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GM Vows to Refocus Company After Exit From Bankruptcy

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:46:00 EDT

General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson said Friday that the company had completed its 40-day stay under bankruptcy protection and now begins the task of remaking the struggling American carmaker.

G-8 Leaders Take New Steps Toward Curbing Global Warming

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:32:00 EDT

As the G-8 summit draws to a close in Italy, President Obama and other leaders discussed new goals to limit climate change and assessed the unrest in Iran. Margaret Warner reports from the scene.

Still-simmering Political Tensions Resurface in Iran

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:30:00 EDT

Marking the 10 year anniversary of a violent crackdown against student demonstrators, Iranians returned to the streets of Tehran Thursday to protest a disputed presidential vote. Analysts assess the latest developments.

As Troops Continue Afghan Offensive, Focus Turns to Civilian Outreach

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:15:00 EDT

U.S. Marines pushed further into the Helmand province in southern Afghanistan this week, as word came of a truck bombing in a village south of Kabul that killed at least two dozen people. A Washington Post reporter gives an update on the military efforts.

'Cloud Computing' Could Transform Data Storage, Internet Use

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Some businesses are beginning to embrace a technology called "cloud computing" -- storing data and programs on the Internet rather than on an individual company's computers. But critics worry about privacy issues. Spencer Michels reports.

String of Bombings in Iraq Highlight Security Challenges

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:47:00 EDT

More than 40 people died in series of bomb attacks across Iraq Thursday, as the country continues its struggle to improve security. While Iraq has made improvements, attacks continue and many diverse political factions have yet to reach reconciliation.

As Data Needs Grow, 'Cloud Computing' Concept Gains Traction

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:36:00 EDT

A high-tech solution to a real world computer problems is gaining traction: "cloud computing" or storing data and programs on the Internet. On Thursday's NewsHour, Spencer Michels reports on the concept. In this Web extra, Google CEO Eric Schmidt gives his take.

Writer, Poet Jim Harrison Is a Determined 'Outsider'

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:18:00 EDT

Most of Jim Harrison's 32 books have been set in the sparsely populated areas he knows well: Northern Michigan, the Sandhills of Nebraska, the Arizona-Mexico border and in the beautiful "Paradise Valley" near Livingston, Mt., where he now lives much of the year.

U.S. Government to Fund H1N1 Vaccine Campaign; Likely Start Date Oct.

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:21:00 EDT

The U.S. government plans to fund a vaccination program against the new H1N1 swine flu in time for this fall's flu season, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday. But it is not a certainty that Americans will need the vaccine, she said.