegal Immigrants to the U.S. on the Decline, Study Finds A study released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center found that the yearly flow of illegal immigrants into the United States dropped nearly two-thirds from 2007 to 2009 from the first five years of last decade.



	AUGUST Aug. 30, 2010 Impact of Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally Remains Unclear for Tea Party Glenn Beck had a good Saturday. Depending on whose crowd estimate you want to believe -- always a tricky game -- somewhere between 87,000 and 500,000 people came to the National Mall for the TV and radio personality's "Restoring Honor" rally.

	Aug. 30, 2010 Political Checklist: Obama's Primetime Iraq Speech, Jobs Problems In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Judy Woodruff discusses the week ahead in politics, including President Obama's primetime speech on Iraq and the Middle East peace talks set for later in the week.

	Aug. 29, 2010 Beck, Palin Rally the Faithful as Other Rallies Focus on MLK Jr. Legacy They came to Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally looking for hope, for change, for like-minded people. They came because they didn't want to be alone. They came because of a belief that "they" (the government, politicians, someone) is taking away their freedom. View videos and a slides how from weekend rallies in Washington.

	Aug. 27, 2010 Shields and Brooks on Ken Mehlman's Revelation, Strasburg's Unifying Effect Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on whether holding a public leadership position as an openly gay man is really possible and pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg's season-ending arm injury.

	Aug. 27, 2010 'Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing' Exhibit Puts Apollo Theater in Spotlight An installation chronicling the history of Harlem's famous Apollo Theater is on display at the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., before moving on to Detroit and New York.

	Aug. 27, 2010 Dick Armey to Beck Rally Critics: 'Who Do You Think You Are?' Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, who has been spending time trying to harness tea party energy into electoral gains for conservatives, said the "Restoring Honor" rally that Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck is organizing at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday is in the spirit of Martin Luther King's call for liberty.

	Aug. 27, 2010 Katrina Five Years Later: New Orleans Is a State of Mind Spencer Michels writes how it's hard for him to separate his experiences in the aftermath of Katrina from a flood of other impressions since 2005.

	Aug. 27, 2010 A Glimpse of Life Underground for Trapped Chilean Miners The drama of 33 trapped Chilean miners continues with the release of the first significant video footage taken thousands of feet below the ground.

	Aug. 27, 2010 Gwen's Take: Why We Love It When the President Goes Away The president of the United States is on vacation. I am not. It rained for his first three days in Martha's Vineyard. The sun was shining here in Washington. Forgive my enjoyment. But it's nice to take a break from news of floods, imminent hurricanes, mosque debates and more to meditate on something lighter -- time off.

	Aug. 27, 2010 Bernanke Says Fed Is Ready to Help; Carter Wins American's Release There is more evidence out Friday morning that the U.S. economy has slowed to nearly a crawl of late. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke of the economic slowdown, saying he believes the economy will continue to grow in 2011 but recognizes that the pace is weakening for now.

	Aug. 27, 2010 Tweeting in the Golden Years: Older Americans Using Social Media More A growing number of 50- to 65-year-olds are using social networking tools on the Internet, according a new study by Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.

	Aug. 26, 2010 U.N. Security Council Meets About Mass Rape in Congo The United Nations is calling for urgent action in response to the mass rape of nearly 200 women and children in Congo by Rwandan and Congolese rebels.

	Aug. 26, 2010 Is Economic Hardship Bottoming Out? The story of the U.S. economy over the past eight months has been a touch of good news, followed by set of down-beat headlines, followed by a head-scratching indicator. Patchwork Nation's Economic Hardship Index for August offers another example of the difficulty of identifying good news in a confusing economy.

	Aug. 26, 2010 At Louisiana Forum, Questions on Oil Spill's Long-Term Impact About 60 people gathered in Buras, La., last week to ask a panel of experts questions about the long-term impact of the spill on their lives and livelihoods. NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden co-moderated the forum with Louisiana Public Broadcasting's program "Louisiana Public Square."

	Aug. 26, 2010 Then and Now: What Replaced the Toppled Saddam Statue? The toppling of a statue of Saddam Hussein, marking the fall of Baghdad to U.S.-led coalition forces, did not escape controversy when a U.S. Marine temporarily draped an American flag over the statue's head. Nonetheless, the image in Baghdad's Firdos Square came to symbolize the freedom of Iraqis from Saddam's regime.

	Aug. 25, 2010 Mexican Media Face Perils Reporting on Drug War Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost reports on the dangers journalists face in Mexico reporting on the country's violent drug war.

	Aug. 25, 2010 Discovery of Bodies in Mexico Linked to Drug War Government authorities discovered the bodies of 72 people -- believed to be migrants from Central and South America -- dumped less than 100 miles from the U.S. border. Gwen Ifill gets more on the story.

	Aug. 25, 2010 The Ninth Ward: Five Years Later Betty Ann Bowser looks at what has changed in the Ninth Ward in New Orleans -- and what hasn't -- since Hurricane Katrina devastated the area five years ago.

	Aug. 25, 2010 After Katrina, Richard Misrach Captured Writing on the Wall Photographer Richard Misrach went to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina to capture images of the messages people had left on buildings and cars in graffiti when they didn't have any other way to express themselves. His work is now on display in Houston and New Orleans.

	Aug. 24, 2010 Islam Struggles for Understanding, Place in U.S. Religious Mosaic The debate on whether to build a mosque near Ground Zero has become a touchy subject for many and raised questions over U.S. views on Islam. Gwen Ifill gets three perspectives from the Rev. Welton Gaddy of The Interfaith Alliance, professor Abdullahi An-na'im, and Cynthia Mahmood of the University of Notre Dame.

	Aug. 24, 2010 How Is Islam Viewed in America Today? With several new polls illustrating a divide over American attitudes toward Islam, PBS stations sampled opinions across the U.S.

	Aug. 24, 2010 Portraits of Iraqis and Their Dreams Iraqis' feelings about their country's future are best reflected in what they say about their own personal dreams. The younger ones appear less scarred -- their parents' and grandparents' generations seem far more so. Margaret Warner introduces some of the people she's met in her travels.

	Aug. 23, 2010 For Military Bastions, Iraq Troop Withdraw is Not the End Amid headlines of soldiers returning from Iraq, it's tempting to think of military communities filled with happily reunited families preparing to pick up where they left off. But in places such as Hopkinsville, Ky., deployments continue, as do the pressures on the local people and economies.

	Aug. 23, 2010 More Aid Heading to Pakistan; FDA Chief Calls for Preventative Powers The United Nations said Monday that it has now raised about 70 percent of the $460 million it needs to provide emergency relief to people affected by the floods in Pakistan.

	Aug. 18, 2010 Debate Lingers Around Proposed Mosque Near Ground Zero The debate over whether a mosque should be built near Ground Zero continues to stir passions. President Obama said he had "no regrets" for weighing in on the controversy Wednesday. Jeffrey Brown gets perspectives from columnists Eugene Robinson and Ross Douthat.

	Aug. 18, 2010 Power Station Visit Sums Up Iraq's Troubled State of Electricity Affairs BAGHDAD \| "Let me tell you a joke," the man in the blue jumpsuit and white hard hat said to me Wednesday. "A family joke." I was standing in one of the control rooms of the four-stack Doura power station in southeast Baghdad with the plant's manager Ghazi Abdulaziz Essa.

