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The Watergate scandal began with a burglary in June 1972 and ended with a president's resignation in August 1974. Continue
To The Contrary
Sexual Assault in the military is on the rise. The debate on women freezing their eggs. Behind the Headlines: International Surrogacy. PANELISTS: Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Hadley Heath, Avis Jones-DeWeever, Tara Setmayer Continue
PBS NewsHour
Tonight on the program, a discussion on what is being done about safety standards and working conditions in Bangladesh. Also: how computer experts and common criminals stole $45 million from ATMs around the world, a preview of elections in Pakistan and political analysis from Mark Shields and Michael Gerson. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen explore the intersection of technology and democracy in their new book, "The Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business." Judy Woodruff talks to the authors about the promise and pitfalls of the digital future. Continue
PBS NewsHour
On Thursday's NewsHour, the major news of the day, plus context and analysis. Continue
PBS NewsHour
When hackers sent out a bogus tweet from the Associated Press' Twitter account, the financial markets took a minutes-long nosedive. For more on how social media affects our world, NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni talks to Daily-Download.com's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of Newsweek and CNN. Continue
To The Contrary
Some parents have complained over the updates given to the characters from the famous board game, Candy Land, saying they, along with other characters aimed at young girls, are overly sexualized. Continue
To The Contrary
First, the NAACP fights for climate justice. Then, flame retardants: the dangerous chemicals in your couch. Continue
PBS NewsHour
The uncle of the two men suspected in Monday's Boston bombings appeared overwhelmed with anger and emotion in front of reporters who were gathered outside his home in Montgomery Village, Md., Friday. Ruslan Tsarni urged his 19-year-old nephew, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is still at large, to turn himself in and ask for forgiveness. Continue
MediaShift
One MIT student's experience being near the Boston Marathon during the bombings, and how misinformation spread so quickly on Twitter afterwards. Picture by Michael Hayes Continue
To The Contrary
Representative Loretta Sanchez talks with To the Contrary about sexual assault in the military. Continue
To The Contrary
Non-profit group Save the Children released a statistic stating 50% more babies die on their first day of life in the United States than in any other industrialized nation--11,000 babies per year. One reason is the high number of teen mothers giving birth to premature infants. Continue
To The Contrary
This week, the Obama Administration moves to challenge a federal court ruling on Plan-B; then, are millennials more spoiled and materialistic than previous generations? Behind the headlines: Sex and the Citadel. Author Shereen El Feki tells us about the relationship between sex and Islam. Continue
The Open Mind
Today we celebrate the much honored broadcast journalist Mike Wallace, who died in April, 2012 at 93 … always to be remembered as the legendary brazen and tough-minded CBS news interviewer most closely associated with the extraordinarily successful Sixty Minutes. Continue
PBS NewsHour
When hackers sent out a bogus tweet from the Associated Press' Twitter account, the financial markets took a minutes-long nosedive. For more on how social media affects our world, NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni talks to Daily-Download.com's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of Newsweek and CNN. Continue
To The Contrary
First, women in power fight being stereotyped as overly harsh. Then, a Saudi filmmaker makes history with her film, Wadjda. And, students fight sexual assault with social media. Continue
PBS NewsHour
The Kony 2012 video skyrocketed to almost 100 million views on YouTube in the course of one year. But was a nonprofit group's attempt to make the African warlord a household name effective if he's still in power? A key question -- one year after activists promised that the world would know Joseph Kony's name -- did it work? Continue
To The Contrary
Senate Republicans and some rural-state Democrats rejected a proposal to expand background checks on gun sales. Gun control advocates and grieving families vow to continue fighting for their cause. Continue
Next Avenue
More advertisers are taking aim at the 50+ crowd. But do you really need what they're selling? Continue
MediaShift
Social media updates served to inform the entire world of the horror and tragedy transpiring through the streets of Boston. In the later hours, online and social media tools such as Google Docs and Twitter connected Boston locals to the out-of-town runners and visitors who could really use their help. Continue
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