The California Report
Students with bullhorns took over Wheeler Hall at UC Berkeley Friday morning. Similar situations have unfolded at UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, and UCLA.
- State Unemployment Highest Since Great Depression
- UC Regents Approve Tuition Increase Despite Protests
- California Facing $21 Billion Budget Chasm
NEWS HEADLINES
Perspectives | Nov 20, 2009
When Tania Schweig decided to become an orthodox Jew, she didn't expect that many of her faith's traditions would make her lifestyle so cutting edge.
Host: Tania Schweig
Perspectives | Nov 19, 2009
Peggy Hansen puts out a feeder to please her local feathered friends, but keeping everybody happy turns out to be not so simple.
Host: Peggy Hansen
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
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Reporter's Podcast: Low-Profile Figures Picked to Lead EU
After weeks of internal negotiations, the European Union selected two "low-key consensus builders," as they have since been described, over big-name picks to lead the newly organized body.
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Conversation: Frederick Wiseman, Director of 'La Danse'
Director Frederick Wiseman has documented a wide range of people's everyday routines and the goings-on inside institutions. A "big ballet fan," and a sometimes-resident of Paris, Wiseman recently turned his camera to one of France's most important cultural institutions: the Paris Opera Ballet.
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New Guidelines Recommend Later, Less Frequent Cervical Cancer Screening
Women can wait to have their first Pap test for cervical cancer until age 21, and can wait longer between screenings than recommended in the past, according to new guidelines released Friday.
BBC News
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Large Hadron Collider works again
The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
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US sets marker on Afghan corruption
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says foreign aid donors must use their influence to tackle corruption in Afghanistan.
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Chinese mine gas blast traps 139
An explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China traps 139 miners underground, report state media.
Nightly Business Report
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Extended Interview with Richard Branson
NBR's Jeff Yastine met up with Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson aboard one of his planes earlier today. The two discussed the state of the airline industry, the economic outlook, and efforts to make business greener. An edited version of the interview airs in tonight's program. You can watch the extended interview here.
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STREET CRITIQUE - Michael Farr
Anchor Paul Kangas interviews market strategists and financial experts about Wall Street trends. On Wednesday, November 18th, Michael Farr of Farr, Miller, and Washington is Paul's guest.
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The GE - NBC Dynamic
General Electric is close to signing a deal that would hand control of television network NBC to Comcast. In tonight's program, NBR's Scott Gurvey examines GE's relationship with NBC and why it led to this sale. You can learn more about NBC here.



