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Unfinished Business

In this series, The Takeaway examines matters left unfinished since September 11, 2001.

  • Facing Post Traumatic Stress in the Courtroom

    Jul 31, 2012
    While President Obama has officially ended the War on Iraq and is in the process of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, for many veterans the war is far from over. An estimated 350,0...
  • Balancing Freedom of Speech with National Security

    Jul 26, 2012
    In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, Congress passed the Patriot Act, a law that expanded the government's powers of surveillance and intelligence-gathering. ...
  • Why Guantanamo Bay Is Still Open

    Jul 16, 2012

    On his third day in office, President Obama signed an executive order to close Guantanamo Bay’s detention camp, but "Gitmo" remains open. So what happened?

  • Historic CIA Kidnapping Case Back in the Limelight

    Jul 13, 2012
    In 2003, an Egyptian terrorist suspect was abducted and flown to Egypt, where he says he was tortured and interrogated by the CIA. Years later, several Americans were indicted in Ital...