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Rise of ISIS panel

ISIS may disappear much faster than you expect

Conflict

ISIS is dominating the headlines, but how much do we really know about the brutal terrorist group? How did ISIS become a major force so quickly? You may be shocked to learn that their startling rise to power may be followed by a relatively quick fall from grace.

Displaced demonstrators from the minority Yazidi sect gather during a protest against militants of ISIS in Irbil on August 4, 2014.

A trench is all that stands between ISIS and some Iraqi refugees

Conflict

Wisconsin voters head to polls in Scott Walker recall election

Global Politics

The for-profit college swindle

Business, Economics and Jobs

Wisconsin Voters Talk Gov. Scott Walker’s Recall Election

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‘WikiSecrets’: New Documentary on Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks

It’s been a year since Bradley Manning was arrested for allegedly handing over a half million classified documents to WikiLeaks, in the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history.  The former Army intelligence analyst remains jailed in the Army brig in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, awaiting his first pre-trial hearing, while WikiLeak’s head Julian Assange lives under police […]

FDA Puts Transgenic Fish on the Scales

Any day now, the FDA is set to make a decision on what could be the first genetically modified animal for human consumption.

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Student debt higher at for-profit colleges

Business, Economics and Jobs

A recent report by the College Board found students at for-profit colleges graduated with significantly more debt than their counterparts at public and private non-profit schools.

The World

Frontline: Afghanistan and ‘Obama’s war’

Arts, Culture & Media

After eight years, there is still no single image that has defined the Afghan war. A new PBS/Frontline documentary, ‘Obama’s War,’ contains footage and images of the war that haven’t been seen on American television screens until now.

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Where the candidates stand on energy and the environment

Environment

For a look at how John McCain and Barack Obama plan to tackle energy dependence and global warming, The Takeaway turns to Martin Smith. Guest, Frontline correspondent.

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