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Marijuana & Depressed Teens
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White House Drug Czar John Walters released a new report showing the relationship between teen drug use and mental illness. The report links the use of marijuana as "self-medication" by depressed young people to even deeper depression and suicidal thoughts.
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GEN. PACE ON NATIONAL SECURITY
Today
General Peter Pace (Ret.), former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, participated in a forum on "The Role of the Military and Intelligence in National Security." The panel discussed the need for border security and a national identification system and the threat of cyber attacks.
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Myanmar (Burma) Relief Efforts
Saturday
USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore joins the Washington Journal to discuss the relief efforts in Myanmar (Burma) after a tropical cyclone hit the region last week.
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Recent Programs
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Spokesman Geoff Morrell conducted a Pentagon briefing to announce recommended changes in the handling of troops' remains due to reports that crematoriums contracted by the military are used for both human and animal cremations.
Washington, DC
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Freelance journalist Doug Grindle was embedded in the Spira District, which lies on Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan, recently with a U.S. Army unit. He looked at U.S. efforts to extend the influence of the Afghan government to some of the remote mountain villages in the border region
Washington, DC
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Politically engaged young people meet in Washington for a national conference sponsored by the public policy forum Demos, Rock the Vote, and other youth groups. The organizers hope to build a national agenda around the economic issues of young voters.
Washington, DC
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Leonard Slatkin, Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra speaks at a luncheon at the National Press Club.
Washington, DC
: 59 min.
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Spokesman Sean McCormack conducts a daily briefing at the State Department.
Washington, DC
: 43 min.
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White House Drug Czar John Walters releases a new report showing the relationship between teen drug use and mental illness. The report links the use of marijuana as "self-medication" by depressed young people to even deeper depression and suicidal thoughts.
Washington, DC
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Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) delivers a campaign speech at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.
Winston-Salem, NC
: 31 min.
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Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong joined other cancer survivors and health care providers at Senate Health, Ed., Labor & Pensions Cmte. hearing on cancer research. The hearing focuses on research funding, prevention, as well as caring for the uninsured & minority groups.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 33 min.
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen conduct a press briefing from the Pentagon.
Washington, DC
: 30 min.
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Ky Luu, Dir. of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance conducts a press briefing at the State Department to discuss the U.S. preparations for relief efforts in Burma.
Washington, DC
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Capital News
Updated:
May 9, 2008, 10:23pm (ET)
This Week on C-SPAN
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Saturday at 7pm (ET)
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A&C: Oral Argument in Ibrahim v. Homeland Security
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Sunday at 10am (ET)
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Newsmakers: Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
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Sunday at 8pm (ET)
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Q&A: Doris Buffett, Sunshine Lady Foundation
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