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Malpractice Problem Not Solved With Obvious Answers

A series of new studies shows that the medical malpractice crisis around the country is real. But the solutions sought by doctors may not solve the problem.

Malpractice Problem Not Solved With Obvious Answers

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Music Interviews

Artist and Activist Oscar Brown Jr., Dead at 78

We remember singer, poet, songwriter, playwright and social activist Oscar Brown, Jr., who died Sunday in Chicago. He was 78. Brown was signed as a Columbia Records singer in 1960. His first release, Sin and Soul, was critically hailed.

Artist and Activist Oscar Brown Jr., Dead at 78

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Supreme Court Throws Out Arthur Andersen Conviction

The Supreme Court overturns the conviction of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. The company had been convicted of instructing employees to shred documents, hindering an investigation of Andersen's role at Enron Corporation. Andersen said its officials had been reminding employees of the firm's policy of disposing of documents that are no longer needed.

Supreme Court Throws Out Arthur Andersen Conviction

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Law

50th Anniversary of Second 'Brown v. Bd. of Education'

Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the second U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, where the justices ruled U.S. public schools must desegregate "with all deliberate speed." Much progress has been made, but 50 years later, many educators and activists point to growing "re-segregation" in school systems. It's a problem nationwide, but especially in southern states. From Birmingham, Ala., Tanya Ott reports.

50th Anniversary of Second 'Brown v. Bd. of Education'

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Politics

Bush Acknowledges Opposition to Social Security Proposals

President Bush acknowledged his push to revamp Social Security has met strong opposition. He says that has only emboldened him and that he will keep traveling and pressing for his ideas. He made the statements during a press conference Tuesday morning at the White House.

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'Fresh Air' Turns 20

The Woman in Scorsese's Edit Room

Fresh Air

Academy Award-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker has edited every one of Martin Scorsese's movies, from Raging Bull to The Aviator. Schoonmaker has had a front-row seat to see how film editing has changed over the past 30 years.

The Woman in Scorsese's Edit Room

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Law

Schools and Segregation, 50 Years After 'Brown 2'

Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of "Brown 2," the U.S. Supreme Court's second ruling in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that struck down legal segregation in American public schools. What have been the long-lasting effects? And how have new patterns of segregation reshaped today's public schools? Ed Gordon discusses the issue with Abigail Thermstrom, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute in New York, and Orlando Patterson, sociology professor at Harvard University.

Schools and Segregation, 50 Years After 'Brown 2'

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Business

HealthSouth Fraud Trial Continues

Jury deliberations continue in the trial against former HealthSouth chief executive, Richard Scrushy. The Washington Post's Carrie Johnson discusses the latest development in the trial. Scrushy is accused of falsifying financial reporting, conspiracy and money laundering and is first major executive to be prosecuted under the new Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

HealthSouth Fraud Trial Continues

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Guilty Verdicts Reached at Enron Trial

High Court Tosses Arthur Andersen Conviction

The Supreme Court unanimously reverses the conviction of accounting firm Arthur Andersen, ruling that jury instructions at trial were too vague and broad for jurors to be able to properly determine guilt.

High Court Tosses Arthur Andersen Conviction

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Polygamist Church Leader Arrested

States Target Polygamy Group

Authorities in Utah and Arizona are taking new steps to try to control a polygamist group dominating twin towns on the Utah-Arizona border. The group is known as the FLDS Church and it controls the schools, police and local government. Last week, the state of Arizona raided the school administrative offices and a Utah judge froze the assets of the group.

States Target Polygamy Group

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Politics

President Makes Policy Stand in Rose Garden

President Bush summons White House reporters to the Rose Garden to hear his views on a dozen issues, including the violence in Iraq, charges of abuse at Guantanamo Bay, his campaign for new federal judges and a new approach to Social Security.

President Makes Policy Stand in Rose Garden

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World

Peace Also Brings New Currency to Southern Sudan

The former rebels in southern Sudan are making money. Literally. The Southern People's Liberation Movement is working to introduce a new currency to replace dilapidated and filthy Sudanese Pound notes.

Peace Also Brings New Currency to Southern Sudan

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Clearing Up the 'Deep Throat' Mystery

'Deep Throat' Revealed as Ex-FBI Official Felt

A Vanity Fair article names W. Mark Felt as the anonymous source "Deep Throat," who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein unravel the Watergate scandal in 1974.

'Deep Throat' Revealed as Ex-FBI Official Felt

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Business

Wolfensohn Refocused World Bank's Mission

James Wolfensohn steps down as president of the World Bank Tuesday. Over the past decade, Wolfensohn revamped the way the lending institution did business, switching to a country-based, hands-on approach that focused more on human development, health and education projects in the battle against poverty.

Wolfensohn Refocused World Bank's Mission

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Your Money

When the Elderly Become Financial Targets

California has some of the nation's strictest elder abuse laws, but few cases of financial abuse are actually prosecuted. Now a local district attorney is testing a novel legal strategy to put perpetrators of financial abuse in jail. And the case may have far-reaching impact.

When the Elderly Become Financial Targets

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