FRONTLINE

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Egypt's Facebook Faceoff

23m 36s

Watch Egypt's young democracy movement in action in this 2008 documentary. At the time, fearful of brutal police crackdowns the Egyptian population was not ready to follow the young activists. But they remained optimistic.

Gigi's Revolution

11m 43s

Her family is part of the Egyptian elite, but 24-year-old Gigi Ibrahim says she's fighting for her country's future. With thousands following her Twitter feed, Gigi has become something of a celebrity in Cairo's Tahrir Square. In this video, we see her attempts to convince her family of the righteousness of her cause. But will they come around?

Egypt:

2m 15s

View this gripping video diary from reporter Inigo Gilmore, reporting on assignment for FRONTLINE in Cairo. It starts with Tuesday's peaceful protests -- what Gilmore describes as "people power at its most potent" but takes a darker turn as "all hell breaks loose" when the pro-Mubarak forces arrive on the scene.

You've Never Seen This on 'CSI'

3m 49s

With no access to refrigeration and no funding for a burial, Coroner Tim Brown of Marlboro County, SC, says he made a "professional decision" to cremate the decomposing remains of a John Doe, who was later identified as athlete Michael Jordan's father. In "Post Mortem," airing Feb. 1, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and NPR examine the reality of death investigation in America.

Should We Abolish Coroners?

3m 24s

(Warning: graphic images) In this clip from "Post Mortem," experts with the National Academy of Sciences call for federal standards in death investigation and to replace all coroners with trained medical examiners. But nationwide there is a severe shortage of competent forensic pathologists to do autopsies. On Feb. 1, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and NPR examine death investigation in America.

FRONTLINE "Post Mortem" Preview

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Every day, nearly 7,000 people die in America. In over 1,300 counties, elected coroners, many with no medical or scientific background, are responsible for determining what happened. In "Post Mortem," correspondent Lowell Bergman examines death investigation in America, a joint investigation with ProPublica, NPR and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley.

Tracking Baltimore's Motorists

2m 7s

License plate readers, like those used on the streets of Baghdad, are now being used to collect, store and analyze the movements of vehicles on the streets of Baltimore. In "Are We Safer?," the debut segment in FRONTLINE's new monthly magazine series premiering Jan. 18, The Washington Post's Dana Priest investigates the growing reach of homeland security into the lives of ordinary Americans.

Who's fixing your plane?

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In "Flying Cheaper," coming Tues., Jan. 18, FRONTLINE correspondent Miles O'Brien investigates a growing trend - the outsourcing of major airline repair work to independent maintenance operations and a pattern of questionable maintenance practices. In this clip, O'Brien examines allegations of illegal airline parts being used to service planes of major carriers.

Battling Rogue Cops & Corrupt Politicians

2m 54s

"Honest people don't go into politics in Haiti," Police Chief Mario Andresol tells FRONTLINE in the upcoming film "Battle for Haiti," coming Jan. 11. Andresol should know -- he has survived two assassination attempts organized by politicians linked to gangs. He now fears rogue cops may be behind a recent spree of kidnappings.

Hunting the Gangsters

4m 33s

In the chaos of last year's earthquake, 4,500 of Haiti's most violent criminals escaped from the National Penitentiary. In this clip from "Battle for Haiti," coming Jan. 11, FRONTLINE gains unique access to the police units trying to hunt down the escaped prisoners and follows as police and U.N. forces hunt down a gang that has been terrorizing the slum neighborhood of La Saline.

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