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Thursday, January 24 2013

  • Today's Takeaway | January 24, 2013 January 24, 2013

    How Will Obama's Foreign Policy Goals Change with Kerry at the Helm? | Women Granted the Right to Serve in Combat | Indian Women Face Corruption Before Justice | Report Claiming Iran ... (episode)

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    • The Issues at Hand: How Will Kerry Change Foreign Policy? January 24, 2013

      As John Kerry faces his Senate colleagues in his secretary of state confirmation hearings, BBC State Department correspondent Kim Ghattas explains how the State Department may change ...

    • Women Granted the Right to Serve in Combat January 24, 2013

      In a landmark decision that overturns a 1994 ruling, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has lifted the military’s ban on women in combat. The move will make hundreds of thousands of fr...

    • Indian Women Face Corruption Before Justice January 24, 2013

      The trial of the 23-year-old woman who was fatally gang raped in India last month is set to begin today. Though her case has been brought to a speedy trial, the process is atypical of...

    • Report Claiming Iran Employs 30,000 Spies Called into Question January 24, 2013

      <p>Coming up, an update on a story we brought you earlier in the month about the size of Iran's intelligence agency. <strong>Justin Elliot</strong>, a reporter for Pro Publica, analyzes the number and its original source.</p>

    • Women Aren't Strangers to Combat January 24, 2013

      The Pentagon announcement that they will open up combat postings to women may seem like a dramatic departure today, but in the context of world history, it's not such a giant leap. Ho...

    • Who Employs Racists? Facebook's New Search Can Tell You January 24, 2013

      What if so many of your employees are racist online that your company can be categorized as an employer of racists? It’s not so hard to gather up and organize this information. In fac...

    • Apple Stock Falls Sharply as Growth Slows January 24, 2013

      Apple is the largest publicly-traded corporation in the world, and for the past few years, investors have expected atmospheric growth. Those expectations recently drove Apple's stock ...

    • Actor Explains How He Portrayed Bin Laden in 'Zero Dark Thirty' January 24, 2013

      Osama bin Laden first appeared on the FBI Most Wanted list in 1999. Following the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, every American knew his name, and he represented America's ul...