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    Alzheimer's Disease: Your Questions Answered

    Jun 07, 2013 02:00 PM EDT

    ... most other Americans -- most of those who will eventually develop the disease have done little to no planning for their future. To profile what long-term care will look like for many of these Americans, PBS NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez introduced viewers to Mary Wyant, an artist who slowly lost ...

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    Supreme Court Rules Police Can Swab for DNA Upon Arrest

    Jun 03, 2013 04:33 PM EDT

    ... before the Supreme Court by the state of Maryland after King's lawyers argued that the DNA collected without a warrant had been an unreasonable search and seizure. The DNA led to his indictment and conviction for a previously unsolved rape case. King had tried to suppress the DNA swab ...

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    Paul Krugman on Debt, but Are Soaring Interest Rates Running Against Him?

    May 29, 2013 07:20 PM EDT

    ... the market decided that it really is worried about U.S. debt. That still doesn't change the fact that the Fed can control short-term interest rates and it doesn't change the fact that long-term interest rates reflect expected future short-term interest rates. So the worst ...

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    Obama Looks to Shift Focus to Drone Strikes As Scandals Swirl

    May 23, 2013 01:20 PM EDT

    ... Savage and Peter Baker preview the president's remarks in Thursday's New York Times: In his first major speech on counterterrorism of his second term, Mr. Obama hopes to refocus the epic conflict that has defined American priorities since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and even foresees an ...

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    Politics Put On Hold As Nation Surveys Oklahoma Tornado Damage

    May 21, 2013 12:55 PM EDT

    ... has been told to expect another 40 bodies. Among the confirmed dead are 20 children. The storm ripped through Plaza Towers Elementary School, where a search and rescue operation is ongoing. According to the New York Times, area hospitals reported at least 145 people were injured, including 70 children. "This ...

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    Does Obama Still Have Enough Political 'Juice' to Wrangle Congress?

    May 01, 2013 01:12 PM EDT

    ... Nick Rahall has decided not to challenge Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito for retiring Sen. Jay Rockefeller's seat, opting to run for a 20th term in the House instead. Virginia Rep. Gerald Connolly, a Democrat, will face opposition in 2014 from a conservative activist, Ron Meyer Jr., who at ...

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    What the Sequester Means for Science

    Mar 05, 2013 09:00 PM EDT

    A lab technician pipettes liquid into test tubes. Photo by Photo by Apostrophe Productions. Scientists nationwide are bracing for the impacts of the sequestration cuts, which are poised to strike a fierce blow to research. Policymakers aren't the only ones fatigued by the automatic federal spending cuts that became a certainty on Friday, said Joanne...

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    How to Maximize Social Security if Disabled and Other SS Questions

    Feb 18, 2013 04:12 PM EDT

    Photo by Piotr Powietrzynski/Getty Images. *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34 "secrets"](http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/businessdesk/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-ne.html), his [**additional secrets**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/on-the-qt-a-few-more- social-se.html), his Social Security ["mistakes"](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/11-social-security-mistakes-pe.html) and his [**Social Security gotchas**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/09/ten-of-the-worst-social- security-gotchas.html) have prompted so many of you to write in that we now feature "Ask Larry" every week.* *We are determined to continue it until the queries stop or...

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    Targeted Killings

    Jan 23, 2013 05:17 PM EDT

    Mechanics prepare an MQ-9 Reaper for a training flight Aug. 8, 2007, at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nev. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. By Jonathan Masters, online writer/editor for the Council on Foreign Relations Introduction The United States adopted targeted killing as an essential tactic to pursue those responsible for the terrorist...

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    News Wrap: In Wake of Pakistan Bombings, Calls for Better Protection

    Jan 11, 2013 05:00 AM EDT

    In other news Friday, dozens of people were killed after a series of bombings occurred in Pakistan targeting Shiites. In protest, many people refused to bury the dead and demanded more government protection to prevent future casualties.