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“The Torture Question” explores how the post-Sept. 11 fear of terrorism led to the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere. “We moved and blurred some important lines,” says producer Michael Kirk, “and we may have crossed them.” Kirk, who filmed at both prisons and follows cases, also interviews military and White House officials, and examines how government lawyers “rewrote” the definition of torture. They “miniaturized it,” he says.

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10/13/2009: Obama's War
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5/12/2009: The Madoff Affair    Season 27, Episode 15
4/28/2009: The Released    Season 27, Episode 14
4/21/2009: Poisoned Waters    Season 27, Episode 13
4/7/2009: Black Money    Season 27, Episode 12
3/31/2009: Sick Around America    Season 27, Episode 11
3/24/2009: Ten Trillion and Counting    Season 27, Episode 10
2/17/2009: Inside the Meltdown    Season 27, Episode 9
2/3/2009: My Father, My Brother and Me    Season 27, Episode 8
1/20/2009: Dreams of Obama    Season 27, Episode 7
1/7/2009: The Old Man and the Storm    Season 27, Episode 6
11/25/2008: The Hugo Chavez Show    Season 27, Episode 5
11/11/2008: Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story    Season 27, Episode 4
10/28/2008: The War Briefing    Season 27, Episode 3
10/21/2008: Heat    Season 27, Episode 2
10/14/2008: The Choice 2008    Season 27, Episode 1
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5/13/2008: Storm Over Everest    Season 26, Episode 12
4/15/2008: Sick Around the World    Season 26, Episode 11
4/1/2008: Bad Voodoo's War    Season 26, Episode 10
3/25/2008: Bush's War    Season 26, Episode 9
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2/19/2008: Rules of Engagement    Season 26, Episode 7
1/22/2008: Growing Up Online    Season 26, Episode 6
1/8/2008: The Medicated Child    Season 26, Episode 5
11/20/2007: On Our Watch    Season 26, Episode 4
10/30/2007: The Undertaking    Season 26, Episode 3
10/23/2007: Showdown With Iran    Season 26, Episode 2
10/16/2007: Cheney's Law    Season 26, Episode 1
6/19/2007: Endgame    Season 25, Episode 14
6/5/2007: The Tank Man
5/15/2007: Spying on the Home Front    Season 25, Episode 13
5/8/2007: When Kids Get Life    Season 25, Episode 12
4/24/2007: Hot Politics    Season 25, Episode 11
4/3/2007: So Much, So Fast    Season 25, Episode 10
2/27/2007: News War: What's Happening to the News?    Season 25, Episode 9
2/20/2007: News War: Secrets, Sources & Spin    Season 25, Episode 8
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1/16/2007: Hand of God    Season 25, Episode 6
11/21/2006: Living Old    Season 25, Episode 5
11/14/2006: A Hidden Life    Season 25, Episode 4
10/17/2006: The Lost Year in Iraq    Season 25, Episode 3
10/10/2006: The Enemy Within    Season 25, Episode 2
10/3/2006: Return of the Taliban    Season 25, Episode 1
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5/31/2006: The Age of AIDS    Season 24, Episode 13
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5/16/2006: Can You Afford to Retire?    Season 24, Episode 11
4/11/2006: The Tank Man    Season 24, Episode 10
2/21/2006: The Insurgency    Season 24, Episode 9
2/14/2006: The Meth Epidemic    Season 24, Episode 8
2/7/2006: Sex Slaves    Season 24, Episode 7
1/11/2006: Country Boys    Season 24, Episode 6
1/10/2006: Country Boys    Season 24, Episode 5
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11/22/2005: The Storm    Season 24, Episode 3
11/8/2005: The Last Abortion Clinic    Season 24, Episode 2
10/18/2005: The Torture Question    Season 24, Episode 1
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6/21/2005: Private Warriors    Season 23, Episode 15
5/31/2005: A Jew Among the Germans    Season 23, Episode 14
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4/19/2005: Death of a Princess    Season 23, Episode 12
4/12/2005: Karl Rove---The Architect    Season 23, Episode 11
4/5/2005: Israel's Next War?    Season 23, Episode 10
3/1/2005: The Soldier's Heart    Season 23, Episode 9
2/22/2005: A Company of Soldiers    Season 23, Episode 8
2/8/2005: House of Saud    Season 23, Episode 7
1/25/2005: Al Qaeda's New Front    Season 23, Episode 6
11/23/2004: Secret History of the Credit Card    Season 23, Episode 5
11/16/2004: Is Wal-Mart Good for America?    Season 23, Episode 4
11/9/2004: The Persuaders    Season 23, Episode 3
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6/17/2004: The Plea    Season 22, Episode 15
5/27/2004: The Way the Music Died    Season 22, Episode 14
4/29/2004: The Jesus Factor    Season 22, Episode 13
4/22/2004: Son of Al Qaeda    Season 22, Episode 12
4/8/2004: Diet Wars    Season 22, Episode 11
4/1/2004: Ghosts of Rwanda    Season 22, Episode 10
2/26/2004: The Invasion of Iraq    Season 22, Episode 9
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10/9/2003: Truth, War and Consequences    Season 22, Episode 1
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5/8/2003: The Wall Street Fix
5/1/2003: Burden of Innocence
4/24/2003: Cyber War!
4/10/2003: Kim's Nuclear Gamble
4/3/2003: Blair's War
3/17/2003: The Long Road to War
2/27/2003: A Class Divided
2/20/2003: The War Behind Closed Doors
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1/30/2003: The Taking of Logan Marr
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10/11/2001: Looking for Answers
10/4/2001: Target America
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The Execution
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The Vanishing Father
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Red Star Over Khyber
The Man Who Shot John Lennon
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Russia: Love It or Leave It
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Racism 101
Let My Daughter Die
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Tracking the Pan Am Bombers
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Politics of Greed
Angel on Death Row
The Bloods of 'Nam
Standoff in Mexico
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My Retirement Dreams
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A Place for Madness
Nuclear Reaction
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From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
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Remember My Lai
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Secrets of a Bomb Factory
Mind of a Murderer
The Noriega Connection
Washington's Other Scandal
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In Our Children's Food
To Last Fish
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Praise Lord
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From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
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Godfather of Cocaine
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