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Since every dollar of so-called unnecessary spending is a dollar of income to a health care provider, reigning in health care spending is much more easily said than done. We examine this pressing medical, ethical, and financial challenge by examining the way we treat America’s number one killer, heart disease.
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Since every dollar of so-called unnecessary spending is a dollar of income to a health care provider, reigning in health care spending is much more easily said than done. We examine this pressing medical, ethical, and financial challenge by examining the way we treat America’s number one killer, heart disease.
September 23rd, 2012
 
The trillion-dollar question is how can we reduce unnecessary medical spending so that we can afford to provide affordable, high quality health care to all Americans? Since every dollar of so-called unnecessary spending is a dollar of income to a health care provider, reigning in health care spending is much more easily said than done. We examine this pressing medical, ethical, and financial challenge by examining the way we treat America’s number one killer, heart disease.
America A Través de los Numeros
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Cuenta las historias humanas detrás de los cambios demográficos de los EEUU.
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An intimate look at how changing demographics are reshaping the political landscape of America.
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An intimate look at how changing demographics are reshaping the political landscape of America. An intimate look at how changing demographics are reshaping the political landscape of America.
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Author Khaled Hosseini
"Kite Runner" author Khaled Hosseini, discusses his take on Afghanistan past and present.
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The author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" reflects on his return to Afghanistan. "Kite Runner" author Khaled Hosseini, discusses his take on Afghanistan past and present.
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Reporting from Pakistan, Need to Know investigates the impact U.S. drone attacks are having on citizens in targeted areas.
September 14th, 2012
 
Reporting from Pakistan, Need to Know investigates the impact U.S. drone attacks are having on citizens in targeted areas. Reporting from Pakistan, Need to Know investigates the impact U.S. drone attacks are having on citizens in targeted areas.
Pir Zubair Shah on drone casualties
Pir Zubair Shah on drone casualties
Pir Zubair Shah on drone casualties
Pir Zubair Shah speaks on the civilian death count from drone attacks in Pakistan.
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Anchor Scott Simon speaks with Shah about the complicated issue of the civilian death count. Pir Zubair Shah speaks on the civilian death count from drone attacks in Pakistan.
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Collecting evidence
Collecting evidence
Pakistani lawyer Shahzad Akbar collects scraps of metal as evidence of U.S. drone drikes.
September 14th, 2012
 
Scraps left by drone missiles serve as evidence for Pakistani lawyer Shahzad Akbar, who represents families who have lost loved ones to drone attacks. Pakistani lawyer Shahzad Akbar collects scraps of metal as evidence of U.S. drone drikes.
Video: An eight-year war
An eight-year war
An eight-year war
What is the human cost of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan?
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Drone strikes have added a new layer of worry for people living in Pakistan. Some civilians, previously traumatized by conflict in the region, say they’re now terrorized by the United States-led war on terror. What is the human cost of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan?
Video: Dignity for all students
Dignity for all students
Dignity for all students
A new school year brings new rights for gay, lesbian and gender non-conforming students.
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A new school year brings new rights for gay, lesbian and gender non-conforming students. A new school year brings new rights for gay, lesbian and gender non-conforming students.
Video: Six words for 9/11
Six words for 9/11
Six words for 9/11
Three people who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks tell how their lives have changed in six words.
September 10th, 2012
 
We asked some of the family members who lost loved ones in the September 11 attacks to tell us their story in a six-word memoir. Three people who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks tell how their lives have changed in six words.
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Interview: Major Garrett
Interview: Major Garrett
Major Garrett on what to expect from the candidate that wins the presidential election.
September 7th, 2012
 
Host Jeff Greenfield interviews Major Garrett, White House correspondent for National Journal. Major Garrett on what to expect from the candidate that wins the presidential election.
Video: Black swan events
Black swan events
Black swan events
What is the 'black swan' theory and how has it impacted U.S. elections?
September 7th, 2012
 
What Black Swans will show this fall? A European economic collapse? Something much more grim? That’s the whole point... you can’t predict them. What is the 'black swan' theory and how has it impacted U.S. elections?
 
 

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