	Aug. 18, 2010 Doura Power Station Doura's electric plant in southeast Baghdad was spared the firebombing at the start of the Iraq war in 2003. It supplies much of the city's power, but many residents say that power is in short supply. During the summertime's peak use, they might get only two to four hours of electricity per day. Photos by Larisa Epatko

	Aug. 17, 2010 China's War on Illegal Buildings In an effort to rid the country of unsafe, illegal and aging structures, the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development plans to demolish more than half of the country's residential buildings in the next 20 years.

	Aug. 16, 2010 Iraq's Best and Brightest Gone Missing On her way to Iraq for a reporting trip, Margaret Warner reports from Amman, Jordan, about how Iraqi exiles view the prospects of ever returning to their homeland.

	Aug. 13, 2010 BP May Have Already Sealed Well for Good; Decision on Plug Expected Officials hope to know early Friday if BP's oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been sealed for good. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal government's person in charge of the effort, scheduled a news conference for 1:45 p.m. EDT to give an update on the operation.

	Aug. 12, 2010 More from 99ers: Unemployment Leads to Foreclosure Given today's news that foreclosures jumped 9 percent in July, we've posted the last of our 99er interview outtakes, in which Faith Phillips tells a striking story: She'll be paying off condo fees on her foreclosed house for years, mainly for the other side's legal fees.

	Aug. 12, 2010 Thursday: Foreclosures, Jobless Claims Increase; GM Earns $1.3 Billion Profit The number of U.S. homes lost to foreclosure rose in July, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday. Lenders repossessed 92,858 properties last month, up 9 percent from June and an increase of 6 percent from July 2009.

	Aug. 11, 2010 Making Sense: More From the '99ers' There's been quite a bit of reaction to our story last Friday on the extension of unemployment insurance benefits past 99 weeks.

	Aug. 11, 2010 Pew Report: U.S. Broadband Adoption Slows, but Blacks Gain Ground The Pew Internet & American Life Project released its Home Broadband 2010 Report Wednesday, revealing a dramatic slowing of broadband adoption by Americans this year, but showing notable growth in use by blacks.

	Aug. 10, 2010 Should Mosque, Islamic Center Be Built Near Ground Zero? Jeffrey Brown speaks with four people who have been closely following the debate over whether to build a 13-story Islamic community center and mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York. The builders say they want to promote positive interaction. But families of some victims don't consider it a peace offering.

	Aug. 9, 2010 Monday: Drilling to Resume on Oil Relief Well; Aid Group to Stay in Afghanistan Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Monday that cement forced down the top of BP's blown-out well last week has hardened enough so that workers can begin drilling the final 100 feet of the relief well and seal the well for good. An aid group says it will stay in Afghanistan after 10 people were killed on a medical mission.

	Aug. 6, 2010 Marcus and Gerson on Jobless Numbers, Prop 8, Divisive Kagan Vote Washington Post columnists Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson -- sitting in for David Brooks and Mark Shields -- discuss the mostly partisan Elena Kagan's confirmation vote, the U.S. job outlook and the same-sex marriage ruling in California.

	Aug. 6, 2010 The '99ers' Share Their Stories Last month, Congress extended federal unemployment benefits for people who had been out of work up to 99 weeks. But for the millions of Americans who have been jobless longer than that -- the "99ers" -- there will be no more checks coming. Read letters from some of the 99ers.

	Aug. 6, 2010 Russia Wheat Export Ban Pushes Prices Near 2-Year High Wheat prices retreated slightly but held near a two-year high Friday in reaction to a Russian announcement banning grain exports through the end of the year due to severe drought and wildfires.

	Aug. 6, 2010 Gwein's Take: What's to Celebrate, Mr. President? Perhaps Oprah brought the president a cake when she joined his tight circle of Chicago friends for a birthday dinner this week. That's more of a celebration than he has been able to have for any of his other landmark dates this year. Consider the options.

	Aug. 6, 2010 Jobs Report Brings More Bad News for the Unemployed Heading into Friday morning, no one was expecting much good news from the July jobs report. Unfortunately, the picture it provided of the jobs market is even worse than many expected.

	Aug. 6, 2010 Friday: Unemployment Unchanged at 9.5%; BP Closer to Sealing Well Private employers added 71,000 jobs in July, up from a revised 31,000 in June but not nearly enough to help the unemployment rate, which remained unchanged at 9.5 percent.

	Aug. 5, 2010 After Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Ruling, What's Ahead Legally for Both Sides? People on both sides of the same-sex marriage in California debate vowed appeals of the judge's ruling, regardless of the outcome, and one has now been filed. Ray Suarez talks to Jennifer Pizer of the Lambda Legal Defense Fund and Robert George, founder of the American Principles Project, about the legal steps ahead.

	Aug. 5, 2010 Appeal Filed After Judge Overturned Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Ban Federal District Judge Vaughn Walker overturned California's ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday but did not vacate the law. This creates a stumbling block for gay couples who wish to get married. Ray Suarez reports on the fallout from the ruling and the pending appeal.

	Aug. 4, 2010 California Same-Sex Marriage Ban Overturned, But Appeal Likely A federal judge struck down California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages Wednesday, but proponents have promised an appeal. Spencer Michels reports from San Francisco on the ruling's possible implications for the rest of the country and the prospects for the case making its way to the Supreme Court.

	Aug. 3, 2010 Some Kids Left Behind After Parents' Deportation Research shows today there are an estimated 5.5 million children with parents who are in the country illegally. If those parents are deported, some of those young people are left to fend for themselves. KPBS education reporter Ana Tintocalis tells us about the kids who are left behind.

	Aug. 3, 2010 New Drug Law Narrows Crack, Powder Cocaine Sentencing Gap President Obama signed a new law Tuesday that closes a decades-old gap in federal sentencing that led to much stiffer penalties for crack cocaine cases than ones involving powder cocaine. Gwen Ifill speaks with two experts about the implications.

	Aug. 3, 2010 Rock the Vote Looks to Overcome Youth Enthusiasm Gap by Midterms Rock the Vote, a non-profit group that encourages and mobilizes young Americans to register to vote, announced Tuesday that it is mobilizing in five states for its biggest midterm election year voting drive since its founding in 1992.

	Aug. 2, 2010 Arizona Dispatch: SB 1070 Through a Photojournalist's Lens Arizona Republic photorapher Nick Oza and his colleagues have launched a project called 90 Days that is chronicling the immigration debate in the state through the lens of photojournalism.

	Aug. 2, 2010 Privacy, Security Concerns Raised for BlackBerry, Phone, Web Users It's been a busy few days for online privacy and personal tech. Here's a breakdown of some of the latest major developments.



	JULY July 30, 2010 Arizona Dispatches: The 'Talk' of the Valley and an Illegal Immigrant's Tale As the country waits for the next steps in the legal battle over Arizona's tough new immigration law to unfold, we get two views on the reform debate from the state -- one from a conservative talk show host and his audience, the other from an illegal immigrant whose wife faces deportation.

	July 29, 2010 Journalists Among Targets in Mexico Drug War The drug war in Mexico continues to escalate and its targets are ever-expanding. Judy Woodruff talks to Angela Kocherga, the Mexico Bureau Chief of Belo Television for more on Mexico's drug troubles.

	July 29, 2010 Juarez Struggles at Epicenter of Drug Violence A violent drug war continues to deepen in Mexico. Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost reports from one of the epicenters: Juarez.

	July 29, 2010 Arizona Gov. Appeals Judge's Ruling on Immigration Law Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer made good on her promise to appeal a federal judge's decision to strike down parts of the immigration law she signed. Ray Suarez reports from Phoenix with the latest reactions.

