Music Heard on Air for July 8, 2009

A List of Music Featured Between our reports for July 8, 2009

Moon artist

It’s been almost 40 years since a human first walked on the moon. Neil Armstrong made that giant leap for mankind in July 1969. 11 other men walked on the lunar surface between 1969-1972. Of that intrepid dozen, only one is an artist. Lisa Mullins talked with Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean.

The G8 Summit in Italy

Global leaders from the eight industrialized nations met in Italy today. Their goal: Fix the global economy.

OK, maybe the agenda isn’t quite that ambitious, but they’ve got a lot on their plate.

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Ethnic clashes in western China

Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest on the ethnic clashes in western China from The World’s Mary Kay Magistad. Chinese authorities have sent 20,000 troops into the western capital of Urumqi to calm the violence between minority Uighurs and Han Chinese, the country’s majority ethnic group.
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G8 summit gets under way

The World’s Jason Margolis reports on how the changing nature of the G8. The annual summit of the group of eight leading industrialized powers got under way today in L’Aquila, Italy.
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G8 on greenhouse gases

Leaders at the G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy have issued a joint statement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details from Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists, who’s been following the talks.
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Quake victims at the G8

This year’s G8 summit takes place in L’Aquila, Italy, the site of a devastating earthquake in April. Some locals who’ve been living in tents since the quake are protesting. They say too much went into preparing for the summit, and too little into helping L’Aquila recover. Anchor Lisa Mullins has details.
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Moon art from someone who’s been there

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Alan Bean, former Apollo astronaut, now artist. Bean was the fourth man to walk on the moon. These days, he tries to capture his experiences in space on canvas.
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Alan Bean’s artwork

Obama’s visit as seen on Russian tv

President Obama had a poor image among Russians before his visit to Moscow this week. His summit with Russia’s leaders was a chance to change that perception. But it’s not clear he succeeded. Jessica Golloher looks at how Russian TV covered the President’s visit.
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Ghanaians look forward to Obama visit

President Obama is visiting the West African country of Ghana this weekend, much to the delight of Ghanaians. The World’s Laura Lynch reports from the capital, Accra.
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Summer reading picks

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks gets picks for summer reading from The World’s book critic, Christopher Merrill.
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Info about the books

Geo Quiz

Our daily geography puzzler.
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Geo Quiz Answer

The Australian town of Bundanoon is the answer to today’s Geo Quiz. This picturesque town in the mountains west of Sydney voted today to ban the sale of water in plastic bottles. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with environmental campaigner, Jon Dee, in Bundanoon.
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Geo Quiz archive

Global Hit: Oumou Sangare

Today’s Global Hit shines a spotlight on Malian singer Oumou Sangare, currently on a North American tour promoting her latest album, “Seya.” Anchor Lisa Mullins explains that Sangare is a superstar back home and a champion of women’s rights.
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Oumou Sangare

Today’s Global Hit shines a spotlight on Malian singer Oumou Sangare, currently on a North American tour promoting her latest album, ‘Seya’. Anchor Lisa Mullins explains that Sangare is a superstar back home and a champion of women’s rights.