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And creativity in our society. The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Ill wager that in the first seven pages of this book, losing our way, you will be hooked. And when you close the final chapter, you will have seen our country as you havent in a long time intimately, through the eyes of a great reporter. His stories take us across america, from the best buy headquarters in minnesota to ordinary homes in allentown, pennsylvania. You will meet Jessica Gallardo at her high school in brooklyn, and rico and frankie blancaflor of montclair, new jersey, survivors of hurricane sandy. You will nev
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Kofi belong to that generation of African Poets and writers that emerged in the late 50s and early 60s who saw a vista of independence and a new vision of africa. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org 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. Ifill our lead story tonight a bill to Fund Government operations beyond the end of the month cleared its first procedural hurdle today. It was a rare unanimous vote. Newshour Congressional Correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. On this vote, the yays are 100, the nays are zero, three the motion is agre