	July 29, 2010 Did Stimulus Funding Help or Hurt U.S. Economy in the Long Run? A new study by economists Mark Zandi and Alan Blinder showed the U.S. government's nearly $800 billion economic stimulus and the Wall Street bailout likely steered the American economy away from another depression. Jeffrey Brown moderates a debate between Zandi and Stanford University economist John Taylor.

	July 29, 2010 News Wrap: Karzai Says U.S., NATO Must Strike Taliban Havens In other news Thursday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that the United States and NATO are not attacking Taliban sanctuaries and alluded to sources of terror funding and training taking place in neighboring Pakistan.

	July 28, 2010 Immigration Law Experts Debate Next Legal Steps for Arizona A Federal judge blocked several key provisions in Arizona's Immigration Law that goes into effect Thursday. Gwen Ifil gets both sides on today's ruling.

	July 28, 2010 Arizona Dispatch: A Trip to the Border NOGALES, Ariz. \| To everyone here, the border represents something different: a barrier to a better life, a reminder of harder times, childhood, a separation of family, access to cheaper goods, a gateway for the drug trade, security from rampant crime and so on.

	July 28, 2010 Judge Strikes Down Key Parts of New Arizona Immigration Law Just a day before Arizona's controversial new immigration law is set to go into effect, a federal judge handed opponents a last-minute victory by blocking the most controversial parts from being enforced.

	July 27, 2010 Wildlife Suffer as Oil Spill Spreads AP Photographer Gerald Herbert, a New Orleans native, has been documenting the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico.

	July 26, 2010 20 Years After ADA, Accessibility Remains 'An Evolutionary Process' Twenty years after the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted, the effects can be seen across the country in curb cuts, lifts on buses and so on. Judy Woodruff speaks with Andrew Imparato of the American Association of People with Disabilities and Amelia Wallrich, a student who says she continues to face discrimination.

	July 26, 2010 20 Years After the ADA, Is Life Better for Those With Disabilities? The question to ask on the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, is whether life today is any better for those with disabilities?

	July 25, 2010 Despite Skeptics, Feinberg Enthusiastic to Put $20B Oil Disaster Fund to Work At 7 a.m. Saturday, Kenneth Feinberg stood in front of a standing-room only crowd at the municipal building in Bayou La Batre, Ala., and told people "I am your lawyer." He didn't get much of a reaction.

	July 23, 2010 'Globish' Author Explains How English Has Taken Root Worldwide "Globish" Author Robert McCrum explains to Ray Suarez why the English language went global and how it has become the first worldwide language.

	July 22, 2010 Dispute Over Controversial Arizona Immigration Law Heads to Court The State of Arizona faced off against the U.S. Justice Department in court Thursday over the controversial immigration law set to go into effect next week. Ray Suarez discusses the legal dispute with two law professors, one a critic of the law, and another who helped write it.

	July 22, 2010 Exclusive \| Axelrod: Administration, Media Did Sherrod a 'Great Disservice' Judy Woodruff spoke exclusively with President Obama's senior adviser, David Axelrod, about the firing of -- and eventual apology to -- U.S. Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod.

	July 22, 2010 Oil and Arguments in the Gulf There is a charm about New Orleans; a feeling and a culture that is unique. But in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and now the big oil spill, there is a sense of argument as well. People are angry -- and some of them aren't sure at what. Spencer Michels reports from the Crescent City about what's on peoples' minds.

	July 22, 2010 Tonight on the NewsHour: The Legal Battle Over Arizona's Immigration Law Crowds gathered Thursday outside a Phoenix courthouse as Justice Department lawyers ask a judge to stop Arizona's controversial immigration law from taking effect. On Thursday's NewsHour, Ray Suarez speaks with University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor Kris Kobach, a co-author of the law, and critic Steven Gonzales.

	July 22, 2010 Patchwork Nation: A Tough Road Ahead for Detroit, Other Industrial Metropolises DETROIT \| It's long been said that when the U.S. economy gets a cold, this city, with its reliance on the auto industry, gets pneumonia. The last few years have raised the question of what happens here when the economy at large gets pneumonia. The answer: it's not pretty. This city and the surrounding area are hurting badly.

	July 20, 2010 Study Shows Gel Holds Promise for Reducing HIV Risk In a big step forward for the field of HIV prevention, a new study shows for the first time a microbicide gel provided significant protection for women from HIV infection.

	July 19, 2010 What Will Financial Reform Mean for the Poorest? With President Obama set to sign financial reform legislation, much of the attention has been on the biggest U.S. banks lately. But what about lending practices that affect the poorest Americans? Hari Sreenivsan discusses the "poverty industry" with "Broke, USA" author Gary Rivlin.

	July 19, 2010 Jobless Benefits Face Another Vote: Weighing Benefits vs. Deficit After two failed attempts, an extension of unemployment benefits is up for yet another vote Tuesday in the Senate. Jeffery Brown speaks with Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian for more.

	July 19, 2010 Merle Hazard on the Greek Debt Crisis We at Making Sen$e have long been fans of Nashville investment adviser Jon Shayne, who became known to us as Merle Hazard, the singer and author of country-and-western songs about economics. We began to discuss a collaboration, and finally came up with the idea of doing a song about the Greek debt crisis.

	July 19, 2010 Democrats Bank on Local Strategy to Help in Red States According to conventional wisdom, it is going to be a bad year for Democrats. Historically the party of the president has lost seats in the mid-term, ugly fights over health care and the soaring deficit have owned media headlines and Congressional approval rates are hanging in the low 20s. All point to a potentially rough fall.

	July 19, 2010 Special Olympics Enlisting Able-Bodied Youth to Reduce Bias Judy Woodruff reports on the scene at the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics 2010 USA National Games in Nebraska.

	July 14, 2010 Haiti Aims to Move Residents Out of Tent Camps, Back Into Habitable Homes With 1.5 million Haitians still living in tent camps, international organizations and the government are struggling to find legally available land for new settlements and ways to decongest the existing camps.

	July 14, 2010 States Face Layoffs, Cuts as Federal Medicaid Aid Stalls Across the U.S., cash-strapped states are facing the possibility of layoffs and program cuts this year as an extension of federal Medicaid aid looks increasingly uncertain.

	July 14, 2010 Obama's Immigration Problem in Patchwork Nation In a country as complex as diverse as the United States, there aren't many issues that cut the same way everywhere. In 2010, however, immigration, or at least the White House approach to it, looks like it might be a rare case of uniformity.

	July 13, 2010 Fighting Poverty in Kenya by Selling Water Pumps to Poor Farmers Spencer Michels reports on the story of how a California man sees the chance to increase access to clean water in Kenya through the use of foot-pumps.

	July 13, 2010 New U.S. AIDS Strategy Aims to Reduce New Infections by 25% The Obama administration on Tuesday released a wide-ranging domestic AIDS policy plan that aims to reduce the annual number of new HIV infections by 25 percent by 2015 and calls for more targeted efforts to slow the spread of HIV among high-risk populations like blacks, Hispanics and gay men.

	July 13, 2010 Political Strategists React to Polling on Immigration, Look Ahead to Midterms The latest Pew Research numbers found widespread public support not only for Arizona's controversial new immigration law, but also for comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for those here illegally.

	July 9, 2010 As World Cup Ends, Jobs Remain Elusive in South Africa Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one social entrepreneur's effort to help some unemployed find work in South Africa amid a massive jobless problem.

