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Helter Smelter

Season 6 • 04/22/2002

The people of Smelterville, Idaho, react to their town's designation as a toxic Superfund site.

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03:31

Headlines - Calling All Cardinals
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Following more sex abuse charges, Pope John Paul II summons all thirteen cardinals in the United States to Rome for an emergency conference.
04/18/2002
02:02

Heat Wave
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Record temperatures continue to scorch New York City soaring into the thousands.
04/18/2002
03:00

Papal Apology
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Will an apology be forthcoming from the Vatican concerning the sexual misconduct of priests?
04/18/2002
02:24

Record Keeping
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Cardinal Law blames the Catholic church's inadequate record keeping for his troubles.
04/18/2002
07:45

Richard Dreyfuss
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Richard Dreyfuss talks about his new television series, "The Education of Max Bickford."
04/18/2002
03:55

Headlines - Wrong Around the Collar
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Pope John Paul II summons American cardinals to Vatican City to address the Catholic Church's ever-expanding child sex abuse scandal.
04/22/2002
02:02

Indecision 2002 - Live From Paris
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Stephen Colbert and Mo Rocca weigh in on the ascendency of France's right-wing presidential candidate, Jean-Marie Le Pen.
04/22/2002
06:15

Michael Clarke Duncan
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Actor Michael Clarke Duncan discusses his towering physique, his love for making movies and his role in "The Scorpion King."
04/22/2002
02:03

Indecision 2002
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, the leader of the right-wing National Front party in France, emerges as a political threat to President Jacques Chirac.
04/22/2002
00:21

Moment of Zen - French Balloon
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Jon shares mesmerizing footage of a liberated French balloon.
04/22/2002
05:06

Helter Smelter
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The Senate rejects President Bush's call to open up Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge for drilling, and Stacey Grenrock-Woods investigates the toxicity of Smelterville, Idaho.
04/22/2002
02:07

Headlines - Drill It!
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President Bush and Senator Ted Stevens make the case for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
04/23/2002
00:39

Intro - Earth Day
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Jon has an Earth Day request for the men fertilizing the sidewalk outside his apartment.
04/23/2002
04:24

Walsh - Green Eggs and Sham?
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Concerned citizen Terri Birkett publishes a children's book to counter the anti-logging, anti-American message of Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax."
04/23/2002
02:24

Headlines - Nature's Classroom
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George W. Bush and Al Gore address the nation on the meaning of Earth Day.
04/23/2002
03:19

Ad Nauseam - Brown to the Bone
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Steve Carell explores the new advertising trend of altering pop music to sell M&M's and Pringles.
04/23/2002
05:37

Beau Bridges
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Beau Bridges discusses the CIA, his CBS show and the strange Afghani language.
04/23/2002
00:13

Moment of Zen - Beating Nature Senseless
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George W. Bush takes out his aggression on a felled tree.
04/23/2002
01:44

Semper Rye
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Scientists have created an indestructible sandwich that can withstand air drops, rough handling and extreme climates, designed to stay fresh for three years.
04/24/2002
04:37

Putting the Con back in Congress
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Cody Judy is out on parole, running for congress and upset that his core supporters can't vote because they are locked up.
04/24/2002
01:29

Headlines - Tomb Raiders
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Archeologists discover the largest cemetery of Incan mummies ever found in Lima, Peru.
04/24/2002
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