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New information emerges about accused Fort Hood gunman

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:35:04 -0500

(NECN: Greg Wayland) - We are learning more about the gunman accused of opening fire, killing 13 people and injuring 30 others at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. 39-year-old Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan apparently stopped at a local convenie...

Former astronaut Lisa Nowak pleads guilty to burglary, battery

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:44:46 -0500

(NECN: Orlando, Fla.) - Former astronaut Lisa Nowak has pleaded guilty to burglary and battery in an attack on a romantic rival. Nowak is charged with confronting Colleen Shipman in an airport parking lot. Nowak agreed to the plea to avoid ...

Latest on Fort Hood shootings

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:50 -0500

(NECN: Greg Wayland) - The Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire yesterday at Fort Hood is described by one of his bosses as "a quiet man who wouldn’t seek the limelight." The deputy commander of clinical services at the...

The Obama Administration - Cheney Criticizes Obama On Afghanistan

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:43:59 -0400

Oct. 22: Former Vice President Dick Cheney accused President Barack Obama of “waffling” on sending more U.S. troops in Afghanistan and warned him to stop “dithering.” Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy and Air America’s Ron Reagan discusses.

Earth Focus Episode 17: Can We Live Within Our Planet’s Boundaries?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:30:45 -0500

Earth Focus reports from the 2009 Tallberg Forum in Sweden, which explores if we can live within our planet’s boundaries. Is there a plausible Plan B? Also in Sweden, the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize was awarded to Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak who made flushable toilets available to millions in India.Earth Focus correspondent Miles Benson interviews Jonathan Dorn of the Earth Policy Institute about green jobs, new energy, sustainability, and the potential for a "green economy" in the United States, as well as in developing nations.The Netherlands has more farm animals per square kilometer than any other country. Learn about the MRSA staph infection and its impact on our insatiable appetite for cheap meat. The pig farming industry in Europe is clearly divided over the matter.America's 931 national parks, which house much of our country's biological diversity, are currently being threatened by outside sources. Miles Benson interviews James Nations, the Vice President of the Center for State of the Parks (NPCA), about the challenges the national park system faces.Grizzly bear photo by Thomas Schaeffer courtesy of Travel Destination Pictures

Candidate profile: Attorney General Martha Coakley

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:43:25 -0500

(NECN: Alison King) - Martha Coakley isn’t cooking or relaxing much these days. From one of her favorite diners in the town of Medford, where she lives, the Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidate sits down for a cup of coffee. Followin...

The Obama Administration - Is Obama Keeping the Country in the Dark?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:25:46 -0500

Nov. 30: With health care and the Afghan war at center state, President Barack Obama has a lot on his plate. But according to Politico’s John Harris, there are seven stories the president doesn’t want to be told.

TWIB: Third quarter economic review; ways to improve economy

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:14:56 -0500

(NECN) - Northeastern University’s Alan Clayton-Matthews talks about why the Massachusetts economy shrunk in the third quarter while the national economy grew. He looks at state budget cuts and how to improve the local economy.