	July 8, 2010 Scenes From Haiti, 6 Months After the Earthquake An estimated 1.5 million Haitians were displaced in January's earthquake. Six months later, the majority of that population is still living in tent settlements and the medical infrastructure is still fragile.

	July 8, 2010 Scenes from Haiti, Six Months After the Quake An estimated 1.5 million Haitians were displaced in January's earthquake. Six months later, the majority of that population is still living in tent settlements and the medical infrastructure is still fragile. A reporting team from the PBS NewsHour has returned to Haiti to assess where things stand.

	July 6, 2010 As Economy Jitters Persist, Geithner 'Confident We're Going to Continue to Grow' Concerns about the economic recovery lingered on Wall Street as the service industry grew at a slower rate than expected last month. Jim Lehrer talks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner about the state of the U.S. economy, a tough housing market and preparations for a final vote on financial reform.

	July 6, 2010 Obama, Netanyahu Tout Face-to-Face Talks With Palestinians President Barack Obama and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both said Tuesday that they expected proximity talks would lead to direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on a secure two-state solution.

	July 6, 2010 Department of Justice Sues to Block Arizona Immigration Law The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday to block the enforcement of Arizona's new immigration law, which gives police power to detain and question people they suspect of being in the country illegally.

	July 5, 2010 Bridging the Technical Divide in Johannesburg As the World Cup enters the semi-finals in South Africa, the country's poorer sections are left in the shadows of the soccer stadiums. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how one man has been attempting to bridge the digital divide in one of Johannesburg's poorest neighborhoods.

	July 5, 2010 High Court Ends Term with Decisions on Handguns, Student Organization Funding The Supreme Court handed down opinions concerning handgun possession in the home, student organization funding, patent law, and the separation-of-powers principle as it wrapped up its term this week.

	July 2, 2010 Drug Killings, Violence Cast Shadow Over Mexican Elections As drug gang violence continues to grip Mexico, Ray Suarez talks with a Los Angeles Times reporter about what has fueling the violence and how it will impact the upcoming state and local elections.

	July 2, 2010 In Mexico, Violence Accelerates Ahead of Elections Last week's slaying of gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torres was the latest reminder of the ongoing drug-fueled violence in Mexico in the run-up to state and local elections. Ray Suarez has an update about efforts to halt the killings

	July 1, 2010 Obama Renews Calls for GOP Support on Immigration Reform President Barack Obama called on Congress to move forward with immigration reform legislation, in part as a response to Arizona's new immigration law. Judy Woodruff talks with two reporters about the likelihood of reform.



	JUNE June 29, 2010 Meeting the Promise of 'PlayPumps' for Clean Water Five years ago, Frontline/World correspondent Amy Costello reported on a new kind of water pump being developed in southern Africa. The original report attracted international investors and the so-called "PlayPumps" started rolling out. But, when Costello returned for a follow-up report, she found a less promising scene.

	June 28, 2010 States, Communities Struggling With Medical Marijuana Regulations Whether it's the LAPD attempting to close 400 of the city's marijuana dispensaries or Montana adding nearly 20 percent more card-carrying medical marijuana users just last month, states and municipalities are struggling this summer with legislating about medical pot.

	June 24, 2010 Paul Solman: Viewers Respond to Chicken Chase Scene We received a very sobering set of viewer responses to the opening sequence of our credit crunch story from Springfield, Mo.

	June 24, 2010 Economic Hardship Index Holds Some Good News; Housing Concerns Persist Turning on economic recovery is not like turning on a light. Numbers improve and then, slowly, people begin to feel better and start to spend. In 2010 that means for any real economic improvement to impact November's elections it has to start manifesting itself in statistics such as unemployment and foreclosures - soon.

	June 23, 2010 Nashville Looks to Stage Comeback After Floods Six weeks after record floods devastated Nashville, the city is making a comeback. Jeffrey Brown examines the rebuilding efforts of its citizens and its vibrant music industry.

	June 22, 2010 Tuesday: McChrystal Apologizes for Comments; U.S. Expected to Sue Arizona Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has been summoned to the White House to explain controversial comments about colleagues in a recent Rolling Stone interview, Obama administration officials said Tuesday.

	June 18, 2010 Oil Leak Renews Debate Over Green Energy's Future In his address to the nation Tuesday night, President Obama urged Americans that "the time to embrace a clean energy future is now." Jeffrey Brown sits down with guests Daniel Weiss of the Center for American Progress and Kenneth Green of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss what can and should be done.

	June 18, 2010 Turmoil in Kyrgyzstan Although the raging violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan has abated, the hardened feelings and destroyed neighborhoods remain, says Clifford Levy of The New York Times, reporting from the city of Osh.

	June 16, 2010 U.S. Cash Fans the Flame of Mexico's Drug Violence For more on the deadly war that rages along the U.S.-Mexico border and the United States' role in fueling the drug trade, Ray Suarez talks with Allert Brown-Gort of Notre Dame University and Andrew Selee of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

	June 16, 2010 Mexico's War With Drug Cartels Claims More Lives Mexican President Felipe Calderon appealed to the Mexican people for help as yet another round of drug gang violence erupted in Mexico this week. Ray Suarez has an update on the volatile situation along the border.

	June 16, 2010 Q&A: Kyrgyzstan's Ethnic Violence The Kyrgyzstan government and army attempted to stabilize the southern city of Osh on Wednesday, after fighting between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks over the past week left at least 189 people dead.

	June 15, 2010 Shields and Brooks: Will Obama's Oil Disaster Speech Change Any Minds? After President Obama's Oval Office address on the ongoing Gulf disaster, columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks joined Judy Woodruff to review the substance of the primetime speech.

	June 15, 2010 Full Video: President Obama's Oval Office Address on Gulf Oil Disaster Watch all of President Obama's Oval Office address on the federal response to the ongoing Gulf Coast oil leak disaster. Also, make sure to check out analysis and opinion from a variety of experts in Obama's Annotated Oval Office Address.

	June 15, 2010 Do Higher Costs Lead to Better College Educations? Does the mounting cost of college mean students are getting a better education? Ray Suarez moderates a debate sponsored by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs about whether the costly higher education system is broken.

	June 15, 2010 'New Recruits' Documents Young Entrepreneurs in the Field The PBS documentary "The New Recruits" follows three young business students to India, Pakistan and Kenya as they try to apply the concept of social enterprise to local populations. One such "recruit" speaks to Hari Sreenivasan about his experiences.

	June 11, 2010 Thai Envoy on Unrest, Recovery and Censorship The government of Thailand, recently in the news for political unrest and protests, has dispatched its president of the Thailand Trade Representative's Office, Kiat Sittheeamorn, as an envoy of the prime minister.

	June 8, 2010 As World Cup Begins, Social Turmoil in Cape Town As Cape Town, South Africa, prepares to host eight World Cup soccer matches, Jonathon Miller of Independent Television News reports on the drugs, poverty and gangs that lie in the shadows of the city's soccer stadium.

	June 8, 2010 Internet Anonymity Both Aid and Foil for Democracy Does the Internet facilitate a productive exchange of ideas, making people better informed and therefore better citizens? Or does the unchecked nature of what information can be shared and spread on the Internet actually threaten democracy?

	June 7, 2010 Microfinancing Gives Housing Hope to Residents of Kenya's Slums Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya on new efforts to help poor residents of Nairobi's crowded, unsanitary slums find adequate housing through entrepreneurship and microfinancing.

