Law

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-06-13/government-secrecy-and-pentagon-papers-release

Government Secrecy and the Pentagon Papers Release

Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:36 p.m.
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Forty years, to the day, after The New York Times published excerpts from a top-secret report on the Vietnam War, the 7,000-page "Pentagon Papers" are being declassified and released to the public in their entirety. Today's release raises...

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-31/hacking-and-internet-security

Hacking and Internet Security

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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Two serious Internet breaches over the weekend highlighted the ongoing issue of securing online information. The website of PBS was hijacked by a group of "hacktivists" aiming to critique PBS's news coverage. Meanwhile, defense contractor...

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-26/arrest-ratko-mladic

Arrest of Ratko Mladic

Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.
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Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic was indicted by the International War Crime Tribunal in 1995. He was accused of, among other things, genocide against thousands of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica. Arrested this morning...

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-24/overcrowded-prisons-get-help-court

Overcrowded Prisons Get Help from Court

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.
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We examine the local implications in California of a recent Supreme Court decision to relieve crowding in the state's prison system.

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-19/grief-counseling-morgue

Grief Counseling at the Morgue

Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 1:41 p.m.
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Identifying a body at the morgue can be difficult experience for family members, yet DC is one of only a few cities that offer grief counseling.

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-16/midwifery-our-region

Midwifery in our Region

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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We explore the debate about "natural" versus "medicalized" birth.

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-12/collaborative-divorce

Collaborative Divorce

Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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Divorce is painful, but some say it doesn't have to leave emotional scars.

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-11/your-food-and-federal-government

Your Food And The Federal Government

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.
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Change is brewing at the Food and Drug Administration. How new food regulations will impact your diet.

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-09/secure-communities-dc-area

Secure Communities in the D.C. Area

Monday, May 9, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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How local police are being asked to help enforce federal immigration laws.

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-04/food-whistleblowers-and-gag-laws

Food Whistleblowers and Gag Laws

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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Groups like PETA and the Humane Society of the United States traditionally rely on undercover investigations to expose abuse of animals on farms. Now, laws pending in Iowa, Florida, and Minnesota could stop such groups from 'blowing the...

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-05-03/rules-war-targeted-assassinations

Rules of War: Targeted Assassinations

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.
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Should NATO's bombing of Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi's compound be considered a 'targeted assissination' in violation of international law? We find out.

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-04-26/being-itracked

Being iTracked

Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.
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Can a police officer download information from your cellphone without a warrant? Members of Congress and others were concerned to learn location information is regularly being transmitted by phones, iPods, and other mobile devices...

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-04-14/online-gambling-coming-district

Online Gambling coming to the District?

Thursday, Apr 14, 2011 at 12:40 p.m.
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Find out 'when,' where' and 'how' a new law allowing online gaming may be implemented. Answering the 'why' is easy; the City's Chief Financial Office says projected revenues could reach $14 million in the first 2 years.

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-04-06/changing-priorities-organ-transplants

Changing Priorities in Organ Transplants

Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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We explore the ethical and medical issues in deciding how donated kidneys are allocated.

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-04-05/remembering-influential-african-americans

Remembering Influential African Americans

Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:36 p.m.
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Who was the most influential African American of the 20th Century? It's a question worth exploring, as we mark the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death, the release of an extensive new Malcolm X biography and the death of one of the nation's most respected scholars of African American history and political thought.

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