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Support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what Andrew Carnegie called real and permanent good. Celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff we lead off tonight with president obamas choice t...

Support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what Andrew Carnegie called real and permanent good. Celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff we lead off tonight with president obamas choice t...

Bridge. Good shape across the wilson bridge as well in alexandria. Advocates for a group of local sanitation workers equal it union busting. They say they are getting fired just because they tried to organize. The company they worked for Delia Goncalves has more. Reporter trash still being picked up in Montgomery County. Officials have county contractors who are working with the company, so your trash will still be picked up. But right now, we can tell you about 50 employees here have taken to t...

U. N. Secretary general ban kimoon called for an arms embargo on syria. He warned that the war is bleeding beyond the borders. The evidence is there to see in the violence taking place from the mediterranean for the you freight is. In a moment well have more from lebanon. There has been an assassination attempt on the countrys security chief. And iraqi forces are again under salt. But first lets listen to ban kimoon at the united nations. I urge the Security Council to impose an arms embargo. If...

From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Richard haass is here. He is the president in the council of Foreign Relations. He was director of policy of planning at the u. S. State 43artment for president bush and was a close advisor to secretary of state colin powell. His latest piece is called the unraveling. How to respond to a disordered world. I am pleased to have him back at this table. The world is going what . In your characterization . There is so much attention being paid ...

And in the searing deserts. We live in thriving cities of millions and in isolated camps of a few dozen. Some societies seem simple because they are small and their members are selfsufficient and use simple tools. Others seem complex because they have large populations and people depend on each other for food and goods and use sophisticated technology. In between, there is a range that fills the spectrum. All of these differences are cultural, learned behavior, the result of a complex interactio...

From our studios in new york city, mrs. Charlie rose. This is charlie rose. He is the author of Foreign Policy begins at home. Prior to that he was director of policy planning at the suez state department for president bush 43 and was a close adviser in powell. I am pleased to have him back at this table. In yourd is going what characterization . Rex you think about the current metaphor for the correction. If there were a share of stock called world order it would have lost 10 of its value. Clea...

From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Stephen greenblatt is a literary critic and shakespeare scholar who teaches at harvard. His biography will and the wor ld topped the new yorks best New York Times bestseller list. He speaks about the french essayist michel the montaigne. Pleased to meet you. Why did you write this . Booke central part of this is an addition of a particular translation of montaigne that lets you look over shakespeares shoulder as he was reading. The greates...

From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Stephen greenblatt is a literary critic and shakespeare scholar who teaches at harvard. His biography will and the world topped the New York Times bestseller list. He speaks about the french essayist michel de montaigne. I am pleased to meet you. Why did you write this . The central part of this book is an edition of a particular translation of montaigne that lets you look over shakespeares shoulder as he was reading. The greatest french w...

That this is a racist argument. It doesnt mean you can make any racist deductions from that. The idea of racism is one race is superior to another. Rose we conclude with a look at the life and work of the Pulitzer Prizewinning film critic, roger ebert. Theres a new documentary called life itself. The director, stephen james, a. O. Scott, joins us to talk about his fellow critic, and also rogers widow, chaz ebert. He was a man who wanted to engender those feelings of empathy for other people. I m...