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5:00 pm
Half The Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
This special presented by INDEPENDENT LENS is based on the book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Introduced by George Clooney, the episode follows reporter Kristof and celebrity advocate Eva Mendes into Sierra Leone to investigate gender-based violence. In Cambodia with Meg Ryan, Kristof visits a globally known leader in the anti-trafficking struggle. Gabrielle Union joins Kristof in Vietnam to visit former Microsoft executive John Wood, who started Room to Read . Part 1 of 2G
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7:00 pm
Frontline
"Opium Brides"
Unexpected victims have been caught in the crossfire of attempts to eradicate Afghanistan's flourishing drug trade: young farm girls. Afghanistan produces more than 90 percent of the world's illicit opium. Opium farmers have long borrowed money from drug gangs, some with links to the Taliban, to subsidize their crops. D
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8:00 pm
PBS NewsHour
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9:00 pm
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9:30 pm
Journal
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10:00 pm
Charlie Rose
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11:00 pm
Globe Trekker
"Madrid City Guide"
Adela explores Madrid and takes excursions to see nearby sights.G
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