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Shields and Brooks on Kerry's Role in Syria Talks
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- Shields and Brooks on Kerry's Role in Syria Talks
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- 12:22
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- On the PBS NewsHour, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's top political news, including U.S. diplomatic efforts on Syria and John Kerry's influence as secretary of state, the lack of leverage for leading lawmakers among their own parties and the 2008 financial collapse.
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- Shields, Brooks on Syria as 'Test' for Obama's Credibility
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- 13:06
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss President Barack Obama's decision to take the Syrian crisis to Congress and the historical implications if the president is unable to win over lawmakers in a vote on national security.
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- The Case for Intervention in Syria at Home and Abroad
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- 25:26
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- While President Obama lobbied global leaders to support intervention in Syria at the G-20 Summit in Russia, his foreign policy team testified on Capitol Hill as Congress considers whether to approve military action. Will Syria define Obama's foreign policy priorities? Joining Gwen: David Sanger, New York Times; John Dickerson, Slate & CBS; Susan Davis, USA Today; and Ed O'Keefe, Washington Post.
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- Washington Week | U.S. Makes Case for Military Strike on Syria
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- 25:27
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Obama administration is making the case for a U.S. military strike against Syria amidst pushback with House Speaker John Boehner insisting that the president actively consult with Congress and the British Parliament vote to not authorize support for a strike. Joining Gwen: Peter Baker, The New York Times; Indira Lakshmanan, Bloomberg News; John Harwood, CNBC and The New York Times.
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- Shields Brooks, Debate Need for National Consensus on Syria
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- 12:46
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the case laid out by Secretary John Kerry for U.S. military action in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, and whether President Obama should seek congressional approval.
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- Shields and Lowry on Stakes in Syria, Debating GOP Identity
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- 12:24
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review editor Rich Lowry join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's top political news, including pressures for the U.S. to intervene in Syria, plus the president's plan for cutting college cost and tension over ideology and identity within the Republican party.
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- Iraq asks for Drones, Stop and Frisk, Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Sentencing and Cory Booker's Victory
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- 11:47
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- In the Webcast Extra, our panelists discuss Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg News' interview with the Iraqi foreign minister, the constitutionality of Stop and Frisk, the sentencing Jesse Jackson Jr.'s and Cory Booker's primary victory in New Jersey.
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- Shields and Brooks on Egyptian Bloodshed, N.C. Voter ID Law
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- 11:59
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Judy Woodruff about the week's top political news, including how the U.S. should be responding to continuing clashes in Egypt, their take on the new N.C. Voter ID law and late political columnist Jack Germond's greatest legacy.
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- Obama's Pre-Vacation Press Conference, U.S.-Russia Tensions and Terror Threats
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- 22:50
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- President Obama held a rare presidential news conference with new surveillance proposals; the broader deterioration of U.S.-Russia relations and the terror threats that lead to the evacuation of U.S. embassies overseas. Joining Gwen: Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times; Martha Raddatz, ABC News; and Alexis Simendinger, Real Clear Politics.
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- Brooks and Marcus on Obama's Surveillance Stance
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- 12:24
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's top political news, including President Barack Obama's remarks on government surveillance programs, the state of U.S.-Russian relations, and the significance of the sale of the Washington Post.
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- The New Normal in Governing and Politics
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- 22:51
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- As Congress prepares to start its month-long August recess, it is on track to being the least productive in history. What will it take to get the White House and Congress to break through the Washington gridlock? Joining Gwen: Dan Balz, Washington Post; Jackie Calmes, The New York Times and John Dickerson, Slate Magazine and CBS News.
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- Brooks, Marcus on Congressional Questions as Break Starts
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- 11:03
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's top political news, including their take on what the latest jobs numbers say about larger economic challenges and where important issues stand as Congress vacates Capitol Hill for their summer break.
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- Shields, Brooks on Obama's Speech, Congress Collaboration
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- 12:33
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Judy Woodruff about the week's top news, including whether President Barack Obama's economy remarks were substantive, if the future looks bright for collaboration in Congress and what they think of former President George H.W. Bush's new haircut.
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- Shields, Brooks on Obama's Remarks on Race and Confrontation
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- 11:05
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Jeffrey Brown about the week's top news, including President Barack Obama's surprise informal address on race and prejudice in America and the killing of Trayvon Martin, as well as the saga and significance of Detroit's bankruptcy.
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- Immigration Reform, Egypt, Revisiting Abortion Laws, and Political Sex Scandals
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- 25:27
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Obama administration's attempt to navigate a diplomatic tightrope in Egypt, efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the House, growing restrictive state abortion laws, and redemption after political sex scandals. Joining Gwen: Alan Gomez, USA Today; Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Peter Baker, New York Times; and Beth Reinhard, National Journal.
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- Shields, Brooks on the Fluster Over Filibusters, N.Y. Bids
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- 13:17
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's news with Judy Woodruff, including the decision by House Republicans to reject the Senate immigration bill, Senate Leader Harry Reid's call to change filibuster rules and new political bids by Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer.
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- Shields, Gerson on Implications of Supreme Court Decisions
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- 12:23
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Jeffrey Brown to analyze the political implications of the Supreme Court's major rulings on the Voting Rights Act and same-sex marriage.
