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Is The 'CSI Effect' Influencing Courtrooms?

Television shows like CSI provide an unrealistic view of the technology available to death investigators. In this photo from a recent episode of CSI:NY, characters Det. Josephine "Jo" Danville (Sela Ward) confers with Dr. Sheldon Hawkes (Hill Harper) and Dr. Sid Hammerback (Robert Joy) in their lab. Sonja Flemming/CBS hide caption

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Post Mortem: Death Investigation In America

Is The 'CSI Effect' Influencing Courtrooms?

Is The 'CSI Effect' Influencing Courtrooms?

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What You Had When You Knew You Believed Moon Hotel Lounge Project
A Classic In 30 Minutes: 'Four Strong Winds'

Ian Tyson, pictured with wife Sylvia, wrote "Four Strong Winds" after hearing Bob Dylan perform a new song. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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A Classic In 30 Minutes: 'Four Strong Winds'

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A Classic In 30 Minutes: 'Four Strong Winds'

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Clinton Sticks To U.S. Principles On Egyptian Reform

Egyptian demonstrators sing anti-Mubarak songs in Cairo's Tahrir square on Sunday. Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt

Clinton Sticks To U.S. Principles On Egyptian Reform

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Clinton Sticks To U.S. Principles On Egyptian Reform

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Justice Department Focuses On Civil Rights

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (left) talks with Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Tom Perez during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program at the Department of Justice on Jan. 11. The department is putting a focus on civil rights, including developing special units. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Justice Department Focuses On Civil Rights

Justice Department Focuses On Civil Rights

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Spice Up Your Super Bowl With Sriracha Sauce

Created in America, Sriracha was originally intended to squirt in bowls of Vietnamese pho. Leo Gong/Courtesy Ten Speed Press hide caption

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Spice Up Your Super Bowl With Sriracha Sauce

Spice Up Your Super Bowl With Sriracha Sauce

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Yale Glee Club: Reuniting, And It Feels So Good

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Yale Glee Club: Reuniting, And It Feels So Good

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Yale Glee Club: Reuniting, And It Feels So Good

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