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    Conversation: Summer Movies

    May 27, 2011 04:40 PM EST

    ... can pretty much pull it off. I had a few quibbles with it, but it was an absolute trip and experience. JEFFREY BROWN: Let me just ask you about him for a second because he’s such a mystery man. You know, people just know that he makes a movie ...

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    Will Wisconsin's Recall Elections Hold Clues to 2012?

    May 11, 2011 08:15 PM EST

    ... 2008 - those are the only races distant enough to allow recalls. And the United States was a very different place in the fall of 2008-- just ask any Democrat in Washington. And Barack Obama was on the top of Democratic ballot. Second, Wisconsin itself was a very different place back ...

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    Estrogen Study Lead Researcher on Risks, Benefits of Hormone-Replacement Therapy

    Apr 07, 2011 12:03 AM EST

    ... has occurred postmenopausally. But we need to know a lot more about that. And I think it's very exciting. JEFFREY BROWN: And let me just ask you very briefly, so for the majority of women, perhaps two-thirds of women, who are not in this category, does this change ...

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    Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Bombs: What Defines the Differences?

    Apr 06, 2011 01:30 PM EST

    ... make even more neutrons, to make that reaction go as fast as possible," Caracappa said. If you have a question on science or technology for Just Ask, send an e-mail to science@newshour.org with "science question" in the subject line or leave it in the comments section below.

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    Keane: Coalition Needs to Put Forces on Ground in Libya to Work With Rebels

    Mar 25, 2011 12:13 AM EST

    ... out their differences, to organize themselves for legitimate leadership to emerge, as we did at the Bonn conference in Afghanistan? JEFFREY BROWN: And let me just ask you finally, Gen. Keane, we heard the French minister, foreign minister, say, this will last days or weeks, not months. Does that sound ...

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    Health Care Reform: You Asked, We Found Answers

    Mar 23, 2011 08:08 PM EST

    ... prescription for you, even for an over-the-counter item like fish oil capsules, you can still be reimbursed for those expenses by your FSA. Just ask your doctor for a prescription for them and you'll be set. Insulin, even if purchased without a prescription, is not affected by ...

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    Radiation in Japan's Food Supply: Dangerous or Benign?

    Mar 22, 2011 02:20 PM EST

    ... tease out from other exposures, such as cigarette smoke, air particulates and unknowingly contaminated food. If you have a question on science or technology for Just Ask, send an e-mail to science@newshour.org with "science question" in the subject line or leave it in the comments section below.

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    Mechanics of a Nuclear Meltdown Explained

    Mar 15, 2011 11:11 PM EST

    ... hot zirconium metal starts to melt. Exposed parts of the fuel rods eventually become liquid, sink down into the coolant and solidify. And that's just the beginning of a potentially catastrophic event. "This can clog and prevent the flow of more coolant," Ferguson said. "And that can become a ...

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    House Moves to Avert Shutdown for Two Weeks, But Battles Remain

    Mar 02, 2011 01:01 AM EST

    Judy Woodruff talks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Allen West, R-Fla.

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    Shuttle Debris, Explained

    Feb 28, 2011 06:55 PM EST

    Viewer question: Was there any comment on the two pieces of debris that came off about 5:48 into the video? (Watch the Discovery launch here). Updated: 4:40 pm EST | By 10:47 am EST Monday morning, astronaut Steven Bowen was floating outside the International Space Station, soon followed by Alvin Drew, the world's 200th spacewalker....