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Archive for June, 2010
US Afghanistan commander fired
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The top US military commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Barack Obama after he criticized leading administration officials. He had earlier agreed with Mr Obama that his statements in Rolling Stone magazine showed “poor judgement”. News that General McChrystal was standing down came after he met Mr Obama at the White House. He will be succeeded by General David Petraeus, US officials say. Jeb Sharp talks with Scott Wilson, White House Reporter for the Washington Post. Download MP3
Reconsidering deep-sea oil drilling
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The Obama administration is standing by its decision to impose a deep-sea oil drilling moratorium. A judge suspended the ban yesterday but the White House is going to appeal. It says a temporary stop is needed to re-assess the safety of oil rigs in the Gulf in the wake of the BP spill disaster. Other countries like Brazil and Norway are reassessing, too. Michael Klare is the author of “Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy.” Download MP3Clean up job
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The Coast Guard today reported the death of two workers helping to clean up the spill in the Gulf. Cleaning up the oil is grueling, sometimes dangerous work. In Louisiana, these jobs are drawing immigrant workers into small communities. And they’re not always getting a warm welcome. Annie Correal is a reporter with the Spanish-language newspaper El Diario. She reports from the town of Hopedale. Download MP3 (Photo: Annie Correal)
Annie Correal’s story comes to us from Feet in Two Worlds, a project of the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School.
The RockTigers
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South Korea is a long way from Tennessee, where by some accounts rockabilly got its start decades ago. But as Jason Strother reports from Seoul, there’s at least one Korean band that’s trying to get listeners swinging to the sounds of boogie-woogie and rhythm and blues. Download MP3
Moscow metro’s “station of suicides”
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Moscow has one of the most extensive metro systems in the world, and arguably one of the best but a brand new stop dubbed, “the station of suicides” has many critics up in arms. Jessica Golloher has more on the station dedicated to 19th century Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Leadership conflict during wartime
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In light of the controversy surrounding General McChrystal, The World’s Katy Clark offers a historical perspective on generals squaring off against their Commanders in Chief during war time.
McCrystal replaced in Afghanistan
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President Obama is replacing top Afghanistan commander Stanley McChrystal with General David Petraeus, head of the U.S. Central Command. Anchor Anchor Jeb Sharp gets details from reporter Charles Sennott in Afghanistan.
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Jeb Sharp talks with Col. Peter Mansoor (USA-ret), a Professor of Military History at Ohio State University McChrystal’s departure.
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Download MP3US beats Algeria
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Anchor Jeb Sharp talks with a US fan who was at the US’s last minute win over Algeria at the World Cup today.
France furious at its soccer team
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A day after France’s final loss in the World Cup, people in France are saying the their nation’s team represents everything that’s wrong with France today. Reporter Anita Elash has the story from Paris.
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography puzzler.
Geo answer
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For today’s Geo Quiz — we wanted to know how long the longest ever singles tennis match went on and where it was played? The answer appears to be today’s Wimbledon 2010 first round match between France’s Nicolas Mahut and American John Isner. Anchor Jeb Sharp gets details from the BBC’s Wimbledon reporter Barry Milnes who’s courtside.
The longest game
Today’s Geo Quiz goes on and on and on. The summer solstice happened this week on Monday. It marked the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere….
Music Heard on Air for June 23, 2010
Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For June 23, 2010. Artists featured are Yoshida Brothers, Bela Fleck, Ry Cooder, Ali Farka Toure, Ceu, Prem Joshua & Chintan, Euphoria, Baka Beyond.
Entire program – June 22, 2010
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Today on The World: The storm over controversial comments made by the top US general in Afghanistan; Also, President Obama’s push to get climate and energy legislation through Congress; Plus, we visit a school for midwives in central Mexico that offers women a compassionate birthing option.
General McChrystal summoned over article
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The top US commander in Afghanistan has been summoned to Washington in the wake of a magazine article that quotes him and aides criticizing senior Obama administration officials and diplomats. General Stanley McChrystal has apologized over the article in Rolling Stone. In it, McChrystal is quoted as saying he felt betrayed by US ambassador to Kabul Karl Eikenberry. The general’s aides mock Vice-President Joe Biden and say he is “disappointed” with President Barack Obama. The World’s Katy Clark has more. Download MP3
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