	June 7, 2010 Seven Convicted in Deadly 1984 Bhopal Gas Leak in India A court in India has convicted seven former executives of a Union Carbide subsidiary of "causing death by negligence" for a gas leak at a company plant that killed an estimated 15,000 people in the 1980s.

	June 7, 2010 Positive Signs in the Housing Market? Tamp Down That Excitement Measuring the health of the U.S. economy continues to be a dodgy game. Witness last week's job numbers that were nowhere as good as many had hoped. But a more complicated measure of improvement may be the U.S. housing market.

	June 4, 2010 Former State Department Adviser on Why Mideast Peace Is Stuck Over 20 years, Aaron David Miller witnessed the fits and starts of the Mideast peace process while advising to six secretaries of states. But now he's abandoned the cause altogether, saying he no longer believes in the "religion" of Mideast peace. He explains why in this interview.

	June 4, 2010 Doctors Group Launches Ad Campaign Against Medicare Cuts The American Medical Association on Thursday launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign aimed at stopping a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians.

	June 4, 2010 Gwen's Take: The Perils of Ambition, and Does Obama Have Any Coattails? On a hot summer day in 2008, I visited the Civil Rights Institute in downtown Birmingham with the man who thought he was going to be Alabama's first African-American governor.

	June 3, 2010 Mississippi 'Food Deserts' Fuel Obesity Epidemic As the government highlights the growing health risks of childhood obesity, Betty Ann Bowser reports from the Mississippi Delta on how so-called "food deserts" keep some communities from access to healthy food.

	June 3, 2010 Pakistani Women Make Community, Income Through Art n 2003, Sumeena Nazir founded the Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy, a women's development agency, in her hometown of Chakwal to provide rural women an opportunity to form support networks in their own neighborhoods.

	June 1, 2010 Reporter's Notebook: Obesity on the Rise in China If one picture from China can tell a story of how this country has changed in the 21st century, it's one of a line of youths boarding a bus in front of a hospital for a field trip. It's a fat reduction hospital. The trip is to a nearby gym. And all the young people are obese.



	MAY May 31, 2010 Reporter's Notebook: China's Conflict of Interest on Tobacco It was interesting, kind of retro, to be in a country where so many people still light up, where so many stores were selling cigarettes, and the telltale odor of smoke, or a just-stubbed out butt, seemed ever present.

	May 28, 2010 House Votes to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' The House of Representatives has approved a measure that could eliminate the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military. Judy Woodruff reports on the controversy surrounding the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell."

	May 28, 2010 Gov 2.0 Expo: Tim O'Reilly Talks Transparency, Facebook and Privacy Tim O'Reilly is the founder of O'Reilly Media, but beyond that he is someone who is constantly thinking of the nexus between open and closed systems of information and how they interact. We spoke with him about the potential for life in the data cloud and his thoughts on the concerns over Facebook's privacy settings.

	May 27, 2010 Gov 2.0: Exploring Data With Google's Crisis Response Team Technology lovers and data geeks from all over the country gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Gov 2.0 conference. We spoke with Google's Natasha Wyatt about innovations that Google's Crisis Response team has brought to the table.

	May 27, 2010 Gov 2.0 Expo: Holovaty on Empowering Citizens With Neighborhood Data Everyblock.com founder Adrian Holovaty spoke with us at the Gov 2.0 Expo about how collecting and distributing streams of data about specific city blocks can empower citizens to make their neighborhoods better places to live and work.

	May 26, 2010 Jamaica's Civilian Death Toll Mounts in Hunt for Wanted Drug Kingpin Margaret Warner has an update on the violence gripping Jamaica's capital where more than 40 people have died, after security forces stormed the slums in search of a reputed drug lord.

	May 26, 2010 Assessing the Obama Administration's New Border Security Strategy The Obama administration has announced plans to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to perform support roles, such as surveillance and intelligence analysis. Judy Woodruff gets two points of view on the new security strategy for the border.

	May 26, 2010 Facebook's New Privacy Approach Shifts Control Back to User Facebook unveiled new privacy controls Wednesday, after the social networking site came under heavy criticism in recent weeks for hard-to-use new settings and for making chunks of previously private information public.

	May 26, 2010 Patchwork Nation: Hardship Index Shows Joblessness Drops, Foreclosures Increase In an election year, the party in power ultimately lives or dies on the state of the economy -- or so goes the conventional wisdom.

	May 25, 2010 Cambodia Prepares for Verdicts in Khmer Rouge Trials In Cambodia, several former leaders of the Khmer Rouge are on trial for the detention and killing of thousands of Cambodians during the 1970s. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro stopped by the Rundown to discuss how the country is handling the trials -- and bracing for the upcoming verdicts.

	May 24, 2010 Patchwork Nation: A Closer Look at Rand Paul's November Prospects Rand Paul's victory in the Kentucky Senate primary was hailed as the first victory for a true tea party candidate. Looking at the coming race using Patchwork Nation's 12 community types, one county type stands out as critical for Paul: the growing, diversifying Boom Towns.

	May 21, 2010 Patchwork Nation: The Life and Death of Toxie, Planet Money's Toxic Asset Foreclosures and interest rates are just numbers. Sometimes the best way to examine an economic meltdown is to jump into it with abandon, to witness the carnage up close. In a sense, that's what NPR's Planet Money reporting team did a few months back. We decided to map the toxic asset they bought.

	May 20, 2010 NPR's Grand Trunk Road Series Digs Into Pakistan's Multi-Layered Society NPR's Steve Inskeep traveled with other correspondents to Pakistan and India to file a series of reports for Morning Edition, called "Along the Grand Trunk Road". He spoke to Kwame Holman about what they found.

	May 19, 2010 Obama, Calderon Tackle Immigration, Drug Issues During Washington Visit Mexican President Felipe Calderon met with President Obama to discuss concerns about Arizona's new immigration law and U.S. drug policy. Margaret Warner reports on Wednesday's visit in Washington.

	May 19, 2010 Q&A: Calderon Visits U.S. With Security, Immigration in Mind Mexican President Felipe Calderon began a visit to Washington, D.C., Wednesday to discuss a range of issues with President Barack Obama, including immigration, climate change, and trade. Shannon O'Neil of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses what can be expected from the trip.

	May 18, 2010 Relief Organizations Help Haitians Fight Hunger In the second of two reports about the role of relief organizations in rebuilding Haiti, Dave Iverson of KQED San Francisco explores two Haitian-led aid groups that are helping to feed the hungry after the devastating earthquake.

	May 18, 2010 Democrats Hope for Financial Reform Passage This Week Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., filed a procedural motion called cloture Monday evening to end debate on the financial reform bill that has been working its way through the Senate, setting up a vote on the legislation as early as Thursday.

	May 13, 2010 Arizona Immigration Law Has Broad Support Across U.S., New Polls Show Polls from the Pew Research Center and the Wall Street Journal/NBC show broad support for the new Arizona immigration law that critics said would lead to racial profiling of Hispanics.

	May 12, 2010 Author Wes Moore's Book Explores His Own Alternate Reality Judy Woodruff talks to Baltimore native Wes Moore about his new book, 'The Other Wes Moore' which explores the stories of two inner-city young men who share the same name, but lead very different lives.

	May 11, 2010 First Lady Calls for Coordinated Effort to Reduce Childhood Obesity A federal task force called for marketers of sugary and other unhealthy foods to voluntarily limit their advertising to children on Tuesday.

