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The 2010 Election Season Was 'Barely True'

With the US facing two wars and a flagging economy, are this year’s midterm campaigns facing facts or creating mythologies? Are the media doing their job of keeping politicians honest? Also, the FBI searches UPS planes for suspicious packages, and Google--beyond the Internet.

By Warren Olney • Oct 29, 2010 • 50m Listen

With the US facing two wars and a flagging economy, are this year’s midterm campaigns facing facts or creating mythologies? Are the media doing their job of keeping politicians honest? Also, the FBI searches UPS planes for suspicious packages, and Google set out to organize the world's information, but there's much more -- wind farms, self-driving cars and Manhattan real estate.

Banner image: A person holds up a sign before the arrival of President Barack Obama at a Moving America Forward rally at the University of Southern California (USC) on October 22, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images

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The 2010 Election Season Was 'Barely True'

With the US facing two wars and a flagging economy, are this year’s midterm campaigns facing facts or creating mythologies? Are the media doing their job of keeping politicians honest? Also, the FBI searches UPS planes for suspicious packages, and Google--beyond the Internet.

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To the Point

The 2010 Election Season Was 'Barely True'

With the US facing two wars and a flagging economy, are this year’s midterm campaigns facing facts or creating mythologies? Are the media doing their job of keeping politicians honest? Also, the FBI searches UPS planes for suspicious packages, and Google--beyond the Internet.

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