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The popular uprisings of the Arab Spring have left a leadership void that Islamist parties have been quick to fill. A longtime supporter of former strongmen like Egypt?s Mubarak and Tunisia?s Ben Ali, the U.S. now faces the uncomfortable result of Arab democracy ? the rise of Islamist parties that...
Air date: 01/17/2013
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It was 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared a ?war on drugs.? $2.5 trillion dollars later, drug use is half of what it was 30 years ago and thousands of offenders are successfully diverted to treatment instead of jail. Still, 22 million Americans use illegal drugs, and America has the highest...
Air date: 02/07/2013
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On a fundamental question ? evolution or creation? ? Americans are on the fence. According to one survey, 61 percent of Americans believe we have evolved over time, but 22 percent believe this evolution was guided by a higher power, with another 31 percent on the side of creationism.
Air date: 03/22/2013
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Corruption and a growing concern for head injury have put college football in the spotlight. Are football programs? millions in profits exploitation? Or are they still a celebration of amateur sport? Do football?s inherent danger and violence have any place in institutions of higher learning? Or...
Air date: 05/02/2013
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