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Debating Immigration

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Watch this video about a proposed immigration plan from the Senate on HowStuffWorks. The immigration plan has underscored divisions in both parties...from the far left and the far right. See both sides of this debate in this news video from Reuters.

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Iran Rigid in Nuclear Stance (1:28)

Watch this video on HowStuffWorks about Iran's nuclear program. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that he wants talks over its nuclear program, but will not accept pre-conditions to freeze uranium enrichment as demanded by a U.N. Security... More »

Debating Immigration (1:49)

Watch this video about a proposed immigration plan from the Senate on HowStuffWorks. The immigration plan has underscored divisions in both parties...from the far left and the far right. See both sides of this debate in this news video from Reuters.

Supreme Court Rules on Abortion (1:30)

Watch this video about a critical Supreme Court ruling on abortion on HowStuffWorks. By a 5-4 vote, the high court upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act that President George W. Bush signed into law in 2003 after its approval by the... More »

New U.S. Energy Bill (1:39)

Watch this video about a U.S. energy bill on HowStuffWorks. The U.S. Senate passed an energy bill that will require all cars and SUVs to average 35 miles a gallon by the year 2020. Learn about this energy bill in this video from Reuters.

China Combats Scourge of E-waste (1:58)

Watch this video about e-waste on HowStuffWorks. In south China's Guiyu, workers are poisoned by toxic fumes when they melt e-waste and the environment is severely damaged. A thriving underground channel of e-waste smuggling is making it impossible... More »

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John Tower, President George H. W. Bush's nominee for Secretary of Defense, found his confirmation blocked by objections to his personal behavior.

Africa Today: A Pediatrician's Hope (1:09)

One doctor speaks of her hopes that the people of Africa will find a way to overcome the problem of AIDS on the continent.

Africa Today: Number of Orphans (4:24)

Traditionally, orphaned African children are raised by their extended families. However, the AIDS epidemic has decimated so many families, that there are often now too many children for them to take in.

Africa Today: Work of the Informal Schools (2:16)

Informal schools in the poor sections of Tanzania teach girls about AIDS prevention.

Africa Today: Living in Poverty (2:26)

Governmental corruptions in many African countries have led to greater numbers of people living below poverty levels. The little money they have saved is often spent on care for family members with AIDS.

Africa Today: A Grandmother Raises Two Granddaughters (1:28)

Bibi is raising her granddaughters, whose parents died of AIDS, but she often does not have any money to buy food for them.

Africa Today: AIDS' Effect on Three Brothers (3:55)

Christopher and his brothers were orphaned after their mother died of AIDS and their father abandoned the family.

Africa Today: Two Women's Stories of AIDS (2:49)

Like many rural East Africans with AIDS, Rosalyn and Serafina have little access to medical treatment.

Africa Today: AIDS and Poverty (1:26)

AIDS in East Africa is a growing problem.

TLC Elementary School: Ronald Reagan (3:53)

Uses Ronald Reagan's presidency to illustrate how separation of powers works. Discusses Reagan's policies regarding federal government, the budget, military spending and nuclear competition with the Soviet Union.