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To the Point episodes

July 19, 2011 Phone Hacking and the House of Murdoch
At a hearing today, Rupert Murdoch apologized, denied previous knowledge and blamed subordinates for the phone-hacking and bribery scandal rocking Britain's political elite....
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July 18, 2011 Debt Ceiling Negotiations and the Fear of Default
With Democrats angry at him for offering spending cuts and Republicans adamant about higher taxes, President Obama is trying to look like the only adult in Washington...
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July 15, 2011 Carmageddon and Global Congestion
Los Angeles is officially panicked over the weekend-long shut down of a major freeway. The objective is to provide a new high-occupancy vehicle lane....
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July 14, 2011 Assassination in Afghanistan Creates a Void
A suicide bomber struck mourners in Kandahar today, further evidence
that Afghanistan faces increased violence and further
destabilization since the assassination of President Karzai's
half-brother...
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July 13, 2011 Is Rupert Murdoch's Media Empire Crumbling?
Growing scandal has forced "an extraordinary reversal of fortune" for Rupert Murdoch. We talk with Carl Bernstein and others about gathering news by hacking cell phones and bribing police, and...
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July 12, 2011 Immigration from Mexico Slows
Many Americans fear that Mexico is on the verge of failure, but major changes are underway in education, investment and the astonishing drop in illegal immigration to the US.

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July 11, 2011 Stalemate over the Debt Ceiling Continues
Yesterday's White House negotiations failed to make progress, so the President and Congressional leaders are at it again. We get a progress report...
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July 08, 2011 Does the Last Shuttle Flight Mark the End of an Age of Optimism?
NASA's last shuttle is on its way to the International Space Station. We look at 30 years of technological history and ask if a powerful American dream has come to an end.
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July 07, 2011 The Big Three and the Fight over Mileage Standards
During weeks of closed-door talks with the auto industry, the Obama Administration has been pushing for lower mileage standards, which could also effect global warming.
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July 06, 2011 Political Brinksmanship and the Debt Limit
New York Times conservative columnist David Brooks shocked Washington this week by saying that Republicans may not be "fit to govern." Will they drive the country into default?
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A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did…