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"The Fate of Japan Hangs in the Balance"
When things got particularly dangerous at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last March, controversy ensued about whether the Tokyo Electric Power Company intended to withdraw all its workers, leaving the plant unmanned. Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan describes his decision to address TEPCO employees, demanding that they stay and protect the fate plant - and the country.
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How Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell helped transform the Supreme Court and U.S. politics.
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A two-part special looking at a little-known "two-strikes" law, and pregnancy in prison.
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Inside the protests that rocked Iran after the death of a young woman in police custody.
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Investigating deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save lives.
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A year after the Uvalde shooting, documenting the community’s trauma and efforts to heal.
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The enduring story of the battle of Fallujah, told by the people who lived through it.
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As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, the story of their path to power.
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How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory.