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October 26, 2011 The Un-Banked, “Bank Transfer Day”

Bank Transfer Day began as a grassroots movement launched from a laptop by a woman who couldn’t take another bank fee. The movement is growing day by day — helping average Americans send the big banks a message by “un-banking” — taking their business to smaller banks and credit unions. Dan Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET.

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July 17, 2011 The New Space Race

Dan hosts a roundtable at Space Center Houston with former astronauts and a NASA official about America’s future on the final frontier. Dan Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on HDNet.

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July 14, 2011 All Is Not Forgiven

We investigate shocking new evidence in the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal in Los Angeles. Dan Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on HDNet.

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June 06, 2011 Excerpt from “Barofsky,” June 7, 2011

An in-depth interview with Neil Barofsky, who recently stepped down as the Special Inspector General for TARP, more commonly known as the $700 billion dollar taxpayer bailout of the country’s biggest banks. Barofsky warns that the safeguards that are supposed to be in place to help avoid another bank meltdown are woefully insufficient – and that another, bigger crisis could be right around the corner.

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June 02, 2011 Excerpt from “Mini-Meds,” June 7, 2011

“Dan Rather Reports” takes a look at “mini-med” insurance policies. These policies, which many people use as interim protection in times when they don’t have insurance coverage – lead many to believe they have comprehensive health insurance when in fact, the policies cover practically nothing. We examine one company in particular, Healthmarkets, which targeted its sales to the self-employed workforce and over the years sold hundreds of thousands of these plans. “Dan Rather Reports: Mini-Meds” airs Tuesday, June 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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