The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to require television stations to charge their lowest advertising rates for political ads.

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The publisher of the San Jose Mercury News resigned this week after its corporate owners announced increased profit targets. After a background report, a panel discusses the resignation and media companies' increased emphasis on the bottom line.

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Will the rise of free newspapers help the industry hold on to readers? Terence Smith reports.

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The leaders of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban told the British Broadcasting Corporation Wednesday to close down its office in Kabul, accusing the media outlet of bias in its coverage of the group's destruction of ancient statues of Buddha.

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How has the rising number of Americans identifying themselves as Hispanic affected society and the media? Terence Smith reports.

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With audiences in decline and viewership habits changing, what is in the cards for the broadcast networks' evening news programs? Terence Smith reports.

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Terence Smith talks with a Russia expert about the tense relationship between Russian officials and the press.

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After this report from special correspondent Simon Marks in Moscow, Terence Smith talks with a Russia expert about the tense relationship between Russian officials and the press.

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Ray Suarez talks with Chinese-born author Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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An independent study shows former Vice President Al Gore would have picked up only a handful of votes in Florida's Miami-Dade County if officials had gone through with the hand count of presidential votes he'd requested.

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