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        January 14, 2011 -
        
  
        OCTOBER 2010 - PRESENT | Facing South's investigative series looks at North Carolina's most influential benefactor for Republicans and conservative groups -- and his growing national power. 
  
      
     
   
  
  
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 1, 2010 -
        
  
        For the ninth time, the U.S. Senate has denied funding for a settlement with black and Native American farmers who faced decades of discrimination in government loan programs.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        June 28, 2010 -
        
  
        JUNE 2010 | Facing South traveled hundreds of miles along the Gulf Coast, interviewing residents, community leaders, government officials and BP representatives for our week-long fact-finding mission. A glimpse at the news and lessons we discovered at the scene of our nation's biggest oil disaster.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        June 4, 2010 -
        
  
        MAY/JUNE 2010 | Coal ash is the country's second-biggest source of industrial waste and full of arsenic, lead and other toxins -- yet it's routinely dumped near communities with little publicity and few rules. In a week-long investigation, Facing South looks at the growing problem of coal ash and the looming battle in Washington over regulation.