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ABC News Nightline America's Working Poor
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ABC News tells the story of Chris Merchant, who makes $8.50 an hour at an herb-packing plant. His fiance Eryn makes about $99 a week as a baby-sitter, when she's not taking care of their own two boys, aged one and three. The pair's combined household income amounts to $18,000 a year -- below the federal poverty line. Even with housing assistance, Medicaid for the kids, and occasional help from a social services agency, the Merchants live with the fear of becoming destitute. They talk about a sense of powerlessness over their own lives. Next viewers meet Susan Curry, who works a series of full- and part-time jobs all year, while trying to juggle her four children, ages 11-19, and maintain her house on $20,000 a year. Tax time for people in her income bracket comes early, in January or February, when they qualify for a tax credit because of their low-income status. So when H & R Block started running announcements saying people could come collect their refund and have it processed within two days, she went right away. But the devil is in the fine print: the refund is, in fact, a loan, with an interest rate between 75 and 400 percent. Although those details are laid out on paper, many working poor often miss reading them. Susan feels targeted because of her precarious financial situation and her desperate need for cash. Lastly, ABC News profiles Lisa Engelkins, a single mother caught in another typical loan scheme: payday loans. This are considered "predatory lending:" money lent in two week terms by check cashing outfits who charge between 400 and 600 percent interest annually. Lisa Engelkins rolled over her $255 loan 35 times, and ended up paying $1200 in fees.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
ABC News Nightline A Killer in Town: Asbestos (2 DVD set)
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Have the beejesus scared out of you... 5 out of 5 stars.
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Yes - bad things happen to ordinary people, unfortunately, all the time. I saw the documentary Libby, Montana and that first got me interested in this topic. Then I watched the ABC TWO NIGHT Nightline special on the same topic. Every home owner needs to watch this.
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For decades Libby, Montana and the surrounding mountains were contaminated with tremolite asbestos, a particularly lethal and poisonous mineral, a byproduct of the town's major industry, vermiculite mining. Thousands of people worked at the Zonolite mine north of town, breathing the dust that would eventually kill many -- one slow, laborious breath at a time. Vermiculite was processed into products that have all sorts of applications in construction. Libby vermiculite was made into wall plaster, swimming pool liners, garden supplies, and above all, Zonolite attic insulation. So popular was Zonolite attic insulation that it is now in 15 to 35 million American homes, potentially posing a threat to many millions of homeowners and families. "A Killer in Town" is the story of how vermiculite from Libby has made its way from there into so many of our homes and how asbestos has become big business and big politics. Correspondent: Dave Marash
ABC News 20/20 The Matthew Shepard Case
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A Complete Waste of Time 1 out of 5 stars.
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If you want to see Matthew Shepard's murderers make things up as they go along to a completely shameless Elizabeth Vargas, then watch this episode of 20/20. If, on the other hand, you have a brain and don't appreciate the drudging up of an awful crime for ratings--with no really new information--then ignore this tripe.
Love Matthew,Hate The Show! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Okay I Didnt See The Show But The Only Reason Is Cause Judy Matthews Mother Had Said AFTER She Saw The Show They Took All The Things She HAd Said Out Of Conteches So It Looked Like She Had Been Agreeing With Everything The Interviewer And Aaron & Russell Were Saying WHICH WAS NOT TRUE!!!
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In 2004, Matthew Shepard's killing changed the dialogue on gay life. His murder has been widely described as a hate crime, and gay activists cite it when demanding hate crime legislation. Shepard, a gay college student was severely beaten and tied to a fence by two men on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. Shepard died a few days later. He became a symbol for the gay community when the murder was deemed as an anti-gay hate crime. But was the murder of Matthew Shepard a "gay bashing," or were there other factors in play that night? Exclusive prison interviews with convicted killers Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson on the events leading up to that fateful night.
ABC News Primetime Hidden Camera Experiment. What Would You Do?
