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	2012 DECEMBER Dec. 28, 2012 Across Caste and Religion, Indian Women Share Sense of Powerlessness Over Rape A brutal gang rape in New Delhi may help force a sea change in India, a thriving democracy that is also a very conservative society based on a diversity of old traditions. Ray Suarez talks to Miranda Kennedy, author of "Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India," about the taboos of coming forward as a rape victim.

	Dec. 28, 2012 In India, a Fatal Gang Rape Sparks Violent Protests, Demands for More Protection Sexual assaults are common in India, but a brutal gang attack that killed a 23-year-old medical student has outraged the public over what is seen as a lack of basic protection and justice for women. Ray Suarez talks to Julie McCarthy from NPR about the spontaneous demonstrations and greater protest movement against such attacks.

	Dec. 24, 2012 Spate of Christmas Eve Attacks Recharge National Conversation on Gun Violence Gunfire tore at the nation’s holiday mood again Monday with the emotional wounds from a school massacre still fresh. There were more fatal shootings, including one in Rochester, N.Y., where an attacker lay in wait for a fire crew, and in Houston, where a gunman killed a police officer and another man before being captured.

	Dec. 21, 2012 'It Breaks My Heart:' Students React to the Newtown Tragedy As news of the shooting in Newtown, Conn., filtered into schools and homes, children and teenagers absorbed the tragedy in very different and personal ways. The NewsHour asked the 45 schools in our network of Student Reporting Labs to record interviews with young people.

	Dec. 21, 2012 'My Mom Grabbed Me and Held Me as Tight as She Could:' Kids React to Newtown As young people across the country began to mourn and process the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., the NewsHour asked students from the 45 schools participating in its Student Reporting Labs to talk with their classmates about their initial reactions. Here are some of their stories.

	Dec. 21, 2012 Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Finding Community Solutions to Gun Violence A special PBS broadcast called "After Newtown" will air Friday at 8 p.m. ET, continuing a national dialogue about the issues raised by the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. As part of the collaboration, Gwen Ifill spoke with Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Here is the broadcasted excerpt of their conversation.

	Dec. 21, 2012 NRA Rejects Calls for New Gun Laws, Advocates Armed Guards in Schools Since the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., the NRA has been the subject of criticism, but its leaders hadn't made any public statement. The group broke its silence in Washington when NRA leader Wayne LaPierre reacted to the attack. Ray Suarez gets a response to the NRA's address from Mark Glaze of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

	Dec. 21, 2012 Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Newtown, Gun Violence In his first since the the mass shooting in Connecticut, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talks about growing up in Chicago, saying, "Gun violence has haunted me my entire life." He describes how crimes against school children during his tenure as superintendent of the Chicago public school system shaped his own views on guns.

	Dec. 21, 2012 Gwen's Take: Sandy Hook And the Politics of Pain Watching the faces of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting scroll by, in silence, at the end of the PBS NewsHour on Monday night was excruciating. I tried to escape by Christmas shopping. Cashiers asked me what the shooter's mother was thinking.

	Dec. 20, 2012 Democrats Set Stage for Supreme Court Defense of Voting Rights Act Provision With the Supreme Court set to hear a challenge to a main provision of the Voting Rights Act in February, advocates argued Wednesday that the November elections only underscored the need for the law and its protections of minority voting rights.

	Dec. 19, 2012 Sen. Joe Lieberman Reflects on 24 Years in the Senate, Sandy Hook, Partisanship Judy Woodruff talks to Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., who is retiring after 24 years in Congress. Lieberman reflects on the mass shooting at Sandy Hook and his proposal for a commission to review possible gun control laws, as well as the budget deal negotiations and Washington partisanship.

	Dec. 19, 2012 Examining the Efficacy and Limitations of Gun Control Laws to Stop Violence While lawmakers discuss what legislation could help prevent mass shootings like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary, Ray Suarez talks with UCLA School of Law's Adam Winkler and economist John Lott for debate on what potential legislative action could make a real impact on rates of gun-related crimes and violence.

	Dec. 19, 2012 President Obama Declares Gun Control Will Be a 'Central Issue' of Second Term The White House stepped up its response to Sandy Hook by planning to give Congress recommendations on preventing mass shootings, from mental health services to gun control laws. Gwen Ifill talks to Gov. Pat Quinn, D-Ill., who is pushing for statewide bans in Illinois on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines.

	Dec. 19, 2012 Obama Taps Biden to Oversee Effort on Addressing Gun Laws, Violence On Wednesday morning, President Obama will speak to reporters at the White House to announce that Vice President Biden will be tasked with moving things forward on gun policy. White House aides told the Morning Line that Biden "will spearhead an inter-agency process to formulate policies in the aftermath of the Newtown tragedy."

	Dec. 18, 2012 Words of Hope and Healing After Crisis: Message From Mr. Rogers Goes Viral After the shooting in Newtown, a tiny bit of hope was found in a message from children's advocate Fred Rogers via social media. Ray Suarez talks to Washington Post writer Maura Judkis whose father Jim Judkis photographed Rogers over his career, including the image published on Facebook along with words from the late Mr. Rogers.

	Dec. 18, 2012 Newtown Community Seeks Meaning, Connection and Change After Mass Shooting With the tragic events of the mass shooting last week at Sandy Hook Elementary, residents of Newtown, Conn., wanted to create a coalition for substantial change. Hari Sreenivasan meets with community members of Newtown United to listen to their grief, their desire for change and what large-scale action they hope to inspire.

	Dec. 18, 2012 Gun Rights Supporter Sen. Mark Warner Says Tighter Firearms Laws Needed As funerals continued for shooting victims in Newtown, Conn., the White House and congressional leaders called for new gun legislation. Gwen Ifill speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, who explained that while there may be no easy solution, "Enough is enough."

	Dec. 17, 2012 Kids Need Sense of Normalcy, Reassurance They Are Not Alone in Time of Crisis As parents around the country nervously dropped their children off at school the week after a mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, Jeffrey Brown talks to psychaistrist Dr. Nancy Rappaport and psychologist Amy Smith about what to say and what not to say to children in times of crisis, and the importance of routine.

