And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown washington was awhirl today with more talk of avoiding the muchdiscussed fiscal cliff. But as november wound down, the president suggested an agreement on taxes and spending could come in time for the holidays. I believe that both parties can agree on a frame work that does that in the coming weeks. In fact my hope is to get this done before christmas. You know me, i was born with the glass half full. Im an optimist. Brown hopeful signs emanated from the white house and the capitol today, about getting a deal before the new year brings automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. President obama offered his optimism at an event with middleclass americans whod be hit by any tax increase. Im glad to see if youve been reading the papers lately that more and more republi
And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown washington was awhirl today with more talk of avoiding the muchdiscussed fiscal cliff. But as november wound down, the president suggested an agreement on taxes and spending could come in time for the holidays. I believe that both parties can agree on a frame work that does that in the coming weeks. In fact my hope is to get this done before christmas. You know me, i was born with the glass half full. Im an optimist. Brown hopeful signs emanated from the white house and the capitol today, about getting a deal before the new year brings automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. President obama offered his optimism at an event with middleclass americans whod be hit by any tax increase. Im glad to see if youve been reading the papers lately that more and more republi
You dont get them through a government rule that lets the Company Reach in your wallet and take money. The kinds of profits that were brown after the election, whats next for Immigration Reform . Ray suarez asks texas senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and illinois representative Luis Gutierrez. Warner and on the daily download, we look at how the Obama Administration is reusing Digital Information gathered for the campaign to rally support now. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown washington was awhirl today with more talk of avoiding the muchdiscussed fiscal cliff. But as november wound down, the president suggested an agreement on taxes and spending could come in time for the holidays. I believe that b
Resolve the impasse over tax hikes and spending cuts. Brown then, we get two views of a palestinian bid for limited statehood, ahead of a key vote tomorrow at the United Nations. Warner wonder why your bills are going up . Paul solman examines the fine print with author and journalist david cay johnston. Im not against corporations. I am in favor of rules that make you earn your profits in the competitive market. You dont get them through a government rule that lets the Company Reach in your wallet and take money. The kinds of profits that were brown after the election, whats next for Immigration Reform . Ray suarez asks texas senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and illinois representative Luis Gutierrez. Warner and on the daily download, we look at how the Obama Administration is reusing Digital Information gathered for the campaign to rally support now. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these i
Go along. The great 17th century japanese poet said the person in mourning is a slave to sorrow. Nobody i saw in japan was a slave to sorrow. The pain was real and extremely deep, as you can imagine. The pain of losing people, not necessarily the pain of losing houses and cars and computers and bicycles, because this is a country so seismically dynamic that people all the rural people i talked to said, oh, this has talked to our family many times over the last 500 years. My great grandmother swam back to safety during the last tsunami and survived. So it wasnt an unexpected misfortune. There was an earthquake every day that i was there in all three months, at least one. So you were constantly reminded of impermanence, that you felt as if you were in a place where landscape shaped consciousness, shaped the mind, shaped how you saw the world every day. And you see this, you know, i felt it all these years. Ive been going to japan since my first visit in 1968, and its a sense that the bea