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How do we react - or choose not to act -- when we see someone being threatened or victimized? In an hidden camera experiment, ABC News takes a look at who gets involved and who doesn't in various sticky situations, and whether men or women are more likely to intervene. The choices people make are surprising, whether they witness someone shoplifting at a local shop or observe an argument between a couple on the brink of a violent confrontation. We all like to think we'd do "the right thing," but what exactly is the right thing and what causes some of us to do something and others look the other way? Correspondent: John Quinones
ABC News 20/20 Medical Guinea Pig
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Is it possible that you might have been used as a medical guinea pig without your knowledge? ABC News reports on a medical experiment on unsuspecting accident patients brought into hospital ERs that has been happening in more than 20 cities across the country. What is being tested is an experimental, artificial blood substitute known as Polyheme, developed by a company called Northfield Labs. The sponsors of the study say using accident victims for the experiment without their consent is necessary for the greater good to safe lives of severely injured patients in the future. But critics call the test an unconscionable breach of medical ethics and a violation of the fundamental notion of informed consent. Correspondent: Brian Ross. This "20/20" show contains the following additional stories: A Beach Murder Mystery Shoes
ABC News 20/20 Get Smart: What Consumers Need to Know
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Consumers beware: From credit card scams to police pullovers, from restaurant kitchens to misleading advertising, "20/20" reports on things all consumers should know. Reports include: What cops don't want you to know. What credit card/ATM thieves don't want you to know. What advertisers don't want you to know. What restaurants don't want you to know. What some cosmetic dentists don't want you to know.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
ABC News UpClose Barbara Cook
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A revealing interview with Barbara Cook 5 out of 5 stars.
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It is nice to hear Barbara Cook tell a little about herself. We do not know as much about America's greatest living singer as we would like. I hope this leads to her writing her memoires. She makes her brilliant successes in several fields (musical theater, nonmusical theater, cabaret singing, concert singer, and recording artist)sound achievable to others. This interview makes me want to know more!
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When Barbara Cook began her professional singing career more than 50 years ago, she was a Broadway ingenue with a silky soprano. Today, at 75, she's still packing them in on the concert and cabaret circuit. But along the way, she gained weight, struggled with the bottle and disappeared from the limelight. It was in "Candide," "The Music Man," and later, the show "She Loves Me" that Broadway turned Cook, a singer who started out with a bad case of stage fright, into a star. Her comeback began 20 years ago, and, based upon her Sondheim concert tour that completed in 2003, which drew raves from the critics, Barbara Cook is like a fine wine -- better with age. Anchor: John Donvan.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
ABC News Specials The Brain Game. What's Sex Got to do with it?
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It's not a puzzle, although exactly how it all works is quite puzzling. It's not a machine, but it never gets to rest. It's the brain, the most complex organ in the human body. But are men and women getting the same messages? Are male and female brains wired differently? Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports on the case of nature vs. nurture and why women and men think and act differently.
ABC News Primetime Munchausen
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A hospital claimed that Julie Patrick was inflicting Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy on her son and allowed only limited, supervised visits with her son while his health continued to deteriorate. She denied the allegations of the child abuse and sued for malpractice. A doctor in England secretly taped parents trying to injure their own children. These tapes are rare and direct evidence of a little understood medical condition where parents hurt their own children in order to get attention for themselves. The condition is called Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. It's named from a famous 18th century German baron known for his bold lies. Cynthia McFadden travels to England to investigate.
ABC News 20/20 Nutcracker Dreams
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ABC News correspondent, Bob Brown, follows a group of children who dream of performing in the Christmas classic "The Nutcracker" at New York's Lincoln Center. Number 59, then 8-year-old Anjelica Fellini and 121 other children were trying out for New York City's School of American Ballet, one of the most prestigious in the world. It's through the school that children who perform in "The Nutcracker" are eventually chosen. This "20/20" show contains the following additional story: Cell Phone Numbers