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Stress Test: Getting Into College |
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319 - Available on iTunes |
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A behind-the-scenes look at the high-stakes, high money world of the college admissions process. Is it fair? And is it serving the interests of parents, students, or the colleges themselves?
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A Price to Print |
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318 - Available on iTunes |
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A former reporter with USA Today faces fines of $5,000 a day for not disclosing a source. A downturn in the economy is magnified for residents still rebuilding their lives from Hurricane Katrina. A former Guantanamo prosecutor turned defense witness.
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Charging Into A Recession |
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317 - Available on iTunes |
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Credit card debt is climbing rapidly as consumers use it as a last line of defense. Also does the credit card industry face the same future as the sub-prime mortgage market? Plus high definition video shows the once beautiful coral reefs off Florida's coast are dying from pollution. And New York's Health Commissioner tries to save a city from itself.
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The North Carolina and Indiana Primaries |
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316 |
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Live from Washington, Presidential Primary night in Indiana and North Carolina. In depth coverage and analysis.
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Wal-Mart Goes To Washington |
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315 - Available on iTunes |
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Newly obtained videotape takes viewers behind the corporate curtain at the largest corporation in the world, Wal-Mart. And thousands of Dalit women in India are forced into a life sentence of sexual servitude by religious custom.
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On the Obama Campaign |
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314 - Available on iTunes |
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With unique backstage access, Dan Rather and his team follow Illinois Senator Barack Obama on a recent campaign swing through Pennsylvania in the run-up to the state's presidential primary.
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Mind Science |
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313 - Available on iTunes |
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Scientists, with the help of Buddhist monks and the Dalai Lama, are unlocking mysteries of the brain.
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Both Sides Of The Fence |
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312 - Available on iTunes |
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The proposed fence along the Texas border with Mexico hasn't been welcomed by residents of Eagle Pass, who think it's a multi-billion dollar waste of money. Also, a controversial Bush administration program of abstinence to prevent AIDS. And the residents of the Exxon Valdez spill have their day in court.
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Trade Winds |
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311 - Available on iTunes |
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From Havana--There's a new Castro in charge and the economy of the Caribbean Island nation is changing as Cuba opens markets with much of the world, even the United States. Also, views of the island from a younger generation of Cuban Americans, who have never set foot in Cuba but have strong opinions about the embargo.
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Captain Gildroy's War |
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310 - Available on iTunes |
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As the war in Iraq enters its sixth year, we travel to a seldom visited area south of Baghdad where a US Marine officer gives a unique perspective on what's going right and what's not. Also a retired general who fought on Iwo Jima gives his views on the effectiveness of torture. And, the slumping American economy.
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Company Men |
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309 - Available on iTunes |
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An inside look at the CIA from analysts and agents who've spent decades fighting America's secret battles around the world.
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Silencing the Scientist |
| Episode Number: |
308 - Available on iTunes |
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In an exclusive interview, a top public health official says the government withheld important information about the health risk posed from living in formaldehyde contaminated campers. Also, some of the wealthiest Americans are paying one of the lowest tax rates. And, journalists and what's "off the record". Plus, the resurgent Texas Democrats.
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A Safe Place to Shoot Up |
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307 - Available on iTunes |
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Vancouver, Canada is often called one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It will host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. But it is also home to the highest HIV rate in the western world. And the city is supporting a controversial measure that allows for a safe place to inject drugs and, they hope, lower the risk of AIDS transmission. Also, as the presidential campaign moves to Ohio, more controversy over voting machines.
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Bombs Left Behind |
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306 - Available on iTunes |
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Long after a cease fire in the Iraeli-Lebanese conflict, thousands of unexploded bombs--cluster munitions--still cover the battlefields and are wounding many unintended victims--civilians. Also, FEMA promises go unmet to the residents of the Gulf Coast still living in trailer homes. And a leading economist comments on the state of America's fiscal health.
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Super Tuesday |
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305 |
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Live from the pivotal state of California, Dan Rather anchors five hours of Super Tuesday coverage from the campus of the University of Southern California.
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The Florida Primary |
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304 |
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Florida is the next stop on the campaign trail. Dan Rather Reports will offer analysis from inside the campaigns with political pros who have been there. Special two-hour coverage live from St. Petersburg, Florida, with results from the GOP primary.
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The Hollywood Influence |
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303 - Available on iTunes |
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The influence of Hollywood on the American culture from the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Also a conversation with the founder of the festival, Robert Redford.
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The South Carolina Primary |
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302 |
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On the campaign trail. It's on to the campus of the University of South Carolina at Columbia, where presidential candidates search the state for votes. We'll look inside the race with pros who have run political campaigns.
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The New Hampshire Primary |
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301 |
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Live from Manchester, Dan Rather brings you the most comprehensive election returns and analysis of the nations first primary for the 2008 presidential election.
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Pressuring the Prosecutor |
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242 |
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A former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo speaks out, and a public school teaches the Bible.
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