Dan Rather Reports S01E06 · Contractors or Carpetbaggers?

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Residents along the Gulf Coast say big, out-of-state companies are getting the bulk of the clean-up contracts and that's costing taxpayers everywhere millions of dollars. Plus, a year of record profits on Wall Street leads to big-time bonuses like you won't believe.

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1. 1 1. Coming Home2006-11-14It's been said that war changes everything. Dan Rather Reports looked at American soldiers returning from conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan and how their lives were forever changed.
2. 2 2. The Best Congress Money Can Buy2006-11-21Who's really running Washington? Lobbying our elected officials has grown into a billion dollar industry. Dan Rather Reports investigates the "shadow government."
3. 3 3. Survivors of the Storms2006-11-28Dan Rather Reports talks to a former FEMA worker who was convicted of accepting a bribe from a government contractor. The impact of the big storms that hit the Gulf Coast a year ag
4. 4 4. Border War2006-12-05More Americans have been kidnapped in Mexican border towns than in Iraq. The drug cartels have all but taken over several of Mexico's northern border cities. Dan Rather Reports loo
5. 5 5. Exxon Valdez2006-12-1217 years after the tanker Exxon Valdez spilled millions of gallons of oil, some residents of Alaska say the oil is still there and still causing environmental damage. Also close en
6. 6 6. Contractors or Carpetbaggers?2006-12-19Residents along the Gulf Coast say big, out-of-state companies are getting the bulk of the clean-up contracts and that's costing taxpayers everywhere millions of dollars. Plus, a y