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    Mideast Political Uncertainty Stymies Peace Process

    Nov 13, 2009 10:30 PM EDT

    ... further away than at any time in the last two decades. "What's been tried over the last 16 years has failed," said Robert Malley, the Middle East program director at the International Crisis Group and a former special assistant to President Bill Clinton for Arab-Israeli affairs. "It's ...

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    On the Issues

    Jun 23, 2004 04:00 AM EDT

    ... that are overcrowded and understaffed. You are the families who put your jobs on the line so that your child's checkup doesn't empty the family's checkbook. And you know the pain better than anybody that it causes when these folks in Washington choose tax breaks for billionaires ...

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    Presidential Power

    Dec 24, 2001 05:00 AM EDT

    ... country and the politics and the whole... And the press, they checked them. When we were talking about the imperial presidency, back in... The worries, the fears about that-- Lyndon Johnson and so forth, Cold War-- all of a sudden, Johnson is out with the war, as Michael knows better ...

  • Martin Luther King III reflects on Dr. King’s legacy in divided times

    Martin Luther King III reflects on Dr. King’s legacy in divided times

    Jan 15, 2023 10:35 PM EDT

    ... his last book in 1967. And what he is talking about is the World House and how we work together to actually achieve components of the dream he envisioned. We've seen chaos. We must embrace and build community. Secondly, a book called Strength to Love. It's a book ...

  • Sprint, T-Mobile try to sell antitrust regulators on $26.5 billion deal

    Sprint, T-Mobile try to sell antitrust regulators on $26.5 billion deal

    Apr 30, 2018 04:36 PM EDT

    ... and would result in about $6 billion in annual cost savings. Investors have been anticipating a deal like this for some time. In addition to the thwarted attempt three years ago, the two companies were poised to combine in October, but the deal was called off after what analysts said ...

  • U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

    U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

    Dec 11, 2016 10:01 PM EDT

    In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generation, but a new project aims to change that. A $300 million installation off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, takes the renewable energy technology out to sea. Gov. Gina Raimondo anticipates the project is the beginning of a new...

  • Embargo remains for some Cuba sectors, as trade grows slowly

    Embargo remains for some Cuba sectors, as trade grows slowly

    Dec 03, 2016 07:42 PM EDT

    In 2014, after a five-decade freeze, President Obama announced the U.S. would begin re-establishing diplomatic ties with Cuba. But last week's passing of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro is a reminder that the U.S. embargo remains in effect for most economic sectors while Cuba's government has been slow to approve new deals. NewsHour Weekend Special...

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  • Obama, Merkel look for united front on Ukraine

    Obama, Merkel look for united front on Ukraine

    May 02, 2014 01:04 PM EDT

    As more fighting has broken out in Eastern Ukraine, President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be looking for a show of unity on the situation when they meet Friday at the White House. But if you want to know why Europe, particularly Germany, has been reluctant to go along with economic sanctions as...

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    Obama Says 'Change Has Come' in Acceptance Speech

    Nov 05, 2008 01:58 AM EDT

    Sen. Barack Obama was projected to win the U.S. presidency Tuesday, making him the country's first African-American leader. Following are his remarks to a rally in Chicago's Grant Park as prepared for delivery.