	May 10, 2010 Lena Horne Dies at Age 92 Groundbreaking singer, performer and film star Lena Horne died Sunday night in New York at the age of 92. Horne, the first African American to sign a long-term contract with a major film studio, broke down racial barriers, most memorably with "Stormy Weather."

	May 7, 2010 Analysts See Signs of Recovery in Latest Jobs Report Paul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."



	APRIL April 29, 2010 Democrats Push Immigration Reform as Ariz. Law Draws More Ire Senate Democrats rolled out the framework of a plan to reform U.S. immigration policy late Thursday as Arizona's new law faces challenges in the courts. Judy Woodruff gets two points of view on whether legislation on the controversial issue could happen before the midterm elections.

	April 28, 2010 Patchwork Nation: The Housing Market and the 'Real' Recovery Standing in the spring of 2010 looking around at the economy, we think it's worth asking: What does a recovery look like? There have been positive signs lately - the auto industry looks much better and consumer confidence numbers are up - but concerns remain.

	April 27, 2010 Preview: Cardinal William Levada on Church Abuse Scandal Margaret Warner is reporting from the Vatican this week on the fallout from the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal. In this preview excerpt, Levada tells us that the church initially thought the reported cases of child abuse were isolated incidents and has had to learn to adapt.

	April 27, 2010 35 Years After Vietnam War: The Path Back Home NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro recently reported from Vietnam on the stories of several Vietnamese-Americans, who returned to their country of birth, and what they found once they got there.

	April 27, 2010 Politico Reporter: Immigration Issue Throws a Wrench Into Washington Politico reporter Andy Barr, whose been covering Arizona's controversial new immigration law and its aftermath, stopped by The Rundown to talk about the fallout in Washington and whether Congress will take up the hot-button issue this election year.

	April 26, 2010 What Arizona Immigration Law Might Mean for Midterm Elections The tough new immigration law in Arizona is bound to have a profound impact on communities in the Southwest. But in an election year, there may well be broader impacts in Arizona and throughout the region in counties we call "Immigration Nation."

	April 23, 2010 Mark Shields: Healthy Political Parties Should Welcome Converts, Moderates Syndicated columnist Mark Shields stopped by the Rundown Friday to talk with us about his latest column and the prospects for major financial reform and immigration reform legislation in Congress.

	April 23, 2010 Obama Calls for Immigration Reform, Blasts Measure in Arizona President Obama called on Congress Friday to redouble efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform while criticizing a controversial immigration measure in Arizona as "misguided.

	April 22, 2010 Ethiopia's Abundant Farming Investments Leave Many Still Hungry In Ethiopia, farms backed by foreign investors are growing with abundance, while native farmers subsist on food aid. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports about the unlikely abundance in a land known for famine.

	April 22, 2010 Earth Day's 40th Anniversary Marked with Concerts, Idea Exchanges Countries around the world celebrated the 40th Earth Day on Thursday and throughout the week with activities such as fashion shows featuring recycled materials, seed plantings at the Shanghai Zoo and musicians in Morocco playing songs about the Earth.

	April 21, 2010 When Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Want to Pay to Stay Paul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."

	April 20, 2010 Civil Rights Luminary Dorothy Height Dies at 98 Gwen Ifill remembers civil rights activist Dr. Dorothy Height, who was a leader in both the African-American and women's rights movements. She died Tuesday at age 98.

	April 20, 2010 Remembering Dorothy Height I was always thoroughly intimidated in Dorothy Height's presence. It's not because she was regal or holier-than-thou. It's that she was neither of those things. Much of what was so amazing about Dr. Height, who died this morning at the age of 98, was her will and her grace.

	April 20, 2010 Judy Woodruff's Lifetime Acheivement Award We try not to toot our own very often but there are certain exceptions which must be made, and this is one of them. Our own Judy Woodruff receives a lifetime achievement award Tuesday -- along with NPR's Deborah Amos -- at the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications at Washington State University.

	April 20, 2010 Civil Rights Icon Dorothy Height Dies; Former Lehman CEO to Face Questions A synopsis of the top stories of the day.

	April 19, 2010 Pope Marks 5th Anniversary Amid Criticism from American Catholics Pope Benedict celebrated his fifth anniversary as head of the Catholic Church under continuing scrutiny over the Church's handling of sexual abuse allegations. Tom Bearden reports from Denver on the reaction of American Catholics to the scandals plaguing the Vatican.

	April 19, 2010 Monday: Flight Disruptions Continue; Court to Hear Campus Group's Appeal A synopsis of the top stories of the day.

	April 16, 2010 Friday: Europe's Travel Delays Worsen; Same-sex Partners Get Hospital Rights A synopsis of the top stories of the day.

	April 15, 2010 Full Video: Fla. Residents, Politicians Talk Taxes and Debt at Town Hall At a town hall meeting hosted by Judy Woodruff, West Central Florida residents asked federal, state and local government officials about the recession, partisanship, government spending and more.

	April 15, 2010 Thursday: Tax Day; Obama to Outline Space Plan; Benjamin Hooks Dies at 85 A synopsis of the top stories of the day.

	April 14, 2010 Investors Help Bring Sanitation to Kenya's Poor Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya, where private capital is being used to help install toilets and sanitation facilities in the country's poorest areas.

	April 14, 2010 Spotlight City: Tax Day Town Hall in Tampa All week in Tampa, we've been exploring what Americans think about their government, including reactions to the foreclosure crisis, health care reform, federal spending and more.

	April 13, 2010 2010 Census: Who's a Latino? Last week, Destination Casa Blanca took a look at the 2010 Census, got a quick update on compliance overall, and drilled in for a closer look at the racial and ethnic categories households around the country need to fill out.

	April 5, 2010 In W.Va., Blast Leads to Worst U.S. Mining Disaster in Decades At least 25 coal miners were killed and more remained missing after an explosion Monday afternoon at an underground coal mine in southern West Virginia, according to the mine's owner.

	April 5, 2010 Patchwork Nation: Using Technology to Change the World Students, working on project called "The Young and the Wireless" traveled to most of Patchwork Nation's 12 communities to ask a short, immeasurably complex question: How would you use technology to the change the world?

	April 2, 2010 Sudan Heads Toward Historic But Shaky Vote As Sudan prepares for its first multi-party elections in 24 years on April 11, opposition candidates have started peeling away and other challenges in the country are raising concerns about the milestone vote.

	April 2, 2010 Girls Investigate: From Face to Facebook Nadia's video and written commentary examine the rise of female-dominated social media. She talks to other teen girls about how social media networks like Facebook affect the quality of their social interaction.



	MARCH March 29, 2010 Sebelius Seeks to Quell Debate on Health Coverage for Children Providing coverage to children with pre-existing conditions is a cornerstone of the new health law, and central to President Obama's argument for reform.

	March 26, 2010 Vatican Deflects Charges of Covering for Child Abusers Judy Woodruff talks to David Gibson, religion writer for Politics Daily, as charges of misconduct mount in Catholic dioceses around the world.

	March 26, 2010 Abuse Allegations Intensify in Catholic Church Allegations that Pope Benedict and other church leaders covered up sexual abuse cases, including those at a school for the deaf in Wisconsin, continue to rock the Catholic Church. Judy Woodruff reports.

	March 25, 2010 With Menu Labeling Law, Diners Will Soon Know Calorie Counts Diners will soon begin getting a lot more information about the calorie counts in their fast food and other restaurant meals -- a provision in the newly-passed health care reform bill will require all restaurant chains with more than 20 locations to post food calorie counts on their menus.

