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State of the Union Address Jan 21, 2015

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Speaking last night to a Congress controlled by Republicans, President Obama sounded to some as if the Democrats won last November’s elections. He proposed legislation and issued veto threats. Can he dominate the agenda for the next two years?

Obama's Big Push to Depopulate Guantánamo Bay Jan 20, 2015

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Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay have been held for years without any charges; half the remaining inmates have been cleared for release; military prosecutors have resigned in frustration. But, after six years in office, America's Commander in Chief has not been able to shut it down.

Blacks, Whites and Access to Justice Jan 19, 2015

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The mass of conflicting evidence released by prosecutors fed heated arguments about how and why Officer Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown last August in Ferguson, Missouri. That has sparked a broader debate about equal access to justice for black Americans. On this Martin Luther King Day, we are re-broadcasting a discussion that first aired on November 26.

Will Expanding the Housing Market Lead to Another Bubble? Jan 16, 2015

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America's top mortgage salesman says it's finally time for millennials to buy new homes. But his own daughter's not buying it. Their family argument illustrates what's good about President Obama's planned boost for the housing market and what's not.

GOP Off to a Rocky Start Jan 15, 2015

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Yesterday, conservative House Republicans denounced the President for being too lenient with undocumented immigrants. Today, moderate members attacked him for too many deportations. Can the GOP get its act together in time to show unity during next year's presidential campaigns?

Horrors in Yemen and Nigeria Clouded by the Media's Paris Coverage Jan 14, 2015

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Al Qaeda in Yemen now claims it ordered the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Should the western media be paying more attention to atrocities in that country — and to Nigeria, where civilians are being slaughtered by the thousands?

Charter Schools: Public Money and Private Profit Jan 13, 2015

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Charter schools may or not save public education, but they can be good for business. Even some non-profits are making money for education-management firms.

Solidarity and Fear in France Jan 12, 2015

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Last week in Paris, 17 people were killed in terrorist attacks on a satirical magazine and a kosher grocery story. Yesterday, some three million angry people took to the streets all over the country. Despite that show of national unity, can France contain a backlash against Muslims…or increased anti-Semitism? What's the potential impact on the rest of Europe?

Terrorism in France: The Ordeal Continues Jan 09, 2015

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French authorities are unraveling the details of two hostage situations, one of which led to the deaths of both suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre. In the other, an alleged confederate also was killed. Some neighborhoods in Paris are locked down and all of France remains on high alert.

French Manhunt Underway for the Charlie Hebdo Killers Jan 08, 2015

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As the manhunt for suspected killers continues, France is assessing the consequences of yesterday's slaughter of satirical writers and cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo.

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