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

deepening news of the world scandal threatens murdoch039s 12b tv deal
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read the transcript: http:topbsorgoiocqr there was more fallout from the news of the world039s phone-hacking scandal friday when london police arrested former editor andrew coulson who once worked for prime minister david cameron international television news039 gary gibbon reports on the scandal and new allegations that news corp may have attempted a cover-up

hulu - the daily show with jon stewart: tue sep 13 2011 - watch the full episode now
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how abraham lincoln shaped american politics popular culture post assassination
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on this presidents039 day hari sreenivasan and historian richard norton smith discuss president lincoln039s influence on american politics and popular culture as they tour the ford039s theatre039s new center for education and leadership dedicated to the president

2 western journalists killed in syria amid escalating violence in homs
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as syria039s government intensified its assault on the city of homs wednesday activists said more than 70 people had been killed -- including an american reporter working for the british sunday times and a french photojournalist tim ewart and jonathan miller of independent television news report

neil degrasse tyson - a story about race
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neil talks about a time in college where a wrestling teammate made him uneasy about whether he was doing the right thing culturally by becoming an astrophysicisttaken from http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=0i5fl1qn-do