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A Greek Tragedy, February 28, 2012
The economic crisis is becoming a disaster to many Greeks with the fallout spreading to children who are being turned in to foster centers because parents who say they can no longer afford to keep them. Also, the story of a journalist who’s taking on a dictator in Europe.
Dan Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET.
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True Believers: Faith Over Fear for China’s Christian Underground; The Silverton Standard: A Newspaper Survival Story
February 21, 2012
China’s government is suspicious of a growing Christian community. Authorities are cracking down on unofficial churches, sending the faithful underground. Then, The Silverton Standard became the country’s first non-profit newspaper, the brainchild of the paper’s reporter, editor, photographer and op-ed columnist, who all happen to be the same guy. In the digital age, how one mountain town newspaper thrives.
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The Inspector General, February 21, 2012
David Kotz, the former Inspector General at the SEC, recently stepped down and we got the first interview. He’ll recap how the SEC missed the Madoff scandal, failed to stop the subprime bubble and has routinely allowed big banks to settle without admitting wrongdoing. Then there’s the SEC’s online porn problem…
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Dan Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET.
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Schedule
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Thu, Feb 23rd 6:00 AMBaker Boys - So Near, Yet So FarAs the Baker Boys' deployment enters its final month, the focus starts to shift from the mission at hand to making it out of Iraq alive.
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Thu, Feb 23rd 12:00 PMBaker Boys - So Near, Yet So FarAs the Baker Boys' deployment enters its final month, the focus starts to shift from the mission at hand to making it out of Iraq alive.
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Fri, Feb 24th 6:00 AMBaker Boys - The Long Road HomeMission complete, and the Baker Boys head home with the satisfaction of having survived ninety days in an Al Qaida dominated zone without sustaining a single casualty.
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Fri, Feb 24th 12:00 PMBaker Boys - The Long Road HomeMission complete, and the Baker Boys head home with the satisfaction of having survived ninety days in an Al Qaida dominated zone without sustaining a single casualty.
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Sat, Feb 25th 6:30 AMThe International Yo-Yo Open 2009The best players from fourteen countries converge on the Big Apple, showcasing the latest in mind-blowing tricks and jaw-dropping moves and wowing the crowd of thousands in the historic South Street Sea Port, Pier 17.
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Sat, Feb 25th 7:30 AMAustin Stevens Adventures - Killer Amazon BatsAustin's latest assignment is to photograph the deadly Vampire Bat - a mammal known to live deep in underground caves. But there's a hitch; Austin is claustrophobic. Hoping to avoid the bats' dark and cramped lair, Austin heads to the western edge of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, where bats of all species thrive in the dense vegetation.
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Sat, Feb 25th 10:00 AMAustin Stevens Adventures - Killer Amazon BatsAustin's latest assignment is to photograph the deadly Vampire Bat - a mammal known to live deep in underground caves. But there's a hitch; Austin is claustrophobic. Hoping to avoid the bats' dark and cramped lair, Austin heads to the western edge of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, where bats of all species thrive in the dense vegetation.
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Sat, Feb 25th 6:00 PMThe International Yo-Yo Open 2009The best players from fourteen countries converge on the Big Apple, showcasing the latest in mind-blowing tricks and jaw-dropping moves and wowing the crowd of thousands in the historic South Street Sea Port, Pier 17.
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Sat, Feb 25th 7:00 PMPaul Merton: In Europe - IrelandPaul resumes his travels in Ireland with a stop to witness the unusual sport of road bowling. Near the lunar landscape of the Burren, he drops in on Father Ted's house, before visiting a remarkable Brazilian enclave.
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Sun, Feb 26th 6:30 AMUltra Eye - ParisThe exciting world of Parisian high style, including the artists and visionaries pushing the boundaries of French style.
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Sun, Feb 26th 7:30 AMBaltic Coasts - Hanseatic HeritageLuebeck, the Queen of the Hanse, is without doubt the most beautiful city along the German coast. The view from above reveals the island shape of the old town, which is marked by Gothic gables.
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Sun, Feb 26th 9:30 AMUltra Eye - ParisThe exciting world of Parisian high style, including the artists and visionaries pushing the boundaries of French style.
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Sun, Feb 26th 10:30 AMBaltic Coasts - Hanseatic HeritageLuebeck, the Queen of the Hanse, is without doubt the most beautiful city along the German coast. The view from above reveals the island shape of the old town, which is marked by Gothic gables.
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Sun, Feb 26th 12:30 PMPaul Merton: In Europe - IrelandPaul resumes his travels in Ireland with a stop to witness the unusual sport of road bowling. Near the lunar landscape of the Burren, he drops in on Father Ted's house, before visiting a remarkable Brazilian enclave.
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Mon, Feb 27th 6:00 AMIMAX - Grand Canyon Adventure - River at RiskNarrated by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker, actor, and noted environmentalist Robert Redford. Follow the great Colorado River as it reveals the most pressing environmental story of our time - the world's growing shortage of fresh water.
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Mon, Feb 27th 12:00 PMIMAX - Grand Canyon Adventure - River at RiskNarrated by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker, actor, and noted environmentalist Robert Redford. Follow the great Colorado River as it reveals the most pressing environmental story of our time - the world's growing shortage of fresh water.
