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Family of American grandfather imprisoned in Syria asks Trump for help

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How an American journalist survived 18 months in an Iranian prison

Journalist Jason Rezaian was the Washington Post’s bureau chief in Tehran until 2014, when he and his wife, Yeganeh, were arrested by Iranian authorities. She was released after three months, while Jason was held for another 15. He describes the…

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Why the world aspires to live up to the legacy left by Mandela

Why the world aspires to live up to the legacy left by Mandela…

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Obama: Mandela’s legacy of South African renewal is an example to the world

Obama: Mandela's legacy of South African renewal is an example to the world…

World Mar 29

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Myanmar Prepares for Election, Tests out a Freer Society

Special correspondent Kira Kay and producer Jason Maloney preview Sunday's election in the once-secretive nation of Myanmar, a country long under military dictatorship where longtime prisoner and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi now runs for a vacant seat in…

Oct 18

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Will Shalit-Palestinian Swap Change Long-Term Middle East Peace Strategy?

A prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday freed more than 1,000 prisoners, including Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Gwen Ifill discusses the swap and its possible effects on longer-term Middle East peace strategy with Daniel Levy of the New…

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Oct 08

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China Lashes Out at Imprisoned Dissident Xiaobo Winning Nobel Peace Prize

The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the imprisoned Liu Xiaobo for his human rights work in China, much to the country's dismay. Angus Walker of Independent Television News reports from Beijing on the local reaction.

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Aug 12

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Gitmo Tribunal Trial of Khadr Offers ‘Test of the System Itself’

The trial of a Canadian citizen captured in Afghanistan and accused of war crimes began Thursday, the first under new rules imposed by the Obama administration. For perspective, Margaret Warner speaks with Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star who has…

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Jun 18

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Justices Find Convicts Have No Right to DNA Testing

The Supreme Court said Thursday that convicts have no constitutional right to test DNA evidence in hopes of proving their innocence long after they were found guilty. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the impact of the decision.

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May 11

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Calif. Wildfires Battle Rages On with Some Unlikely Help

Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye, of KCET-TV Los Angeles, reports on the continuing efforts in Santa Barbara to bring a recent spate of wildfires under control and the lesser-known people who are helping fight that battle.

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