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what has been the political fall out from this for the communist party and for china? >> it's enormous. six months ago or a year ago most people would have thought the husband of the gu kailai was a rising politician. he had been expecting to be one of the members of the standing committee which are the rulers of the china when the transition happens later this year. he was pioneering a kinds of politics that is significant in twtwo ways. reviving red era and the other is seen of a standing up for the people in china that have been the losers in the economic revolution of the last 30 years. he was a significant figure. >> did the dominate wing in the chinese party leadership see him as a threat? >> i think there are-- it's hard to say which wing is dominant. what is factional politics people around him and around other pom tions.-- politicians. >> and then there is the former red. the former premier was seen as-- and there is the corruption angle his line was anti-corruption and it suggests the tip of the iceberg of communist corruption more more generally. >> has this
what has been the political fall out from this for the communist party and for china? >> it's enormous. six months ago or a year ago most people would have thought the husband of the gu kailai was a rising politician. he had been expecting to be one of the members of the standing committee which are the rulers of the china when the transition happens later this year. he was pioneering a kinds of politics that is significant in twtwo ways. reviving red era and the other is seen of a...
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china bans casino gambling in the rest of the country. the story was filed by "frontline," propublica and the investigative reporting program at the university of california. stephen engelberg is the managing editor of propublica, who co-wrote and joins me now. stephen, like investors any we are, she wouldon adelson wanted to expand his casino cameabling empire in macao, it is, after all, the largest gambling ter in the world. what was holding him up? >> well, he needed a couple of things in macao. and it wasn't just expanding the empire. at the time of the events we write b in 2008, sheldon adelson had made a huge bet on macao. he was constructing billions of dollars worth of casinos and mall and other things. and he was running short of money. the financing was in doubtment and they needed to raise some money. and they looked to do it a couple of different ways. one was to sell off some luxury pardon mes that they had built there. for that they needed permission of the authorities in macao. and the other was to go and have an ipo. so a
china bans casino gambling in the rest of the country. the story was filed by "frontline," propublica and the investigative reporting program at the university of california. stephen engelberg is the managing editor of propublica, who co-wrote and joins me now. stephen, like investors any we are, she wouldon adelson wanted to expand his casino cameabling empire in macao, it is, after all, the largest gambling ter in the world. what was holding him up? >> well, he needed a couple...
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we have been working with china, india and brazil, russia. all of those countries today instead of waiting for resources coming from global funds are paying for their aids response. this is the change. >> let me ask you a bit more about something other than money which is this question. for a long ti the was stigma against people who disproportionately suffer from h.i.v. which is to say drug abusers and homosexuals and prostitutes and people who no self-respecting african leader wanted to stand on the age with. has that changed? >> i think what is very frustrating me is not just in africa, in russia, in central asia, in different parts of the world, we are seeing unfortunately that it is a success for most at risk population. man having sex with man, people who inject drugs or sex worker or r denied their access to services. they are to hide themselves. they are to go underground and that's not helping us. for example, in the last ten years we had almost 250... (inaudible) new infection in eastern europe and central asia. >> ifill: have costs
we have been working with china, india and brazil, russia. all of those countries today instead of waiting for resources coming from global funds are paying for their aids response. this is the change. >> let me ask you a bit more about something other than money which is this question. for a long ti the was stigma against people who disproportionately suffer from h.i.v. which is to say drug abusers and homosexuals and prostitutes and people who no self-respecting african leader wanted to...
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. >> china's generation y face a group dilemma. they no longer belong in their rural hometowns, yet they don't quite fit in urban life, either. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. 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: penn state got the full story today on a football coach's sexual abuse of boys and the subsequent actions by officials and it was a damning one. the review ran 267 pages and followed an eight-month investigation. ray suarez begins our coverage. >> our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and
. >> china's generation y face a group dilemma. they no longer belong in their rural hometowns, yet they don't quite fit in urban life, either. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st...
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china's cut was the second in the last four weeks. but the rate cuts had little impact on wall street today...in a light day of trading after the july 4th holiday. the dow jones industrial average lost 47 points to close above 12,896. the nasdaq gained less than a point to close at 2,976. six days after violent storms ripped through the mid-atlantic, more than 500,000 people are still without power. nearly half of those are in west virginia. but utility companies said they were working as quickly as possible to restore power as much of the region endures a heatwave. another batch of summer storms tore across michigan and ohio, cutting power to more than 200,000 customers. the strong storms flooded streets and knocked down trees and power lines. heavy artillery shelling pounded the syrian city of homs today. this amateur video shows a ball of fire and plumes of smoke rising above the skyline. rubble from damaged buildings and smashed cars littered the neighborhood streets. amid the violence, the head of the u.n. peace mission warned hi
china's cut was the second in the last four weeks. but the rate cuts had little impact on wall street today...in a light day of trading after the july 4th holiday. the dow jones industrial average lost 47 points to close above 12,896. the nasdaq gained less than a point to close at 2,976. six days after violent storms ripped through the mid-atlantic, more than 500,000 people are still without power. nearly half of those are in west virginia. but utility companies said they were working as...
