Jim Barnes (National Journal), Shailagh Murray (Wash. Post), David Sanger (NY Times), John Dickerson (Slate), and host Gwen Ifill discuss:
* Bush Presidency Winding Down, Obama Honeymoon Begins
* Urgent Foreign Policy Concerns Await Obama
* Obama Basking in Political, Public Goodwill
Watch here. (Originally aired: 1/16/2008)
* Israel declares ceasefire; Hamas fights on
* Britain bails out its banks
* Taiwan bails out its shoppers
* How do Nicaraguans see the U.S.?
* Cashing in on America’s 44th President
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Obama campaigned on a platform of change, and he will begin his term facing a severe economic crisis that demands new ideas. Watch special reports on Obama’s proposals for housing and the economy here.
As Barack Obama becomes 44th president of the U.S., Frontline offers an exploration into who he is and what has brought him to this historic moment. Watch online now; ‘Dreams of Obama’ airs on Thirteen on inauguration day, Jan. 20 at 9:00 pm.
Emma Thompson, star of the recently released romantic comedy “Last Chance Harvey”, discusses her humanitarian work and explains why she believes people are in denial about human trafficking. Watch. (Originally aired: 1/13/2009).
Andrew Ross Sorkin talks to Mort Zuckerman about the NYC real estate market, historian Niall Ferguson about his new history of money series, and restaurateur Danny Meyer about the upscale food industry in our downscale economy. Watch now.
* Israel shells U.N. headquarters in Gaza
* U.N. Secretary General arrives in Israel
* The Ukraine and Russia feud over natural gas
* A look at the youngest and sickest in Moldova
* Victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam
* Sculpture prank in Europe
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Author, economist and historian Niall Ferguson traces the evolution of money and demonstrates that financial history is the essential back-story behind all history. Watch the 2-hour special online now.
* Hope for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
* Osama Bin Laden calls for war on Israel
* Riots break out in Latvia over the economy
* The Vietnam War continues to claim lives
* Japan turns to robots for elderly care?
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Charlie Rose interviews actors Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber, New Republic editor Leon Wieseltier, and producer/director/co-writer Ed Zwick about the film “Defiance”– one of a host of films about the Holocaust that have been released around the time of Holocaust Memorial Day, Jan. 27.