	Dec. 17, 2012 Makeshift Memorials, Flags at Half-Staff Mark State of Mourning in Newtown Hari Sreenivasan reports from Newtown, Conn., as the town mourns its youngest victims and the fallen heroes at Sandy Hook Elementary who helped save the lives of students. Some residents try to describe what they knew about the shooter, while members of the close-knit community offer support and assistance to grieving families.

	Dec. 17, 2012 Revisiting U.S. Policy on Mental Health, Gun Control After Sandy Hook Tragedy In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shootings, Americans are discussing national policy on guns and mental health. Judy Woodruff gets four perspectives from gun control advocate Dan Gross, gun rights supporter David Kopel, psychologist and mental health expert Dr. Katherine Nordal and Columbia University's Dr. Irwin Redlener.

	Dec. 17, 2012 Sen. Dianne Feinstein Readies to Reintroduce Expired Assault Weapons Ban Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif, has pledged to revive a law banning assault weapons at the opening of the next session of Congress. Gwen Ifill talks to Feinstein about the chances a new ban will pass after its 2004 expiration, and how it might eventually make weapons like those used in the Sandy Hook shooting less available.

	Dec. 17, 2012 Funerals Begin for Shooting Victims of Sandy Hook, New Details on Shooter Lanza Funerals have begun for victims of last week's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Ray Suarez reports on President Obama's visit to the community and vigil address over the weekend, new details revealed about shooter Adam Lanza and how this tragic event is shaping discussion in Washington.

	Dec. 17, 2012 Newtown Mourns the Lives Lost The Newtown community mourns those whose lives were cut short. Friday's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary took the lives including 20 children and 6 adults.

	Dec. 17, 2012 Obama: Nation Must Answer 'Hard Questions' "We as a nation, we are left with some hard questions," President Obama said late Sunday at a vigil for the 26 victims of Friday's elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., outlining his philosophy for action to prevent violence in the future.

	Dec. 16, 2012 Recognizing Signs of Grief in Your Child, Helping Them Understand Tragedy Dr. Jeannie V. Pasacreta is a psychologist and resident of Newtown, Conn. She helps people deal with trauma, stress and even teaches others how to recognize the signs. She offers advice to parents on recognizing behavioral changes in children and talking to them about traumatic events in the most constructive way.

	Dec. 16, 2012 What Do We Tell Our Children? As adults, we should be prepared to share difficult information about Friday's mass shooting if our children ask. But we can also address their concerns by helping them see the positive things they and others can do to overcome a tragedy like this.

	Dec. 16, 2012 Former Classmate Describes the Adam Lanza He Knew PBS NewsHour correspondent Hari Sreenivasan talks to Kyle Kromberg, a former classmate of Adam Lanza, the man police say are responsible for Friday's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Kromberg describes Lanza as extremely shy, to the point that he would avoid people in the hallways.

	Dec. 16, 2012 Social Media Response to Shooting A shooting Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has left at least 27 dead including 20 children, according to the Associated Press. We collected tweets, photos and updates as events unfolded Friday.

	Dec. 16, 2012 Reporter's Notebook: The Weight of Facts in Newtown It's been a while since I've covered a mass shooting for a commercial network, but I'm truly startled to see the force of pack journalism in Newtown (which by my presence in the Connecticut town, I admit to being a part of even as I write this). Why are we here? This story has gripped the world in a way very few stories do.

	Dec. 14, 2012 More Than 100,000 Young Immigrants Granted Temporary Reprieve From Deportation When Congress failed to pass the DREAM Act, President Obama issued the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The federal initiative has given young people, brought to the U.S. illegally before the age of 16, the chance to defer deportation. Ray Suraez profiles three young immigrants who have applied for the program.

	Dec. 14, 2012 Offering Protection and Comfort for Kids in the Wake of Latest Shooting Tragedy How can parents and schools keep kids safe, and how can they reassure them when tragedies occur? Judy Woodruff speaks with a panel of experts, including Stephen Brock of California State University, Dewey Cornell of University of Virginia and Mo Canady of the National Association of School Resource Officials.

	Dec. 14, 2012 How Tragic Events Unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut Half an hour after classes began at Sandy Hook Elementary School, police received 911 calls alerting them that a gunman had entered the school and opened fire. Ray Suarez reports on how the day unfolded and Margaret Warner talks to WSHU public radio reporter Craig LeMoult from Newtown, Conn., for the latest confirmed details.

	Dec. 14, 2012 President Obama Honors Shooting Victims, Families: 'Our Hearts Are Broken Today' A gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and opened fire, killing at least 27, among whom 20 were children. In a press conference at the White House, President Obama spoke emotionally of the nation's sorrow for the many victims of the deadly shooting and their families.

	Dec. 14, 2012 Can Anything Constructive Come From This Tragedy? Today's shootings in Connecticut have given rise to many discussions online about violence, guns and school safety. President Obama did not discuss gun control during his statement today, but he did promise "meaningful action." We're wondering what you think?

	Dec. 14, 2012 How Do You Explain the Newtown Shooting to Kids? As we learn more about Friday's shooting that left at least 28 dead, including 20 children, at an elementary school in Connecticut, we want to know how you explain this tragedy to others, particularly young people. What are some of the questions young children are asking? How do you begin to answer them?

	Dec. 14, 2012 Shooting Affects the Newtown Community to the Heart When news broke to residents of Newtown, Conn., of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary that left several dead, including children, the community was shocked, said Lillian Bittman in an interview with NewsHour. Bittman was chairperson of the Newtown Board of Education and volunteered as a teacher for the school's newspaper.

	Dec. 14, 2012 Fatal Shooting at Conn. Elementary School A shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Friday left the gunman dead and at least 28 dead, including 20 children.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 28, 2012 As Immigration Reform Returns to Agenda, Republicans Counter With 'Achieve Act' Two retiring Republican senators have introduced a new plan for immigration reform that grants legal status but not citizenship to young illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. by their parents. Ray Suarez talks to Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Tex., one of the authors of the plan, and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.

