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Do Doctors Die Like the Rest of Us?

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: How Doctors Die, Dr. Linda Ganzini, Barbara Coombs Lee, Aid in Dying, Frontline, Dr. Ken Murray, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News

In November, Dr. Ken Murray published a blog called "How Doctors Die." It's been reverberating through the Web ever since, prompting a continuous stream of comments and inspiring others to offer their own essays and input.

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"Lost in Detention" Shows Broken System

Voto Latino | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Cecilia Munoz, Obama, Immigration, Detentions, Deportations, Ice, Frontline, Immigration Reform, Latino Voices News

It appears the administration will continue doing "the stuff they've asked for," and get nothing in return, except for even more broken families and scorn from the congressmen they're trying to appease.

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Alex Crawford: Making History in Libya

John Mair | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Reporting, Frontline, Libya, Green Square, Rts, Alex Crawford, Skynews, Media, John Mair, Journalism, UK News

She trended worldwide on Twitter on Sunday August 21st. Alex Crawford of Sky News was one of the first three journalists -- all women -- entering Green Square Tripoli with the Libyan rebels.

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Japan and Being There

Marco Werman | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: The Atomic Artists, Frontline, Ikitiki Jukyu, Fukushima, Japan, The World, World News

In Japan, 3-11 and its ensuing nuclear crisis have prompted soul-searching, and that is itself a debate about Japanese national identity. That is a revolution, but it likely won't be televised. And yet its impact could be massive.

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Palliative Care Information Act at the Bedside: Achieving Truly Informed Consent

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Barbara Coombs Lee, Advance Directive, Facing Death, New York, Palliative Care Information Act, Frontline, New York News

New York has a new law, called the Palliative Care information Act (PCIA). It's simple, and short, and outlines a specific standard for doctors who ca...

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Libyan Rebels Battle for Brega

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Sirte, Loyalists, Al Jazeera, Brega, Income, Nato, Siege, Benghazi, Supply, Attrition, Ajdabiya, Resupply, Stalemate, Money, Qaddafi, Bombs, War, Rebels, Tanks, Frontline, Airstrikes, Misrata, Army, Ras Lanuf, Chris Weigant, Ragtag, Oil, Libya, Air Support, Gadhafi, Tripoli, Ghaddafi, World News

Whoever controls Brega will control the oil the town can ship out, which would be a huge source of income for the rebels. In the end, this war may wind up being one of attrition.

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'Frontline' Looks Beyond Broadcast With New Hires

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 06.11.2011

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"Frontline" has racked up dozens of broadcast journalism awards over the past 28 years and remains a staple of public television. But instead of resti...

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The Live Religious Inquisition of Pakistani Actress Veena Malik

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Pamela Anderson, Islam, India, Bollywood, Pakistan, Interview, Frontline, Mullah, Mufti, #Veenamalik, Cleric, Kamran Shahid, Muslim, Pakistani, Veena Malik, Hollywood, World News

As one of the stars of Indian reality show Bigg Boss, in which participants are placed in a house and filmed 24-hours-a-day, Malik became the focus of criticism by a religious figure and a well-known journalist in Pakistan recently.

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Haiti Double Feature

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frontline, Pbs, Daniel-Reed, Amanda Lin Costa, Alexandria-Hammond, Haiti, Independent Lens, The Lone Olive, Cap-Haitien, Documentary, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Earthquake, Video, World News

According to documentary filmmaker Daniel Reed, whose film deals with the fact that during the earthquake, many prisoners escaped, "The Haitians I met were all desperate for security. It's their number one priority."

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Haiti Double Feature

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pbs, Independent Lens, Cap-Haitien, Alexandria Hammond, Gangs, Children of Haiti, Frontline, Education, Haiti Earthquake, Amanda Lin Costa, Haiti, The Lone Olive, Documentary, Battle of Haiti, Port-Au-Prince, Daniel Reed, World News

Tonight on PBS, two really strong documentaries dig deep into issues in Haiti that not only provide insight into the situation now post earthquake but...

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Why Do Innocent People Confess to Crimes They Did Not Commit?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: False Confessions, Governor Tim Kaine.DNA Exoneration, Frontline, Michelle Bosko Case, Coerced Confessions, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Politics News

The answer all too often is coercion, intimidation, deceit and trickery. All of those techniques were employed to obtain the conviction of four innocent sailors for the rape and murder of a woman in Norfolk, Virginia.

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The Documentary BP Wants You to Disregard

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Propublica, Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Frontline, Green News

In a speech today, BP CEO Robert Dudley warned London's business leaders that an upcoming report and documentary from ProPublica and PBS FRONTLINE wou...

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For-Profit Schools Shares Sink

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frontline, For-Profit Schools Shares, For-Profit Schools, Corinthian Colleges, For-Profit Schools Market, College Inc., Bridgepoint Education Inc., Everest Colleges, College News

NEW YORK — Shares of for-profit schools tumbled more deeply than broader markets Tuesday after Corinthian Colleges Inc. said the Department of E...

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Frontline's "The Vaccine War" Misses Half the Story

Jenny McCarthy | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Frontline, Autism, Jenny McCarthy Autism, Autism Vaccines, Frontline Autism, Autism Speaks, Healthy Living News

Where are the doctors and scientists who support our community and support the idea that vaccines may be a trigger for autism? In Frontline's world, they don't exist.

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'Dancing Boys Of Afghanistan': Bacha Bazi Documentary Exposes Horrific Sexual Abuse Of Young Afghan Boys (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

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PBS's Frontline has posted their latest piece online, and it is both fascinating and horrifying. "The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan" exposes the horrif...