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china's roaring economic growth hit a three-year low in the year's second quarter. new data today showed expansion there slowed to an annual rate of 7.6%, still far above growth rates in the west. the chinese government denied the slowdown was actually much worse. meanwhile in italy, the moody's rating firm downgraded the country's bond rating by two notches. the news sparked anger on the streets in rome. >> the ratings agency has been running the italian political economy for the last several months. i presume they pressure the burr lus connie government to fall and now they're trying to create a hole in the boat of the monti government. >> sreenivasan: despite the downgrade, italy's latest bond auction went off relatively smoothly. and in spain, civil servants turned out in madrid to protest new austerity measures. they waved flags and signs decrying the added wage cuts and tax hikes. a popular dissident blogger in ethiopia was sentenced to 18 years in prison today. journalist eskinder nega was among 24 opposition activists found guilty on terror charges last mont
china's roaring economic growth hit a three-year low in the year's second quarter. new data today showed expansion there slowed to an annual rate of 7.6%, still far above growth rates in the west. the chinese government denied the slowdown was actually much worse. meanwhile in italy, the moody's rating firm downgraded the country's bond rating by two notches. the news sparked anger on the streets in rome. >> the ratings agency has been running the italian political economy for the last...
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women against china. of course four years ago china won a very controversial gold medal in that team competition. united states women want to get that gold medal back and we'll see these pint-sized athletes competing as if they're offensive linemen in the n.f.l. in terms of how hard and strongly they will compete. especially for the americans to win that gold medal. >> reporter:. >> suarez: oscar pistor i can't say has been fighting for a place in the olympic track and field competition and he finally got it. not the paraolympics but the olympics. tell us more. >> that's right. he runs on two carbon fiber legs cheetah legs, as they're known. both of his legs were amputate bed low his knee when he was 11 months old so here's a man who some say he's cheating because he has these synthetic legs. it sounds bizarre, doesn't it, ray, to say a man who hasn't had his legs since he was 11 months old somehow has an advantage. to me to oscar pistorias story is a story of inclusion. it's a story telling athletes with
women against china. of course four years ago china won a very controversial gold medal in that team competition. united states women want to get that gold medal back and we'll see these pint-sized athletes competing as if they're offensive linemen in the n.f.l. in terms of how hard and strongly they will compete. especially for the americans to win that gold medal. >> reporter:. >> suarez: oscar pistor i can't say has been fighting for a place in the olympic track and field...
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that's true in china but not in india. when it breaks down in india, we see it very clearly. >> woodruff: what's known to be the immediate cause of this? is there something that triggered what happened yesterday and then today? >> as the report said i think what happened was because the monsoons have almost failed 20% efficiency of rainfall so supply has come down because the water tables have dropped. hydro power is just 20%. in the face of this declining supply and demand growing, what happened was that some states especially the agricultural states like punjab started overdrawing on the grid. and the grid was not equipped to handle that. so that tripped some line somewhere. then that cascaded backwards creating this big blow out. >> woodruff: some of this, as i was reading today, has to do with the states drawing more power and they're supposed to. how is that regulated? >> it's not. that's the problem. there's no way of enforcing the states to stop drawing power except to cut them off. that may be one of the triggers o
that's true in china but not in india. when it breaks down in india, we see it very clearly. >> woodruff: what's known to be the immediate cause of this? is there something that triggered what happened yesterday and then today? >> as the report said i think what happened was because the monsoons have almost failed 20% efficiency of rainfall so supply has come down because the water tables have dropped. hydro power is just 20%. in the face of this declining supply and demand growing,...
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., china, russia, france, britain and germany. iranian officials have long insisted their nuclear work is only for peaceful purposes. but the u.s. and israel, which have their own extensive arsenal of nuclear weapons, have led efforts against a nuclear-armed iran. a book just out, written by two journalists, claims that israel has gone so far as to launch cyber attacks and kill iranian scientists in an effort to slow down any nuclear advancements. in march, president obama reinforced his pledge to stop iran's nuclear capabilities in a speech to the american-israel political action committee. >> iran's leaders should understand that i do not have a policy of containment; i have a policy to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> woodruff: last month, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu reiterated his stance when meeting with russian president vladimir putin. >> ( translated ): we agreed that nuclear weapons in the hands of the iranians would create a grave danger, not only a grave danger to israel but also a grave da
., china, russia, france, britain and germany. iranian officials have long insisted their nuclear work is only for peaceful purposes. but the u.s. and israel, which have their own extensive arsenal of nuclear weapons, have led efforts against a nuclear-armed iran. a book just out, written by two journalists, claims that israel has gone so far as to launch cyber attacks and kill iranian scientists in an effort to slow down any nuclear advancements. in march, president obama reinforced his pledge...
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china is apple's second largest market after the u.s. unemployment in the eurozone has passed the 11% mark. the european union reported today the rate hit 11.1% in may, up a tenth from april. it's also the highest rate since the euro currency was launched in 1999. all told, more than 17 and a half million people are out of work in the 17 eurozone nations. american manufacturing cut back in june for the first time in nearly three years. a trade group, the institute for supply management, reported today that production and new orders were down. the news got wall street off to a slow start for the holiday week. the dow jones industrial average lost eight points to close at 12,871. the nasdaq rose 16 points to close at 2951. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: mexicans voted for change yesterday by turning to the standard-bearer of the country's oldest political party. ray suarez explains. >> suarez: there were plenty of satisfieded revelers today in mexico city after last night's victory celebration fo
china is apple's second largest market after the u.s. unemployment in the eurozone has passed the 11% mark. the european union reported today the rate hit 11.1% in may, up a tenth from april. it's also the highest rate since the euro currency was launched in 1999. all told, more than 17 and a half million people are out of work in the 17 eurozone nations. american manufacturing cut back in june for the first time in nearly three years. a trade group, the institute for supply management,...