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January 01, 1990 - May 06, 2012 + To the Point
Can the US 'Out-Innovate and Out-Educate' the Competition? 
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In the urge to cut spending, states are reducing resources for public education. Is the US investing enough to maintain its competitive edge in the...
The Use and Abuse of Radiation
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A mammogram produces 4000 times more radiation than an airport security scan. An abdominal CT scan produces 200,000 times more. We look at the medicine...
Will Syria Be Swept Up by the Winds of Change?
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Syria has been beset by protests similar to those that have brought down other governments in the region. Guest host Sara Terry considers whether the...
A Looming Fiscal Showdown
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Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are divided over whether to push the Democrats so hard for budget cuts that the government shuts down next Friday...
President Obama and the Case for Military Intervention in Libya
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Last night, President Obama laid out his rationale for military action in Libya. Today, the US and coalition partners met to strategize before NATO takes...
America Looks in the Mirror with 2010 Census Data
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The latest Census reveals America changing population. Will growing "minorities" produce a "white identity crisis" or will the future bring a "post-racial" America?
Getting to Know the Neighbors
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Have Americans come to prefer TV, iPods, texting and Facebook to flesh and blood friendships? Also, Japan's nuclear breach, and organized labor and Solidarity Saturday.
The 'Nuclear Renaissance' and Fukushima
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As Japan struggles to get its Fukushima reactors under control, Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will phase out nuclear power. Should the US do the...
A New Arab World: Are Revolutions Transforming the Middle East?
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"People power" has raised hopes for real change in the entrenched dictatorships of the Mid East. But today Egypt's military formally criminalized protests.
In Libya, President Obama Tests the Limits of Military Power
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The intervention in Libya shows President Obama pulled in a multitude of different directions. Is there now an "Obama Doctrine" in the Middle East? What...
What's the End Game for the Attack on Libya?
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Has President Obama finally done the "right thing" by leading a UN coalition against Libya's Gadhafi? Are the coalition's objectives clear? Also, would a $39...
The Nuclear Danger Escalates in Japan
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The danger of Japan's nuclear crisis has been raised to the level of Three Mile Island, the American plant that partially melted down in 1979...
Japan's Radiation Fallout; UN on No-Fly Zone in Libya
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In Japan, the dangers of radiation; In Libya, the prospects for intervention...
Is the US on a Path to Victory in Afghanistan?
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General Petraeus is not getting much attention as he testifies to Congress about Afghanistan. Also, Japan's overheating nuclear reactors, and NPR and Congress.
Japan Struggles to Avert Disaster
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At 11am, Prime Minister Kan warned of "a very high risk" of further leaks from Fukushima's nuclear complex. By midnight, radiation levels were reportedly down.
