• How a small but powerful band of women led the fight against ISIS

    How a small but powerful band of women led the fight against ISIS

    Feb 22, 2021 11:35 PM EDT

    ... from back in August of 2017. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: She is part of the Kurds' own all-women fighting force, known in Kurdish as the YPJ. They have fought and died right alongside their brothers-in-arms. And some of the most celebrated fighters, including snipers, come from their ranks.

  • Comedy duo the Lucas Brothers on 'survivor's guilt' and Bernie Sanders

    Comedy duo the Lucas Brothers on 'survivor's guilt' and Bernie Sanders

    Dec 20, 2018 11:20 PM EDT

    The Lucas Brothers: That's getting close. The Lucas Brothers: That's right. That's right. (LAUGHTER) Paul Solman: Keith and Kenny Lucas, AKA, the Lucas Brothers, an identical twin comedy team unafraid to tackle tough subjects, from violence to economic inequality. The Lucas Brothers: The town that we are ...

  • In the fight against ISIS, Kurds seek chance to govern themselves

    In the fight against ISIS, Kurds seek chance to govern themselves

    Aug 24, 2017 11:57 PM EDT

    ... hometown of Raqqa. She is part of the Kurds' own all-women fighting force, known in Kurdish as the YPJ. They have fought and died right alongside their brothers-in-arms. And some of the most celebrated fighters, including snipers, come from their ranks. She took us to Raqqa's ...

  • News Wrap: Volkswagen sued for emissions cheating

    News Wrap: Volkswagen sued for emissions cheating

    Jan 04, 2016 11:43 PM EDT

    ... or why should we do this? I said because it's not right to leave brothers and sisters on the street corner. It's not right to leave children on the street corner. (APPLAUSE) GOV. ANDREW CUOMO: It's not right to have shelter system that is so dirty and ...

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    How Bad Is the Current Stock Crash?

    Aug 11, 2011 05:04 PM EDT

    ... stocks dropped about 22 percent in one day. So thus far the current crash isn't so great as several other memorable ones. Photo at right: The Lehman Brothers building in Times Square, August 2007. Photo by David Shankbone, via Wikimedia Commons. NewsHour: Has history shown multiple types of outcomes ...

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    Wall Street Enjoys 'Rip-Roaring' 2 Years, But Main Street's Woes Remain

    Dec 30, 2010 08:56 PM EDT

    JEFFREY BROWN: ... set the context for us here.How far back have markets come? ROBEN FARZAD: It's unbelievable. If you had slipped into a coma right before Lehman Brothers collapsed and just woke up right now, God willing, you would think that nothing changed. The markets are back to ...

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    AIG Looks to Repay Government, But Will Taxpayers Break Even?

    Sep 30, 2010 08:40 PM EDT

    ... government ended up owning those 92 homes in the first place. What happened? LOUISE STORY: Well, if you remember, back in September 2008, it was right after Lehman Brothers failed. The economy was on the brink. There was major panic. And AIG, one of the things they did that really ...

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    Tap Icon Maurice Hines Takes Second Turn in Duke Ellington Tribute

    Jun 16, 2010 04:00 AM EDT

    ... During auditions for "Sophisticated Ladies," John and Leo Manzari, two Washington, D.C., high school brothers, went through their paces in different styles of dance, and caught Hines' attention. MAURICE HINES: I said, oh, you're brothers. And the little light when on right away. You're brothers, I see.

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    Wisconsin Recall - High Stakes Battle for Major Party Groups

    Jun 04, 2012 05:48 PM EDT

    ... spent in Wisconsin so far with contributions and independent expenditures from labor groups and outside organizations such as Americans for Prosperity, funded by the Koch Brothers, on the right, and Planned Parenthood on the left. And the state has seen visits from national figures in both parties, including former President ...

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    Crisis Turned Federal Reserve Into Fourth Branch of Government, Author Says

    Aug 12, 2009 04:00 AM EDT

    ... people to basically save us from that economic calamity. JEFFREY BROWN: So one of the key moments that you write about, of course, is Lehman Brothers... DAVID WESSEL: Right. JEFFREY BROWN: ... the decision-making there about what to do about it, and that's a perfect moment to talk about ...