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January 01, 1990 - November 13, 2012 + To the Point

Iraq's Future: The Battle Continues listen Download

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Massive truck bombs in Baghdad last week dramatized sectarian differences, even as Prime Minister al-Maliki claimed to have security well in hand. Will political instability...

Prisoner Abuse and National Security listen Download

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The Inspector General's report describes CIA interrogators menacing suspects with guns and power drills and threatening to rape their wives and kill their children.  Did...

A New Look for America's Terrorism Interrogations listen Download

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President Obama has set up a new team to question terrorist suspects, with less authority for the CIA and more for the White House and...

How Much Does Vacation Matter? listen Download

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Hard as it is to get away from his job, President Obama is spending a week on Martha's Vineyard. But most American workers are cutting...

The Afghan Election: Democracy in Wartime listen Download

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The polls are closed and the vote count is under way in Afghanistan, where a national election has been held in the midst of bloody...

The Dream of Home Ownership Is Becoming a Nightmare listen Download

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A record pace of home foreclosures is taking its biggest toll on blacks and Hispanics. Did big lenders conduct a new kind of housing discrimination...

Is It a Crime to Be Poor and Homeless in America? listen Download

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At the same time homelessness is on the increase, some cities are passing laws that make it harder to survive on the streets. Is poverty...

Healthcare Reform: Angry Crowds and the 'Public Option' listen Download

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Two weeks into the Congressional recess, angry crowds are still showing up to vent their anger against healthcare reform. Is the Obama White House caving...

Woodstock: The Myths and the Realities listen Download

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Forty years ago this month, Woodstock was a music concert that became both a cultural "happening" and a political moment that still inspires passion on...

Healthcare Reform and Questions of Faith listen Download

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As the Congressional recess continues, debate over healthcare reform is becoming more polarized and extreme. President Obama’s approval ratings are taking a hit. Both sides...

Big Banks, Big Bonuses and Big Government listen Download

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A federal judge has accused two Wall Street firms of "lying to their shareholders" about executive compensation. At the same time, big banks that got...

Shedding Light on the Dark Side listen Download

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Attorney General Eric Holder is reportedly close to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate charges that terror suspects were tortured during the Bush Administration.  What...

Afghanistan Takes Another Shot at Democracy listen Download

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In more than a fourth of  Afghanistan, voters might be risking their lives by participating in next week's national election. But the Obama Administration is...

Who's Opposed to Healthcare Reform? listen Download

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With Congress, and now the Senate, at home for the August recess, what's the status of healthcare reform? Why is it being proposed in the...

Dangerous Assignments, Risky Travel and Government to the Rescue listen Download

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Two American journalists have been released by North Korea. Three other Americans are in custody in Iran. What are the rights and obligations of tourists,...