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This is a listing, by episode number with the newest episodes first, of HDNet World Report episodes that have already been produced.
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Military Procurement Part 1, Drug Wars, Flood Prevention: One Small Country's Lessons |
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529 |
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Correspondent Paul Solmon digs into the bureaucracy of military procurement, to find out why US troops are fighting a difficult war with outdated weapons. Next, Jeffrey Kaye is on the front-lines of the War on Drugs, with armed eradication teams in remote mountains destroying millions of dollars worth of marijuana plants. Incredibly, these plants are being grown in our national forests! Finally, what Holland, a nation that is almost entirely below sea-level, can teach the US about protecting against killer floods. |
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Heart of Darkness: Inside One of the World's Most Fertile Terrorist Recruiting Grounds; 9/11: The Unknown Battle of the Forgotten Heroes; Genarlow Wilson: The Waiting Game, and the Friends Who Pled Guilty |
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528 |
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In his World Report debut, award-winning correspondent/filmmaker Mick Davie travels to the slums where dozens of suicide bombers -- who have struck around the world, from Madrid to Baghdad -- were raised and recruited by an Al Qaeda affiliate. Next, Paul Beban brings us inside a very bitter battle between men who were instrumental in the miraculous clean-up after 9/11 and the government that once called them heroes. They are so sick from their work at Ground Zero, they can't work and need constant medical care. Why are they getting so little help? Finally, our ongoing coverage of Genarlow Wilson. Greg Dobbs talks exclusively with Genarlow's mother as she and her son await a decision from the Georgia Supreme Court, and the father of one of the other young men who was there on the night in question. |
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The Next New Orleans? A City Faces a Grim Prediction; Race Conflict in Post-Katrina New Orleans; Shuttle Endeavour: Safe for Re-Entry?; Democratic Golden Boy, Republican Nemesis: Mayor Gavin Newsom; Update: Genarlow Wilson. |
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527 |
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Bridge Safety, Shuttle Update, Episcopal Church, Porn and HD |
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526 |
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In the wake of the fatal bridge collapse in Minneapolis, World Report investigates whether other bridges may suffer the same fate. We ride along with one state's officials on a frantic inspection tour. Shuttle Endeavour is almost a week into its mission, and teacher turned astronaut Barbara Morgan is ready to tell students just what it feels like in space. The Episcopal Church in the United States is for the first time being led by a woman, and she has a crisis on her hands. A splinter group is trying to become the 'true' church -- at stake are money, real estate, and millions of parishioners. Finally, is it possible to have too good a TV picture? Perhaps, if you happen to be watching porn in HD. TMI! |
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Babies Behind Bars, Shuttle Endeavour, Mission to Mars, Genarlow Wilson Update |
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525 |
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World Report examines a controversial program that lets babies and toddlers live in prison with incarcerated mothers. We watch a newborn come into the world inside the criminal justice system, and examine the raging debate: By committing a crime, does the mother forfeit the right to raise her child? And, a huge week for NASA. Shuttle Endeavour is readying for launch, as is Phoenix, a new mission to Mars. This Mars lander will be searching for life on the Red Planet. But NASA is now dealing with scandal -- astronauts flying drunk and possible sabotage by a subcontractor. Finally, World Report brings the latest in the Genarlow Wilson story. For Wilson, it will be day 886 in jail. |
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Osprey, Wheelchair Athlete, Turkish Elections, Genarlow Wilson |
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524 |
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"Osprey, the Marines' New Warplane: Is It Battle-Ready, or Unfit to Fly?" World Report examines the new hybrid aircraft -- half airplane and half helicopter. It's headed to battle in Iraq, but some say it is unsafe and too vulnerable to be deployed. "High-School Wheelchair Athlete: Should She Count?" She won a gold medal in the Paralympics, but her results don't always count in her high-school meets. Now she's suing the school. "Crucial Turkish Elections Update." Will this week's election determine whether Turkey heads down an Islamist path? "The Latest on Genarlow Wilson." He's been in jail for over 870 days. What will the Georgia Supreme Court do now? |
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Turkish Election, Genarlow Wilson Update, Gays and Religion |
