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NAACP president steps down with plans to start PAC for minority candidates

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's president and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous announced Sunday he plans to resign from his position at one of the country's oldest and largest civil rights organizations.

Shields and Brooks on Immigration and the NFL

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#NewsHourWeekend User Guide

Hari Sreenivasan will anchor the new "PBS NewsHour Weekend" which debuts on Sept. 7. Photo by NewsHour Get ready to watch the PBS NewsHour seven days a week. We've been counting down to the premiere of PBS NewsHour Weekend…

After 75 Years, an Untarnished Reputation for America's Man of Steel

After 75 Years, an Untarnished Reputation for America's Man of Steel…

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Google+ Hangout On Air: A First Look at NewsHour Weekend

By Hari Sreenivasan, Elisabeth Ponsot

On Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. EDT, PBS NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan will host a Google+ Hangout On Air. The conversation will feature a first look at NewsHour Weekend's signature field-reported pieces, premiering on air Sept. 7 and 8…

Despite Snowden and Syria Cooling U.S.-Russian Relations, Work Goes On

By Larisa Epatko

First, it was National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden getting temporary asylum in Russia and then the stalemate over U.N. Security Council resolutions on Syria. Lately, Russia and the United States appear far from being on the same page, even…

Live Chat: Gwen Ifill Answers Your Questions

By Colleen Shalby

Join correspondent Gwen Ifill for a live chat, hosted by PBS' Washington Week 1 p.m. EDT today. On the table: all things politics. window.cilAsyncInit = function() {cilEmbedManager.init()};(function() {var e = document.createElement('script');e.async = true;var domain = (document.location.protocol…

Judy's Notebook: Watching History in the Making

By Judy Woodruff

I hate to admit it because it sounds cynical, but I'm not often surprised by what happens in Washington. After years of watching presidents, members of Congress and other powerful characters, one develops a feel for where decisions are going.

News Wrap: Cleveland Kidnapper Ariel Castro Found Dead of Suicide in Prison

In other news Wednesday, officials say Ariel Castro, 53, hanged himself in his prison cell overnight. Castro was convicted of holding three women captive in his Cleveland, Ohio, home for more than a decade. Also, Chelsea Manning has requested a…

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