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• Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'

  (AP) -- President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent -- even though they are authorized in secret."It is transparent," Obama told PBS's Charlie Ros 12:16 AM Read more »

• May: Iran's new president won't have any power

  the Shah, Iranians first cast ballots. I was there -- a reporter in Iran, working on a documentary film for Bill Moyers at PBS. Then, as now, the elections were the focus of considerable international attention. Then, as now, the elections were a total fiction.Some   Read more »

• Mel Brooks gets 'American Masters' PBS documentary

  Brooks ' prolific career will be showcased Monday night in a new documentary airing on PBS ' "American Masters." The 86-year-old Brooks is one of a handful of celebrities whose trophy case includes an Oscar, Tony, Grammy and Emmy. Here are five of his notable   Read more »

• Roslyn girl, 12, pens novel based on Mount Vesuvius eruption on Pompeii

  Emma Iadanza watched Mount Vesuvius erupt, wiping out the city of Pompeii and all its people, in the PBS documentary Pompeii: The Last Day, she asked herself, What if someone did survive?That question inspired the 12-year-old Roslyn girl. Shortly after the   Read more »

• 'Philip Roth: Unmasked' review: A bit sanitized

  SHOW " Philip Roth : Unmasked" WHEN | WHERE Premieres at 9 p.m. Friday on WNET /13 WHAT IT'S ABOUT This documentary for PBS ' "American Masters" series, written and directed by William Karel, profiles author Philip Roth , who turned 80 this month and is widely   Read more »

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• Obama defiende el programa de espionaje por su "transparencia"

  Barack Obama ha tratado de justificar el espionaje ejercido por el Gobierno de Estados Unidos que reveló el informático Edward Snowden , extrabajador de la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional. "Una de las cosas que la gente debería entender acerca de todos est 1:12 AM from The Huffington Post Read more »

• OBAMA DEFENDS SECRECY: 'We Could Not Have Carried Out The Bin Laden Raid If It Was On The Front Pages'

  President Barack Obama defended the ability of the federal government to carry out some intelligence-gathering operations in secret in a wide-ranging interview with PBS' Charlie Rose that aired Monday. Obama suggested that Americans have to accept some l 1:11 AM from The Business Insider Read more »

• Obama Talks NSA on 'Charlie Rose': Americans 'Not Getting the Complete Story'

  President Obama has spoken out regarding recently leaked information about two top-secret government surveillance programs during a 45-minute interview on PBS’ Charlie Rose. The POTUS’ interview was filmed Sunday and aired Monday night, addressing the Na 12:44 AM from Hollywood Reporter Read more »

• Obama says Bernanke has 'stayed a lot longer' than he wanted at Fed

  U.S. President Barack Obama (R) watches on as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard August 25, 2009. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hinted in an interview aired on Mond 12:31 AM from Reuters Mobile Read more »

• PBS’ Digital Success Story

  Millions of Americans can point to PBS as a third parent, as the network that helped raise them with programs like Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. But PBS is not immune to the transition from analog to digital and needs to continually reinven 12:05 AM from Digiday Read more »