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Monday

Bloggers' Roundtable: R. Kelly Goes to Court

We're taking a look back at the biggest stories of the year and jumping forward to 2008. Plus, our panel of bloggers dissects the news about R&B star R. Kelly. Joining in are Michael David Cobb Bowen, Liza Sabater, and Jasmyne Cannick.

Bloggers' Roundtable: R. Kelly Goes to Court

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The Long View

Eartha Kitt Still Sizzling

Entertainment legend Eartha Kitt's career follows a challenging childhood that included picking cotton in her native South Carolina and joining the Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe. At 80 she still enjoys performing and goes to the gym regularly, but beyond that she's a homebody.

Listen Now: Hear A 2007 Interview

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Technology

iPhone Cited as Year's Best Innovation

Tech guru Mario Armstrong claims the iPhone as the year's best technology innovation. The iPhone's touch-screen technology, visual voicemail, and integration of the digital camera, iTune software brought new energy to the design of cell phones.

iPhone Cited as Year's Best Innovation

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The Impact of War

Taliban, Opium in Afghanistan Difficult to Contain

William Wood, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, evaluates U.S. operations in Afghanistan, increasing public support for the Taliban, and poppy eradication. His assessment comes after the discovery of stocks of opium worth $500 million.

Taliban, Opium in Afghanistan Difficult to Contain

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Sunday

Expectations of Privacy in the Information Age

Take a moment to list all of the personal information you voluntarily gave out this year. So, how much privacy do you really have? Scholars James Rule and Kathryn Montgomery join Liane Hansen to mark the year's end with a conversation about privacy — how we define it, how we safeguard it and how new generations view it.

Expectations of Privacy in the Information Age

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Friday

Reporters' Roundtable: Bhutto Assassination Coverage

This week, our panel of reporters talk about coverage of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and a recent report linking gentrification to a drop in Los Angeles' homicide rate.

Reporters' Roundtable: Bhutto Assassination Coverage

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Public Opinion Along Route 50

Residents along Route 50, which runs from California to the nation's capital, discuss whether the Democratic-led Congress addressed their concerns this year. The residents are concerned about the economy.

Public Opinion Along Route 50

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Political Turmoil In Pakistan

Pakistan in Chaos, Elections in Doubt

The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto less than two weeks before a crucial election throws Pakistan into chaos. Many in Bhutto's party hold President Pervez Musharraf responsible for her death because of poor security. Some call for a boycott of elections.

Pakistan in Chaos, Elections in Doubt

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Thursday

Politics

Assassination Alters Political History

President Bush acknowledges the courage of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated Thursday, saying she refused to let dictators designate the course of her country. But President Bush and Bhutto never met, as Bush reached out to Pervez Musharraf following the Sept. 11 attacks.

Assassination Alters Political History

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Opinion

Obituaries

Media Executive Recalls Bhutto

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed after being shot in the neck and chest as she was leaving a rally in Rawalpindi. Rashed Rehman, the executive editor of the Post newspaper in Lahore, recalls meeting Bhutto when she was campaigning in Lahore.

Media Executive Recalls Bhutto

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Bhutto's Death Sparks Protest, Threatens Elections

The assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, a former prime minister, sets off protests across the country and throws into turmoil the country's upcoming parliamentary elections Jan. 8. She was killed in Rawalpindi, Pakistan after leaving a campaign rally.

Bhutto's Death Sparks Protest, Threatens Elections

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Pakistan's Bhutto Killed After Rally

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated after speaking with thousands of supporters at a rally in Rawalpindi, near the capital. It was a rally for the Pakistani elections on Jan. 8.

Pakistan's Bhutto Killed After Rally

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Pakistan's Bhutto Assassinated

Benazir Bhutto, an opposition leader in Pakistan, was killed in a gun and bomb attack. Fasi Zaka, a radio and television host in Islamabad and a columnist for The News International, describes the mood there and reports that violence has already started breaking out.

Pakistan's Bhutto Assassinated

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Former Prime Minister Bhutto Assassinated

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was targeted by gunfire and a suicide bomber after a political rally near the capital. She was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital. National Security Correspondent Jackie Northam and author Shuja Narwaz discuss Bhutto's assassination and what it will mean for parliamentary elections scheduled for January.

Former Prime Minister Bhutto Assassinated

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