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Tue, Feb 28th 6:00 AMLast Chance to See - Return of the RhinoIn the most dramatic and moving episode of Last Chance to See, Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine go on a dramatic, terrifying, life enhancing, celebratory adventure to bring the Northern White Rhino back from extinction.
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Tue, Feb 28th 12:00 PMLast Chance to See - Return of the RhinoIn the most dramatic and moving episode of Last Chance to See, Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine go on a dramatic, terrifying, life enhancing, celebratory adventure to bring the Northern White Rhino back from extinction.
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Wed, Feb 29th 6:00 AMDiscoveries Vietnam - A 21st Century AwakeningThe first in a two part series about Vietnam in the 21st Century. The production team traveled from the Mekong Delta in the south to the Chinese border in the north capturing life in Vietnam. The focus is how the country has re-invented itself, emerging from economic chaos to a significant player on the world stage and particularly in Asia.
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Wed, Feb 29th 12:00 PMDiscoveries Vietnam - A 21st Century AwakeningThe first in a two part series about Vietnam in the 21st Century. The production team traveled from the Mekong Delta in the south to the Chinese border in the north capturing life in Vietnam. The focus is how the country has re-invented itself, emerging from economic chaos to a significant player on the world stage and particularly in Asia.
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Thu, Mar 1st 6:00 AMOver® AmericaOver® America is a spectacular visual essay on the beauty and grandeur that is America. From her wave-swept coasts to the majestic mountains and forested Northwest, you will see all of the awe-inspiring magnificence of our nation.
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Thu, Mar 1st 12:00 PMOver® AmericaOver® America is a spectacular visual essay on the beauty and grandeur that is America. From her wave-swept coasts to the majestic mountains and forested Northwest, you will see all of the awe-inspiring magnificence of our nation.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 6:00 AMGlacier Bay: Beneath the ReflectionsAn amazing look at the marine life below the water's surface at Glacier Bay
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Fri, Mar 2nd 6:30 AMLa Feria Del CaballoLet's celebrate Spring Fiestas in Southern Spain with visits to the famous horse fair in Jerez and the Cruses de Mayo in the pueblo, Arcos de la Frontera. This part of the Andalusia region is known as the birthplace of Flamenco, Tapas, the toros and the Andalusia stallion.
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Fri, Mar 2nd 12:00 PMGlacier Bay: Beneath the ReflectionsAn amazing look at the marine life below the water's surface at Glacier Bay
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Fri, Mar 2nd 12:30 PMLa Feria Del CaballoLet's celebrate Spring Fiestas in Southern Spain with visits to the famous horse fair in Jerez and the Cruses de Mayo in the pueblo, Arcos de la Frontera. This part of the Andalusia region is known as the birthplace of Flamenco, Tapas, the toros and the Andalusia stallion.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 6:30 AMIMAX - Grand Canyon Adventure - River at RiskNarrated by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker, actor, and noted environmentalist Robert Redford. Follow the great Colorado River as it reveals the most pressing environmental story of our time - the world's growing shortage of fresh water.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 7:30 AMAustin Stevens Adventures - Monster PythonHoping to track down one of the world's biggest and most dangerous snakes, Austin heads to a remote wilderness area of South Africa in search of the monster-sized African rock python. He paddles the croc and shark-infested waters of Lake St. Lucia, sets up camp in a national park, and then searches for telltale snake trails.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 10:00 AMAustin Stevens Adventures - Monster PythonHoping to track down one of the world's biggest and most dangerous snakes, Austin heads to a remote wilderness area of South Africa in search of the monster-sized African rock python. He paddles the croc and shark-infested waters of Lake St. Lucia, sets up camp in a national park, and then searches for telltale snake trails.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 6:00 PMIMAX - Grand Canyon Adventure - River at RiskNarrated by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker, actor, and noted environmentalist Robert Redford. Follow the great Colorado River as it reveals the most pressing environmental story of our time - the world's growing shortage of fresh water.
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Sat, Mar 3rd 7:00 PMPaul Merton: In Europe - ItalyPaul's European tour continues with a trip to Italy. His first stop is the elegant northern city of Milan, famed for two things - football and fashion.
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Sun, Mar 4th 6:30 AMUltra Eye - RomeDiscover the Eternal City in the 21st Century. We meet the cutting edge designers, first rate chefs, and fashion divas who are taking this 3,000 year old city into the new millennium.
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Sun, Mar 4th 7:30 AMBaltic Coasts - The Bird RouteEvery spring and autumn, thousands of migrating birds over the Western Pomeranian bodden landscape deliver one of the most breathtaking nature spectacles.
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Sun, Mar 4th 9:30 AMUltra Eye - RomeDiscover the Eternal City in the 21st Century. We meet the cutting edge designers, first rate chefs, and fashion divas who are taking this 3,000 year old city into the new millennium.
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Sun, Mar 4th 10:30 AMBaltic Coasts - The Bird RouteEvery spring and autumn, thousands of migrating birds over the Western Pomeranian bodden landscape deliver one of the most breathtaking nature spectacles.
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Sun, Mar 4th 12:30 PMPaul Merton: In Europe - ItalyPaul's European tour continues with a trip to Italy. His first stop is the elegant northern city of Milan, famed for two things - football and fashion.
