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Zero Dark Thirty, out this weekend, ‘remarkably accurate’ yet still controversial

Arts, Culture & Media

Zero Dark Thirty, the critically acclaimed film that looks at the events leading up to the death of Osama bin Laden. The film, though, has not been without controversy, particularly on Capitol Hill, where several senators have been outspoken critics.

Pentagon outlines budget cuts to the tune of a half-trillion dollars

Global Politics

Lawmakers Question Pakistan’s Role in Bin Laden’s Protection

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Senate report on military contractors: ‘wasted resources’

Global Politics
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Senator Carl Levin on the Wall Street crisis, junk bonds and Michigan foreclosures

Conflict & Justice
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Paying the Taliban to quit

Global Politics

The US military in Afghanistan is to be allowed to pay Taliban fighters who renounce violence. The Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, Senator Carl Levin, sees pay for former Taliban fighters to protect their communities. Katy Clark talks with him.

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