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Today on The World: Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari recounts her ordeal inside Iran’s prison system;
Also, a major bill on climate change is introduced in the Senate; And a former Nazi prisoner of war shows his gratitude to his Scottish captors…by leaving them his life savings.

See also

• September 30, 2009 -- Iran’s elite troops
• September 30, 2009 -- Haleh Esfandiari interview
• September 30, 2009 -- Pacific tsunami strikes
• September 30, 2009 -- ‘Created in China’ series