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Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Over the next ten weeks, Frontline will unfold an online investigation of international bribery. Covering a practice estimated at $1 trillion worldwide, the team will report on some of the largest bribery investigations in corporate history, leading up to ‘Black Money’, airing April 7th on Frontline. See new videos and print reports as they are [...]

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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Ed Rendell (PA), Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) and others discuss the government’s new infrastructure initiatives at the winter meeting of the National Governor’s Association on February 21, 2009, at the Miller Center in Virginia. Watch now!

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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Dolan, 59, will succeed Cardinal Edward Egan, who is retiring after nearly nine years in the position. John Allen, longtime Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, talks about the challenges he will face, including potential tensions with the Obama Administration. Watch now.

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Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Last week, Worldfocus’ signature series was about the dangerous, decrepit current state of Haiti: economically, socially, and politically: stories on malnutrition, cockfighting, hurricane damage, and the government. Watch all.

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Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI apparently chastised Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in a recent meeting, because of her views on abortion. Read more about the Pope’s policies and controversial actions, and watch the story.

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Monday, February 23rd, 2009

This week, NOW collaborates with the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis U. to bring you an unprecedented broadcast investigation of teen sexual harassment in the workplace. Watch investigation now.

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Friday, February 20th, 2009

Temple Grandin, an animal expert, author, and leading speaker on autism, will give one of the keynote speeches at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning in March 2009. Diagnosed with autism herself, she offers comments on autism, creativity, and our school systems, here.

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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Strapped for cash, cities and states are cutting back on mass transit funding, even as Obama calls for mass transit as a step toward energy independence. Will the government’s investment dramatically revitalize our national travel infrastructure, or will states spend the money according to ‘business as usual’? Watch.

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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

NBR recently marked its 30th anniversary on the air. To celebrate, NBR and Knowledge@Wharton teamed up to present the “Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years” that changed our lives and how business is done. See if what you voted made the list!

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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Visit the black markets and protest movements of Zimbabwe in Focal Point’s “Underground Zimbabwe,” a set of shorts filmed by a native Zimbabwean journalist who has since had to flee the country for the safety of herself and her family.

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