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Power Trips: Pombo in the Gray Oct 13, 2005

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Tax law prohibits members of Congress from taking international trips paid for by private foundations, but Republican Richard Pombo may have done just that.

Finding Home Oct 13, 2005

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More than 20,000 foreign children are adopted by Americans every year. Most come from poor and troubled parts of the world, and a life in America offers new hope. But it also means separation from their birth culture. Finding Home: Fifty Years of International Adoption explores the pull of adoption across lives and borders.

No Place for a Woman Sep 13, 2005

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In the 1970s, women began breaking into male-dominated professions as never before. Women took jobs as police officers, lawyers and steelworkers. Across the country, the first women in male bastions faced a hostile reception. In the iron mines of northern Minnesota, women were harassed, threatened and assaulted. Their fight to keep their jobs broke new legal ground and helped change the workplace forever.

Power Trips: Chilled Travel Jul 13, 2005

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How has all the recent news about congressional travel changed the travel habits of those in Congress?

Married to the Military Jul 13, 2005

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The United States is making huge demands on its military people, the toughest since the Vietnam War. But most soldiers during Vietnam were young, single men. Today, in the all-volunteer military, about half of all service people are married with children, so the burdens of fighting these wars are shared back home.

Power Trips: The Lobbyists' Loophole Jun 13, 2005

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Over the past few years, private groups have payed for more than 4,800 trips by members of Congress at a cost of $14 million.

Global 3.0 May 13, 2005

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For many, globalization has meant rich countries getting richer at the expense of the poor. Today, it's not that simple.

The Cost of Corruption May 13, 2005

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Corruption skims billions from the global economy, locking millions of people in poverty. But a worldwide movement is fighting back.

A Mind of Their Own Apr 13, 2005

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Most children can be volatile at some point in their development, with no particular cause for worry. But at what point do irritability, mood swings, and tantrums constitute a mental illness? Up to half a million children are believed to have bipolar illness. This is the story of three of those children, their families, and the professionals who work with them.

Locked Down Mar 13, 2005

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The supermax prison was designed to incapacitate dangerous criminals by locking them down in stark isolation. But do they live up to their promise?