	Nov. 28, 2012 Profile: Scharpf Seeks Affordable Solutions to Women's Hygiene Harvard Business School and Kennedy School of Government graduate Elizabeth Scharpf, 35, appears confident with a warm smile. These attributes no doubt come in handy when Scharpf travels the world to raise awareness about a subject that most people don't often discuss: menstruation.

	Nov. 26, 2012 Quileute 'Twilight' Tribe Deals With Rising Sea Levels That Threaten Way of Life Located west of Olympic National Park, La Push, Wash., is idyllic at first glance. But the beauty of the place is matched by danger and vulnerability. Located at sea level, La Push lies directly in a flood and tsunami zone. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how the Quileute tribe culture is adapting to new climate challenges.

	Nov. 19, 2012 Profile: Jessamyn Rodriguez Cooks Up Job Opportunities at Hot Bread Kitchen The smell of fresh baked bread is unmistakable at 1590 Park Avenue in New York City, but the kitchen has a social mission cooking as well.

	Nov. 15, 2012 High Times? Pot Advocates Test Federal Resolve Voters in Colorado and Washington state etched history last Tuesday by being the first in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use.

	Nov. 13, 2012 In 'The Suicide Plan,' Frontline Explores Hidden World of Assisted Suicide In "The Suicide Plan," PBS's Frontline takes viewers inside the surprisingly coordinated underground world of assisted suicide in America. Here, producer Miri Navasky previews the film, which is set to air Tuesday evening.

	Nov. 12, 2012 Does States' Ratification of Same-Sex Marriage Signify Lasting Cultural Shift? Gay rights advocates won ballot measures in three states -- Washington State, Maryland, and Maine -- ratifying by popular vote the legalization of same-sex marriage. For opposing views on the new laws, Ray Suarez talks to National Organization for Marriage's Thomas Peters and Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders' Lee Swislow.

	Nov. 9, 2012 David Petraeus Resigns From CIA After Revealing Extramarital Affair In a surprise resignation, CIA director and retired four-star General David Petraeus announced he would step down after admitting to an extramarital affair. Ray Suarez talks to the Washington Post's Greg Miller and retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor about Petraeus' career and the sensitive nature of leading the CIA.

	Nov. 7, 2012 Election Exit Polls Provide Mountain of Data Analysts will spend weeks going through the 2012 results and exit polls pulling out bits and strands of numbers that explain what this state or that county did. Those facts and indicators will be what future campaigns are made of.

	Nov. 5, 2012 Real Politics: Youth Reporters Explore Issues That Matter While many young people across the country have been watching the 2012 presidential election unfold via political ads, Daily Show parodies and social media, aspiring journalists with the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program have been producing election stories from within their own communities.

	Nov. 1, 2012 Hurricane Sandy Devastates New Jersey's Coastline The U.S. Northeast began crawling back to normal on Wednesday, Oct. 31, after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 45 people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that caused epic flooding. Here, images of Sandy's devastation in New Jersey.



	OCTOBER Oct. 31, 2012 Forgotten Voters: D.C. Volunteers Work to Register the Homeless Over the course of a year, about 3.5 million Americans will spend some time without housing. Of those roughly 700,000 people who will be homeless on Election Day, approximately 70 percent would be eligible to vote, while about one in 10 would be registered and actually cast a ballot.

	Oct. 26, 2012 New Erdrich Novel Deals With Crime and Jurisdiction on North Dakota Reservation Novelist Louise Erdrich examines what happens when crimes are committed on Native American reservations, a decidedly non-fictional problem, through the eyes of her fictional protagonist, a 13-year-old boy named Joe. Jeff Brown talks to Erdrich about her novel "The Round House," set on the N.D. reservation of the Ojibwe tribe.

	Oct. 24, 2012 Behind the Veil: A Western Woman on Saudi Arabia NewsHour's Judy Woodruff recently spoke with Pulitzer Prize winner Karen Elliott House about what it's like to be a woman in a society like Saudi Arabia. House spent years living in The Kingdom while researching her new book, "On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, fault lines--and future."

	Oct. 18, 2012 News Wrap: Boy Scouts' 'Perversion Files' Document Decades of Sexual Abuse In other news Thursday, more than 14,000 pages of information collected from 1959 to 1991 were made public, exposing sexual abuse of Boy Scouts by adult leaders. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Nigel Duara of The Associated Press for more on why the files were released this week.

	Oct. 16, 2012 Continuing King's Legacy To mark the 2011 opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington D.C., Washington Post photographer Nikki Khan created a portrait series featuring civil rights leaders who have carried on the legacy of King.

	Oct. 12, 2012 How Will the Health Law Impact Coverage for Immigrants? Non-citizens are three times more likely to be uninsured than U.S.-born residents, although they represent only 20 percent of the nation's total uninsured. How will the health care reform law will impact this population? Here's your primer.

	Oct. 9, 2012 Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to at Least 30 Years for Sexual Abuse of Young Boys After being convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse, former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky appeared in court to receive a sentence of 30 to 60 years in prison, where he will likely spend the rest of his life. Judy Woodruff talks to The Associated Press' Mark Scolforo about the reactions from Sandusky and his victims.

	Oct. 2, 2012 Among Some 2012 MacArthur Fellows, a Focus on Looking at War and the Military The MacArthur Foundation announced 23 'genius grant' award-winners for 2012, including a mandolinist, an astronomer and an economist. Judy Woodruff profiles An-My Le, a photographer, Laura Poitras, a documentary filmmaker, and David Finkel, a journalist, all of whom have created work about war.

	Oct. 2, 2012 Spanish-Language Election Ad Spending Eight Times Higher in 2012 Than 2008 Judy Woodruff talks to NPR's Greg Allen, who traveled to Raleigh, N.C., to explore how the presidential candidates are spending campaign funds to target Latinos, voters who are generally younger and hard hit by the economic downturn. But some political messages, like on health care reform, may be mismatched to their audience.

	Oct. 2, 2012 2012 MacArthur Fellows Are 'Pure Genius' The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the MacArthur Fellows for 2012 on Tuesday. The 23 fellows, who each were awarded an unrestricted $500,000 'genius grant', were selected from hundreds of anonymous nominations identified for their creativity, and promise to contribute positively in the future.

