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What It's Like to Get "Monstered" By a Murdoch Tabloid
In 2003, British Member of Parliament Chris Bryant began investigating whether News International tabloids paid off police. Six months later, he found his private life splashed in the headlines.
March 27, 2012
The Covert Convert Behind the CIA's Drone Program
"He presides over a campaign that has killed thousands of Islamist militants and angered millions of Muslims," wrote The Washington Post's Gregg Miller, in a rare profile of the head of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center (CTC). "But he is himself a convert to Islam."
March 26, 2012
New Counterterrorism Guidelines Allow U.S. to Hold Americans' Data Longer
Signed yesterday, the new rules will allow the government to hold data on U.S. citizens who are not suspected of terrorist activity for 10 times longer than before.
March 23, 2012
Americans Increasingly Uneasy When Politicians Talk Religion
Of course, there's nothing new about the debate over the appropriate role of religion in politics and public life...
March 22, 2012
Breaking the News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal
FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman discusses "Murdoch's Scandal" on NPR's "Fresh Air."
March 22, 2012
Amidst Federal Crackdown, Connecticut Marijuana Bill Gains Traction
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have medical marijuana laws on the books right now, and Connecticut looks like it could be the next.
March 22, 2012
With Russian Support, U.N. Security Council Adopts Watered-Down Statement on Syria
After months of diplomatic stalemate resulting from the the objections of Russia and China, the U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a statement on the crisis in Syria today.
March 21, 2012
Dropout Nation Outreach
Why do students dropout? And what can be done? Join FRONTLINE’s national outreach campaign and learn about ending the dropout crisis in your community.
March 21, 2012