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Previous Reports: 2004


BY ORIGINAL AIRDATE

Nov. 23, 2004

Secret History of the Credit Card
(60 minutes) The average American family today carries eight credit cards. Credit card debt and personal bankruptcies are now at an all time high. With no legal ... (more)

Nov. 16, 2004

Is Wal-Mart Good for America?
(60 minutes) FRONTLINE offers two starkly contrasting images: one of empty storefronts in Circleville, Ohio, where the local TV manufacturing plant has closed down; the other--a sea ... (more)

Nov. 09, 2004

The Persuaders
(90 minutes) FRONTLINE takes an in-depth look at the multibillion-dollar "persuasion industries" of advertising and public relations and how marketers have developed new ways of integrating their ... (more)

Oct. 26, 2004

Rumsfeld's War
(90 minutes) With the United States Army deployed in a dozen hot spots around the world, on constant alert in Afghanistan, and taking casualties every day in ... (more)

Oct. 12, 2004

The Choice 2004
(120 minutes) As Americans prepare to choose their next president, FRONTLINE offers viewers a special, two-hour dual biography of the two candidates who hope to lead the ... (more)

Sep. 07, 2004

Sacred Ground
(60 minutes) Within days of the September 11 attacks, the questions began: What should be built on the site of Ground Zero? Who should build it? And ... (more)

Jun. 17, 2004

The Plea
(90 minutes) It is the centerpiece of America's judicial process: the trial by jury system that places a defendant's fate in the hands of a jury of ... (more)

May. 27, 2004

The Way the Music Died
(60 minutes) The modern music scene was created in 1969, at Woodstock. Half a million fans, dozens of artists, and the politics of the times came ... (more)

Apr. 29, 2004

The Jesus Factor
(60 minutes) As an evangelical Christian, President Bush has something in common with the 46 percent of Americans who describe themselves as being "born again" or having ... (more)

Apr. 22, 2004

Son of Al Qaeda
(60 minutes) Growing up in the 1990s, Abdurahman Khadr's playmates were the children of his father's longtime friend, Osama bin Laden. How Khadr was raised to be ... (more)

Apr. 08, 2004

Diet Wars
(60 minutes) Americans spend $40 billion a year on books, products, and programs designed to do one thing: help us lose weight. From Atkins to Ornish and ... (more)

Apr. 01, 2004

Ghosts of Rwanda
(120 minutes) FRONTLINE marks the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide with a documentary chronicling one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. In addition to ... (more)

Feb. 26, 2004

The Invasion of Iraq
(120 minutes) FRONTLINE marks the first anniversary of the Iraqi War with a two-hour documentary investigation that recounts the key strategies, battles, and turning points of the ... (more)

Feb. 19, 2004

Tax Me if You Can
(60 minutes) The tax shelter was one of corporate America's biggest hidden profit centers in recent years. Shelters have become so lucrative that some experts estimate as ... (more)

Feb. 12, 2004

Beyond Baghdad
(60 minutes) As Washington continues to celebrate the capture of Saddam Hussein, FRONTLINE takes viewers on a journey across Iraq to reveal just what it will take ... (more)

Jan. 22, 2004

Chasing Saddam's Weapons
(60 minutes) With the credibility of President Bush and Prime Minister Blair at stake, BBC reporter Jane Corbin takes viewers inside the high-stakes search for Saddam Hussein's ... (more)

Jan. 15, 2004

From China With Love
(60 minutes) Her code name was "Parlor Maid." She was a spy whose information about China found its way to four American presidents. For 20 years Katrina ... (more)