	Oct. 1, 2012 In 'Half the Sky,' Transforming Limitations on Women's Opportunities Worldwide New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof says in some global conflicts men have turned "women's bodies into weapons of war." Jeffrey Brown talks to Kristof and his wife and "Half the Sky" co-author Sheryl WuDunn about violence and survival in the new documentary based on their book.

	Oct. 1, 2012 Meet Agnes: Orphan, Student, Survivor of Sexual Violence in Sierra Leone Watch one girl's long road from abuse to survival, school and safety in Sierra Leone in the documentary "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" Oct. 1-2 on PBS.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 25, 2012 Helping Where 'There Are More Cell Phones Than Toothbrushes' NEW YORK CITY \| The annual Clinton Global Initiative is intended to bring together people with ideas, people with money and, with former President Clinton as lead, people with power to persuade -- both President Obama and Mitt Romney spoke Tuesday.

	Sept. 21, 2012 For Perpetrators and Victims, Suppressing Temptation of College Hazing Rituals Florida A&M University suspended its entire marching band when a student drum major was severely beaten and died in a hazing ritual. Ray Suarez talks to psychologist Susan Lipkins and Cornell University's Travis Apgar about what university officials can do to stop hazing and keep students safe.

	Sept. 18, 2012 Student Voice: Microfinance Combines Charity and Business Savvy Saloni is a sophomore at one of the best business schools in the country, but she is already a veteran investor. In high school, she learned about Kiva, a website that helps connect everyday lenders with entrepreneurs in the developing world.

	Sept. 11, 2012 For 9/11 Anniversary, Ceremonies in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York Moments of silence were observed around the country in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. As Americans paused to remember and honor the dead, so too did the presidential campaigns and the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Gwen Ifill reports.

	Sept. 6, 2012 The DNC Through the Eyes of an Illegal Immigrant For the past 20 years, Gerardo Torres has been living in Arizona after entering the country illegally from Mexico. And like the millions of undocumented immigrants estimated to be living in the country, he faces the risk of arrest and deportation.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Zach Wahls, Son of a Lesbian Couple, Addresses DNC Zach Wahls became famous when a video went viral in which he defended his upbringing by two lesbian women. "Governor Romney says he's against same-sex marriage because every child deserves a mother and a father," Wahls said in his speech at the 2012 DNC. "I think every child deserves a family as loving and committed as mine."

	Sept. 5, 2012 Members of the Congressional Black Caucus Address DNC California congresswoman Karen Bass talked about new legislative challenges to voter rights, saying "one of the darkest shadows of the past century is creeping into this one. " And Rep. Al Green from Texas talked about faith, American values and the middle class.

	Sept. 4, 2012 More Than Two Dozen Women to Take Stage on Day One of Democratic Convention Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and California attorney general Kamala Harris talk to Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill about the role of women in politics, how equal pay for men and women helps support the economy, and how everyone should have the right to make decisions for one's own body, including reproductive rights.

	Sept. 4, 2012 Will the Youth Vote, Crucial to Obama's Reelection, Actually Go to the Polls? Ray Suarez talks to young Democrats about why they are still passionate about President Obama, including his progressive stance on social issues and his focus on keeping higher education affordable. But will young people really turn out to vote this November?

	Sept. 3, 2012 Charlotte Labor Day Parade Local and regional labor organizations marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade from Pearl Street Park to Marshall Park.



	AUGUST Aug. 29, 2012 Vet Activist Goes on Hunger Strike in Front of White House When the Army released data earlier this month showing that suicides had spiked to an all-time high, Tom Mahany decided he had to do something to focus more attention on the issue. He went on a hunger strike in front of the White House.

	Aug. 27, 2012 Spilt, Spoiled, Lost and Tossed: Exploring Two Worlds of Food Waste An alarming amount of the food we produce is never eaten. It's a huge waste of land, water, labor, fuel and other resources. How to limit the losses? That depends on where we live.

	Aug. 21, 2012 Paralympic Athletes Go for Gold in 'Medal Quest' The Olympics are over but there's another huge sporting event that will also soon start in London. 4,000 athletes from 150 countries will compete at the London Paralympic Games, which open on August 29. Our partners at WGBH have been following the athletes as they train for the event this summer.

	Aug. 20, 2012 Augusta National 'Fraternity' Goes Coed, Opens Its Doors for Female Golfers In a surprise move, Augusta National Golf Club ended its men-only membership policy and invited two women to join: former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and financier Darla Moore. Ray Suarez speaks to USA Today's Christine Brennan about the club's decision to accept female members.

	Aug. 17, 2012 Number of U.S. Soldier Suicides Spike Even as Deployment Declines There were two more "green on blue" attacks by Afghan troops on U.S. and coalition forces. And the U.S. military saw active-duty and veteran soldier suicides in July double since June. Jeffrey Brown talks to Time magazine's Mark Thompson about the situation in Afghanistan, and the increase in suicides.

	Aug. 16, 2012 Young Undocumented Immigrants Line Up for Waivers to Avoid Deportation A policy change by the Obama administration opened the doors for certain young, undocumented immigrants to come forward in order to avoid or defer deportation, and thousands of people have flocked in response. WTTW's Paris Shutz reports from Chicago, and Judy Woodruff talks to Brian Bennett of the Los Angeles Times.

	Aug. 14, 2012 A Perilous Cyber World: Guarding Personal Information from Hackers and Thieves When tech writer Mat Honan's iCloud account was hacked, he lost control over his emails, phone, and personal computer, losing correspondence, photos of family members and more. Jeffrey Brown gets a lesson in protecting personal information online from Mat Honan of Wired magazine and Peter Pachal of Mashable.

	Aug. 10, 2012 Attorney General Holder Speaks at Service for Sikh Temple Shooting Victims In an outpouring of support today, Sikhs and community members of various faiths gathered in Oak Creek, Wisc for a memorial service to honor the victims of Sunday's shooting . Watch video of Attorney General Eric Holder speaking at the service.

