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7 Apr 2011, 5:10 pm
A new report from the NAACP shows states are devoting increasingly larger portions of their budgets to prisons, while education gets smaller and smaller portions. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 5:37 pm
Ray Suarez reports on the North African nation of Morocco, where the country's king is attempting to stave off protests with a series of constitutional reforms. [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 8:50 am
Director and animator Eric Power talks about creating the music video for Jeremy Messersmith's song, "Tatooine". [read post]
6 May 2011, 5:27 pm
In other news Friday, al-Qaida issued its own confirmation of Osama bin Laden's death on a militant website and warned of new attacks in revenge. [read post]
1 Apr 2011, 9:43 am
The horrors of the Balkan War and strange encounters with a "deathless man"; the love between a woman and her dying grandfather; the magical story of a tiger terrorizing a European village. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 7:49 am
"Sun Boxes" by Craig Colorusso is a solar powered sound installation composed of 20 speakers operating independently. [read post]
16 May 2011, 11:56 am
In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Gwen Ifill and David Chalian examine why, if the nation has hit its limit for borrowing, has their not been outcry from the markets or the political system? [read post]
11 May 2011, 5:20 pm
Ukraine has the highest HIV infection rate in Europe and now there are fears its epidemic could spread to neighboring countries. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 2:17 pm
Jerry Parr is credited with saving President Reagan's life twice on March 30, 1981, when John Hinckley, Jr. opened fire. [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 8:49 am
Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of three poetry collections: "Lucky Fish," "At the Drive-in Volcano," and "Miracle Fruit. [read post]
18 May 2011, 5:26 pm
Held on charges of sexual assault against a chambermaid at a New York City hotel, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn remains in a cell alone in Riker's Island jail and has been put on suicide watch. [read post]
10 May 2011, 5:39 pm
Microsoft announced Tuesday it was purchasing the Internet telephone service Skype in a deal valued at $8.5 billion. [read post]
5 May 2011, 5:33 pm
In other news Thursday, 20 police officers were killed as a bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a barrier outside of a Baghdad police station. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 5:36 pm
As a political standoff continues in Wisconsin, the contentious question of public vs. private sector pay has risen anew. [read post]
16 May 2011, 5:22 pm
On Saturday, the Army Corps of Engineers opened the floodgates of the Morganza Spillway on the Mississippi River to reduce pressure on the levees that protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans. [read post]
11 May 2011, 5:21 pm
As Syrian government tanks shell residential neighborhoods, Judy Woodruff discusses what is next for the Syrian uprising with The National Defense University's Murhaf Jouejati and The Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Andrew Tabler. [read post]
25 May 2011, 5:26 pm
After months of agitation by protesters, Egypt's former President Mubarak and two sons will stand trial on charges of murder, attempted murder and abuse of power. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 5:24 pm
As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, business correspondent Paul Solman reports on how "Sesame Street" friends Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster are teaching children smart ways to save and spend money -- and how many adults could use a refresher on the basics of saving for the future. [read post]
20 May 2011, 5:52 pm
In other news Friday, former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from jail on $1 million bail. [read post]