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Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., left, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., center, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., right, finish a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, where they and other lawmakers announced their plan to introduce new legislation to eliminate the federal debt ceiling. They group views the current debt ceiling law as an unnecessary impediment to Congress in furthering economic recovery. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Roundup: Debt Ceiling, Million-Dollar Judges and the NRA’s Inner Circle
January 16, 2013 | What Matters Today
Today's roundup includes stories about eliminating the debt ceiling, million-dollar judges and the NRA's inner circle.
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The Risk of Hurricane Destruction in New Orleans
September 6, 2002 | NOW with Bill Moyers (2002-2005)

The enormous potential disaster of a hurricane on New Orleans’s weak protective barrier. Continue reading