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Legal Advocates Want Overhaul Of Public Defender System

Former Vice President Walter Mondale speaks at a Georgetown University Law Center discussion last week. He is one of several prominent individuals calling for better legal representation for the poor. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Legal Advocates Want Overhaul Of Public Defender System

October 2, 2013 • Former Vice President Walter Mondale and a former Alabama Supreme Court justice are among those pressing for a bipartisan commission to improve legal services to the poor.

Likely Suspects: Guessing Obama's Second-Term Cabinet

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick introduces President Obama at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser last year. Could Patrick be chosen to replace Eric Holder as attorney general? Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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It's All Politics

Likely Suspects: Guessing Obama's Second-Term Cabinet

November 8, 2012 • A number of people are in the running for Cabinet appointments in President Obama's second term.

Blog Of The Nation

Many Call It Torture: Does It Work?

August 25, 2009 • One man's "harsh interrogation tactics" are another's "torture." The elephant in the room is: do any of these "enhanced" methods work?

Blog Of The Nation

CIA Abuse: Let The Opinions Begin!

August 24, 2009 • A new CIA report on interrogation and alleged abuses drops, and a former CIA lawyer gets a jump start on the op-ed pages.

Blog Of The Nation

August 30th Show

August 30, 2007 • Well, it's our last show for the week -- and for the month of August -- and today's show is quickly coming together. The main topic in our first hour is called "Fixing Broken Schools." This is a segment we planned on airing yesterday, but our gues...