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    How Will Latest Protests Affect Egypt's Elections?

    Nov 25, 2011 11:06 PM EST

    ... there, they would start suggesting and putting forward some ideas and offers that are completely opposite to what the protesters want. MARGARET WARNER: Let me just ask you this. Today, the White House did issue a statement urging the military rulers to speed the transition to civilian government, that it ...

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    In Egypt, Split Seen Between Protesters, Organized Political Groups

    Nov 22, 2011 11:06 PM EST

    ... a unity -- a unity government. But, interestingly enough, they also want to stick to the dates of the upcoming election. JEFFREY BROWN: Well, let me just ask you briefly, because watching that report, it sure didn't look like the people in the square were ready to accept what they ...

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    Mysterious Noncoding DNA: 'Junk' or Genetic Power Player?

    Nov 07, 2011 09:03 PM EST

    On a regular basis, reporter Jenny Marder tackles a question in science and technology news. It's a feature we call "Just Ask." Today our topic is DNA. What is noncoding DNA, and why do we need it? In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick built a 3-D cardboard ...

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    Cain Confident He Can Win Nomination, Says Harassment Claims Are 'Baseless'

    Oct 31, 2011 10:03 PM EST

    ... Republican presidential contenders. Herman Cain, thank you for talking with us. HERMAN CAIN: Thank you, Judy. Delighted to be here. JUDY WOODRUFF: Well, as we just saw in that piece, you were saying you did not sexually harass anyone. Let me just ask you, though, a couple of questions -- HERMAN ...

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    Virus Hunters Stalk the Next Global Epidemic

    Oct 07, 2011 07:45 PM EST

    Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe. Photo by Tom Clynes. Ask the not-so-simple question of one of the world's leading virologists, "What is a virus?" and the reaction is immediate. He sits up in his chair, throws one leg over another. Gesturing emphatically, he takes his visitors through a ...

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    Amid New NCAA Football Scandals, 'The Root of the Problem Is Money'

    Sep 02, 2011 10:25 PM EST

    ... do you make of the allegations of what's going on there? We seem to be having some technical problems in Illinois. So, I will ask you -- I will ask you, Kevin, what you think of it, of the situation at Miami. KEVIN BLACKISTONE, University of Maryland: Well, it's ...

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    Amid Attention From Obama, GOP, How Is Midwest's Economy Doing?

    Aug 17, 2011 10:03 PM EST

    ... David talked about in Iowa. You are seeing rural areas do better than our urban areas. As -- can you talk a little bit more about -- just ask your question in a little bit of a different way, Jeff, if that's OK, and I want to be able to answer ...

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    On Dow's Worst Day Since 2008, Running for Cover

    Aug 04, 2011 09:12 PM EST

    A trader bows his head on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the closing bell Thursday; photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images. Just back from lunch, at which Brandeis classicists Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow and Cheryl Walker schooled me in the economics of the ancient world, I ...

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    On Dow's Worst Day Since '08, Running for Cover

    Aug 04, 2011 08:58 PM EST

    A trader bows his head on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the closing bell Thursday; photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images. Just back from lunch, at which Brandeis classicists Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow and Cheryl Walker schooled me in the economics of the ancient world, I received a call from the home office...

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    Governments Push for Austerity, but Can it Really Revive Growth?

    Jun 30, 2011 10:06 PM EST

    Greek Parliament passed a bill to implement a new austerity plan Thursday, and Britain was in the throes of a national civil servant strike. Margaret Warner discusses whether austerity measures will likely help those countries with MIT's Simon Johnson and Mark Weisbort of the Center of Economic Policy and Research.