Admiral Stansfield Turner.
Admiral Stansfield Turner. The former director of the CIA under Jimmy Carter, Turner has just come out with his second book, "Terrorism & Democracy."(Houghton Mifflin). Turner looks at the failed and successful policies of eight American presidents in dealing with terrorism.
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BCCI's "Black Network."
Time magazine reporter Jonathan Beaty He was covering the BCCI bank scandal months before it erupted, and gives the background on the scandal.
MTV's Tenth Anniversary.
It was 10 years ago today that MTV first debuted. Television critic David Bianculli looks back at the network's influence.
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