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523 |
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Turkey's Crossroads: Can a Secular Democracy Survive in the Mideast?; Genarlow Wilson Update: What Will the GA Supreme Court Do?; Gay and Religious: Why Belong to a Church That Doesn't Want You? |
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Palestine, Iowa Immigration, Genarlow Wilson, Music |
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522 |
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World Report is in Gaza and the West Bank as the fight for the future of a Palestinian state continues. The US is putting all of its eggs into the Fatah basket, but is this the right strategy? And why should Americans care? Then, we visit Storm Lake, Iowa to see what one rural town -- where the elementary school is almost half Hispanic now -- has to teach Washington (and the rest of us) about immigration -- legal and illegal. Also, a judge denies bond for Genarlow Wilson even though his sentence has been vacated. Why does the Georgia Attorney General want to keep him in jail? Wilson's mother speaks out. And can a group of millionaires help? Finally, are our brains hard-wired to love music? If so, why? |
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Gavin Newsom, Iraq War Cost, Shuttle Landing, Indonesia |
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521 |
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Mayor Gavin Newsom: Only in San Francisco!; The Dismal Science: The Real Cost of the Iraq War; Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home; Viewfinder: Indonesia. |
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Palestinian Chaos, Uranium Mining, Title IX |
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520 |
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Palestinian Chaos: Hamas vs. Fatah; Uranium Mining: Vital for the Future, But Not in My Backyard!; Title IV at 35: Are College Sports Being Ruined? |
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Genarlow Wilson Update, Episcopal Church, Food Safety, Shuttle Atlantis |
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519 |
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"Justice Served, or Justice Delayed?": There are big developments in the case of Genarlow Wilson, the young man featured extensively on World Report who was put in prison and labeled a sex offender at 17. In a dramatic ruling, a judge has ordered Genarlow Wilson free. However, the District Attorney is appealing this ruling, keeping Wilson in prison. World Report will have the latest. "Things Fall Apart -- The Episcopal Church Crumbles": The Episcopal Church in America is facing a painful split over the inclusion of gays and gay marriage. "Watch What You Eat": Disturbing questions about the safety of the nation's food supply. Finally, Space Shuttle Atlantis: The takeoff was nearly flawless, now the hard part. |
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Iraq Blowback, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", Space Shuttle |
| Episode Number: |
518 |
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Battles are raging in Lebanon between Islamic extremists and the Lebanese army. Many of these extremists sneaked into Lebanon from Iraq where they were fighting American soldiers. To the south, Islamic Jihad and other extremist groups are filling a Palestinian power vacuum in Gaza, bringing new violence with them. Is this the beginning of a blowback from the war in Iraq? World Report is one of the only Western news outlets on the ground in Tripoli and Beirut. World Report also meets three American heroes who served with distinction in Iraq. But they aren't welcome in the U.S. military because they are gay. With the armed forces stretched so thin, should we reconsider "Don't Ask, Don't Tell?" Finally, a battered space shuttle Atlantis readies for blast-off now that the hail damage to the external fuel tank has been repaired. |
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Border Wars: One Solution; Fractured Faith: The Catholic Crisis; Tijuana Today: Family Destination? |
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517 |
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One thing is clear: border security will remain a vital and daunting challenge, but World Report found one enforcement strategy that seems to be working. It's just one spot on a long border, but perhaps it is a start. Next, the first in a World Report's series "Beyond Belief: The Changing Face of Religion," examining how modern pressures are affecting people's faith. This week, we look at the Roman Catholic church, where some Catholics are demanding change, insisting the church be more in touch with the way life is lived now. Finally, World Report visits Tijuana, Mexico. There's a movement afoot to clean the city up, making it a tourist destination. However, with drug cartels running rampant, a corrupt police force and crime out of control, is there any real possibility of that happening? |
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Cost of the Iraq War, Tijuana, Wheelchair Athlete, San Francisco's New Gem |
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516 |
