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January 01, 1990 - January 27, 2013 + To the Point
Stalemate over the Debt Ceiling Continues 
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Yesterday's White House negotiations failed to make progress, so the President and Congressional leaders are at it again. We get a progress report...
Does the Last Shuttle Flight Mark the End of an Age of Optimism?
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NASA's last shuttle is on its way to the International Space Station. We look at 30 years of technological history and ask if a powerful...
The Big Three and the Fight over Mileage Standards
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During weeks of closed-door talks with the auto industry, the Obama Administration has been pushing for lower mileage standards, which could also effect global warming.
Political Brinksmanship and the Debt Limit
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New York Times conservative columnist David Brooks shocked Washington this week by saying that Republicans may not be "fit to govern." Will they drive the...
Abortion Rights and New State Restrictions
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Newly conservative state legislatures are challenging the rules for abortion with hopes of reaching a newly conservative US Supreme Court....
Cultural and Political Reverberations of the Civil War
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The Fourth of July celebrates American independence. The Civil War was fought over what that really means. We see how the War Between the States...
Has Romneys Healthcare Plan Succeeded in Massachusetts?
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Healthcare reform is being used as a campaign issue against President Obama and against his leading Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts?
Lessons from Greece in US Debt Crisis
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Despite public outrage, Greece has agreed to spending cuts and tax increases, although even those measures might not keep it from going bankrupt. If the...
Obama Meets the Press; China, the World's New Civil Engineer?
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Also, as President Obama pushes for infrastructure rebuilding to jump-start the economy, China's on its way to becoming civil engineer to the world. Can the...
The Supreme Court Exerts Its Power on Behalf of Big Business
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Wal-Mart, AT&T and power companies won big during this Supreme Court term. Is the Court more business-friendly under Chief Justice Roberts and the conservative majority?
Will New Voter ID Laws Protect the Polls or Suppress Turnout?
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Is the GOP trying to stop voter fraud or keep Obama supporters away from the polls? Can Dem's prove minorities, old people and college students...
Humankind and the Oceans
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Much of human life depends on the oceans, and there's bad news about how the seas are affected, in turn, by human behavior. But there's...
President Obama Proposes Drawdown in Afghanistan
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President Obama says he's begun to wind down the war in Afghanistan. We get the details and the reaction from Washington to South Asia.
How Safe Are America's Aging Nuclear Power Plants?
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Accidents at nuclear power plants may be extremely rare, but when they occur they're devastating. Are US regulators doing enough to prevent a Fukushima-type incident...
Is AARP Leading the Way to Cuts in Social Security?
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Washington's most potent advocate for the elderly says cuts in Social Security might be inevitable. Is that a change of position? Should Social Security become...
