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Obama: Romney's Bain Record 'Worth Examining'

PBS NewsHour

President Obama called Mitt Romney's business experience at Bain Capital fair game Monday during a press conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit in Chicago. Continue

Poll: Obama, Romney Deadlocked; Economy Remains Top Concern

PBS NewsHour

Will President Obama's re-election fate mirror what happened to Presidents George W. Bush or George H.W. Bush? A Washington Post/ABC News poll released Tuesday gives reasons to support both outcomes, depending on which metrics are examined. Continue

Is Long-Term Care Insurance a Good Idea?

PBS NewsHour

Viewer Nancy writes to economics correspondent, asking: "What happens to long-term care insurance in the new health care? I have paid for long-term care for over 10 years. My Board Certified Elder Law Attorney told me it was my 'best decision.' Was it?" Continue

Actor-filmmaker Kevin Costner, Part 1

Tavis Smiley

In part one of this two-night conversation, the two-time Oscar winner reflects on his body of work and the moment he fully committed to becoming a thespian and discloses the one thing he feels people would envy of him. Continue

The Fight to Prove an Innocent Man Was Executed

PBS NewsHour

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. Continue

U.S.-Pakistani Relations Re-Strained After Doctor Punishment

PBS NewsHour

A year after a U.S. raid killed Osama Bin Laden at his compound in Abbottabad, a Pakistani court sentenced Dr. Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison this week for helping the CIA locate the al-Qaida leader. Margaret Warner reports on the latest strain in an already tense relationship between the two countries. Continue

Eurozone's Possible 'Lehman Moment': What it Means for U.S.

PBS NewsHour

As the U.S. election season heats up amid rising debt, Europe's woes, expiring Bush-era tax cuts and a scheduled round of spending cuts, the Congressional Budget Office warned the economy could head back into recession. Judy Woodruff speaks with Harvard University's Ken Rogoff and Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute. Continue

News Wrap: Egyptian Election Results Expected on Tuesday

PBS NewsHour

In other news Thursday, Egyptians flocked to the polls for a second day of voting in their first freely contested presidential election. Results are expected to be announced on Tuesday. Also, Iran's nuclear negations with the U.S. and five other countries ended in Baghdad with no breakthrough. Continue

Summer 2012 Reading List

Washington Week

Looking for some good summer reading? Check out the books Gwen and the Washington Week panelists recommend for the beach, the car, the plane or the pool. From fiction to politics, history to biography, there is something for everybody. The smartest reporters in Washington, D.C. bring you their suggestions for the summer's best reads. Continue

Pakistani Doctor Punished for Aiding CIA

PBS NewsHour

A year after a U.S. raid killed Osama Bin Laden at his compound in Abbottabad, a Pakistani court sentenced Dr. Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison this week for helping the CIA locate the al-Qaida leader. Margaret Warner reports on the latest strain in an already tense relationship between the two countries. Continue

After NATO Leaves, Will Afghan Forces Be Ready?

PBS NewsHour

Judy Woodruff speaks with former Ambassador to the European Union James Dobbins and retired Col. David Lamm about NATO's exit plans coming out of this week's summit in Chicago and whether Afghan forces are ready to absorb security responsibilities once most foreign troops leave in 2014. Continue

The Daily Frame

PBS NewsHour

The sails of the Sydney Opera House are illuminated as part of the Vivid Sydney festival of lights on Friday. Continue

Financially Struggling Voters Split Between Obama and Romney

PBS NewsHour

As the nation prepares to spend a long weekend honoring the armed forces and gathering in backyards for barbecues, the economy continues to be the dominant issue in politics. Continue

Thursday, May 24, 2012

PBS NewsHour

Tonight on the program, we analyze the continuing struggles of the Eurozone as economic divisions between France and Germany were reinforced at a summit on Europe's debt crisis. Also: Europe's debt crisis's affect on the U.S., man vs. machine in the workforce, strained ties between the U.S. and Pakistan, and justice for a wrongly executed man. Continue

Bin Laden Raid Had Large Effect on Aid Groups in Pakistan

PBS NewsHour

New tension has emerged in the already troubled U.S.-Pakistani relationship after an Islamabad court sentenced Dr. Shakil Afridi to 33 years for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden last year. Margaret Warner and The Washington Post's Pamela Constable discuss the new fallout for diplomatic ties and humanitarian groups. Continue

Man vs. Machine: Will Human Workers Become Obsolete?

PBS NewsHour

Part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman has been showcasing the future of technology from a recent conference run by a California think tank -- things such as 3-D printing of prosthetic legs and iPhone heart tests. But the conference also resurfaced an age-old question about the future of human workers. Continue

Fate of Eurozone: Back on the Brink?

PBS NewsHour

Economic divisions between France and Germany were reinforced Wednesday at a summit on Europe's debt crisis with austerity, promises of economic growth and a potential euro exit by Greece among the topics of open and vocal debate. Jeffrey Brown and The Economist's Zanny Minton discuss what's ahead for the eurozone. Continue

Balancing Germany's Austerity Push With Hopes for Growth

PBS NewsHour

After an inconclusive meeting of European leaders in Brussels ended Wednesday, new data showed a worsening economic contraction throughout the continent. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue

Bin Laden Raid Led to 'Chilling Effect' on NGOs

PBS NewsHour

New tension has emerged in the already troubled U.S.-Pakistani relationship after an Islamabad court sentenced Dr. Shakil Afridi to 33 years for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden last year. Margaret Warner and The Washington Post's Pamela Constable discuss the new fallout for diplomatic ties and humanitarian groups. Continue

Gwen's Take: The Year Demographics Catches Up With Politics

Washington Week

Christine Mastin, an immigration attorney whose Spanish-speaking grandmother emigrated from Chile to the United States, realizes that most of the Hispanics she knows are surprised she is a Republican. Barack Obama won two-thirds of the Latino vote in 2008, and no Republican has come close to winning a majority in 40 years. But she is working Colorado for Mitt Romney. Continue

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