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Speeches, documentaries and debates.

IQ2 debate: Does the mass collection of phone records violate the Fourth Amendment?

IQ2 debate: Does the mass collection of phone records violate the Fourth Amendment?

Some say the mass collection of US phone records is an invasion of privacy and others say it is necessary to keep us safe. Is the collection of phone records a "search" or a "seizure?" The Intelligence Squared debate motion is: Mass collection of US phone records violates the Fourth Amendment.

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Westminster Town Hall Forum: Bob Herbert on 'Losing Our Way'

LIVE broadcast of the Westminster Town Hall Forum, featuring New York Times columnist Bob Herbert speaking about his new book, "Losing Our Way: An Intimate Portrait of a Troubled America."

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Entrepreneur Steve Case says great ideas not limited to Silicon Valley

Entrepreneur Steve Case says great ideas not limited to Silicon Valley

AOL founder Steve Case takes his "Rise of the Rest" tour through middle America and says great ideas are not limited to Silicon Valley. He was interviewed by John Hollar at a Computer History Museum event in Washington, DC in October as part of the Museum's "Revolutionaries" series sponsored by Intel Corporation.

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The Keystone XL Pipeline: An International Town Hall

The Keystone XL Pipeline: An International Town Hall

From America Abroad, a cross-border town hall featuring a host from the CBC in Canada and a host from PBS in America... and guests who explore the controversial issues involved in the Keystone XL Pipeline project: The economic costs and benefits of oil sands, and the environmental and property rights concerns.

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IQ2 debate: Will flexing America's muscles in the Middle East make things worse?

IQ2 debate: Will flexing America's muscles in the Middle East make things worse?

An Intelligence Squared debate about America's role in the Middle East. How do we strike a balance between our national interests, moral obligations, and the maintenance of world order? Debate motion: Flexing America's muscles in the Middle East will make things worse.

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Hear the Moorhead gubernatorial debate

Hear the Moorhead gubernatorial debate

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, left, Republican Jeff Johnson and Independence Party candidate Hannah Nicollet debated the major issues on Oct. 8, 2014 at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

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Hear the 8th district Congressional debate from Duluth

Hear the 8th district Congressional debate from Duluth

The only face-to-face debate of the candidates for Congress in the 8th district was held October 7, 2014 at the Duluth Playhouse. Incumbent DFL Congressman Rick Nolan faced Stewart Mills of the GOP and Green Party candidate Ray "Skip" Sandman.

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Climate One series: Resource Revolution

Climate One series: Resource Revolution

Part 1: Technology Innovation: Empowering America's economy in a hot and crowded world. Part 2: The Science of Climate Disruption: Two of the nation's top scientists discuss the latest science on the cause and effect of global warming on extreme weather events, and whether we might expect more such events.

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at U of M Law School

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at U of M Law School

The US Supreme Court officially opens its October Term today. Supreme Court associate justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was in Minneapolis September 16, 2014 to participate in the University of Minnesota Law School's Stein Lecture series. Justice Ginsburg spoke with professor and former dean Robert Stein about the operations of the court, some of its history, her role on the court, and some of the recent controversial rulings.

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