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Archive for August 3rd, 2009

Entire program – August 3, 2009

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Today on The World: NATO has a new commander and his top priority is Afghanistan; Also, what it’s like to be gay in Britain’s Muslim communities; And some Israelis turn to a new style of Judaism.

Mozart concerto

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Mozart’s brilliant career flashed by pretty quickly. He lived only till the age of 35 but he managed to compose more than 600 symphonies, concertos and piano works. He even shows up in today’s Geo Quiz. We’re looking for Mozart’s place of birth today.

Traveling with military medics in Afghanistan

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July was the deadliest month for US and allied forces in Afghanistan since the war began. Most of the deaths occurred in the volatile Helmand Province. The World’s Aaron Schachter spent last week embedded with a team of army medics just behind the front lines in southern Helmand.

GI Bill for post 9-11 veterans

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There’s a new GI Bill. This one funds free tuition for military veterans who served in Afghanistan or Iraq. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Iraq war veteran David Wang about his graduate-school plans under the new GI bill.

New leadership for NATO

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NATO has a new commander and he says Afghanistan is priority number one. The World’s Matthew Bell reports.

Muslim and gay in Britain

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Pav Akhtar about being gay and Muslim in Britain. Akhtar is chairman of the British gay Islamic group Imaan.

Soap operas with a message

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The World’s Alex Gallafent looks at the academic history behind message-driven soap operas.

Possible charges for Israeli foreign minister

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Akiva Eldar, political columnist for the Israeli newspaper Ha’Aretz, about news that Israel’s controversial foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman may be a indicted on corruption charges.

New age Judaism

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Dozens of new Jewish spiritual communities are popping up in Israel. But as Linda Gradstein reports, they’re not connected to any of the major Jewish movements.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography quiz.

DNA and the Earhart mystery

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There’s a new effort to figure out what happened to Amelia Earhart. The aviation pioneer and her navigator disappeared over the Pacific in 1937. Now a group in Delaware hopes to use DNA testing to determine whether some items found on an uninhabited island in the Pacific belonged to Earhart. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Richard Gillespie of Tighar, The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery.

Haggis controversy

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Scotland’s most famous dish may have originated in England. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with James MacSween of MacSween of Scotland, one of the country’s best known makers of “haggis.”

Geo answer and global hit

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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Salzburg, Austria. Mozart’s city of birth is celebrating two works that have just been identified as Mozart compositions. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Ulrich Leisinger, director of research at the International Mozarteum Foundation.

The Costs of Food Worldwide, Part I

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A year ago, there were protests in the streets – throughout many places in the developing world – people clamoring over the high cost of food. A year later, prices in commodity markets are down by nearly a third. But is the worldwide food crisis over?

Take a ride with US medics in Afghanistan

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Last month was the deadliest for US and allied forces in Afghanistan since the war began. At least 42 American troops and 23 more international troops died in July, most in the volatile Helmand Province in the south. Five more were killed there over the weekend. The World’s Aaron Schachter spent last week embedded with a team of army medics working just behind the front lines in southern Helmand. >>>Click here to see a narrated slideshow.