THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 21, 2013

Group Seeks Help From Social Networks to Combat Hate Speech

  • Group Seeks Help From Social Networks to Combat Hate Speech
  • Social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter helps users mobilize around a common cause. But what if their message is one of hate? The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a group working against global racism, has compiled a list of hundreds of websites it deems hateful and is pushing their host sites to remove them.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 20, 2013

In Further Firming of Relations, Myanmar President Visits White House

  • In Further Firming of Relations, Myanmar President Visits White House
  • Myanmar President Thein Sein becomes the first leader of Myanmar to visit the White House in 47 years on Monday. Some advocacy groups are concerned that the Obama administration is rewarding Myanmar before Thein Sein has followed through on all of his promises for reforms.

REPORT | May 17, 2013

News Wrap: Series of Explosions in Iraq Stokes Fears of Sectarian Violence

  • News Wrap: Series of Explosions in Iraq Stokes Fears of Sectarian Violence
  • In other news Friday, it was the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. A series of explosions struck Sunni Muslim areas, killing 76 people. Also, Wall Street finished with its fourth straight week of gains, encouraging hopes about the economy.

ANALYSIS | May 16, 2013

Obama, Turkey's Erdogan Reaffirm Urgency of Ending Bloodshed in Syria

  • Obama, Turkey's Erdogan Reaffirm Urgency of Ending Bloodshed in Syria
  • President Barack Obama hosted Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan at the White House where talk centered on Syria. Margaret Warner talks with Henri Barkey of Lehigh University and Steve Heydemann of the U.S. Institute for Peace about how the international community could collaborate on ending the Syrian civil war and the violence.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 16, 2013

Turkish Prime Minister Talks Syria with Obama at White House

  • Turkish Prime Minister Talks Syria with Obama at White House
  • President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey will keep ramping up pressure to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, with his country's civil war having "wracked the region." Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke today in a news conference from the White House Rose Garden.

ANALYSIS | May 15, 2013

New Sexual Assault Allegations Against Those Charged With Prevention, Protection

  • New Sexual Assault Allegations Against Those Charged With Prevention, Protection
  • Two members of the military responsible for preventing sexual assaults and protecting victims are facing allegations that they committed sex crimes. A recent Pentagon survey found that 26,000 service members were sexually assaulted in 2012. For more, Margaret Warner talks with Craig Whitlock of The Washington Post.

REPORT | May 15, 2013

News Wrap: White House Releases 100 Pages of Emails and Notes on Benghazi Attack

  • News Wrap: White House Releases 100 Pages of Emails and Notes on Benghazi Attack
  • In other news Wednesday, the White House released 100 pages of emails and notes on attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi. The documents describe how officials developed "talking points" about the attack. Also, the UN General Assembly condemned the Assad regime forces in the Syrian civil war.

ANALYSIS | May 14, 2013

Incident With Diplomat Occurs as U.S. Seeks Russian Help on Boston Attacker

  • Incident With Diplomat Occurs as U.S. Seeks Russian Help on Boston Attacker
  • Sounding like something out of a spy movie, Russian authorities detained an American diplomat overnight on claims he is actually a CIA agent. Margaret Warner talks with Will Englund of The Washington Post for more details of the story and what kind of information American intelligence agencies might want to collect in Russia.

REPORT | May 14, 2013

Russia Arrests U.S. Diplomat on Spying Accusations

  • Russia Arrests U.S. Diplomat on Spying Accusations
  • The Russian Federal Security Service announced U.S. diplomat Ryan Fogle had been detained in Moscow. Margaret Warner reports that Russian authorities said Fogle works for the CIA and was caught trying to recruit a Russia intelligence agent to work for the United States.

REPORT | May 14, 2013

In India, Organization of Learning Centers Seeks to Spark Enthusiasm for School

  • In India, Organization of Learning Centers Seeks to Spark Enthusiasm for School
  • In India, an educational group called Pratham aims to change the perception of school as a solemn enterprise and to offer instead a love of learning to the youngest -- and poorest -- students. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on what is possibly the world's largest campaign to improve remedial education.

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