	Aug. 9, 2012 Justice Scalia Writes How-to Read Guide for Interpreting the Law U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says the key factor for a judge's ruling is finding where the balance resides in a case. Margaret Warner interviews Justice Scalia about his new book, "Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts," and asks about his opinions on the Second Amendment and the Affordable Care Act.

	Aug. 8, 2012 Understanding the Scope and Profile of White Supremacy Hate in the U.S. The ongoing FBI investigation of this week's shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisc. is examining gunman Michael Wade Page's ties to neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups. Judy Woodruff talks to Mark Pitcavage of the Anti-Defamation League and Pete Simi of University of Nebraska, Omaha about the rise of extremist groups.

	Aug. 7, 2012 News Wrap: Sikh Temple Shooter Had Ties to White Supremacist Movement In other news Tuesday, investigators confirmed reports that Wade Michael Page, the gunman in a shooting at a Wisconsin Sikh temple, had ties to white supremacist groups. Investigators have yet to announce a possible motive for the attack. Also, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad made a public appearance amid the conflict.

	Aug. 7, 2012 Guilty Plea, Life in Prison for Tuscon Shooter Loughner Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty to a 2011 shooting that left six people dead and 13 wounded, including former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jeffrey Brown talks to Loyola Law School's Laurie Levenson about the plea, which will spare victims going through a trial and rule out the death penalty.

	Aug. 6, 2012 Details Emerge on Alleged Gunman in Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting The man law enforcement officials say went on a rampage at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisc. was identified as Army veteran Wade Michael Page. Jeffrey Brown talks to Milwaukee Public Radio's Latoya Dennis and the Sikh Coalition's Amardeep Singh for more on the alleged gunman and the response from the Sikhs around the world.

	Aug. 3, 2012 PDA at Chick-fil-A: Gay Rights Supporters Hold 'Kiss-In' Protests Activists from the LGBT community organized a National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A Friday.

	Aug. 1, 2012 As Homicide Rate Soars on Chicago's South Side, Community Steps Up to Halt Crime Police officers in Chicago's Third District have seen 21 murders since January of this year -- a 90 percent increase in the homicide rate. Special correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago reports on new police strategies, which recruit help from community members to curb violent crime in the South Side neighborhood.

	Aug. 1, 2012 More Americans Live in Economically Segregated Neighborhoods Than 30 Years Ago Racial segregation in U.S. neighborhoods is on the decline, but income level is increasingly an indicator of where people live. Gwen Ifill talks to Pew Research Center's Paul Taylor about a recently released study on the connections between income inequality and neighborhood segregation.

	Aug. 1, 2012 Chick-fil-A Gay Marriage Fight Makes Some Want to Eat (Mor) Chicken Since Chick-fil-A President Don Cathy made comments about gay marriage to a Christian news service on July 16, that restaurant chain has been at the center of an ideological tug-of-war, with various company heads and civic leaders weighing in.



	JULY July 31, 2012 Behind the Scenes with the NewsHour in Nevada A behind the scenes look at the NewsHour's work in Nevada to profile the Asian American population and their impact on the 2012 election.

	July 31, 2012 Some Filipino Vets Still Awaiting Recognition World War II ended almost 70 years ago but some Filipino veterans are still waiting for recognition of their services. "We are just asking for fair treatment," Celestino Almeda said. Almeda is one of approximately 4,000 applicants for compensation who were not granted veteran status and are contesting that decision.

	July 31, 2012 In Nevada, Asian American Voters Say 'Listen to Us' Asian Americans are the fastest-growing minority group in the country, according to the U.S. Census. Last year, they surpassed Latinos as the largest group of new immigrants.

	July 31, 2012 Overlooked Asian-American Vote Could Factor in Nevada, Other Battleground States As the fastest-growing minority in the country, could Asian-American voters make a difference in a close presidential election? In key battleground states like Nevada, where Asian-Americans are nearly 10 percent of the population, the campaigns are beginning to pay attention. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

	July 30, 2012 James Holmes Arraigned on 142 Charges; Profiling Young Mass Murderers James Holmes faces up to 142 charges for the theater shootings in Aurora, Colo. Gwen Ifill talks to Peter Banda of The Associated Press about Holmes' arraignment hearing. Plus, James Alan Fox of Northeastern University and reporter Dave Cullen discuss whether the suspect is different from other mass shooters.

	July 27, 2012 Alleged Colorado Shooter Saw Schizophrenia Expert Lawyers defending alleged shooter James Holmes stated Holmes sent a notebook with violent drawings of a mass killing to Lynne Fenton, a psychiatrist and schizophrenia expert, who met with Holmes in weeks prior to the shootings. Margaret Warner talks to Washington Post's Carol Leonnig about how mental health will affect the case.

	July 25, 2012 Security Tension High After Schoolboy Boarded Flight Without Passport or Ticket Eleven-year-old Liam Corcoran arrived at Manchester Airport in Britain with no ticket, passport or boarding pass; somehow he evaded five security checkpoints and flew to Rome. Independent Television News' Ciaran Jenkins reports on measures to tighten security ahead of the London Olympics.

	July 25, 2012 A Call to Focus on Finding Jobs for Those with Disabilities Robert Lambert, a blind worker at Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, carries fabric that has been cut into pieces for military uniforms in Baltimore, M.

	July 25, 2012 For Politicians, Little to Gain in Gun Control Debate Less than a week after the mass shooting in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 dead, there has been little policy response from the political world -- no prominent new proposals or legislation. In fact, there's been precious little disagreement about the traditionally divisive issue of gun laws.

	July 25, 2012 Who Will Gain From Technology's Advances? Who Will Be Left Behind? Economics correspondent Paul Solman answers a reader's question about the intersection of workers and technology, and how to restore a vibrant middle class.

	July 24, 2012 Elton John on AIDS: Compassion Is Part of the Cure Elton John spoke to AIDS advocates from around the world as the keynote speaker for this year's International AIDS Conference. Gwen Ifill talks to Sir John about his new book, "Love is The Cure," and his approach in helping fight the AIDS epidemic, which focuses on compassion, dignity and love.

