Controversies
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The death penalty: Was an innocent man executed?
feature In Georgia, Troy Davis was executed for the 1989 shooting of an off-duty policeman, Mark MacPhail, in spite of recanted testimony.
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The space program: Is Mars the next logical step?
feature Mars may have trapped frozen water and traces of primitive life forms. Should we be satisfied with unmanned probes or rise to the challenge of sending up astronauts?
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Obama: Can he bridge the partisan gap?
feature President Obama would like to create a new spirit of consensus so that the nation can get things done. Will he receive cooperation from the GOP and from members of his own party?
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Iraq
feature A new argument for staying the course.
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The auto industry: Does Detroit deserve a bailout?
feature Congress heard the desperate pleas of GM’s Rick Wagoner and other industry chiefs who say that without a $25 billion loan, their companies could collapse.
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Murder in Washington: Part of a frightening pattern?
feature With the murder of Stephen Tyrone Johns, a guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., the Department of Homeland Security's warning about right-wing extremists now seems prescient.
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John Roberts
feature How will he steer the Supreme Court?
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Tea Party rebellion: Is America still fighting the Civil War?
feature The philosophical and demographic gulf between the two parties has become a chasm, making compromise almost impossible.
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The Tea Party: Why Democrats are facing a thumpin’
feature The movement's influence stems from its sincere anger over ballooning deficits, government bailouts, and Washington’s intrusion into every sphere of life.
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Tenet’s memoir
feature Who’s to blame for 9/11 and Iraq?
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Alito
feature Supreme Court nominee on the hot seat.
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Iraq
feature Is the war still winnable?
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Controversy of the week
feature Subsidized health care: How poor is needy?
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The Ten Commandments: Legal, if they’re not religious
feature Why the courts said no to religious symbols
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