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Wednesday, August 8 2012

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    Wade Michael Page and a retracted Department of Homeland Security report | An American investor believes another economic downturn is on the way | Do Americans need a vacation? | Jen... (episode)

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    • Wade Michael Page and the Retracted Government Report August 8, 2012

      A report written over three years ago warned of the dangers of homegrown terror. Was the government aware of the trouble brewing on the home front, or was this report a preemptive att...

    • Why More Banking Crises Are on the Way August 8, 2012

      Jim Rogers, an American investor and chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interest, has seen banking scandals in 2002. And in 2008. And he says the cyclical pattern of economic dow...

    • Do Americans Need a Vacation? August 8, 2012

      <p>While our counterparts have national vacation policies guaranteeing thirty or more vacation days a year, the United States doesn&rsquo;t even have a national vacation policy.</p>

    • Jenns Robertson's Mission to Document Every Bomb the U.S. Has Ever Dropped August 8, 2012

      Many of the air attacks conducted by the United States since the commencement of air warfare have gone under the radar. That was, until 45-year-old Minnesota native and former Lieuten...

    • Congressional Primaries Draw Focus from Washington August 8, 2012

      <p>Several primaries in the coming weeks will steal the spotlight, however briefly, from Washington, D.C. Takeaway Washington correspondent&nbsp;<strong>Todd Zwillich&nbsp;</strong>tells us which races to watch.</p>

    • Male Athletes Fight for the Right to Synchronized Swim in the Olympics August 8, 2012

      While most of us are accustomed to seeing women play soccer and none of us bat an eye at women running, men are still prohibited from competing in some sports — specifically synchroni...

    • A Second Look at the Standard Chartered Accusations August 8, 2012

      Yesterday, New York's top banking regulator accused the British bank Standard Chartered of secretly helping the Iranian government to launder billions of dollars. Now other authoritie...

    • Visiting the National Parks Before They're Gone August 8, 2012

      The current states of some national parks, despite our country's efforts to conserve them, are still threatened by climate changes. In the future, they may be radically different, esp...