	July 24, 2012 Ride, Sally Ride: My Dinner with the First American Woman in Space On the 17th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger space shuttle, Sally Ride had dinner at Miles O'Brien's home. She was one of the guests of honor celebrating the opening of a new Challenger Learning Center. Miles reflects on that dinner and Ride's contribution to science and space flight.

	July 23, 2012 Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dies at 61 Miles O'Brien remembers Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, who died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 61.

	July 23, 2012 As Colorado Shooter Appears in Court, More Details on How He Obtained Weapons At a preliminary hearing, Colo. shooting suspect James Holmes remained silent and stoic. Gwen Ifill speaks with Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), University of Denver's Dave Kopel and the Pew Research Center's Mike Dimock on whether shootings influence public opinion on issues such as gun control and gun safety.

	July 22, 2012 Obama Seeks to Comfort Families as Aurora Remembers Shooting Victims President Obama told the nation Sunday night that he hoped Americans would not only remember the victims killed and injured in the tragic theater shooting in Colorado, but also focus on the determination, resilience and courage shown by many as the massacre was happening.

	July 20, 2012 A 'Horrific Scene' at the Theater, a Command Center at the High School Ray Suarez speaks with Associated Press reporter Peter Banda, who gathered witness accounts of the shooting scene. Then, the Denver Post's Kurtis Lee describes the searches and reunions of victims, friends and loved ones at nearby Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo.

	July 20, 2012 Batman Premiere Proves Tragic as 12 Killed, 59 Wounded in Colorado Shooting A premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in suburban Colorado turned into a mass murder scene when a gunman fired upon the audience, killing 12 people and wounding 59 others. Tom Bearden reports from Colorado about the eyewitness accounts of the shootings.

	July 20, 2012 NRA Deletes Tweet, Twitter Talks Gun Control Thegunman who opened fire in Aurora, Colorado Friday morning, killing 12 people and injuring 59 others, had four weapons in his possession: an AR-15 assault rifle, a Remington 12-guage shotgun and two handguns. Within hours of the incident, discussions on gun control began circulating on the Internet.

	July 19, 2012 Native American Communities Affected by Climate Change Plan for the Future Native Americans from Maine to Washington state convened for a conference this week at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Their goal: To discuss the effects of climate change on tribal communities. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

	July 19, 2012 Climate Change Strikes Especially Hard Blow to Native Americans Native Americans make up about one percent of the United States population, but they manage more than 95 million acres of land. Their reservations lie in some of the most diverse ecosystems in the country, ranging from Alaska to the coasts of Florida. And they are often on the frontlines of America's climate-related dangers.

	July 19, 2012 Civil Rights Heroes Ask Youth: 'What Sacrifice Are You Willing to Make?' You can find inspiration when you're not even looking for it. I was reminded of this Wednesday as I spent time with one of the many groups of young people who flock to Washington during our hot summers. This was a special group: 51 Free Spirit Journalism Scholars.

	July 18, 2012 Boy Scouts Uphold Policy to Exclude Gay Youth The Boy Scouts of America announced Tuesday it had reaffirmed its ban on openly gay youth and adults becoming scouts and leaders. Jeffrey Brown and the Los Angeles Times' Molly Hennessy-Fiske discuss why this decision is as much a business concern as it is one of values.

	July 18, 2012 Boy Scouts' Anti-Gay Policy: Where Do You Stand? After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed their ban to allow gay members.

	July 16, 2012 Obama's Shift on Gay Marriage Lucrative for Campaign From California, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on how President Obama's public endorsement of same-sex marriage triggered a flood of support from the gay community -- which is now providing campaign support both in votes and in fundraising.

	July 16, 2012 Corralling the Gay and Lesbian Vote As the country's attitudes toward same-sex marriage evolve, Democrats and Republicans take note -- courting the pocketbooks and votes of the LGBT community.

	July 16, 2012 How Important is the Gay and Lesbian Vote for the Upcoming Election? It's estimated that only about 4 percent of the American population identifies as LGBT, and in national elections they usually vote Democratic. So can the Democrats not take the LGBT vote for granted? And why does the Obama campaign find it important to reach out so meaningfully to the gay community this year?

	July 12, 2012 Urban Migration for Young Chinese on the Rise Tens of millions of Chinese villagers have moved to the cities in China, but they find living conditions harsh and establishing meaningful relations difficult. Because of the Household Registration System, they have fewer rights than those born in the cities. Sharron Lovell from our partner GlobalPost reports.

	July 12, 2012 What Are the Lessons from the Penn State Scandal? What can other institutions learn from the Penn State sex abuse case? Jeffrey Brown talks to Teresa Huizar, executive director of the National Children's Alliance; Elizabeth LeTourneau of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; and Scott Berkowitz, founder and president of the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.

	July 11, 2012 Romney Speaks at NAACP National Convention Mitt Romney addressed the NAACP at their 103rd National Convention in Houston Wednesday morning. While acknowledging the historical significance of President Obama's election as the nation's first African-American president, Romney attempted to distinguish himself in the speech as a viable alternative for black voters

	July 3, 2012 Your Responses: Do You Still Care About Politics? On the periphery of a recent Pew poll suggesting voters this election cycle are less enthused than they were four years ago, we turned to you all for some insight - do you still care about politics? Here are some of your responses, and a handful of videos from our "Listen to Me" series.



	JUNE June 27, 2012 Woodruff on Work-Life Balance: 'We Are Overdue to Create a More Humane Model' The new magazine article in The Atlantic by Anne-Marie Slaughter on how hard it really is for women to manage both a demanding career and a family, and why social policies need to change for things to get better, has generated a wave of reaction.

	June 26, 2012 Women, Work and Having it All: Article Reignites Old Debate An article on balancing career and motherhood has drawn nearly a million views online and sparked a bigger debate about the role of women in the work force. Judy Woodruff discusses the subject with Anne-Marie Slaughter, Monica Olivera of MommyMaestra and Naomi Decter, vice president of the public relations firm, Beckerman.

	June 26, 2012 Why Women Can, and Can't Have It All In her controversial cover story "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" for this month's The Atlantic, Anne-Marie Slaughter asks if women -- "highly educated, well-off women who are privileged enough to have choices in the first place" -- can have both a successful career and a family.

