CeaseFire's Ameena Matthews explores how her tough inner-city upbringing informs her work as a peacemaker among Chicago's gangs. (06:57)

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Rick Santorum openly condemns gay and lesbian parents, but feels pretty confident that he didn't say "black" people when discussing food stamps. (04:52)

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Managing Editor of CNN Worldwide Mark Whitaker discusses growing up in a biracial family at a time when interracial marriage was illegal in most states. (06:11)

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Herman Cain's campaign gets rocked again, the Catholic Church makes a dramatic change, and North African band Tinariwen performs. (00:34)

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Author Susan Orlean recounts Rin Tin Tin's journey from stray puppy on a World War I battlefield to silent film star. (06:35)

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Author Michael Pollan tries to cut through the confusion of food advertising claims with commonsense guidelines in his book "Food Rules." (07:09)

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The NFL fines Troy Polamalu for concussion-dialing his wife on the sideline, and Stephen debuts the second pro-NBA-owner Colbert Super PAC ad. (06:19)

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Country music star Toby Keith takes on globalization and helps Stephen get the "ho"s out of America. (04:42)

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In this web-only exclusive, Stephen shares with Congress his vast experience spending one day as a migrant farm worker. (05:45)

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Sarah Palin bows out of the race the way our founding fathers intended: by having talk show host Mark Levin read a press release on his show. (04:12)

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Ken Burns discusses the unforeseen consequences of Prohibition and the political and economic shifts that led to its end. (06:24)

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Author Jeffrey Kluger discusses the effect of sibling dynamics on people's lives and explains why Stephen is such a charmer. (06:26)

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Tom Brokaw recalls the experience of reporting on the 9/11 attacks and explores how Americans have been shaped by the tragedy. (06:06)

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Mitt Romney's historic statement of corporate personhood makes him this generation's civil rights champion. (03:38)

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Gloria Steinem believes Americans know that women can do what men can do, but they don't know that men can do what women can do. (06:05)

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The state of North Dakota may not exist, subversive weather blows into Arizona, and the classic American game of anti-trust law violation gets a makeover. (07:31)

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In order to get the soft tooth market back up, kids must reduce baby teeth inventory and stop losing teeth. (03:04)

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Alabama company Holy Smoke turns loved ones' ashes into real bullets that can be used to hunt turkeys on Thanksgiving. (03:06)

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With America's helium supply dwindling, the country has no choice but to hunt balloons in the wild. (03:10)

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Jose Antonio Vargas explains which is more difficult: coming out of the closet as a gay man or as a border gay. (06:18)

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