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Thursday, December 6 2012

  • Today's Takeaway | December 6, 2012 December 6, 2012

    Lessons Learned from the Oslo Accords | With Little Fanfare, UN Climate Talks Underway in Doha | Students Fight for Colleges to Drop Fossil Fuel Holdings | Scandals, State Dinners, an... (episode)

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    • With Little Fanfare, UN Climate Talks Underway in Doha December 6, 2012

      Delegates from around the world are in Doha this week for UN talks on climate change. With the Kyoto Protocol set to expire this year, countries will discuss plans for a new climate d...

    • Students Fight for Colleges to Drop Fossil Fuel Holdings December 6, 2012

      Climate change never found its way into the 2012 presidential campaign, but college students across dozens of campuses have launched a campaign of their own. Their goal is to divest u...

    • Lessons Learned from the Oslo Accords December 6, 2012

      Twenty years ago this month, Palestinians and Israelis managed to come together in secret talks that concluded with the Oslo Accords the following September. Ron Pundak served as chie...

    • The 'Black Sheep' of the Family December 6, 2012

      We all have them in our families: the black sheep, the eccentric relative who breaks from the norm, who may become the butt of jokes, or is whispered about at the dinner table. As we ...

    • The First Commercial Flight to the Moon December 6, 2012

      Today, the Golden Spike Company is expected to announce their plans to become the first commercial enterprise to undertake a private flight to the moon. Co-founder Doug Griffith discu...

    • Scandals, State Dinners and the Real Story Behind 'Hyde Park on Hudson' December 6, 2012

      In 1939, just weeks before England was pulled into World War II, a historic meeting took place between King George VI of England and the president of the United States, Franklin Delan...

    • Marc Asnin on 'Uncle Charlie' December 6, 2012

      We all have that member of the family who doesn’t quite live up to the family name. Maybe it’s an aunt who drinks too much or a cousin who has a rap sheet. Maybe it’s a black sheep wh...