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Evaluating Pakistan's Role in the Afghan Strategy Equation
Concerns arose in Pakistan Wednesday over U.S. efforts to link new aid to anti-terror efforts. Experts weigh Pakistan's role in efforts to revamp U.S. strategy in the region.
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Ask Your Questions on Lessons from Other Countries' Health Systems
Ambulance in Amsterdam; Flickr user mike panWriter T.R. Reid and Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis will answer your questions on how the Netherlands health system compares to the U.S., and what lessons the United States can take from other countries' health care models and experiences with health reform.
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UpdateCBO Says Health Reform Bill Would Cost $829 Billion  
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Chicago Student's Death Echoes Loudly on Issue of Youth Violence
Friends and family mourn the death Chicago teenThe recent beating death of a Chicago high school student in the city's south side drew national headlines and calls for a new dialogue on youth violence. Jeffrey Brown speaks with a Chicago reporter for more.

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U.S. Deploys Envoy to Guinea in Response to Violence
Capt. Moussa Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced U.S. frustration this week over a recent violent crackdown against a protest in Guinea, and the administration took the unusual step of dispatching an envoy to the West African nation.
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Ready, Set, Draw! Art:21 Kicks Off New Season on PBS
Artist Carrie Mae Weems, Courtesy Art:21Art:21, the documentary series about art and artists in the 21st-century, starts a new season tonight on PBS, profiling artists like Jeff Koons, William Kentridge, and Cindy Sherman. Executive Producer Susan Sollins gives us a preview.
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Constitutional Questions Raised in New Supreme Court Session
The Supreme Court is open for business, considering questions such as: do big businesses have the same free speech rights as people? Are movies depicting animal cruelty free speech? And how rigid is the line separating church from state?
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Leader of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Kept Fighting Against Injustice
Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, died Friday at age 87. A journalist and friend recalls his life in this Reporter's Podcast.
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Making Sen$e: Understanding the Fed
As part of the NewsHour's recent forum with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, economics correspondent Paul Solman offers reports, resources and games to help you understand the critical role of the U.S. central bank.
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Paul Solman Takes Your Questions in 'Business Desk' Feature
From explaining the subprime market to the financial bailout debate, economics correspondent Paul Solman covers the business stories that make news on Wall Street and around the water cooler. In a Web feature, he takes your questions.
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Rx for Reform: Decoding the Health Care Debate
President Barack Obama has said that he is aiming to sign a health care reform bill into law by October. Get the latest news on health care reform politics and policy from the NewsHour’s health unit.
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Patchwork Nation: American Communities in a Time of Change
Patchwork Nation is a reporting project that explores economic trends in the United States by tracking different types of communities over time with the help of the Christian Science Monitor, local stations and citizen bloggers.
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Art Beat
Covering the visual and performing arts, film and literature with multimedia reports and in-depth interviews, correspondent Jeffrey Brown and NewsHour reporters bring the museums and galleries to you.
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Generation Next
Young Americans are facing tough challenges as job prospects dwindle. Judy Woodruff explored the economy's impact on Generation Next in a series of reports on both NPR's Morning Edition and the NewsHour.
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The Exchange: Economic News and Analysis
Explore the latest economic and business news and analysis, including daily 'Business Desk' blog posts from NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman and more.
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Catch Up on the Weekly Analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks
Missed your weekly dose of political analysis from syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks? Find the full archive here.
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Learn More About Your World On-air and Online
When the leadership of a country changes hands or a humanitarian crisis sweeps a nation, the impacts can be felt worldwide. Help put these events in context with our in-depth analysis, Web features and education tools.
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Global Health Watch
From coverage of the H1N1 flu virus to the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa, the NewsHour's Global Health page offers news and on-the-ground reports exploring health issues around the world.
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Around the Nation: Discover the Best of Public Broadcasting
Which types of businesses are doing well despite the economic downturn? How are food banks coping? Find these and other reports on Around the Nation, a compilation of the country's best local public broadcasting reporting.
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Finding a Future for Investigative Journalism
As media organizations continue to pare down their staffs, some local news organizations and entrepreneurs are experimenting with new ways to fund investigative reporting.
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Social Entrepreneurship: Small Efforts Tackle the World's Biggest Challenges
Explore profiles of activists and volunteers across the world who are laboring to solve some of mankind's biggest problems.
Elizabeth Alexander
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Watch Web-only Videos from our Poetry Series
Watch readings and interviews with contemporary poets such as Elizabeth Alexander, Robert Hass, Terrance Hayes, John Ashbery and Mary Jo Bang, and sign up for the NewsHour Poetry Series Podcast.
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Focus on Pakistan
The NEWSHOUR with Jim LehrerJudy Woodruff examines how Pakistan factors in to U.S. efforts to defeat extremists in Afghanistan.

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News Wrap
A synopsis of the day's other top news headlines.

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Health Care in The Netherlands
After a roundup of developments on the health care front, Ray Suarez continues his look at the health care system in The Netherlands four years after a massive overhaul.

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Health Care In the U.S. and Abroad
Gwen Ifill talks to health experts from different countries about what the U.S. can learn from different systems.

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Preview: Obama's War
A preview of a new FRONTLINE expose on Afghanistan, titled "Obama's War."

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Violence in the Windy City
In the wake of the death of a Chicago teenager who was beaten to death on the city's south side, Jeffrey Brown speaks with a reporter about youth violence.

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Helen Keller Statue
Alabama has replaced a statue of an unknown former congressman in the U.S. Capitol with a new bronze likeness of Helen Keller.

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