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Monday, February 9th, 2009

News and in-depth analysis as Moyers talks to NYU journalism professor and PressThink blogger Jay Rosen and political journalist and Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald. Watch now.

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Monday, February 9th, 2009

The city of Memphis, Tennessee is suing major national lenders and banks for deceptive and discriminatory lending practices in an effort to recoup the cost of the foreclosure mess. Other cities suing lenders for their role in the mortgage mess include Baltimore, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Birmingham. Watch program.

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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

In ‘My Father, My Brother, and Me’, Dave Iverson sets off on a personal journey to understand the disease that has taken such a toll on his family. Along the way, he meets some remarkable people — researchers, people who suffer with the disease (including actor Michael J. Fox), and a geneticist. Watch documentary online [...]

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Monday, February 2nd, 2009

David Brancaccio sits down with reporter Bethany McLean — who broke the Enron story — to look at options for stabilizing the country’s financial system. Everyone agrees that our banks need federal money to avoid even more calamity, but how much is too much, and who’s watching how they spend it? Watch now.

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Monday, February 2nd, 2009

On the heels of the American drone attacks on suspected terrorist compounds in Pakistan, The Journal takes a closer look at America’s history of and current policy on bombing, explores the ethics behind these assaults when civilians become the victims and asks: Does bombing work?

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Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Worldfocus launched its new “Talk to Us” initiative, where viewers can upload videos in response to questions and topics on top news stories. Worldfocus will put the best responses on TV! Visit Worldfocus and find out how you can be part of this new global citizen journalism community.

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Friday, January 30th, 2009

The oldest ex-president we have, Mr. Carter talks to Charlie Rose about current events and his longtime pursuit of trying to bring peace to the Middle East. Watch now.

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Thursday, January 29th, 2009

* A Brazilian politician runs for mayor under the name “Barack Obama”. Watch.
* From China to Guantanamo Bay to Albania–the journey of dozens of men. Watch.
* Shopowners stand up to the powerful Sicilian mafia. Watch.

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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

50 years after the Cuban Revolution, Worldfocus looks at the roots of U.S.-Cuban relations and forward to changes with the Obama administration. Martin Savidge hosts experts Arturo Lopez-Levy, Wayne Smith, and Peter Eisner. Go now.

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Monday, January 26th, 2009

30 years ago, there were no daily business news program on television…until Nightly Business Report came along. See NBR’s 30th Anniversary site–with video from 1979, reporters’ favorite stories, interviews with Steve Forbes and Warren Buffett on the last 30 years of financial news, and much more. See features.

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