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January 01, 1990 - January 23, 2013 + To the Point
Peace Talks in Afghanistan: The Promise and the Reality 
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President Karzai's effort at reaching out to the Taliban may have failed before it began. We update this week's "peace jirga" with 1600 tribal leaders...
Israel, the Gaza Strip and America's Role in the Middle East
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Israel is taking a hard line on both its blockade of Gaza and its assault on a so-called "humanitarian" mission at sea. We get the...
Israel and the Aid Ship for Gaza
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Even some Israelis say their leaders fell into a trap, telling commandos to slide down ropes from hovering helicopters into an angry crowd. As the...
On Memorial Day: The Politics of Remembering
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Memorial Day might seem as American as Apple Pie, but it takes on different forms for different people at different times. We hear about memorializing...
The Oil Spill, the President and Public Perception
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Five weeks after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, President Obama interrupted his Chicago homecoming today for his second trip to Louisiana. He picked up tar balls...
President Obama on Oil in the Gulf; Gays in the Military
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As scientists concluded today that the Gulf oil spill is the worst in the nation’s history, President Obama spoke to reporters who asked him again...
Will 'Top Kill' Prevent a Disaster from Getting Worse?
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President Obama will announce new deep-sea oil regulations tomorrow, and Friday he'll visit the Gulf coast for the second time since the spill. Will BP...
Is Synthetic Biology about to Make Life in a Laboratory?
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A renowned geneticist claims a major advance toward creating life in a laboratory. We look at the possible benefits and drawbacks, as well as ethical...
Defense Spending, Military Needs and the Federal Deficit
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has advised President Obama to veto spending for projects the Pentagon doesn't want. But Gate's own proposals mean the Defense Budget...
The Gulf Oil Spill: Pollution and Politics
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As thick ooze begins to wash up on the Gulf coast, tensions are rising between BP, the Obama Administration and independent scientists. What’s in store...
Drug Violence, Illegal Immigration and the President of Mexico
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Brown oozed has begun to show in marsh grass on the coast of Louisiana, and part of the oil slick has entered the “loop current,”...
The Votes Are In. Now It’s Time for the Spin.
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President Obama called Arizona’s immigration law “misdirected,” and said it’s the federal government’s responsibility to pass what he calls “comprehensive immigration reform. Also, did Tea...
Will the Senate Get Tough on Finance Reform?
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After the House passed finance reform last year, it was widely assumed that the Senate would produce a kinder and gentler measure. But, think...
Fear and Loathing as Well as Praise for Arizona
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BP has been able to siphon up some of the crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Arizona has stirred a political hornets’ nest...
A Supreme Court Without a WASP: Good or Bad for American Values?
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If Elena Kagan’s nomination is confirmed, it’ll be the first time in history there’s no white, Anglo-Saxon protestant on the US Supreme Court. There will...
