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PBS NewsHour
Fri Feb. 03, 2012
The unemployment rate continued to trend downward Friday, reaching 8.3 percent, the lowest rate in three years. We calculate U-7, our own more inclusive statistic, to be down to 16.9 percent for January. That's the lowest we've seen since we started tracking the figure in January 2010. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Fri Feb. 03, 2012
Photographer and University of California, Santa Barbara professor Richard Ross has spent five years documenting juvenile detention facilities throughout the nation. In his own words, Ross explains what he's seen. This report of part of the NewsHour's American Graduate series on the U.S. dropout crisis. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Fri Feb. 03, 2012
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney tried Thursday to downplay Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's remarks suggesting an early U.S. transition out of combat in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff discusses a potential end to combat operations in 2013 with retired Army Gen. Jack Keane and Celeste Ward Gventer of the University of Texas. Continue
Washington Week
Sat Feb. 04, 2012
What do January's unemployment numbers tell us about the economy? Plus, Mitt Romney won the Florida primary, but his comments about the poor are making headlines. Also, new FEC disclosures shine light on Super PAC money. Joining Gwen: Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; John Harwood, CNBC and New York Times; Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times; Jim Tankersley, National Journal. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Sat Feb. 04, 2012
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including GOP hopeful Mitt Romney's attempt to recover from his poverty gaffe, the latest unemployment report and anger among Catholics over the Obama administration requiring social service providers to include contraceptives in health coverage. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Sat Feb. 04, 2012
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak issued a warning at a security conference Thursday that time is running out, and dealing with a nuclear Iran would be more complicated and costly than attempting to stop one. Ray Suarez and guests discuss the potential of a unilateral Israeli strike and a U.S. response to Israeli action. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Sat Feb. 04, 2012
Trying to move on from a gaffe about not caring about very poor Americans, GOP hopeful Mitt Romney told The Las Vegas Sun's Jon Ralston that he "misspoke." But rival Newt Gingrich maintains Romney's "boo-boo" will be repeated endlessly by the "elite media." Judy Woodruff and Ralston discuss this weekend's GOP contest in Nevada. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Sat Feb. 04, 2012
New job numbers released Friday showed the U.S. job market surged in January as the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in three years. Jeffrey Brown, Macroeconomic Advisers' Joel Prakken and Georgetown University's Harry Holzer examine the numbers and assess what some good news means for the longer-term U.S. recovery. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Fri Feb. 03, 2012
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks assess the chances, fate and fortune of Newt Gingrich, and the consequences for Mitt Romney. They also lay down opposing views on who will win the Super Bowl, and we speak briefly about the tragedy of head injuries in the NFL. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Fri Feb. 03, 2012
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including GOP hopeful Mitt Romney's attempt to recover from his poverty gaffe, the latest unemployment report and anger among Catholics over the Obama administration requiring social service providers to include contraceptives in health coverage. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Fri Feb. 03, 2012
In other news Thursday, real estate mogul Donald Trump endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, telling the former governor to "go out and get 'em." Trump had flirted with his own presidential bid last spring. Also, two of the most-wanted terror suspects in Southeast Asia were reportedly killed in the Philippines. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Fri Feb. 03, 2012
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Thursday tried to clarify a remark by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta suggesting an early U.S. transition out of its combat mission in Afghanistan. Carney said the statement shouldn't be considered as an announcement about a decision. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue
Washington Week
Sat Feb. 04, 2012
On the Webcast Extra: February brings more caucuses and primaries in the hunt for the GOP presidential nomination. How are the candidates positioning themselves for the months ahead? Also, how are women affecting the vote? Economic issues continue to dominate the campaign trail. The latest job numbers show an improving economy. What trends do they indicate for the future? Continue
PBS NewsHour
Sat Feb. 04, 2012
Tonight on the program, we examine the recent jobs report, which showed the best unemployment rate numbers in three years. Also: Mitt Romney does damage control for his poverty remark as the Nevada primary approaches, tensions between the U.S. and Iran after remarks made, Susan G. Komen For The Cure takes a step back on its funding decision with Planned Parenthood, and Shields and Brooks. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Sat Feb. 04, 2012
After two days of uproar and different explanations for its initial decision, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity reversed course Friday on cutting funding for Planned Parenthood. Hari Sreenivasan and Amina Khan of The Los Angeles Times discuss the abrupt shift in message at the well-known breast cancer charity. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Sat Feb. 04, 2012
With rising talk of war, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rallied his public Friday in prayers broadcast on state television -- warning the U.S. against any military strike or oil embargo and calling Israel "a cancerous tumor that should and will be cut." Ray Suarez reports. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Sat Feb. 04, 2012
In other news Friday, cities across Egypt erupted in fresh violence as protesters accused the ruling military of failing to stop a soccer riot that killed 74 people this week. Also, malaria may be killing twice as many people as experts had believed, according to a new study funded by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Fri Feb. 03, 2012
This week, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks assess the chances, fate and fortune of Newt Gingrich, and the consequences for Mitt Romney. They also lay down opposing views on who will win the Super Bowl, and we speak briefly about the tragedy of head injuries in the NFL. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Fri Feb. 03, 2012
The U.N.-backed tribunal in Cambodia extended the jail time of Khmer Rouge chief jailer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, from 19 years to a life sentence on Friday. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Fri Feb. 03, 2012
After two days of uproar and different explanations for its initial decision, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity reversed course Friday on cutting funding for Planned Parenthood. Hari Sreenivasan and Amina Khan of The Los Angeles Times discuss the abrupt shift in message at the well-known breast cancer charity. Continue
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