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Should Airports Use Racial And Religious Profiling?

Moderator John Donvan addresses the team arguing against the motion "U.S. Airports Should Use Racial and Religious Profiling" in an Oxford-style debate on Nov. 22 at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Seated are (from left) Hassan Abbas, Debra Burlingame and Michael Chertoff. Chris Vultaggio hide caption

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Intelligence Squared U.S.

Should Airports Use Racial And Religious Profiling?

The recent furor over screenings and pat-downs has catapulted airport security back into the spotlight. Should airports be targeting their limited resources differently? A team of experts examines the question in the latest Intelligence Squared U.S. debate.

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National Review: Budget Showdown Ahead

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In January when the 112th Congress takes control, one of the more contentious issues is likely to be the budget. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), a rising star in the GOP will chair the House Budget Committee, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a similarly energetic Democrat, will be its ranking member. Andrew Stiles of National Review argues that each have their work cut out for them in what promises to be a year of challenges.

Monday

Op-Ed: Government Money Wasted On Climate Change

Scientists and climate activists gather this week in Cancun, Mexico for the U.N. Climate Change Summit. Activist Bjorn Lomborg argues that most government spending on climate change is wasted money and we still have a long way to go to find sensible solutions for halting climate change.

Op-Ed: Government Money Wasted On Climate Change

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Worried About Your Wallet? Listen Up To Deficit Talk
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Can I Just Tell You?

Worried About Your Wallet? Listen Up To Deficit Talk

Michel Martin delivers her weekly commentary with a focus on the debut of the Tell Me More series "Show Me the Recovery." The first installment looks at the national budget, the challenges facing government leaders working to reduce the deficit, and why we all should be paying attention.

Worried About Your Wallet? Listen Up To Deficit Talk

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'Hey, Baby, Want To Check Out My Cubism?': Garage Stashes We'd Like To See

This photo provided Monday Nov.29, 2010 by the Succession Picasso shows a drawing of a horse by Picasso. Succession Picasso/AP hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

'Hey, Baby, Want To Check Out My Cubism?': Garage Stashes We'd Like To See

Now that a bunch of secret Picassos have turned up in a French garage, what other fanciful artifacts might we hope are hiding somewhere, just waiting to be discovered and unleashed upon the world? We speculate.