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11/02/2009
Entire program – November 2, 2009
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Download MP3Today on The World:Hamid Karzai has been declared winner of Afghanistan’s elections – what that means for Afghanistan and U-S policy there; also, re-visiting what was once among the most deadly border crossings between East and West Germany; plus, we sample some of Alan Lomax’s recently restored recordings from Haiti in the 1930s.
Karzai declared elected president
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Hamid Karzai has been declared the elected president of Afghanistan by poll officials, after they scrapped the planned second round of the vote, Karzai’s challenger, Abdullah Abdullah had pulled out of the race, saying the poll would not have been free or fair. The first round of the vote, in August, was marred by mass electoral fraud. Matthew Bell reports.Download MP3
A return to the East German border
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Next week marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But today, we’re taking you to an even deadlier part of the former border between East and West Germany. Twenty four years ago, our Europe Correspondent Gerry Hadden lived along that dividing line in Travemunde, West Germany. He returns to explore the region’s past, present and future. Download MP3 (Photo: Gerry Hadden)Returning to Sudan
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A refugee named Valentino Achak Deng returned from the United States to his home in southern Sudan. Deng built a school there, with proceeds from a book based on his life. The book was written by author Dave Eggers. The World’s Jeb Sharp talks with Eggers and Deng about their friendship. Download MP3
Zen archers take aim in Manhattan
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Before there was Zen in the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, there was the original: Zen in the Art of Archery. The 1953 book chronicled the story of Eugen Herrigel, a German who traveled to Japan to learn Kyudo, the Way of the Bow. But you don’t have to go that far. The World’s Alex Gallafent visits a zen archery class in the heart of Manhattan.Download MP3 (Photo: Alex Gallafent)Global Hit: Alan Lomax
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Alan Lomax made an impressive career out of recording folk music all over the world; bringing it to American audiences, and preserving it for posterity. But few people heard the recordings that Lomax made in Haiti in the 1930’s. This month those Haiti recordings will be released to the public for the first time in a box set. Ruxandra Guidi has the story. Download MP3Tensions in Northern Afghanistan
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Download MP3The contentious re-election of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is raising tensions in several provinces. One flashpoint is Balkh province in the north, where there are fears the Governor may take up arms against Karzai’s government. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Jean Mackenzie, Kabul correspondent for the Global Post.
Days after the Peshawar attacks
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Download MP3There was another deadly attack in Pakistan today.. this one in the city of Rawalpindi. Last week, an attack in the city of Peshawar killed more than 100 people. The BBC’s Aleem Maqbool spoke with relatives of some of the victims and sent this report.
Geo Quiz
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Olympics security
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Download MP3Sports writer Mihir Bose fills us in on London’s security preparations for the upcoming 2012 Olympics.
Geo Answer
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Download MP3Today is Day of the Dead, and it’s a big holiday in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the answer to today’s Geo Quiz. In recent years, Halloween imagery has been creeping into traditional Day of the Dead celebrations, and some don’t like it. Shannon Young sent us this audio postcard from Oaxaca City.
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