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    Supreme Court Landmark Case Baker v. Carr

    Theodore Olson and Douglas Smith talked about the 1962 Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr, in which the court ruled that the drawing of election districts was a constitutional rather than a po…

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    Taking on Iran

    Abraham Sofaer talked about his book, Taking on Iran, in which he argues that the U.S. should stand up to Iran by directly confronting the country’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and its surroga…

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    Taming Globalization

    John Yoo looks at the role that international law plays in the U.S. legal system and argues that Congress and the executive branch, not the courts, should be in charge of enforcing (or not e…

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    Hearing on Terrorist Attacks, Day 1 Part 3

    Witnesses testified before the September 11 Commission in New York about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S.

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    National Airline Commission Report Part 2

    Part of the National Airline Commission hearing where members of the commission met and discussed ways to ensure a strong, competitive airline industry.

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    National Airline Commission Report Part 1

    The participants discussed the state of the U.S. airline industry. Members of the commission discussed their mission to restore economic stability to the airline industry. They discussed the…

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    International Airline Competition

    The commission heard testimony from a panel of heads of domestic and international airlines on competition between airlines for market shares in international travel. Issues raised in the di…

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    U.S. Airline Industry Deregulation

    The National Airline Commission heard testimony from academicians and industry representatives on the impact of deregulation of airlines during the 1980s. Witnesses offered recommendations …

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    Kidnapping Suspects Abroad

    The subcommittee examined the implications of a recent Supreme Court decision that upheld a 1989 opinion of the Justice Department that affirmed the right of the FBI and DEA to kidnap suspec…

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    Justice Brennan's Tenure on the Court

    Two former law clerks and a Supreme Court journalist spoke about the tenure of Justice William Brennan. Former clerks, Dennis Lyons and Abraham Sofaer talked about Justice’s influence on civ…

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    War Powers Act

    On this viewer call-in program, participants discussed the War Powers Resolution Act and its ramifications with respect to U.S. military forces in the Persian Gulf. They also assesed Preside…

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    U.S.-Iranian Relations

    The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East heard testimony examining the economic and political situation in Iran, the status of efforts by Iran to …

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    1973 War Powers Resolution

    The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on War Powers held a hearing and witnesses including former President Gerald Ford testified on whether the 1973 War Powers Resolution should be amen…

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    William Webster/Foreign Policy Panel

    William Webster, director of CIA, gave a speech to the 8th Circuit of Appeals Judicial Conference on Foreign Policy in the United States.

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    International Law

    International law Dinner with Judge Sofares

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    Treaty Power

    Panelists discussed the treaty power granted to the executive branch through the U.S. Constitution and how it is limited by the “advice and consent” of the Senate and the significance of tha…

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    ABM Treaty

    Witnesses testified on S.R. 167, The ABM Treaty Interpretation Resolution. Note: This is an incomplete program.

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  • Marcos Plan to Invade

    The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held a hearing to gather testimony about plans by Filipino radical and former dictator Ferdinand Marcos to invade the Repu…

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