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    'Made in India' Explores the Business of Surrogacy, From America to India

    Aug 03, 2011 02:53 PM EST

    ... When we first heard about "outsourcing" surrogacy to India in 2007, we were captivated by the myriad of issues that emerge from this subject matter at the crossroads of body politics, reproductive technologies and globalization. At the time when we started filming, we noticed that any mainstream conversations around this ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on the political reaction to Trump's tariffs

    Brooks and Capehart on the political reaction to Trump's tariffs

    Apr 04, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... t just about goods. It's about the exchange of people. It's about the exchange of ideas. All dynamic societies are open societies, are crossroads societies. And America used to be the ultimate crossroads society. And this is changing all that. And I hope there are some Republicans who ...

  • Reports reveal Trump appealed to small donors more than Clinton

    Reports reveal Trump appealed to small donors more than Clinton

    Jul 21, 2016 03:44 AM EST

    ... that money, about $1.4 million, went toward television ads attacking Clinton. Make America Number 1 reported about $1.1 million in cash on hand at the beginning of this month, but it took in only $97.86 in revenue — a $25 donation and $72.86 in bank interest. The ...

  • The issue that could roil the midterms

    The issue that could roil the midterms

    Aug 28, 2014 01:03 PM EST

    ... Morning Line shout-out. Congratulations to Kathy Benson ‏(@KathyBenson2) and Sharita ‏(@Shugruberg) for guessing Wednesday’s trivia: What was LBJ’s first job, before becoming a politician? The answer was: LBJ was a teacher. LINE ITEMS Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told the audience at a private Koch brothers’ event ...

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    Gangs 'Do Whatever They Want' in Honduras City Known as Most Dangerous Place

    Jul 30, 2013 04:00 AM EST

    GWEN IFILL: Next, Outside of a war zone, this is the most dangerous place on earth, San Pedro Sula, the second largest city in Honduras, at the crossroads of drug shipments from South America to the United States. More than 1,200 people were killed in the city last year ...

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    Obama and Romney Barnstorm Swing States in Closing Stage of Presidential Race

    Oct 24, 2012 10:02 PM EST

    ... a way up. They got a ladder up and the wealthy do very, very well. We have created a lot of millionaires. And it's a good thing, not a bad thing. But that's how you do it. You don't grow from the top down. JEFFREY BROWN: At ...

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    Obama Campaign Promises to Lay Off Romney's Taxes...If He Releases Them

    Aug 17, 2012 01:02 PM EST

    ... the next 81 days." His email ended with a "See you in Denver." Romney kept the tax fight alive Thursday, insisting to reporters he paid at least 13 percent in taxes "every year." "I just have to say, given the challenges that America faces -- 23 million people out of work ...

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    Romney Racing to Retool For November, Obama Team Readies Attacks

    Apr 11, 2012 12:56 PM EST

    Mitt Romney campaigns Tuesday at R.C. Fabricators in Wilmington, Del. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Rick Santorum's exit from the presidential primary race made the next 140 days a whole lot easier for Mitt Romney. All signs pointed to the former Massachusetts governor claiming the GOP nod ...

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    Who's Spending More: Candidates or Super PACs?

    Feb 01, 2012 11:03 PM EST

    As presidential candidates raise and spend increasingly larger amounts of money this election season, new financial reports show what role Super PACs are playing. Gwen Ifill discusses how campaign finance is shaping up this election year with John Dunbar of the Center for Public Integrity and Roll Call's Eliza Newlin Carney.

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    The Power of the Telenovela

    Jan 25, 2012 10:30 PM EST

    EmbedVideo(2540, 482, 304); Romance. Drama. That's what drives telenovelas, Latin American soap operas, one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world, with hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide. Telenovelas -- literally television novels -- have some things in common with their American cousins, the daytime soap operas. Telenovelas have their roots in...