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June 16th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Last year in Kenya, deadly post-election ethnic clashes killed more than 1,000 and displaced 600,000. Kenya used to be one of the stablest nations in Africa. Religion & Ethics talks …
June 16th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Britain will freeze assets of Iran’s largest bank in a further move to discourage the country from developing nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, as President Bush wrapped up his farewell trip to Europe. See the full report on NewsHour.
June 16th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
NBC Washington Bureau Chief and longtime “Meet the Press” moderator Tim Russert died Friday afternoon from an apparent heart attack. He was 58 years old. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks reflect on his career on NewsHour.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
While many Americans are working harder for less money and paying more for everyday items like gas and food, the rich are getting richer. Bill Moyers Journal analyzes the growing inequality gap on the ground at a workers march in Los Angeles and with historian Steve Fraser on the modern parallels to the first Gilded Age. Watch online.
June 13th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
One of the great champions of free speech and the longtime host of Meet The Press passed away today at age 58.
In memory of Tim Russert and his many …
NOW on PBS
June 13th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Thousands of U.S. troops are getting discharged from the army. Many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorders and brain injuries, and aren’t getting the care they need. The Army claims these …
June 12th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
The Supreme Court says foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts, according to a breaking news report …
June 12th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Fuel costs and supply shortages have caused a spike in food prices across Africa — prompting calls for an agricultural revolution on the continent. Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan discusses …
NewsHour
June 11th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
China declared success Tuesday in preventing a lake — formed by landslides from the massive May 12 earthquake — from overflowing its banks and flooding downstream communities. See the update on NewsHour.
June 11th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Federal officials have cleared Florida and California tomatoes, but are still trying to locate the source of a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes. See the update on NewsHour.
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