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NewsHour’s Vote 2008 General Election Site

eisenberge — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:33:27 +0000

Check out the latest on the 2008 presidential election on NewsHour, including detailed information on the campaign strategies of Barack Obama and John McCain, key Senate and Governor races, a reporters’ blog on the general election, and analysis of the presidential race from Mark Shields and David Brooks. More Cool Features Facebook: Here’s My Issue With the Facebook [...]

Bush: U.S. Will Cut Emissions Only if China, India Do Too

rossd — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:21:02 +0000

G8 discussions on Tuesday and Wednesday focus on climate change. Leaders will try to move U.N.-led talks forward, aimed at forging a new global warming accord by the end of next year. Thus far, climate negotiations have stalled, read more...

Wild West Scrapbook Investigation - Can You Help?

eisenberge — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:59:10 +0000

This season on History Detectives, the audience can become a history detective by getting involved with their new exciting feature - Web Investigations. History Detectives post a mystery and you help them solve it. Each week, updates and new leads - provided by the audience and their own History Detectives - will be released. The [...]

Doctors Recommend Cholesterol Tests, Drugs for Young Children

eisenberge — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:53:41 +0000

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended Monday that children with risk factors such as obesity and a family history of cardiac disease be screened for high cholesterol — and said some should be treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs. See the full report on NewsHour.

Interview: Clarinetist José Franch-Ballester

rossd — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:27:57 +0000

This recent conversation with the 27-year-old clarinetist who already has an impressive array of accomplishments--he's a member of three prestigious chamber music ensembles and has been gushed over by the New York Times, among others.

Slideshow: 10 Ways to Make a Mummy

rossd — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:09:24 +0000

In a morbidly fascinating new documentary, NOVA gains exclusive access to forensic scientists and local police authorities investigating two mysterious murder cases -- both committed over 2,000 years ago.

A Conversation with Dancer Judith Jamison

rossd — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:08:19 +0000

Judith Jamison has spent a lifetime in dance. In 1964, she began performing with the American Ballet Theater, and she joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater shortly thereafter. She soon became the company’s principal dancer. After Ailey’s death in 1989, she took over as artistic director. This year, the company is celebrating the 50th anniversary [...]

Video Stories for July 8, 2008

Edgerton — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:16:10 +0000

Obama Will Give Convention Speech at Stadium

Obama, McCain Look West as Battlegrounds Shift

High Oil Costs May Advance Conservation and New Energy Research

Fareed Zakaria interviews Historian Niall Ferguson about War of the World

Edgerton — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:47:32 +0000

Harvard and Oxford historian Ferguson wrote the companion book to the documentary series, which provides a controversial angle on WWII. Fareed Zakaria interviewed him about the book in 2006. Watch...

Vote for this Week’s Reel 13 Short Film

rossd — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:12:43 +0000

This week's Reel 13 shorts feature three innovative animations:

* Stories about Ark City, Kansas

* Life after graduation

* A dentist's life

Watch now. Then vote for your favorite.