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- Immigration Reform, Wendy Davis and SCOTUS Reflection
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- 10:06
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- In the Webcast Extra, our panelists discuss immigration reform as the bill heads to the House after overwhelming approval in the Senate. Also, key Republicans to watch in the House immigration debate. Plus, the Texas abortion filibuster that turned into a nationwide spectacle and review of this year's Supreme Court term.
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- Shields and Brooks on Farm Bill Failure, Obama in Berlin
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- 13:52
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields analyze the week's top political news with Jeffrey Brown, including the failure of the farm bill in the House, the progress of and prospects for immigration reform and President Barack Obama's speech about nuclear arms in Berlin.
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- Shields and Brooks on Syria, Snowden and Surveillance
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- 12:32
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including the Obama administration's decision to provide aid to Syrian rebels, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and American attitudes towards domestic surveillance.
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- Shields and Brooks on NSA Data, Christie's Election Maneuver
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- 12:39
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's political news with Judy Woodruff, including the NSA's secret collection of phone, Internet and credit card data, foreign policy staff changes in the Obama administration and the special election to replace late Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
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- Shields and Brooks on Arms to Syria, James Comey for FBI
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- 12:46
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the issues surrounding sending arms to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, the impending nomination of James Comey to head the FBI and Rep. Michele Bachmann's announcement that she will not seek reelection in 2014.
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- Brooks and Marcus Discuss Obama's Address, Disaster Spending
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- 12:42
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus discuss the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including President Barack Obama's speech on refining the fight against terrorism, controversies at the IRS and the Justice Department and the devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma.
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- Gwen Ifill Gives Wake Forest University 2013 Commencement Address
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- 13:11
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Gwen fill advises the Wake Forest University 2013 graduates to 'care about something' in her commencement address.
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- Shields and Brooks on Government Scandals, Watergate
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- 12:57
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talks with Judy Woodruff about the recent scandals rocking Washington and the Obama administration, what we can observe about how the government operates and how the trust of the American people is affected, plus the legacy of Watergate 40 years on.
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- Shields and Gerson on Immigration Debate, Benghazi Hearings
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- 12:21
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss the immigration reform bill's first day in Congress, Congressional hearings on the security leading up to the consulate attack in Benghazi and handling of the facts afterwards, as well as Mark Sanford's political victory in South Carolina.
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- The IRS Audits the Tea Party, Prince Harry Visits Washington, and Military Sexual Assaults
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- 10:54
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- In the Webcast Extra, our panelists discuss the rise in sexual assaults in the military. Also, the IRS is under fire for auditing conservative tea party groups. Bloomberg's Jeanne Cummings reports on the Mark Sanford's victory in the South Carolina special election. And ABC's Jeff Zeleny reports about Prince Harry's visit to Washington.
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- Shields and Gerson on Jobs Report, Presidential 'Juice'
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- 12:45
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss the boost in the latest jobs report, President Barack Obama's effectiveness at the start of his second term, and political partisanship in battles over gun control and immigration reform.
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- Secrets of The Dead | Bugging Hitler's Soldiers | Extended Preview | PBS
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- 13:00
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365003946/ (US Only)
Sixty years after an MI19 bugging operation of German POWs, Secrets of The Dead brings hours of chilling and totally uncensored recordings of Nazi elite to life through intense, full-dialogue dramatic reconstructions. Hearing these shocking conversations will be like taking a time machine back into psyche of Hitler's Germany. 'Secrets of The Dead - Bugging Hitler's Soldiers' premieres Wednesday, May 1, 10-11 pm ET on PBS (check local listings). For more, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/
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- Shields, Brooks on Red Line Reluctance, Flexibility on FAA
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- 12:52
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk with Judy Woodruff about President Barack Obama's "red line" on Syria, the FAA furlough deal in Congress, repercussions of the Boston Marathon attack and George W. Bush's newly dedicated presidential center.
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- Shields and Brooks on Resilience During National Trauma
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- 10:51
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Jeffrey Brown about the Boston Marathon attack and the ensuing city-wide lockdown while authorities conducted a manhunt. They also discuss the politics and political consequences behind the failed gun legislation, and whether it can be revived.
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- Boston Marathon Bombing and the Politics of Gun Control
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- 24:47
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- In a week that stunned the nation, we look at the attack on the Boston Marathon and the suspect manhunt that has consumed the city of Boston. Also, we look at the politics behind the "shameful" defeat of gun control legislation. Plus, how do leaders respond to uncertain times. Joining Gwen: Tom Gjelten, NPR; Peter Baker, New York Times; Jeff Zeleny, ABC News; Karen Tumulty, Washington Post.
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- Shields and Brooks on Obama's Budget, Senate Gun Fight
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- 12:25
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss development in the gun legislation battle and if background checks will amount to substantive gun control, plus backlash against President Barack Obama's budget, bipartisan efforts on an immigration bill and the legacy of Margaret Thatcher.