	June 26, 2012 Join a Live Chat on Mexico's Drug War Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET How will the war on drugs play out in Mexico's presidential election?Join Margaret Warner, reporting from Mexico, for a Twitter live chat on the drug war this Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET.

	June 26, 2012 Both Sides Claim Victory After Court's Ruling on Ariz. Immigration Law With a big decision on the health care reform law still to come, the Supreme Court on Monday delivered a handful of significant rulings, chief among them a split decision on Arizona's immigration law that each side spun as a victory.

	June 21, 2012 North Carolina Drops Payment to Forced Sterilization Victims‎ North Carolina legislators balked at a plan to set aside $10 million in the state budget to compensate victims of forced sterilizations, contending that the state could not afford the payments in a tight budget year. Ray Suarez speaks with John Frank, political reporter of The News & Observer.

	June 21, 2012 Video Websites Catering to Social Good Groups Video has long been a powerful medium for organizations that want to create awareness and spur action on behalf of various causes around the world -- but how people can watch those videos is changing.

	June 19, 2012 Anticipation Grows for Health Care, Immigration Verdicts in High Court Monday morning came and went, and again the Supreme Court issued no decisions on the two cases that will define this year's term: immigration in Arizona and national health care reform.

	June 18, 2012 Remembering the Complicated Life Story of Rodney King Rodney King, whose video-taped beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 launched a public dialogue about race relations in the United States, died Sunday at age 47. Jeffrey Brown, Patt Morrison of The Los Angeles Times and Darnell Hunt of the University of California, Los Angeles discuss his complicated life.

	June 14, 2012 'We Were Here' Revisits San Francisco's AIDS Epidemic of Early '80s A PBS "Independent Len" documentary, "We Were Here," recalls the largely gay Castro District of San Francisco of the 1980s and chronicles the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Spencer Michels speaks with the filmmaker David Weissman.

	June 12, 2012 As Farmers Age, Japan Rethinks Relationship With Food, Fields As its farmers get too old to work the land, Japan is grappling with a question now facing many industrialized nations: Who will grow our food in the future? Reporter Sam Eaton presents the latest in the Food for 9 Billion series.



	MAY May 30, 2012 Still an Activist at 82, Dolores Huerta Calls Herself 'a Born-Again Feminist' In the 1960s, Dolores Huerta organized in the fields -- spearheading a national boycott of grapes and lettuce, and making decent pay and working conditions a reality for thousands of farmers. After receiving a Medal of Freedom Tuesday at the White House, Huerta spoke with Ray Suarez.

	May 29, 2012 In Toni Morrison's 'Home,' Soldier Fights War Abroad, Racism at Home In her new novel "Home," author Toni Morrison tells the story of a soldier, Frank Money, who joins the Army -- absorbing the atrocities of war -- and then returns home after his service in the Korean War only to be greeted with both the institutional and casual realities of daily prejudice. Morrison speaks with Jeffrey Brown.

	May 24, 2012 Carlos DeLuna Case: the Fight to Prove an Innocent Man Was Executed A new report published by Columbia Law School professor James Liebman and his students aims to clear the name of Carlos DeLuna, who was executed for a murder that he swore he didn't commit. Ray Suarez speaks with Liebman about the quest to prove DeLuna was innocent and put to death for another man's crime.

	May 17, 2012 Minority Babies' New Majority an 'Echo' of Immigration Waves White babies account for fewer than half of newborns in the United States -- just 49.6 percent of last year's births, according to new Census data released Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses the tipping point and its implications with the Brookings Institution's William Frey and New York University's Marcelo Suarez-Orozco.

	May 14, 2012 Helping Women With Career-Building and Empowerment in Pakistan Saima Anwar lives in the Swat area of northern Pakistan. Her family was poor and couldn't pay for her education, so she worked a part-time job to get through school. But when she wanted to become a lawyer -- a profession she's "crazy about" -- she had to find a different way.

	May 9, 2012 Obama: 'Same-Sex Couples Should Be Able to Get Married' Days after Vice President Biden touched off a political firestorm by saying he now believes same-sex marriages should be protected under law, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday afternoon that he now supports gay marriage.

	May 8, 2012 Obesity in America: By the Numbers A consortium of the nation's top health organizations are driving home obesity statistics this month through a CDC conference, an IOM report, and an HBO documentary series, "The Weight of the Nation." Here's a cheat sheet and interactive map to help you navigate some of the most startling stats.

	May 8, 2012 'Weight of the Nation': U.S. Obesity Crisis Tackled in HBO Special With more than two-thirds of U.S. adults age 20 and over now overweight or obese, a new four-part documentary series produced by HBO outlines the scope of the problem, common myths, and the costs of inaction. John Hoffman, executive producer of the "Weight of the Nation" series, sat down with Ray Suarez to discuss the series.

	May 7, 2012 Best and Worst Countries for Moms Save the Children Report: Best and Worst Countries to be a Mom



	APRIL April 19, 2012 Vatican Rebuke: Are U.S. Nuns Promoting 'Radical Feminist Themes?' A new Vatican report criticizes the largest group of U.S. Catholic nuns -- the Leadership Conference of Women Religious -- for promoting "radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith." Judy Woodruff discusses the charge with Christendom College's Donna Bethell and Fordham University's Jeannine Hill Fletcher.

	April 12, 2012 For Midwesterners: How Are You Faring in this Economy? It's tax time again. While many Americans are rushing to meet this year's April 17 deadline, it's also a time when many take stock of their financial situation. What are you planning for your financial future? If you live in the Midwest, our public media partner, Changing Gears, wants to hear from you.

	April 9, 2012 U.S., Brazil 'Disagree More Than They Agree,' Analyst Says Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the White House Monday was staged to stress strong ties between the U.S. and Latin America's richest country. Rousseff and President Obama touched on issues of cooperation, including education, energy and trade while ignoring areas of disagreement. Margaret Warner reports.

