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Measuring US-Russian Progress at Mending Fences
President Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, announced today that they've made important steps in restoring relations between the two countries. They've already agreed to a cut in nuclear warheads, but can they find common ground on human rights and the missile defense field? What influence does former Russian President Vladimir Putin have on the negotiations? Also, the crisis continues in Honduras, and one of the Vietnam War's most controversial figures has died. A look at the life and legacy of Robert McNamara. Sara Terry guest hosts.
By Sara Terry • • 50m ListenPresident Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, announced today that they've made important steps in restoring relations between the two countries. They've already agreed to a cut in nuclear warheads, but can the two new presidents find common ground on more controversial issues such as human rights and the missile defense field? What influence does former Russian President Vladimir Putin have on the negotiations? Also, an update on the continuing crisis in Honduras. On Reporter's Notebook, he reformed Ford Motor Company, served as president of the World Bank, and was the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary. Robert McNamara, the architect of America's failed policy in the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 93. Sara Terry guest hosts.
Banner image: US President Barack Obama (5th R) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (4th L) speak as members of their respective delegations attend their expanded meeting at the Kremlin. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesCrisis Continues in Honduras
One day after ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya tried – and failed – to land on his home soil, international efforts to resolve the crisis are continuing and regional tensions are high. Sara Miller Llana is Latin America Bureau Chief for the Christian Science Monitor .
Read the story8 minCan Obama 'Reset' Relations with Russia?
Barack Obama is in Moscow for a two-day trip, and appears to be on track with his goal of ending the long chill between the US and its former cold war enemy. At a press conference today in Moscow, he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev both said important steps forward had been made.
Read the story36 minRobert McNamara, Architect of Vietnam War, Dies at 93
He turned around Ford Motor Company and tried to help the world's poor as head of the World Bank. Yet, for many critics of the Vietnam War, Robert McNamara's legacy will be as the symbol of a failed policy that left more than 50,000 US soldiers dead and tore apart American society in the 1960's.
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