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Bury Our Banks in Style!

Iris Mack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Finance Bloggers, Dr. Paul Wilmott, Bank Failures, TSTB Banks, Sweet Freedom, Bank Regulations, Too Big to Fail, Move Your Money Campaign, TBTF Banks, Larry Summers, Repealed, Wall Street Journal, Jazz Funerals, Fdic, Jazz, Financial TImes, Too Small to Bailout, Glass-Steagall Act, Secondline Dance, Bob Rubin, Finance, Correct Predictions, Economy, CQF Blog, Trading, London, Dr. Emanuel Derman, Dr. Satyajit Das, Certificate of Quantitative Finance Programme, Financial Engineering, Derivatives, Dr. Nassim Taleb, Cqf, Global Economic Recession, The Warning, Pbs, Brooksley Born, Consumer Finance Protection, Casinos, Congress, Frontline, wilmott.com, cqf.com, Business News

How can we bury the Too Small To Bailout banks in style? Here are a few suggestions.

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Bad Economy? We Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

Nathan Havey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nathan Havey, Deficit, 10 Trillion and Counting, National Debt, Federal Budget Deficit, 10-Trillion-Debt, Economy, Frontline, Business News

Our elected representatives (and much of our media) are afraid to look this crisis in the face and talk straight about how to solve it.

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Patrick Stewart Adores His iPhone, Is Scared Of Getting Hooked On Gaming (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frontline, Pbs, Patrick Stewart Gaming, Patrick Stewart Twitter, Digital Nation, Patrick Stewart iPhone, Patrick Stewart Shakespeare, Patrick Stewart Digital Nation, Patrick Stewart on Technology, Patrick Stewart, Video, Technology News

Patrick Stewart, also known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, has a complex relationship with t...

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Are We (Virtually) There Yet?

Stephen Balkam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pbs, Digital Media, Family Online Safety Insitute, Stephen Balkam, Frontline, Video Game Addiction, Digital Nation, Internet Addiction, Growing Up Online, Video Games, Technology News

Recent research found that kids consume 7.5 hours of media per day. Add in multi-tasking (texting while watching TV while listening to music, for instance) and the figure reaches an amazing 11 hours.

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HealthCare Focus: Quality versus Cost

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frontline, World Health Organization, John Podesta, American Medical Association, Frank Luntz, Kaiser Permanente, Barack Obama, Charlie Rose, Health-Maintenance-Organizations, US News & World Report, Politics News

Service, expertise, and time. Those are the real challenges of the Healthcare debate.

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Afghan Troop Request Hides Real Numbers

Jeff Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Pentagon, Counterterrorism, Afghanistan, Counter-Insurgency, War, Obama, stanley_mcchrystal, Frontline, 60_minutes, celeste_ward, john_nagl, World News

Despite grim new portraits of U.S. fortunes in Afghanistan, Washington's debate over troop levels continues unhinged from reality.

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New Orleans Police Shot 10 Civilians, 4 Of Whom Died, After Katrina, New Probe Finds

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

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During the turbulent days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, New Orleans police shot 10 civilians, at least four of whom died, according to interv...

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PBS' Frontline To Premiere 'Obama's War' About Afghanistan War (VIDEO)

PBS | The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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PBS' Frontline premieres its new season this Tuesday with a riveting new documentary titled "Obama's War." Featuring some of the most gripping war fo...

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Just Say "No" to Adult Children Wanting Money

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, Children, Cspan, Addictions, Big Money, Roger Ailes, Bad Luck, Parenthood, Reagan, Cnbc, Injury Settlements, Lexington KY, 401k, Richmond Ky, Morning in America, Ncaa Basketball, Strippers, McNay Settlement Group, Inheritances, Rumeal Robinson, Tough Love, Bankruptcy, Retirement, Retired and Broke, Medical Expenses, Fox Business News, Clu, Just Say No, Soldiers, Enabling, The American College, Million Dollar Round Table, College Tuition, Foreclosures, Ambition, Helen Ford, Frontline, Special Needs Children, John Prine, Miami News Times, Ohio University, Budgeting, Msnbc, Failure to Launch, Financial Crisis, Aarp, Senior Citizen Bankruptcy, Personal Finance, Newsweek, Balanced Life, Msfs, Borrowing Money, Lotteries, Chfc, Foster Children, Kentucky, Don McNay, NBA Basketball, www.mcnay.com, Structured Settlements, www.donmcnay.com, Mortgage, Vanderbilt University, Eastern Kentucky University, Fox News, University of Michigan, Afghanistan, Mooching, Cssc, Caddilac, Business News

You are not doing your children any favors by not allowing them to grow up. I'm OK with parents helping children through college (in four years, not forty), but after that they are on their own.

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American Violet: A Powerful Movie about Race and the Drug War

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Review, Frontline, Movie, Drugs, War on Drugs, Michael O'Keefe, Racial, Prejudice, Injustice, Drug, Boyd, Systemic Racism, Tim Blake Nelson, Institutionalized Racism, American Civil Liberties Union, Erin Brockovich, District Attorney, Racism, Drug War, Confidential Informant, Justice System, Nicole Beharie, Regina Kelly, Graham Boyd, Texas, Film, American Violet, John Paschall, Chris Weigant, Sydney Poitier, Aclu, Mississippi Burning, Plea Bargain, Xzibit, Beharie, Kelly, Hearne, Paschall, Da, Politics News

Without spoiling the ending, American Violet is an excellent movie, and tells the story in a moving and heart-wrenching fashion.

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