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The Quest for Gender Equality in the Workplace
California has enacted the toughest equal pay law in the nation. It's designed to eliminate the gap of 23 cents an hour between men and women who perform the same tasks in the workplace. Is it a model...
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Russia's Aggression in Syria Changes the Dynamics
As Russia continues to bombard Syria, it's still targeting enemies of President Assad but not America's enemy ISIS. Has Vladimir Putin scored a lasting victory or created what could be as much a...
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Another Palestinian Uprising?
In his latest speech to the United Nations, President Obama never mentioned Israel and the Palestinians, but a new round of deadly violence has been escalating in Jerusalem and the West Bank ? leading...
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The Democrats Get Their Chance on the Debate Stage
The biggest audience ever for a Democratic presidential debate tuned in last night to see Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and three other candidates try to define themselves and establish the agenda...
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America Outsources Border Control
Central American migrants, including children, are being deported from Mexico before they can apply for asylum in the United States. Many are killed when they get home. That's raising questions about...
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Is Recycling Really Effective?
While mandatory recycling is becoming a way of life in more and more places, critics dismiss it as an easy way for politicians to make guilty consumers feel better about themselves. We hear both sides.
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Is Restaurant Tipping a Bad Idea?
The practice of tipping after dining out began in medieval Europe but became a peculiarly American institution. Now there's a movement to ban it as unfair and discriminatory. Will customers give it up...
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Nuclear Weapons: The Pride of Pakistan
India and Pakistan are historic enemies ? both armed with nuclear weapons. Pakistan's fast-growing arsenal is a cause of mounting concern because it now includes small-short-range "tactical" nukes that...
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Is the Gravy Train over for Oil?
The price of oil has dropped like a stone in the past few months, and the price of gasoline is going down along with it. While it's good news for drivers -- at least for the moment, is it a sign of...
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Vintage Political Theater on Capitol Hill
Republicans still haven't chosen a new Speaker -- the top job in Congress, but they were united today in attacking Hillary Clinton for the deaths of four diplomats in Benghazi, Libya while she was...
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The American Cancer Society's New Mammogram Guidelines
The American Cancer Society has changed its recommended age for women to start getting annual mammograms from 40 to 45. That's caused uncertainty for young women and doctors. What's worse, the risk of...
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Division in the Catholic Church
Three weeks of unusually public drama revealed that the Roman Catholic hierarchy is sharply divided between traditionalists and reformers. Pope Francis called the meeting, asking how to reach out to...
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The EPA Forces States to Adopt "Clean Power"
We hear about President Obama's plan for generating electrical power from renewables instead of fossil ? and its potential impact on global warming, air pollution and American households.
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Passing the Speakership Gavel and the Budget
A bipartisan budget deal will keep the government open and paying its bills, but it's being denounced by the right wing of the Republican Party. We hear how business as usual has become a political...
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Insiders and Outsiders in the Race to the White House
Ten Republican presidential candidates were up against the World Series last night as well as against each other. We hear some lively exchanges and talk about the continued uncertainty for a crowded...
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Viral Video Puts Spotlight on School Police
Video of a white cop abusing a black school girl went viral this week, causing widespread outrage. Uniformed officers with deadly weapons are now part of daily life on thousands of public school...
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Is a Diplomatic Solution for Syria Possible?
With agreement that Syria's civil war needs a diplomatic solution, 17 nations met for seven hours last week to discuss an agenda. But Syria's Assad regime and rebel forces weren't there ? and the...
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Time for Frank Talk on Saudi Arabia's Human Rights Record?
Headlines around the world are predicting that a young political protester is about to be publically beheaded and "crucified" in Saudi Arabia. Rare public criticism in Britain has outraged the Saudi...
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Did Exxon Cover Up Climate Change?
Did one of the world's most powerful corporations deliberately deceive the public and policy makers about the role of its own products in global warming?
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Open Enrollment, or Open Season on Obamacare?
Republicans have promised to kill Obamacare since it went into effect two years ago. The third enrollment period has just begun, and sign-ups are only half what supporters predicted. But millions of...
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