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      <title>Redefining mental illness</title>
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      <title>Is Obama squeezing media freedom?</title>
      <description>We ask if the White House is abusing concerns about national security to pressure journalists to give up their sources.</description>
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      <title>The power to go to war</title>
      <description>What are the implications of the US president having the authority to use military force without congressional approval?</description>
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      <title>The US disconnect over climate change </title>
      <description>Amid growing scientific proof that global warming is man-made, we look at why the public gives credence to the sceptics.</description>
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      <title>Should human genes be patented?</title>
      <description>As Angelina Jolie underwent a preventive double  mastectomy, we look at the controversy surrounding genetic testing.</description>
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      <title>Protecting Haiti's homeless</title>
      <description>Has the Haitian government failed to protect its own people from forced evictions and violence?</description>
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      <title>Is the US intimidating the media?</title>
      <description>As the justice department seizes AP's phone records, we discuss the aggressive pursuit of whistleblowers in the US.
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      <title>The US legacy on Vieques </title>
      <description>Are cancer, birth defects, and diseases the lasting legacy of US weapons use on the Puerto Rican island? </description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:49:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The American single mother's burden</title>
      <description>We look at why single parents fare worse in the United States than in other similarly industrialised nations.
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      <title>US military: Sexual assaults on the rise</title>
      <description>Why are so many in the US military having to endure the misery of sexual assault?</description>
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      <title>The flaws in the US justice system</title>
      <description>What does one death row inmate's execution, halted at the last minute, reveal about capital punishment in the US?</description>
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      <title>The consequences of the US sequester</title>
      <description>We look at how Congress actions to rectify the fiscal situation are creating a larger social affliction.</description>
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      <title>Penny Pritzker: Cronyism or the right choice?</title>
      <description>We examine the implications of nominating the Chicago billionaire as US secretary of commerce.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:18:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The NRA - America's friend or foe? </title>
      <description>We discuss whose interests the powerful US lobby is actually representing as the gun control debate rages on.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 14:06:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Washington Redskins: Native Americans see red</title>
      <description>Are indigenous racial sensitivities treated differently from other ethnic groups in the US?
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      <title>Will Obama close Guantanamo?</title>
      <description>As hunger strike by 100 detainees reaches its third month, the US president returns to calls for prison's closure.</description>
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      <title>Putting an end to Mexico's drug war? </title>
      <description>Pena Nieto set to meet Obama amid reports that Mexico's new crime prevention policies aim to shut out Washington.</description>
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      <title>CIA: Buying peace in Afghanistan?</title>
      <description>As a report reveals millions of dollars were paid to warlords, we ask if it is 'business as usual' for the agency.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:58:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Young and in debt</title>
      <description>Amid news that student debts may have long-term effects on US economic growth, we ask if students have any other choice?</description>
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      <title>The political cost of Mexico's reforms</title>
      <description>As Pena Nieto faces the biggest political crisis of his presidency thus far, we examine how far reforms should go.</description>
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      <title>The US tax trick </title>
      <description>As big corporations legally avoid billions of dollars in tax every year, we ask if it is time to claw this money back.</description>
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      <title>The 'mess' that oil made</title>
      <description>We discuss the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico cleanup and how the US government remains divided over Keystone XL.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:57:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Paraguay: A victory for corruption? </title>
      <description>We examine the impact of Horacio Cartes' victory in Paraguay's elections on the country as well as on Latin America.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:45:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Efrain Rios Montt - Justice in limbo</title>
      <description>Will the victims of genocide find reparation as the trial of Guatemala's former dictator stumbles to a sudden close?</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:23:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pushing for reform</title>
      <description>We examine Obama's efforts to reform gun control legislation, immigration laws and cybersecurity regulations.</description>
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      <title>Venezuela at the crossroads </title>
      <description>As post-election tensions continue to escalate in Venezuela, we ask where is this political crisis heading. </description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:44:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Torment, torture and terror</title>
      <description>A report concludes that the US tortured detainees, so how will its findings affect the US counter-terrorism policy?</description>
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      <title>What next for Venezuela? </title>
      <description>As Nicolas Maduro wins election by smaller margin than expected, we look at the pressing issues facing the new leader.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:23:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ruling a post-Chavez Venezuela</title>
      <description>What do the government and opposition election campaigns say about the future strategies planned for the country?</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:15:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Where are the Guantanamo legal files? </title>
      <description>Hearings in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals have been delayed after legal defence files vanished from Pentagon PCs.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Obama's budget: A deal with the Republicans?</title>
      <description>As the president unveils a budget proposing significant cuts to social security, we ask if he has betrayed his base. </description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:52:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Legalising animal abuse?</title>
      <description>How new laws in the US are threatening activists' ability to uncover appalling treatment of animals.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:04:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fast food: High profits and low wages</title>
      <description>As companies make record profits, we ask what is behind the resistance to increasing pay for those earning the least.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:11:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dropping the ball on college sports?</title>
      <description>We ask if university players in the US are getting a raw deal as millions are made off their sporting prowess.</description>
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      <title>The false promises of the United States</title>
      <description>Is there a growing acceptance and institutionalisation of US human rights abuses and impunity?</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:19:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Blood in the Amazon</title>
      <description>Why do those who speak out forcefully against illegal logging and ranching often pay with their lives?</description>
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      <title>US vs North Korea: A potential crisis?</title>
      <description>As Kim Jong-un threatens to attack both Seoul and the US, we ask how Washington should react to the current escalation. </description>
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      <title>The controversial Monsanto Protection Act </title>
      <description>Why has Obama approved a law giving immunity to the production and sale of genetically modified food in the US?</description>
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      <title>America's abortion war</title>
      <description>As anti-abortion activists have refocused their efforts on the state level, are pro-choice advocates keeping up?</description>
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      <title>Cyber warfare: Where are the limits?</title>
      <description>We examine how far the US itself is pioneering offensive cyber policy.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:52:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Honduras: A culture of impunity</title>
      <description>Is the US state department misleading Congress about possible US funding for Honduran death squads?</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:35:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cutting classes</title>
      <description>As Chicago plans to close more than 50 schools, we ask what it means for the students who will be forced to relocate.</description>
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      <title>The ethics of solitary confinement</title>
      <description>We ask why the US holds more detainees in isolation than any other country in the democratic world.
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      <title>Policing the freedom of the internet</title>
      <description>What does the US's relentless pursuit of internet activists say about the priorities of Obama's Department of Justice?</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:47:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Can gun control reduce crime in the US?</title>
      <description>We examine if a ban on assault weapons could be more harmful than helpful in the campaign to cut down on gun violence.</description>
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      <title>Have lessons been learnt from the Iraq war?</title>
      <description>We ask if ten years on from the invasion of Iraq US politicians and media have learnt from their mistakes.</description>
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      <title>'Stop and frisk' on trial</title>
      <description>Does the NYPD practice of stopping, questioning and searching people target minorities or help prevent crime?</description>
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      <title>The rise of the global South</title>
      <description>What lessons can countries like the United States learn from the prosperity of the South?</description>
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      <title>US guest workers: A captive workforce?</title>
      <description>Students protest against appalling working and living conditions they endured as part of a cultural exchange programme.</description>
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      <title>Pope Francis: A symbol of change?</title>
      <description>We examine the political, cultural and religious impact of the Latin American pope's ordination on the region.</description>
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      <title>What are the major threats facing the US? </title>
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