	March 25, 2010 Military to Make It More Difficult to Expel Gays From Its Ranks In a major policy shift, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced at a news conference Thursday that the military will make it more difficult for gay service members to be expelled as part of a broader review of the "don't ask, don't tell policy.

	March 24, 2010 Wednesday: Obama to Sign Order on Abortion; Senate Picks Up Debate A day after signing health care reform into law, President Barack Obama on Wednesday will sign an executive order reaffirming restrictions on federal funding for abortions.

	March 23, 2010 Remembering Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson Regular NewsHour viewers know that, from time to time, the broadcast likes to note the passing of notable people -- from famous entertainers to men and women of letters to consequential world leaders.

	March 23, 2010 Spotz Rows Into History, Raises Thousands for Clean Water Projects Seventy days, five hours and 22 minutes. That's how long it took 22-year-old Katie Spotz to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a high-tech rowboat -- part of a fund-raising effort that also set a new record. Fresh off her 2,817-mile trek, Spotz recently talked to the Rundown about her history-making voyage.

	March 22, 2010 Immigration Activists Seek Action From Obama Proponents of changes to current immigration laws want the president to act on his campaign promises of reform. Ray Suarez gets two points of view on possible fixes for current laws affecting undocumented residents.

	March 19, 2010 Shields and Brooks on Immigration Reform and NCAA Upsets While most of the political attention in Washington in focused squarely on the fate of the health reform bill, demonstrators are planning rallies in Washington this weekend to bring more attention to the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and immigration reform.

	March 18, 2010 March Madness Fervor Hides Low Graduation Rates As the annual college basketball tournament known as March Madness begins, there is a proposal to block men's college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players. Judy Woodruff talks to a sports journalism professor for more on athletics and academics.

	March 18, 2010 Duncan Wants NCAA to Stress Academics with Athletics As basketball fans hail the arrival of the March Madness tournament season, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said he wants the NCAA to exclude teams from post-season play unless 40 percent of their players finish degrees. Judy Woodruff reports.

	March 17, 2010 Pope to Address Church Sex Abuse Scandal Pope Benedict XVI is speaking out about the child abuse scandals that have riled Catholics in Ireland and Germany. Gwen Ifill talks to John Allen, a journalist with National Catholic Reporter.

	March 17, 2010 Abuse Accusations Besiege Catholic Church Catholics in Ireland and Germany are seeking apologies and explanations as allegations of child abuse have besieged the Vatican's inner-circle. Gwen Ifill reports.

	March 17, 2010 Miller Center Debate: Does the U.S. Need More Grads? Paul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."

	March 17, 2010 NPR's Deborah Amos on Fallout of Iraq's Middle Class Exodus NPR foreign correspondent Deborah Amos joined us on the Rundown to talk about her new book, "Eclipse of the Sunnis," which chronicles the reasons behind the exodus of so many middle-class Iraqis who should be helping to rebuild the war-torn nation as the U.S. looks to draw down its troop level.

	March 16, 2010 Charles Moore's Photographs Helped Spur Fight Against Racial Injustice Charles Moore, a photographer whose images helped to enlighten the nation to the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and '60s, died at the age of 79. According to his daughter, he died from natural causes in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Thursday, March 11.

	March 16, 2010 FCC Urges 20-Fold Internet Speed Increase in U.S. Broadband Plan The Federal Communications Commission formally unveiled Tuesday a sweeping proposal to expand broadband Internet access across the U.S., a critical peg of the Obama administration's efforts to boost the nation's global competitiveness.

	March 15, 2010 Obama and FCC Betting on Broadband as Stimulus The Federal Communications Commission and the Obama administration will unveil a plan Tuesday to broaden high-speed Internet access in the United States and encourage telecom companies to provide faster download speeds.

	March 12, 2010 From Film to Sports, a Winning Week for Women With UConn's women's basketball team breaking a major record and Kathryn Bigelow's Oscars, it has been a winning week for women. Judy Woodruff reports on another remarkable woman who is gaining ground on the football field.

	March 12, 2010 Boost in Retail Sales Hints at Economic Recovery Retail sales increased in February, despite major snowstorms in the eastern United States and consistently high unemployment. Judy Woodruff talks to an economist about whether recovery could soon follow.

	March 11, 2010 Ray Suarez: Immigration Reform Takes a Number and Gets in Line Advocates of immigration reform that would create a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants in the U.S. were asked to be patient. After the Obama campaign promised comprehensive reform and won by a convincing margin, they were confident they had a friend in the White House who could deliver.

	March 11, 2010 Letters Reveal Public Grief for JFK's Death In the months after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, the public flooded the White House mailbox with 1.5 million condolence letters to then First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

	March 10, 2010 Stimulus Funds Cluster in Cities, Bypass Latino Communities President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus package a little more than a year ago to spur job creation during the economic downturn.

	March 10, 2010 Millennials Face a Dark Economic Present, but See a Bright Future If there was any doubt that the recession has had a big impact on Americans who are 18 to 29 years old, two national polls done in January and February shed new light on the issue.

	March 8, 2010 Director of 'The Cove,' Named Best Documentary, Puts Oscar in Perspective A wave of new attention is likely to fall on a remote fishing village in Japan after director Louie Psihoyos won the best feature documentary prize for "The Cove" at the 82nd Academy Awards on Sunday.

	March 5, 2010 Droughts Feed Hunger Crisis and Violence in Sudan Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the humanitarian crisis in the African nation of Sudan, where drought and food shortages are contributing to violence, political instability and death.

	March 4, 2010 Study Reasserts That Asteroid Blast Wiped Out the Dinosaurs About 65 million years ago, a huge asteroid traveling 20 times faster than a bullet crashed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, sending up projectile debris with such force that the debris rained back down as far away as New Zealand.

	March 3, 2010 Incumbent Texas Gov. Perry Rides High in GOP Primary In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry edged out Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to win the state's three-way Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill talks to a political expert from the University of Texas at Austin about the general election ahead.

	March 3, 2010 News Wrap: Iraq Bombings Kill 32, Days Ahead of Vote In other news Wednesday, three suicide bombings in Iraq killed at least 32 people, just four days before national elections, and President Obama signed a stop-gap extension of jobless benefits after a budget impasse in the Senate.

	March 1, 2010 Colorado Budget Shortfalls Slash Services for Homeless Tom Bearden reports on the escalating problems with providing services for Colorado's homeless population as the state faces a $2 billion budget shortfall.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 26, 2010 Lima Women Find Opportunity in Knitting Circle Each afternoon, in the Santa Rosa slum built into the steep hillside surrounding Lima, a group of 15 women meet to knit.

	Feb. 24, 2010 Google Plans Rigorous Appeal of Executives' Conviction in Italy No one disputes that the Italian video -- posted online in 2006 -- showing a young man with Down syndrome being bullied was despicable. An organization working on behalf of people with Down syndrome complained to Google, which says it pulled the video off its site within hours.

	Feb. 24, 2010 Millennials Study Captures Snapshot of Young America Judy Woodruff takes a look at how the millennial generation -- people born after 1980 -- fits into the current political and economic spectrum. The Pew Center's Paul Taylor and Amanda Lenhart discuss their new report.

	Feb. 24, 2010 Patchwork Nation: Hardship Score Up Across All Community Types Consumer confidence is down. Gas prices and unemployment are both up. A look at the latest Patchwork Nation's Economic Hardship Index -- a measure of key indicators including foreclosures, unemployment and gasoline prices - show that it's still rough out there for many Americans.

