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Search results for "Wars" ...
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CBS News Investigates: Veterans
The story tackled the tough subject of military veterans who commit crimes when they come back from war. New York state judges were the first to create Veteran's Courts as a way to give men and women who suffered the trauma of war a second chance. This is not a get out of jail free card, but a helping hand for military veterans who are willing to go through rehab.
Tags: military; rehab; veteran; war; Veteran's Courts
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"The Clarks, an American story"
Reporter Bill Dedman tells the story of the Clark family. What started as a feature story quickly morphed into an investigative story, which then led to a "breaking story about a district attorney's investigation." Dedman revealed that the wealthy Clark family has ties to the Civil War era. Dedman became interested in the story when he decided to investigate why Huguette Clark's mansions are "sitting vacant."
Tags: Civil War; mansions; public records
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"Homegrown Terror"
In this 60 Minutes broadcast, CBS investigates "homegrown terrorism." The war on terrorism has been heavily focused on Al Qaeda, but individual terrorist who are raised in the U.S. often have little or not contact with the organization. These people often avoid the "law enforcement's radar." This report is intended to provide new insight on the topic of terrorism on U.S. soil.
Tags: terrorism; Al Qaeda; Taliban; Somali; Obama; Minneapolis; al-Shabaab
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"Brian Ross Investigates: CIA Shoot-Down - 10 years later
Ten years after the CIA "mistakenly ordered the shoot down" of a plane full of U.S. missionaries, Brian Ross and his team exposed a "major" cover-up by the CIA. The order to shoot down the plane resulted in the death of a mother and her young child and injured three other people. In an attempt to hide their mistakes, the CIA "misled the federal government and the public."
Tags: CIA; missionary; Peru; War on Drugs
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Blood Trade: Memphis and the Mexican Drug War
A man in Memphis plays a crucial role in funding a violent Mexican drug cartel that ships cocaine and marijuana around the U.S. In an unprecedented investigation, the reporter travels with Mexican sources involved in the drug cartel, giving American readers the chance to see the Mexican side of the story.
Tags: Mexico; drug cartel; drug trade; drug war; Memphis
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Built to Burn?`
While modular homes are becoming increasingly popular, this investigation shows how they are more likely to burn faster than traditional houses. The modular home industry, as the investigation shows, has been neglecting to undergo required safety inspections.
Tags: modular homes; inspection; fire; mobile home; homeowner; RV
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Brain Wars: How the Military is Failing Its Wounded
NPR and ProPublica investigated to see whether the government had kept its promise to improve health care for soldiers with brain injuries. The stories reveal that the military was not diagnosing most of the brain injuries and those that were diagnosed were not being recorded in the soldier's medical records.
Tags: brain injury; military; soldier; traumatic brain injury; diagnose
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Failed Drug Wars
The war on drugs has cost the United States $1 trillion dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives. Yet, the drug use and violence is even more rampant that is was forty years ago. The AP reports from the front lines of the drug war in Mexico to determine why the U.S. is still losing this battle.
Tags: drugs; drug war; war on drugs; Mexico; Mexico border
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Impossible Dream: Rebuilding Afghanistan amid corruption, nepotism, and mismanagement
The investigation examines the Obama administration's efforts to create a modern, secure nation in Afghanistan.
Tags: Afghanistan; War on Terror; al Qaeda; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; reconstruction
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Brain Wars: How the Military is Failing Its Wounded
The series uncovers a pattern of broken promises and ignored problems within the medical system for America's soldiers and veterans. Despite the hundreds of thousands of soldiers suffering from serious brain injuries, the military has continued to fail to diagnose and treat their injuries. In some cases, brain injuries were dismissed as headaches.
Tags: brain injury; veterans; military; military hospital; concussions