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May 31 - Impasse in the Senate as the Patriot Act Sunsets; The Latest Scandal Involving a Closeted Gay Republican Politician; A War Between Israel and Hezbollah This Summer?

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April 1 - Assad Suffers Military Setbacks in Syria; A Second Deadline Blown in the P5+1 talks with Iran; Corporate America Weighs in Against "Religious Freedom" Laws

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March 30 - The P5+1 Talks with Iran at the Brink; HBO's Meticulous and Devastating Expose of Scientology; Indiana's "Religious Freedom" Law Backfires

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February 25 - Bigotry in the Name of Religious Liberty in Arizona; The Megamerger that could be a Glimpse into the Future of the Internet; "Russians: The People Behind the Power"

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May 10 - Same-Sex and The Swing States; Venezuela A Tinderbox?; Sacrificing Pilots For Profits

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May 9 - The President Evolves; Netanyahu's New Coalition and the Palestinians; Russia's Revolving Door of Repression

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February 7 - A Court Victory Against Discrimination; Mitt's Momentum Meets Minnesota; Who's In Charge in Iran?

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January 5 - Santorum's Sanctimony; "The Tide of War is Receding"; Protecting Predatory Lenders

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