• ‘The other one percent’: Bridging the military-civilian divide in Brooklyn

    ‘The other one percent’: Bridging the military-civilian divide in Brooklyn

    Nov 09, 2014 06:26 PM EST

    ... skills. They're coming with words on the page. And the veterans bring the experience. And I think brought-- brought together-- there's a shared relationship. There's a mentorship that can form. BRANDON WILLITTS: For those of us who transitioned out into the civilian world I think it’s ...

  • Legendary Watergate editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93

    Legendary Watergate editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93

    Oct 21, 2014 11:59 PM EST

    ... to security, and we believed that.” Bradlee was born in Boston in 1921 and attended Harvard. He graduated a year early to enlist in the U.S. Navy in 1942. He spent four years at sea during World War II, fighting in more than a dozen Pacific Ocean battles, a ...

  • Kerry defends Obama foreign policy, vows not to give up on Middle East peace

    Kerry defends Obama foreign policy, vows not to give up on Middle East peace

    May 30, 2014 12:35 AM EST

    ... unfold, something so hard to penetrate, do you worry, you know, Central African Republic or Sudan or in Nigeria, that there are limits to what U.S. intervention can do? JOHN KERRY: What Goodluck Jonathan is talking about is engaging in self-help, doing what he thinks he needs to ...

  • News Wrap: Gov. Christie defends internal review exonerating him from bridge scandal

    News Wrap: Gov. Christie defends internal review exonerating him from bridge scandal

    Mar 29, 2014 12:32 AM EST

    ... when the president scrapped plans for a military strike on Syria. Iran is supporting the Assad regime in Syria. We will look deeper into the U.S.- Saudi relationship in just a few moments. Late today, Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned President Obama to discuss Ukraine. They spoke for an ...

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    Live Blog: Hagel Confirmation Hearing as Secretary of Defense

    Jan 31, 2013 01:47 PM EST

    ... Updated 6 p.m. ET: Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., faced questions on possible looming spending cuts at the Pentagon and his support for U.S. ally Israel at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to become secretary of defense. Several senators asked about his commitment to Israel based on ...

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    Sharing Lessons in American History in 140 Characters or Less

    Dec 07, 2012 11:45 PM EST

    ... has written eight books and countless commentaries on the American presidency, but recently he's discovered a new way to engage a different audience, taking us back through the nation's contemporary history in 140 characters or less. Michael joins us now. Michael, what is with the 140-character chunks ...

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    Volunteers Hit the Pavement to Sway Last Undecided Voters in Ohio

    Nov 05, 2012 11:21 PM EST

    Volunteers Hit the Pavement to Sway Last Undecided Voters in Ohio

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    We Spend How Much on Egypt's Military?

    Aug 30, 2012 09:08 PM EST

    Soldiers stand guard along the route of the funeral of Omar Suleiman, former chief of intelligence in Egypt as well as a presidential candidate, on Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Cairo, Egypt. Photo by James Lawler Duggan/MCT via Getty Images. Our Arachne here on Making Sen$e, multimedia producer Elizabeth Shell, has woven a new data...

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    New Nixon Tapes Reveal Details of Meeting With Anti-War Activists

    Nov 25, 2011 11:50 PM EST

    Recently released audio recordings detail President Richard Nixon's surreal meeting with anti-Vietnam War protesters at the Lincoln Memorial one night more than four decades ago. Ray Suarez reports.

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    40 Years After Leak, Weighing the Impact of the Pentagon Papers

    Jun 13, 2011 10:33 PM EST

    In 1971, parts of a secret Pentagon report began to surface in The New York Times calling the Vietnam War's validity into question. Forty years later, the Pentagon Papers were declassified and released in full Monday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the leak's significance with historian Michael Beschloss and journalist Sanford Ungar.