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The Bain Debate: Will Voters Care About Romney's Role? Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 756 seconds For more coverage, visit NewsHour's politics page: http://to.pbs.org/9E jFAc Following President Obama's lead, Vice President Joe Biden joined the fray Tuesday in questioning Mitt Romney's role at Bain Capital. Judy Woodruff hosts a debate on political strategy and private-sector experience between former Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo., and former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat. |
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For Pakistanis, Violence Has 'Profound Impact' on Life Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 558 seconds For more coverage, visit NewsHour's series on Pakistan: http://to.pbs.org/L4 xLcA Pakistani documentarians Naziha Ali and Bushra Hyder, whose alternative teaching materials are now used by thousands of students, offer a first-hand take on what's fueling extremism in their country and what should be done about it. Margaret Warner reports. |
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A Year After Joplin's Tornado, Life Still a Challenge Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 598 seconds For more coverage, visit the PBS NewsHour website: http://to.pbs.org/JP ugZq One year ago, a tornado packing 200 mph winds tore through the city of Joplin, Mo., killing 161 people and destroying 8,000 buildings -- including many homes. Gwen Ifill and businesswoman Jane Cage, who leads the Citizens Advisory Recovery Team, discuss life in Joplin now and down the road. |
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News Wrap: U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Stepping Down Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 157 seconds In other news Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker is stepping down this summer from his post a year early for health reasons. Also, Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency are close to allowing inspections of key Iranian sites, according to U.N. nuclear agency chief Yukiya Amano. |
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 3277 seconds Tonight on the program, we examine the ongoing presidential campaign and how presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is handling his record at Bain Capital. Also: SpaceX launches the first successful commerical space rocket, Joplin, MO remembers its deadly tornado one year later, examining violence in Pakistan, and Andrew Delbanco talks his new book on the future of colleges. |
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Andrew Delbanco Assesses Higher Education's Full Value Amid qs about Rising Costs Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 324 seconds With newly minted college graduates entering the job market this spring -- or at least trying to -- there's a growing discussion and debate about the ever-rising costs of higher education. Andrew Delbanco, author, cultural critic and professor of humanities at Columbia University, has a new book looking at intellectual, financial and cultural issues that universities are facing. |
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Political Checklist: All About Bain Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 269 seconds In this week's Political Checklist, Political Editor Christina Bellantoni chatted with senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about Bain Capital and President Obama's declaration that the election would be "about" Mitt Romney's record at the private equity firm. |
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Interview excerpt: Pakistani Women on Countering Violence Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 140 seconds Journalist/filmmaker Naziha Ali and teacher Bushra Hyder talk about the problem of extremism in Pakistan and what can be done to address it. |
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President Obama Delivers Commencement Speech At Joplin High School Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 1380 seconds President Obama delivered the commencement address at Joplin High School in Missouri one year after a 161 people died in a devastating tornado. |
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News Wrap: Suicide Bomb Kills Dozens in Yemen's Capital Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 453 seconds In other news Monday, a powerful suicide bomb exploded in the capital of Yemen, killing at least 96 soldiers and wounding more than 200. Also, the ongoing violence in Syria again has spilled over to neighboring Lebanon. |
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After NATO Leaves, Will Afghan Forces Be Ready? Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 531 seconds Judy Woodruff speaks with former Ambassador to the European Union James Dobbins and retired Col. David Lamm about NATO's exit plans coming out of this week's summit in Chicago and whether Afghan forces are ready to absorb security responsibilities once most foreign troops leave in 2014. |
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Remembering Opera Singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 374 seconds German opera singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who died Friday at age 86, was a master of the Lieder, a form of German song that he helped make popular in the 20th century. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Anne Midgette, a classical music critic for The Washington Post, about Fischer-Dieskau's legacy. |
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Catholic Groups Sue Over Contraception Coverage Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 436 seconds A group of Roman Catholic leaders and institutions sued the Obama administration over the federal mandate to provide birth control to employees, saying it violated religious freedom. Gwen Ifill and The Wall Street Journal's Janet Adamy discuss the lawsuit. |
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Why Rutgers Webcam Case Gleaned National Attention Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 480 seconds Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi was sentenced to 30 days in prison for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, who later jumped to his death from a bridge. Jeffrey Brown and The New York Times' Kate Zernike discuss the ruling and its implications. |
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Obama Stresses Afghan Stability and Exit Plan at NATO Summit Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 240 seconds At the NATO Summit Monday, President Obama emphasized the importance of a stable Afghanistan, and of phasing out most foreign forces by the 2014 deadline. Judy Woodruff reports. |
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More With Anne Midgette on Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 175 seconds For more arts coverage, visit Art Beat: http://www.pbs.or g/newshour/art/ More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with the Washington Post's Anne Midgette about the life and legacy of German singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who died Friday at age 86. |
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USAID Admin: Food Security a 'Grand' But 'Achievable' Goal Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 537 seconds President Obama outlined Friday a private-public partnership to work on global poverty issues ahead of the Group of Eight summit in Camp David this weekend. Ray Suarez and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah discuss the initiative to lift millions out of poverty and hunger through farming partnerships. |
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Shields, Brooks on Campaign Ads, JPMorgan Losses Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 719 seconds For more coverage, visit the PBS NewsHour website: http://to.pbs.org/Ll vn3u Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news including a recent Obama campaign video that tries to debunk Mitt Romney's job creation claims, JPMorgan Chase losses and the expected renewal of the debt ceiling debate. |
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What Are Facebook's Challenges Now? Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 665 seconds The public sale of Facebook shares on Friday didn't soar as some had expected. Margaret Warner talks to Arvind Bhatia of Sterne Agee and Rob Cox of Reuters' Breakingviews about what Facebook needs to do to keep its audience and advertisers. |
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'The Information Diet': More 'Conscious Consumption' Needed? Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 379 seconds Clay Johnson, author of "The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption", discusses with Hari Sreenivasan how abundant technology is affecting our health, such as "email apnea." |
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In Trayvon Martin's Case Documents, 'No Obvious Slam Dunk' Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 325 seconds Prosecutors released this week more than 200 pages of photos, eyewitness accounts and investigative reports in the case of Trayvon Martin's killing in Florida. The Washington Post's Sari Horwitz tells Margaret Warner that the documents bolster neither the prosecution nor the defense's case. |
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News Wrap: Greece Uncertainty Tops Agenda at G-8 Summit Posted by: PBSNewsHour
Video duration: 214 seconds In other news Friday, leaders of some of the world's largest economies began gathering at Camp David in Maryland for the G-8 summit. Also, German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested Greece hold a referendum on staying in the eurozone, according to a spokesman for Greece's caretaker government. |























