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Monday, May 20 2013

  • The IRS Scandal: The Criminal Investigation, Afghanistan and the Struggle to Walk Away, Does Medicare Part D Care About Safety? May 20, 2013

    The IRS Scandal: The Criminal Investigation | How Long Will the War on Terror Last? | Afghanistan and the Struggle to Walk Away | Tornadoes Tear Through the Midwest | Does Medicare P... (episode)

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    • The IRS Scandal: The Criminal Investigation May 20, 2013

      The I.R.S. scandal continues to dominate headlines in Washington. Last week, Congress held the first hearing into the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups for unw...

    • How Long Will the War on Terror Last? May 20, 2013

      How long will the war on terror last?  Another five years? Or ten years? That question was put to a senior Pentagon official by Congress last week during hearings by the Senate Armed ...

    • Afghanistan and the Struggle to Walk Away May 20, 2013

      There is a name for the human tendency to allow a questionable decision to overstay its usefulness and to stick with something when its harm is clear and the damage is evident to all....

    • Tornadoes Tear Through the Midwest May 20, 2013

      A huge storm swept through swaths of the Midwest this weekend creating tornadoes that touched ground in Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma. Rachel Hubbard is associate director at KOSU in Tuls...

    • Yahoo to Buy Social Media Site Tumblr May 20, 2013

      Users of the photo rich blogging and social media site Tumblr aren't happy. Yahoo has plans to buy the site for $1.1 billion dollars in an all cash deal which extends the brand of Yah...

    • Does Medicare Part D Care About Safety? May 20, 2013

      Ten years ago, Medicare Part D was added to existing coverage for seniors and the disabled. It offered unprecedented access to prescription drugs. But a new investigation by ProPublic...

    • Why We Stay When We Know We Should Leave May 20, 2013

      We’ve all found ourselves in bad situations, and chosen not to get out. On a personal level, those situations might be a bad jobs or unfulfilling relationships. On a bigger level, the...