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The Administration has rarely put an exact dollar figure on the total cost Iraq war. Paul Solman tries to do just that. Next, we travel south of the border to take a look at notorious Tijuana, long a haven for drugs, prostitution and gambling. There's a movement afoot by some residents to change the town's image. Can they be serious? Back in the U.S., Leslie Boghosian talks with Tatyana McFadden, a remarkable young woman who won silver and bronze medals in the 2004 Paraolympics in Athens. A high-school junior in Maryland, she's now embroiled in a lawsuit -- she wants the results of her races to count like any other athlete's. Next, a look at an extraordinary new ultra-modern, ultra-green building in San Francisco that's turning heads. You might be surprised who built it. |
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Behind Bars: A Family Affair; Children of War: A Reunion |
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515 |
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World Report examines a controversial program that lets babies and toddlers live in prison with incarcerated mothers. We watch a newborn come into the world inside the criminal justice system, and examine the raging debate: By committing a crime, does the mother forfeit the right to raise her child? Then, "Children of War:" Thousands of children were given up or stolen in the middle of a bloody civil war in El Salvador in the 1980s. Those children, many of whom ended up in the United States, are now demanding answers. And with the help of DNA, they are finding some. |
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A Broken Trust, Dream Team, Space Tourism, 4000 Flags |
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514 |
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American Indians are at war with the federal government over billions of dollars in oil and gas revenue. They say they're the victims of government mismanagement and fraud. A federal judge has agreed, calling this a story "shot through with bureaucratic blunders, flubs, goofs and foul-ups, and peppered with scandals, deception, dirty tricks and outright villany -- the end of which is nowhere in sight." Next, World Report takes a look at the 'Dream Team,' a history-making science team from Buffalo -- the first all-girl, all African-American team to compete in the national science championships in Washington. We'll also take a look at a rocket launching from New Mexico with the remains of James 'Scotty' Doohan of Star Trek fame, along with others who want to take that final 'beam-up.' |
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Mass Shootings, Hamas, Moon Landing Conspiracy |
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513 |
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World Report examines the aftermath of the massacre at Virginia Tech through the lens of another shooting, 1999's tragedy at Columbine. What can they teach all of us about how to move on? We also examine why mass shootings are always perpetrated by boys or young men, never girls or women. Also, a critical look at the new Palestinian government. After Hamas was elected to run parts of the government, the U.S. withheld millions of dollars in support, because Hamas refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist and continues supporting terrorism. Finally, we travel into space for two stories. Conspiracy theorists, who say the moon landings were faked, got a huge boost recently when NASA admitted that they have 'lost' the videotapes from the moon landing. Plus, spectacular new 3D images of our sun from newly launched satellites. |
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Virginia Tech, Iran, NHL Defector |
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512 |
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Live from Blacksburg: The Shootings at Virginia Tech; Iran: What Can the U.S. Do To Deter a Rogue Regime?; Cloak and Dagger: A Modern Day Defector... to the NHL! |
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Government Outsourcing, Disappearing Bees, Iraq Vet |
| Episode Number: |
511 |
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Government Outsourcing: A Good Deal for Taxpayers?; The Secret Lives of (Disappearing) Bees: A Mystery; From the Battlefield to the Ballfield: An Iraq Vet Takes the Mound. |
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War at Sea, Charlie Sifford, Beauty Amid Brutality |
| Episode Number: |
510 |
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As British sailors are held in Iran and paraded on Iranian TV, World Report visits the northern Persian Gulf to meet the American and coalition men and women patrolling the perilous Gulf waters. Next, we stay in the Middle East for a revealing report by Jeffrey Brown on the artistic voices that still are heard amid the din of violence and discord between Palestinians and Israelis. Finally, we shift gears and meet a man who in many ways made Tiger Woods possible. Charlie Sifford is for golf what Jackie Robinson was in baseball. He broke the color barrier, but only at great personal cost. As all eyes turn to Augusta, Georgia, for the Masters this week, we have a candid interview with Charlie Sifford about race, sports and what can and can't be forgiven. |
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