	Feb. 24, 2010 The 'Millennial' Generation Talks Economy, Politics, Media On Wednesday, I'll be spending most of the day focused on "millennials," one of the terms being used for the younger generation.

	Feb. 23, 2010 White House Push to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Spurs Debate in Military Judy Woodruff takes a look at gay rights in America, as Army officials air concerns about the president's plan to move ahead with a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Experts on gay rights issues examine the shifting politics of sexual orientation in the armed forces and beyond.

	Feb. 18, 2010 Thursday's Headlines: U.N. Climate Chief Resigns; Dalai Lama Visits White House Two months after world leaders failed to agree on a legally binding global warming pact at the Copenhagen Climate Summit, Yvo de Boer, the top U.N. climate change official, has announced his resignation.

	Feb. 17, 2010 Haiti Releases 8 U.S. Missionaries A judge in Haiti has freed eight of the 10 American missionaries arrested on charges of child kidnapping after trying to bring 33 child survivors of last month's earthquake to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.

	Feb. 15, 2010 DUI Checkpoints Meet Rising Skepticism California has ramped up the use of sobriety checkpoints to target intoxication and crack down on unlicensed drivers. But its policy of seizing vehicles is under fire both for targeting undocumented immigrants and for generating an estimated $40 million in revenues.

	Feb. 10, 2010 Wednesday's Headlines: Snowstorms Pound the East; Greek Workers Strike The second powerful snowstorm to hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeast in less than a week has, for the third straight day, shut down the federal government, closed most schools and canceled hundreds of flights on Wednesday.

	Feb. 2, 2010 Top Defense Officials Seek an End to 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a Senate panel Tuesday they would review how to end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military.

	Feb. 2, 2010 Haiti Puts Brakes on New Adoptions In the wake of the arrest of ten American missionaries in Haiti detained on charges of illegally trying to take 33 children out of the country, aid groups are reinforcing the need to account for lone children after a disaster like the January earthquake, and give them time to be reunited with surviving family members.

	Feb. 2, 2010 Military Explores Dismantling of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Top U.S. military officials on Tuesday echoed President Obama's call for a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, telling a Senate panel that they were preparing for an eventual undoing of the rule that prohibits gays from serving openly in the armed forces.



	JANUARY Jan. 26, 2010 News Wrap: Iraq Crime Lab Rocked by Suicide Bomber In other news, a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured 80 others at a police crime lab in Baghdad, and a separate suicide attack at an American base in Afghanistan wounded 14 people.

	Jan. 26, 2010 The NewsHour in Haiti The PBS NewsHour has a team on the ground in Haiti reporting on the country's next steps in caring for its wounded and homeless, after January's devastating quake. Producer Joanne Elgart Jennings shares her observations from the field.

	Jan. 25, 2010 Monday's Headlines: Obama to Propose Help for Middle Class Families President Barack Obama will use the State of the Union address this Wednesday to propose a series of initiatives aimed at helping middle class families, the New York Times reports.

	Jan. 23, 2010 'Green Shoots' of the Next Haiti Start to Poke Through The "Haiti Story" isn't just one story any more ... it's two. One is a country still stunned by the scale of death and destruction. The other is the country that is figuring out how to cope with the jaw-dropping tragedy that started in fault lines way under ground.

	Jan. 22, 2010 News Wrap: Biden Visits Iraq to Quash Election Dispute In other news, Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad Friday hoping to ease tensions before the March elections, and Britain raised its terror threat level to "severe."

	Jan. 22, 2010 How Much Media Is Too Much Media for Kids? Seven hours and 38 minutes -- that's how long the average young person spends either online, watching TV or otherwise consuming media in a typical day, according to a study released this week from the Kaiser Familiy Foundation.

	Jan. 19, 2010 Students from Haiti's Only Film School Keep Their Cameras Rolling When New York filmmaker Annie Nocenti became the first teacher at Cine Institute, Haiti's only film school, two years ago, she was excited to see what her students would capture. Last Tuesday, her students faced their most challenging test when a powerful earthquake ravaged the island.

	Jan. 19, 2010 Artists Chip in for Haiti Relief Culture-makers across the country are banding together to raise money for the victims of last week's devastating earthquake in Haiti that leveled the country's capital.

	Jan. 18, 2010 From 'Dark Days' to 'Bright Nights,' Reexamining the Civil Rights Era In observance of Martin Luther King Day, Ray Suarez speaks with historian Peniel Joseph about his new book "Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama."

	Jan. 18, 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembered With Day of Service At the beginning of a busy week -- with a crisis in Haiti and in the thick of health care reform negotiations -- President Obama will set aside much of his day Monday to remember civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

	Jan. 15, 2010 NewsHour Coverage of Haiti, On-air and Online Find NewsHour broadcast and online coverage of the earthquake diaster in Haiti.

	Jan. 12, 2010 Former 'Home Run King' Admits Steroid Use, Reignites Scandal in Pro Sports Mark McGwire admitted Monday to using steroids when he broke Major League Baseball's home run record in 1998. Kwame Holman updates the story on drug use among athletes.

	Jan. 12, 2010 After Obama's First Year, Examining Black Americans' Views on Progress As we near the end of President Obama's first year in office, and with talk of race much in the air this week in Washington, a new poll from the Pew Research Center caught my eye.

	Jan. 11, 2010 Prop 8 Trial: Watch Interviews With Gay Couple, Opposition Lawyer Spencer Michels began our coverage of the federal trial over same-sex marriage in California that could have an impact across the country.

	Jan. 11, 2010 Despite Years of Crushing Poverty, Hope Grows in Haiti In the next installment of a series on fragile states, special correspondent Kira Kay reports on Haiti's struggle to overcome years of political turmoil and severe poverty.

	Jan. 11, 2010 News Wrap: Harry Reid Defends Record on Race In other news, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized for making controversial remarks regarding President Obama's race in 2008, and three U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan following a firefight with militants in the south.

	Jan. 11, 2010 Same-Sex Marriage Battle Heads to Federal Court in Calif. California's ban on same-sex marriage went on trial Monday in federal court. The landmark case is being likened to a modern version of Brown v. Board of Education, in which the issue of civil rights became a legal matter.

	Jan. 11, 2010 A 'Brown v. Board' for Same-Sex Marriage? California's ban on same-sex marriage goes on trial in federal court. The case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, was brought by advocates of same-sex marriage hoping to overturn Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California with 52 percent of the vote in November 2008.

	Jan. 7, 2010 Foul Play: New Questions Arise on Violence Among Athletes A day after star basketball player Gilbert Arenas was suspended by the NBA for bringing hand guns into a team locker room, Jeffrey Brown examines violence and professional athletics.

	Jan. 1, 2010 Eye Hospital in India Restores Sight with Free Surgeries Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from India on the Aravind system of eye hospitals and clinics that subsidizes sight-restoring surgery for impoverished patients and provides top-of-the-line care for patients who can pay.

	Jan. 1, 2010 Foreign Affairs: Stories We're Watching in 2010 The United States is heading into a deeper war in Afghanistan/Pakistan and toward a confrontation with Iran, two stories that will likely top the international news agenda for the NewsHour in 2010.

	Jan. 1, 2010 Eye Hospital in India Restores Sight With Free Surgeries A second look at a Fred de Sam Lazaro report from India on the Aravind system of eye hospitals and clinics, the largest such system in the world.