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The bitter battle over President Bush's nominee for the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, a conversation with the man at the helm of The Economist, and the political effects of piety in government.

A battle between union workers and corporate efforts to cut pay and benefits, politicians who tout their religions but don't help those in need, and the plight of women in Afghanistan.

The Houston superintendent was tapped to be Secretary of Education — but was his model so "successful" thanks to high cheating drop-out rates? And should insurance companies treat chemical addit

The possible hidden agendas of some faith-based charities, a discussion of corporate reform with the founder of Vanguard Group, and writer John Ridley on the intersection of politics and entertainment.

Supporters say faith-based charities step in to take care of people when government social service agencies can't, but critics contend some are vehicles to push religion on vulnerable clients.

Christine Todd Whitman recounts the controversies that dogged her tenure as head of the EPA, and National Environmental Trust's Philip Clapp discusses the influence of the oil and nuclear industries.

NOW met with 9/11 widows demanding answers about the terrorist attacks, and heard from FEC Commissioner Scott Thomas on the pressure for Democrats to give into soft money contributions.

A special report examining how global corporations may be riding high by shortchanging the world's women.

NOW visits India, where skilled workers are taking over technology and service positions for some of America's biggest corporations, and considers the effects of education budget cuts.

This episode of NOW reported on an attack on the UN headquarters in Iraq and what it might mean for the rebuilding of Iraq. Next up, a trend in local cable systems becoming part of big media conglomerates caused many … Continue reading