calif university introduces first us multi-faith school of theology
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claremont lincoln university a graduate school in california is the first in the united states to bring together christians jews and muslims in the same classrooms to educate the future leaders of churches synagogues and mosques special correspondent saul gonzales reports

wall street protests spread channeling anger at corporate political forces
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protesters in the occupy wall street movement are maintaining a growing campaign against corporate and political forces that they say are fueling economic inequality in america judy woodruff examines who039s involved in the protests and what they039re seeking with wnyc radio039s arun venugopal and dnainfocom039s julie shapiro

news wrap: rod blagojevich given 14-year sentence
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in other news wednesday the former democratic governor of illinois rod blagojevich was sentenced to 14 yeas in prison for corruption he was convicted of trying to sell the appointment to president obama039s senate seat also former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was jailed on new counts of sexual abuse

off book typography pbs arts
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http:wwwpbsorgarts type is everywhere every print publication website movie advertisement and public message involves the creation or selection of a fitting typeface online a rich and artistic typographical culture exists where typefaces are created and graphic design seeps in to every image in episode 2 of off book typeface designers jonathan hoefler and tobias frere-jones outline the importance of selecting the right font to convey a particular feeling graphic designer paula scher talks about building identity in messaging while eddie opara uses texture to create reaction infographic designers julia vakser and deroy peraza map complicated data sets into digestible imagery mixing color graphics and type http:wwwpbsorgartsartists:jonathan hoefler and tobias frere-jones typeface designerspaula scher designereddie opara designerderoy peraza and julia vakser designersmusic by:vlooper: http:vlooperbandcampcomalbumcopycat-a-dilla-tributeanitek: http:wwwmyspacecomanitek123reno project: http:soundcloudcomrenoprojectstidiek: http:wwwmyspacecomstidiekmusichinariku216: http:soundcloudcomhinariku216follow off book:twitter: pbsoffbooktumblr: http:pbsartstumblrcomproduced by kornhaber brown: http:wwwkornhaberbrowncom

a world without wikipedia: for sopa websites threaten a midnight blackout
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beginning midnight wednesday some major internet companies could go dark for 24 hours as part of an online protest against the stop online piracy act or sopa ray suarez discusses the planned blackout with ben huh the ceo of a participating company and nbc universal039s rick cotton who supports the legislation as written

gang of 6 plan could offer gop path to debt deal
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read the transcript: http:topbsorgrlop4gpresident obama praised the work of the bipartisan quotgang of sixquot who released the framework of a deal tuesday that would cut roughly 4 trillion from the deficit over the next decade judy woodruff and political editor david chalian discuss the state of play in the ongoing debt-ceiling negotiations

genocide: worse than war full-length documentary pbs
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this film is also available at http:topbsorghmzzq0 watch daniel goldhagen039s ground-breaking documentary focused on the worldwide phenomenon of genocide which premiered on pbs on april 14 2010 to see this and other full-length pbs videos go to http:videopbsorg please support your local pbs station at http:wwwpbsorgsupportquotby the most fundamental measure -- the number of people killed -- the perpetrators of mass murder since the beginning of the twentieth century have taken the lives of more people than have died in military conflict so genocide is worse than warquot reiterates goldhagen quotthis is a little-known fact that should be a central focus of international politics because once you know it the world international politics and what we need to do all begin to look substantially different from how they are typically conceivedquotworse than war documents goldhagens travels teachings and interviews in nine countries around the world bringing viewers on an unprecedented journey of insight and analysis in a film that is highly cinematic and evocative throughout he speaks with victims perpetrators witnesses politicians diplomats historians humanitarian aid workers and journalists all with the purpose of explaining and understanding the critical features of genocide and how to finally stop it

pbs opb japans killer quake 90 nova 3 30 2011 prt1a
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pbs opb japans killer quake nova 30 2011 prt1ahttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=2ob9dl_eknu prt 1bhttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=opsloi05oza prt2

consumer financial protection bureau nominee cordray faces senate battle
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richard cordray president obama039s latest pick to lead the new consumer financial protection bureau faces an uphill battle for confirmation in the senate this week judy woodruff discusses the nomination and disagreement over the new agency039s structure with sen sherrod brown d-ohio and sen kay bailey hutchison r-texas

bob ross feeds a squirrel peapod
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title explains all he is the best painter ever and he gave all his masterful paintings to charity because heisagod and here he is feeding peapod his squirrel

downton sixbey episode 1: late night with jimmy fallon 41212
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as the current resident of studio 6b jimmy fallon is the earl of downton sixbey with all the intrigue of the pbs series re-imagined as the inner workings of a late night talk show

barbour039s parting pardons some for convicted killers stir furor in mississippi
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after days of controversy a mississippi judge moved wednesday to block some last-minute pardons made by outgoing gov haley barbour barbour had issued pardons to more than 200 felons 14 of them convicted killers margaret warner discusses the reaction to the pardons with daniel cherry of mississippi public broadcasting

watch masterpiece: downton abbey episode 7 online free hulu
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watch episode 7 free online stream masterpiece: downton abbey season 1 episode 7 instantly

salton sea documentary
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as narrated by legendary counterculture filmmaker john waters there was time when the salton sea tucked into the southeast corner of california was known as the riviera of the west a haven for jetsetters and vacationers originally created by accident it039s now called one of the country039s worst ecological disasters: a fetid stagnant salty lake coughing up dead fish and birds by the thousands still a hardy few have hung on there hoping for help to come along and restore the lake to its former glory congressman sonny bono himself was once dedicated to saving the lake until he went skiing one day eccentrics abound in this surreal landscape: the naked guy who waves to passing rvs the man who built his own holy mountain beer-loving hungarian hunky daddy the guys who plan to get rich someday when this virtual sewer becomes a riviera again hair-raising and hilarious part history lesson part cautionary tale and part portrait of one of the strangest communities you039ve ever seen this is the american dream gone as stinky as a dead carp

paul krugman on ben bernanke039s 039green shoots039
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continuing to feature outtakes from our profile of economist paul krugman we start wednesday039s post by returning to the first parish church in harvard square with krugman talking to npr039s tom ashbrook host of the daily show on point which originates here in boston ashbrook039s question a few weeks ago was about fed head ben bernanke