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Brian Manning - "All's I can do is support him"

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"And then there's no point in dwelling upon it. I mean-- there r-- relatively is nothing I can do at this point, except support him, you know, as a father would support a son that-- that's in this situation." An exclusive interview with Bradley Manning's father Brian Manning.

Brian Manning - "He was aimless."

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"He needed structure in his life. He was aimless. And I was going on my own experience, when I was growing up, that's the only thing that, you know, put the structure in my life, was by joining the Navy, and-- everything's been fine since then." -- An exclusive interview with Bradley Manning's father Brian Manning.

Revolution in Cairo: The April 6 Movement

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FRONTLINE dispatches teams to Cairo, going inside the youth movement that helped light the fire on the streets. We follow the "April 6th" group, which two years ago began making a bold use of the Internet for their underground resistance--tactics that led to jail and torture for many of their leaders.

The Brothers

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Veteran Middle East correspondent Charles Sennott of GlobalPost lands in Cairo for FRONTLINE to take a hard look at Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood--the most well-organized and powerful of the country's opposition groups--as a new fight for power in Egypt begins to takes shape.

FRONTLINE Revolution in Cairo Preview

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FRONTLINE dispatches teams to Cairo, going inside the youth movement that helped light the fire on the streets. FRONTLINE follows the April 6 Youth Movement, which two years ago began making a bold use of the Internet for their underground resistance-tactics that led to jail and torture for many of their leaders.

FRONTLINE Special Report: "Revolution in Cairo" Preview

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Coming Feb. 22. As the protest movement in Egypt continues to send shockwaves throughout the country--and the world--FRONTLINE dispatches teams to Cairo for this special fast turnaround report. First, an inside look at the "April 6th" youth movement that ignited the uprising. Next, veteran Middle East correspondent Charles Sennott of GlobalPost takes a hard look at Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.

Egypt's Facebook Faceoff

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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:

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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'

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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.

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.

Should We Abolish Coroners?

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(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.

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