Autism Now: MacNeil, Lehrer Discuss 'National Emergency'...

Season 2011

Robert MacNeil speaks with Jim Lehrer about what's explored in the upcoming series.

NewsHour founder and former anchor Robert MacNeil's six-part series series on the puzzling prevalence of autism in the U.S. starts to air Monday on the PBS NewsHour. MacNeil speaks with Jim Lehrer about what's explored in the series and describes how autism has affected his family.

AIR DATE 4/15/11

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Why Does U.S. Having Varying Responses to Mid-East Unrest?

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Autism Now: MacNeil, Lehrer Discuss 'National Emergency'...

Autism Now: MacNeil, Lehrer Discuss 'National Emergency'...

Conversation: Novelist Howard Jacobson

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Shields, Brooks on U.S. Policy in the Middle East,...

Shields, Brooks on U.S. Policy in the Middle East,...

The Doublehader: Gamesmanship, Sportsmanship

The Doublehader: Gamesmanship, Sportsmanship

Why Does U.S. Having Varying Responses to Mid-East Unrest?

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News Wrap: Obama Outlines Afghan War Drawdown Plan

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A Year After Oil Spill, No Easy Answers on Gulf Coast's...

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Autism Now: MacNeil, Lehrer Discuss 'National Emergency'...

Autism Now: MacNeil, Lehrer Discuss 'National Emergency'...

Conversation: Novelist Howard Jacobson

Conversation: Novelist Howard Jacobson

Shields, Brooks on U.S. Policy in the Middle East,...

Shields, Brooks on U.S. Policy in the Middle East,...

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