Topic: The Birth of a Nation
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World's newest country: Can South Sudan limit internal strife?
As the Republic of South Sudan prepares to declare independence Saturday, internal ethnic and political divisions threaten the nation's long-term viability.
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From 'Glory' to 'Gone With the Wind,' fascination with Civil War endures
The Civil War, which began 150 years ago Tuesday, has long been a potent theme in film – highlighted by the release of a new Civil War film by Robert Redford Friday.
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'Machete' has immigration subtheme. How will it play in Arizona?
'Machete,' which opened in theaters this weekend, is full of R-rated violence and goof-ball characters. But immigration – a hot political topic – is a subtheme to this end-of-summer flick.
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American Lightning
A riveting look at the 1910 bombing of the offices of the anti-union, anti-socialist L.A. Times.
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Review: 'Moving Midway'
Godfrey Cheshire's family history, and that of the South, takes center stage in this documentary about moving an ancestral plantation to a quieter location.
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