Backstory
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Backstory: US Drones Strikes and the "Disposition Matrix"
During Monday's Presidential debate, moderator Bob Schieffer asked just one question about U.S. drone-strikes, despite the fact that the controversial drone program is now one of th... Oct 25, 2012
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Backstory: Privacy in the Digital Age
Verizon Wireless recently came under fire when it was revealed the company has begun selling information about its customers—including users’ geographical locations, app usage, and... Oct 18, 2012
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Backstory: The Medical Marijuana Industry
Since the mid 1990s, 16 states and the District of Columbia have passed medical marijuana laws. In some states, like California, a vast growing and dispensary system has sprung up... Oct 11, 2012
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Backstory: The Future of Wall Street
More than four years after the financial crisis, Wall Street is still struggling to find a new business model. We'll speak with Tom Braithwaite, US Banking Editor at the Financial Times Oct 4, 2012
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Backstory: The State of India
Adam Roberts, a correspondent for The Economist, examines the many economic and political challenges facing India as it rises on the world stage. His special report, "Aim Higher," is... Sep 27, 2012
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Backstory: Voter ID Laws and the 2012 Election
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court vacated a ruling earlier this summer that had upheld the state’s Voter ID law. On this week’s Backstory, Richard Hasen, Chancellor’s Profess... Sep 20, 2012
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Backstory: East China Sea Dispute
Dr. Sheila Smith, senior fellow for Japan Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the dispute between China and Japan over a group of tiny but resource rich islands. Sep 13, 2012
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Backstory: The Early Days of Bain Capital
ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger looks at the early days of Bain Capital, the private equity firm that Mitt Romney ran in the early 1990s. The firm’s work in turning around Staples is we... Sep 13, 2012
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Backstory: No Terrorism Leads From Controversial NYPD Demographics Unit
For more than a year we’ve known about the New York Police Department’s controversial Demographics Unit, which in conjunction with the CIA has conducted surveillance of Muslim communi... Aug 23, 2012
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Backstory: What Happened at Standard Chartered
Earlier this week, the British bank Standard Chartered announced that it would pay $340 million in civil penalties to a New York State regulator to end an inquiry into whether the ... Aug 16, 2012