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Friday, October 23 2015

  • Truth(ish) October 23, 2015

    A farewell to coverage of Joe Biden's non-existent presidential campaign. Plus: the misleading language of drone warfare; a film examines Dan Rather's downfall at CBS; and more. (episode)

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    • Biden His Time October 23, 2015

      We say goodbye to the coverage of a fictional candidate, as Vice President Joe Biden&nbsp;announced that his non-existent campaign would&nbsp;continue... not to exist.

    • A Benghazi Victim's Alter Ego October 23, 2015

      With House Republicans revisiting the 2012 Benghazi consulate attacks, we revisit a 2014 segment about one of the attack's victims, Sean Smith, better&nbsp;known online as "Vile Rat."

    • Drone Language Decoded October 23, 2015

      Following the The Intercept's release of secret&nbsp;documents regarding the US&nbsp;drone program, a look at the vague, misleading language used by the Administration to&nbsp;describe drone attacks.

    • California Protects Online Privacy October 23, 2015

      A new California law&nbsp;requires&nbsp;police&nbsp;to get a warrant before searching&nbsp;your&nbsp;electronic data. Bob talks&nbsp;to State Sen. Mark Leno, a co-sponsor of the bill, about its implications.&nbsp;

    • Lockerbie, Revisited October 23, 2015

      More than 25 years after the Lockerbie bombing, a filmmaker travels to Libya to make sense of the&nbsp;unresolved attack and discovers some damning new ledes.

    • The Truth Behind "Truth" October 23, 2015

      The film "Truth" relives the bungled CBS report on President George W. Bush's national guard record, and how it brought down the careers of&nbsp;Dan Rather and Mary Mapes.&nbsp;