	April 5, 2012 In Uganda, Gays Face Growing Social, Legal Hostility Being gay is extremely taboo in deeply religious Uganda, where one tabloid urged the hanging of people it called the country's "top homos." Fred de Sam Lazaro reports how the re-emergence of a bill to impose severe penalties for homosexuality, including death in some cases, has brought more rebuke from Western donor nations.

	April 5, 2012 In Uganda, Anti-Homosexuality Bill's Re-emergence a Touchy Subject To the Rev. Joseph Serwadda, Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation is as much a product of resentment against Western influence and donor interference as it is against the country's gay population.

	April 3, 2012 One Acre Fund: A Nonprofit's Business Approach to Helping Small Farmers It may be a nonprofit driven by compassion, but the Kenya-based One Acre Fund is clinically business-like in approach. It offers farmers credit, good-quality seeds and fertilizer and insurance. In exchange, customers are expected to pay back their loan obligations by harvest time.



	MARCH March 29, 2012 How Civically Engaged Are Millennials? There's a mini war going on right now over the much observed "Millennial" generation -- those young people born after 1980, who are roughly between the ages of 10 and 30.

	March 27, 2012 Why More Americans Are Living Alone More and more Americans are living alone, according to sociologist Eric Klinenberg's new book, "Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone." Ray Suarez and Klinenberg discuss the emerging demographic, so-called "singletons," and what he calls the "biggest unnamed social change of the last 50 years."

	March 27, 2012 'Going Solo': What's the Appeal of Living Alone? The numbers tell it all.

	March 26, 2012 On Stage, Chicago Students Tackle Immigration, Poverty, Race Students at the Albany Park Theatre Project in Chicago research, write and perform plays about their own communities, tackling tough issues like immigration, poverty and race while learning about theater in an area where extracurricular activities are few and far between. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	March 22, 2012 Trayvon Martin Case Sparks New Protests, Debate Over Race, Guns, Law Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Florida, demanding justice for Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager shot last month in a gated community. Jeffrey Brown explores the many issues raised by the case with The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Daily's Reihan Salam, author Donna Britt and Florida state Rep. Dennis Baxley.

	March 19, 2012 Killing of Fla. Teen Sheds Light on State's 'Stand Your Ground' Law After the release of 911 calls, demonstrators gathered in Sanford, Fla. Monday to demand the arrest of the neighborhood watch member who shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager. Ray Suarez and The Miami Herald's Frances Robles discuss why a Florida law could make filing charges against the shooter more difficult.

	March 8, 2012 International Women's Day 2012: Recognizing Progress, Voicing Support On this International Women's Day, view a slideshow of events held around the world, including a soccer tournament in Costa Rica, a fashion show in Iraq and a candlelight vigil in Pakistan.

	March 6, 2012 Report: Minority Students Face Harsher Discipline Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be suspended than white students, according to a report released Tuesday by the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights. Jeffrey Brown discusses the disparities with Christopher Edley Jr. of the University of California, Berkeley and the Fordham Institute's Chester Finn Jr.

	March 6, 2012 Volunteering? There's an App for That! Many young people enjoy volunteering in their communities, but how do they find opportunities to do so? That's where 15-year-old Floridian Lance Oppenheim and his Opp-App come in.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 23, 2012 Virginia Proposal Mandating Ultrasound Before Abortion Debated Amid rising criticism, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell changed his stance on a bill that would require women to have a transvaginal ultrasound before an abortion, noting that an abdominal ultrasound would be more appropriate. Judy Woodruff and guests discuss Virginia's proposed law and nationwide efforts to curb access to abortions.

	Feb. 22, 2012 Smithsonian's African-American History Museum an 'Opportunity for Understanding' Ground was broken Wednesday on the National Mall for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, set to open in 2015. Jeffrey Brown discusses the pivotal moment in the long, $500 million effort to showcase the stories and experiences of black Americans with journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson.

	Feb. 17, 2012 Gwen's Take \| Black History or American History: What's the Difference? I am often asked: "Why do we talk about race at all?" And my answer is always the same: The only things we hate talking about are the things we fear.

	Feb. 16, 2012 Why Not Everyone Supports Black History Month Black History Month originated in 1925 when the second week of February was made Negro History Week since it contained the birthdays of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how some African-Americans now oppose the idea of dedicating a special month to black history.

	Feb. 16, 2012 'End Black History Month,' Proposes Filmmaker Filmmaker Shukree Tilghman of the film "More Than a Month.

	Feb. 7, 2012 Will Prop. 8 Ruling Lead Supreme Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage? A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 Tuesday against banning same-sex marriage in California, upholding a lower court's ruling. Spencer Michels reports and Gwen Ifill discusses the decision and the next steps with David Boies of the American Foundation for Equal Rights and John Eastman of the National Organization for Marriage.

	Feb. 7, 2012 Proposition 8 Ruling Expected in California The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco is expected to rule on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the 2008 ban on same-sex marriage in California, Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET.

	Feb. 6, 2012 Obama Administration, Catholic Leaders Clash Over Contraception Mandate Catholic leaders are pushing back against a new Department of Health and Human Services ruling requiring employers who offer health insurance to provide contraception free of charge. While churches are exempt from the rules, Catholic hospitals and universities must comply. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the controversy.

	Feb. 2, 2012 Poverty and Politics: How Strong Is Safety Net for Poor Americans? Presidential candidates have loaded recent stump speeches with references to wealth, taxes and "the very poor." Jeffrey Brown explores the role of poverty this election year with Lawrence Mead of New York University, Angela Glover Blackwell of the advocacy group PolicyLink and Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia.

	Feb. 2, 2012 Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock A feminist before the term was coined, Daisy Bates was one of the great unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with filmmaker Sharon La Cruise about the challenges of telling her story.



	JANUARY Jan. 20, 2012 Airman, Actors Seek to Inspire Youth with 'Red Tails' "Nothing's difficult. Everything's a challenge. Through adversity to the stars. From the last plane to the last bullet to the last minute to the last man - we fight. WE fight! We FIGHT!"

	Jan. 17, 2012 The Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer - 'We Know, Paul!' A pair of Making Sen$e-commenters about two of our recent pieces.