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Women and War |
| Episode Number: |
508 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
From the Newseum in Washington, the beginning of a month-long series of reports on empowering women in developing countries. In conflict areas, women are seen as peacemakers where there has long been war. |
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Aftershock |
| Episode Number: |
507 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Portraits From Hell: Long after the dignitaries have departed and the media circus has moved on, portraits of life for the survivors of Haiti's earthquake. Plus, Dan Rather surveys the damage with the U.S. General in charge of the relief effort. |
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What's Happening Inside Reeves? |
| Episode Number: |
506 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
A privately run Federal prison in a small Texas town collects millions of dollars a month but few know--or can find out--what goes on behind the walls. And a national landmark gets a makeover. |
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Snapshot |
| Episode Number: |
505 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
A coast to coast look at one week in jobless America with stories of how the recession continues to dig deep into every corner of the country. |
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Taking a Hit |
| Episode Number: |
504 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Over the last year, the talk of concussions has been everywhere, from the halls of Congress, to NFL headquarters, to the sidelines of youth sports. Awareness is up, but has anything really changed? |
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Paging Doctor Fraud |
| Episode Number: |
503 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
An investigation into the billions of dollars being stolen from this country's Medicare system. Also why airport body scanners have been slow to be deployed. And, an American diplomat who's spent 30 years in Haiti talks about the future of the island nation. |
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Kidney Pirates |
| Episode Number: |
502 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
A look into the growing criminal trade for human kidneys run by traffickers exploiting desperate buyers and sellers. |
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Talking Text |
| Episode Number: |
501 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Roundtable discussion on the explosion in communications via the Internet. Also the latest terrorism threat coming from Yemen. |
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The Best of 2009 |
| Episode Number: |
440 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
The Best of Dan Rather Reports 2009-- a look back at the year's most memorable moments. |
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Mind Your Loan Business |
| Episode Number: |
439 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Dan Rather continues his investigation into truck driver training schools, this time in Michigan, where former trucking students claim they were defrauded out of thousands of dollars for a new start that ended up to be a dead end. Also, small investors who lost big to Wall Street giants try to get their money back. |
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Afghanistan: One Last Chance |
| Episode Number: |
438 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Dan Rather travels to the front lines in eastern Afghanistan where United States forces are abandoning old strategies of searching for an elusive enemy in favor of securing large population centers and building a government. Plus, selling the President's new plan to a reluctant Congress. |
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Treasure Island |
| Episode Number: |
437 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Madagascar is a treasure island famous for its exotic wildlife and valuable timber - an investigation of how logging may be costing this poor country its natural heritage. And a New England town sparks another American revolution, this time in how we eat. |
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Truck Talk |
| Episode Number: |
436 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Dan Rather visits the big truck stop at Carl's Corner, Texas, to hear from the American Truckers Associations and big rig drivers from across the country who are concerned about their profession. |
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Carbonomics |
| Episode Number: |
435 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Understanding an issue you need to know. Cap and trade and a plan by the Obama administration to reduce pollution. |
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Pill Mills |
| Episode Number: |
434 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Police say pill mills in Texas make buying narcotics too easy, and closing a famous American street. |
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Queen of the Road |
| Episode Number: |
433 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Thousands of new truckers are hitting the road every year. Are they properly trained to handle the big rigs? Plus, scientists go deep, literally, to find healthy coral in the Caribbean. |
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Tax Cheats |
| Episode Number: |
432 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Americans who stash money in Swiss banks to avoid taxes will soon be prosecuted. Plus, following the "Wolfman" in northern Montana and New York's jobless recovery. |
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Half the Sky |
| Episode Number: |
431 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
A discussion with Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on the story they think will be the most important in the 21st century--the emerging role of women in developing countries. |
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Taking On The Fed |
| Episode Number: |
430 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
A congressman demands to know where the Fed spent its billions. And on the front line of the surge in Afghanistan. |
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Iran's Manhattan Project |
| Episode Number: |
429 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: |
Despite sanctions, Iran has been able to launder billions through western banks--enough to build nuclear weapons, plus a conversation with Florida's newly appointed US Senator. |