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- Shields and Brooks on the Jobs, Obama's Budget Bargaining
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- 12:22
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk with Judy Woodruff about the week's top political stories, including the March 2013 jobs report, whether President Barack Obama's proposed budget will include cuts to social security and how the U.S. should react to North Korea's nuclear threats.
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- Episode One
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- 1:02:49
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Upstart American Harry Selfridge moves heaven and earth to build his visionary department store in London. But opening day is just the start of his retail revolution.
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- Shields & Brooks Discuss Values on Gay Marriage, Gun Control
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- 12:27
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's political news with Judy Woodruff, including the Supreme Court examination of same-sex marriage laws and the societal and political sea change on that issue, plus why the push for new gun control legislation may be losing momentum.
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- Same Sex Marriage at the Supreme Court, Obama's Push on Guns
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- 24:49
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Supreme Court heard two same-sex marriage cases this week. We look at the similarities and differences between these cases and the shift in public opinion on same-sex marriage. Also, Obama urges Congress to pass gun legislation. Joining Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times: Joan Biskupic, Reuters; Pete Williams, NBC News; John Harwood, CNBC and New York Times; Dan Balz, Washington Post.
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- Shields and Brooks on Obama in the Mideast, GOP in Overhaul
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- 13:04
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss bipartisan compromise in Congress on the budget and immigration reform, an election postmortem for the Republican party, President Barack Obama's soaring rhetoric and realistic policies for the Mideast and the 10th anniversary of the War in Iraq.
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- Webcast Extra: Assault Weapons Ban, Republicans at CPAC, and Being Biden
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- 10:33
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- In the webcast extra, we look at Senator Portman's announcement that he supports marriage equality. Congress and CPAC heat up over the newest developments in the gun debate. Palin heads to CPAC Sunday, while Vice President Biden wants America to know what it's like to be him. Finally, how much have press conferences changed in 100 years.
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- Shields and Brooks on CPAC, Obama's Outreach to Congress
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- 12:03
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields talk with Judy Woodruff about who was and wasn't at the annual CPAC meeting, whether President Obama's bipartisan outreach to Congress will produce results, plus words on what the new pope's leadership may mean for the Catholic Church.
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- Brooks and Marcus Discuss Jobs Report and Push for Budget
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- 12:39
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- New York Times columnist David Brooks and Ruth Marcus, a columnist for the Washington Post analyze political news including February's job report, effects of the sequestration, military intervention, the hope for a bipartisan budget agreement, and whether women can really have it all.
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- Shields, Brooks on the Cusp of Sequester, Voting Rights Act
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- 12:01
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the impending sequestration, strategies used by Democrats and Republicans to avoid the spending cuts and a provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act being argued at the Supreme Court.
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- Shields, Brooks on Gun Legislation, Sequester, and Medicaid
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- 12:10
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks analyze the week's news including the impending automatic spending cuts due to hit in one week, President Obama in the sequestration talks, gun legislation, and where Washington stands in the gun control debate.
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- Shields, Gerson Discuss Hold Up on Hagel, Looming Sequester
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- 14:22
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss public opinion versus the political battle on gun control, Congress heading home without a 'sequester' deal, the filibuster to block Chuck Hagel's nomination vote and takeaways from President Obama's State of the Union.
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- Streamlining Voting and the Rising Stars of 2016
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- 10:05
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- On the Webcast Extra: The panelists examine how Romney and Obama's campaign lawyers are working together to simplify voting. Also, is Obama's new internet based executive order protective or just more regulation? Plus, how big personality may lead to big action in Congress and who we may see in 2016.
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- Shields and Brooks on Drone Memo, Brennan Hearing, Syria
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- 13:17
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Judy Woodruff about the week's political news, including CIA director nominee John Brennan's confirmation hearing, the leaking of a Justice Department memo justifying targeted killing and the Syria strategy split within the Obama administration.
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- Shields and Brooks on Hillary Clinton, Hagel, Gun Control
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- 13:07
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talks with Judy Woodruff about Hillary Clinton leaving the State department, Chuck Hagel's first confirmation hearing for secretary of Defense, as well as congressional testimony on gun control.
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- AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | Silicon Valley Chapter 1 | PBS
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- 15:14
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2332168287 (US Only)
Premieres Feb. 5, 2013 // Robert Noyce's invention of the microchip launched the world into the Information Age.
Led by physicist Robert Noyce, Fairchild Semiconductor began as a start-up company whose radical innovations would help make the United States a leader in both space exploration and the personal computer revolution, changing the way the world works, plays, and communicates. Noyce's invention of the microchip ultimately re-shaped the future. More at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/silicon/
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- Shields, Brooks on Obama's Second Term and Clinton's Exit
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- 12:11
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- http://www.pbs.org/newshour
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Jeffrey Brown about what's ahead for President Obama's first 100 days during his second term, an identity crisis for the Republican Party, John Kerry's vision for foreign policy at his confirmation hearing and Hillary Clinton's legacy at State.
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- Shields and Brooks on Obama's New Term, Gun Control
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- 12:02
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk with Jeffrey Brown about the week's political news, including President Obama's executive actions on gun control, the future of gun culture in America, resolving the debt ceiling fight in Congress and the president at the beginning of a new term.

