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    Nearly 6 million young Americans don't work or go to school

    Oct 21, 2013 01:41 PM EST

    ... of 8 percent, while West Virginia posts about 7 percent. Like most states, they saw their unemployment rate fall since 2011, but researchers caution that shift could come from fewer residents looking for work and from more who had simply given up their search for jobs. And it's not ...

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    Reinventing Old Age: The Good We Do When We Work Forever

    Jun 12, 2013 03:58 PM EST

    ... economy when we work past the traditional age of throwing in the towel. One of our key interviewees is Marc Freedman, author of "Encore: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life" and "The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife." As usual, there was too little ...

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    More Women As Family Breadwinners Reflects 'Values Shift' in the U.S.

    May 29, 2013 10:16 PM EST

    ... for a record 40 percent share of all families in the U.S., according to a new Pew Research Center report. Judy Woodruff discusses what the study suggests about the changing dynamics of work and family life with Pew's Paul Taylor and Ellen Galinsky of Families and Work Institute.

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    Does States' Ratification of Same-Sex Marriage Signify Lasting Cultural Shift?

    Nov 12, 2012 11:20 PM EST

    ppen. THOMAS PETERS: Well, we work to protect marriage because we believe that marriage is the best social institution we have to maintain the fact that children are raised by their parents, by their moms and dads. And the other side has done a very good job of messaging what ...

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    Obama, Romney Shift Focus of Campaign Back to Economy

    Sep 17, 2012 12:57 PM EST

    Mitt Romney arrives at a campaign rally last week in Painesville, Ohio. Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images. We now return to your regularly scheduled programming. President Obama and Mitt Romney are expected to shift the focus of the presidential campaign back to the economy this week after spending ...

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    Killings at American Consulate in Libya Might Shift Campaigns' Focus

    Sep 12, 2012 01:45 PM EST

    ... our civilians make every day around the globe. As we stand united with their families, let us now redouble our own efforts to carry their work forward. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statement is here. The NewsHour will take a look at the events Wednesday night. Tune in. 11 ...

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    Sharpened Attacks Mark Shift to Bruising Phase of Campaign

    Jul 18, 2012 01:03 PM EST

    ... that former Minnesota GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty seemed to be more focused Tuesday on everyday tasks such as walking his dog and doing some yard work with the veepstakes talk heating up. Alex Leary writes for the Tampa Bay Times that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is unlikely to be ...

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    Romney, Obama Shift Campaign Focus Back to Economy

    May 11, 2012 10:27 PM EST

    ... North Carolina. MITT ROMNEY (R): We have a president who's installed some of the old liberal policies from the past, and they didn't work then. And they sure as heck are not working now, and they will not work in the future. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) JUDY WOODRUFF: The ...

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    Brzezinski: U.S. Should Work With Russia, Turkey to Solve Global Problems

    Feb 08, 2012 11:32 PM EST

    Brzezinski: U.S. Should Work With Russia, Turkey to Solve Global Problems

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    Condolence Letter Policy Shift Opens Conversation on Military Suicides

    Jul 07, 2011 10:29 PM EST

    The White House announced this week that President Obama will now send condolences to families of troops who kill themselves in combat zones. Jeffrey Brown discusses the policy change and ongoing concerns over military suicides with retired Army Gen. Ronald Griffith and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's Paul Rieckhoff.