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January 01, 1990 - May 31, 2012 + To the Point
Climate Change: Is the US Fiddling while It Burns? 
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We've made progress addressing climate change, but dispute and paralysis are still common. Even among those who accept that global warming is real...
As the Space Shuttle Era Ends, What's Next for NASA?
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After 30 years, the $200 billion Shuttle Program ended today when Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral. As one era of space exploration ends, what's in...
Is Political Gridlock a Threat to Governance?
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Political gridlock is pushing Washington toward financial catastrophe if the two parties can't agree to raise the debt ceiling by August 2. Now there's potential...
Phone Hacking and the House of Murdoch
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At a hearing today, Rupert Murdoch apologized, denied previous knowledge and blamed subordinates for the phone-hacking and bribery scandal rocking Britain's political elite....
Debt Ceiling Negotiations and the Fear of Default
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With Democrats angry at him for offering spending cuts and Republicans adamant about higher taxes, President Obama is trying to look like the only adult...
Carmageddon and Global Congestion
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Los Angeles is officially panicked over the weekend-long shut down of a major freeway. The objective is to provide a new high-occupancy vehicle lane....
Assassination in Afghanistan Creates a Void
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A suicide bomber struck mourners in Kandahar today, further evidence
that Afghanistan faces increased violence and further
destabilization since the assassination of President Karzai's
half-brother...
Is Rupert Murdoch's Media Empire Crumbling?
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Growing scandal has forced "an extraordinary reversal of fortune" for Rupert Murdoch. We talk with Carl Bernstein and others about gathering news by hacking cell...
Immigration from Mexico Slows
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Many Americans fear that Mexico is on the verge of failure, but major changes are underway in education, investment and the astonishing drop in illegal...
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...
