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Extreme weather: The new normal?

Between Oklahoma’s recent tornadoes, record-breaking heat and drought, the escalation of wildfires and the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, it’s becoming more apparent that extreme weather has become the new normal. Read More
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Crisis at Guantanamo: 100 detainees on hunger strike
This Friday will mark the 100th day of the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison, where 100 detainees are now on strike. Read More
NOW Today: The Gitmo story
It's been open more than a decade now, but there is still much Americans don't know about the detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. One person who is more familiar with Gitmo than most is the Miami Herald's Carol Rosenberg, Read More
WikiLeaks and the information war
Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney will join the NOW panel Wednesday to discuss his latest film, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks." Read More
NOW Today: Political footballs
"Ugh." That was the reported response of one progressive activist when he heard the news that the Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from the Associated Press. The latest "scandal" comes after last week's revelations that the IRS targeted conservative and Tea Party groups seeking tax-exempt status. Read More
Heritage Foundation immigration study backfires
When the Heritage Foundation released its cost-estimate of the immigration bill, its aim was to draw attention to the flaws of the bill; instead, Heritage drew attention to its own flaws. Read More
NOW Today: “Great” relationship?
Best friends? Probably not. But on Monday the leaders of two of the west's most important allies meet in Washington. President Obama is expected to host a… Read More
Same surgery, same city, $118K difference
A new government report reveals how hospitals charge wildly different prices for the same medical procedures, even in the same city. Read More
Al Gore has a Nobel, an Oscar, and a big empty house
The man who "used to be the next president of the United States" now has several hundred million dollars. But is there still a sense that something's missing? Read More
Russia: Old foe or new friend?
Following the attacks at the Boston Marathon last month, U.S-Russian relations have followed a more cooperative path than they have in the past, but it’s unclear whether the same cooperation will define discussions between the two countries when it comes to the subject of Syria. Read More
Second acts and double standards
The NOW panel debates whether a woman politician would be held to a different standard than Mark Sanford. Read More
NOW Today: Better off?
He's most recently made headlines for selling his TV network and for blaming President Obama's poor Denver debate performance on the altitude. Or even before that, for winning a Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar. But former Vice President Al Gore may always be remembered for the one thing he didn't win: the 2000 Presidential election. Read More
NOW Today: The Syria question
What will President Obama do? The news over the weekend that Israel carried out out two airstrikes in Syria over a 48 hour period now has the world now… Read More
NOW Today: The gun divide
Despite its PR headaches in the months following the tragedy in Newtown, one could argue that the National Rifle Association isn't hurting too much these days. In fact, as the NRA holds its first major gathering since Sandy Hook, the gun advocacy group may have actually benefited from the ongoing gun safety reform debate. Read More
AFL-CIO President: ‘It’s like we’ve become oblivious to the plight of workers’
Across the world, demonstrations took place to mark International Workers Day, also known as May Day. With high unemployment, a paltry federal minimum wage and… Read More
Guantanamo Bay — What will President Obama do?
The escalating hunger strike at Guanatanamo Bay got the attention of President Obama , but will he follow through on his promise to close the facility? Read More
GOP adviser: Colbert Busch could win by a point or two
Hogen Gidley, former communications director for Rick Santorum, predicts Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch will carry South Carolina's 1st District. Read More
NOW Today: Unfinished Business
The alleged Mark Twain quote was actually, 'The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,' but Americans -- and the White House press corps -- got the point at President Obama's news conference on Tuesday. Citing the White House's struggles with gun control and the sequester, ABC's Jonathan Karl asked the President, "So my question to you is do you still have the juice to get the rest of your agenda through this Congress?" Read More
The real victims of the sequester
The NOW panel takes a look at the harsh effects of the sequester cuts on those who lack political clout. Read More
White House examining Syria options
The Obama administration weights its options on Syria. Read More




