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Monday, May 11, 2009

Koppel On The News

The Torture Debate Is Not Yet Over

May 11, 2009 "We need a policy on torture," Talk of the Nation news analyst Ted Koppel says. "The argument has evolved into the positing of two questions: Did it work and was it necessary?" He adds: "Torture should be, clearly and unambiguously, against the law."

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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Leroy Sievers (1955 to 2008)

Leroy Sievers' Battle Inspired Courage

Ted Koppel and Leroy Sievers

August 16, 2008 Ted Koppel lived through some the most exhilarating and dangerous moments of his life and career with Leroy Sievers. Koppel remembers Sievers as a man larger than life.

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Monday, April 21, 2008
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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Koppel On The News

Safety Concerns Don't Slow China's Coal Boom

Coal miner face

February 21, 2008 China is struggling to produce enough energy to keep fueling its remarkable pace of economic growth. That means that coal mines throughout China are pressed to bring millions more tons of coal to the surface even as the government vows to shut unsafe mines.

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Koppel On The News

Blackwater: In Iraq to Stay?

September 21, 2007 The U.S. security firm Blackwater USA has come under a great deal of fire from Iraqi authorities after some of its operatives were blamed for a shooting that cost civilian lives. But the truth is, the company will be needed even more if a drawdown of U.S. troops occurs.

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