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Entire program – March 12, 2010

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Today on The World: Israel seals off the West Bank, amid tensions over new settlement plans; Also, a look at Iraqi politics after the first partial results from the country being counted; Plus — how Colombian soldiers on a hostage rescue mission ended up with millions of dollars in cash instead.

Entire program – February 17, 2010

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Today on The World: The mystery of who killed a Hamas military commander in Dubai; Also, we speak to a gay activist in Uganda, a country that’s considering harsh anti-gay legislation; And, telling a Japanese fair tale using the idiom of modern jazz opera.

Entire program – February 5, 2010

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Today on The World: The story of a 13-year-old Pakistani girl who says her own family tried to force her to become a suicide bomber; Also, how alcoholism is helping to drive down life expectancy for men in Russia; And why the struggling economies of Greece, Spain, and Portugal have become a worry on Wall Street.

Entire program – February 4, 2010

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Today on The World: Why US-China relations are rocky right now and could get rockier still; Also, the BBC helps a teenage quake survivor in Haiti get in touch with his mother in the US; Plus, new technology helps consumers find out the environmental cost of the products they buy.

Entire program – February 2, 2010

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Today on The World: Japan’s national pride wavers as Toyota works out its recall problem; Also, the Pentagon launches a study on how it would lift the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy; Plus, assessing the security situation in Haiti, 3 weeks after the earthquake.

Entire program – January 22, 2010

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Today on The World: Thousands of earthquake survivors in Haiti still don’t have the aid they need; Also how competition among aid agencies affects the relief effort; And later — a new organ donor law in Israel says if you don’t sign up to give, you might not get.

Entire program – January 11, 2010

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Today on The World: A new poll in Afghanistan suggests people there are optimistic about their country’s future — despite the violence; Also, a Peruvian-American rapper is on a mission to help orphans in Afghanistan; Plus, American volunteers rebuild an ancient bridge over the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.

Entire program – December 7, 2009

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Today on The World: New protests against the government in Iran; Also, India’s approach to global climate talks; And a youth choir from India that’s developing a global reputation.

Entire program – December 3, 2009

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Today on The World: Can Pakistan help President Obama deliver on his new strategy for Afghanistan? Also, the pros and cons of an ambitious and new green energy plan in Ontario, Canada. And the ongoing effects in the US of the 1984 gas leak disaster in Bhopal, India.

Entire program – November 5, 2009

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Today on The World: Swine flu hits one of the world’s most isolated indigenous tribes; A new study out suggests most young Americans literally aren’t fit enough for the military; and the roots of Pakistan’s battle with itself.

Entire program – November 4, 2009

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Today on The World: Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah refuses to join the government and says he’ll continue to demand corruption reform, Germany reacts in anger at GM’s decision not to sell its European subsidiary Opel; and how a picnic in Communist Hungary played a role in bringing down the Iron Curtain.

Entire program – October 29, 2009

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Today on The World: Why the new US defense bill includes funds to pay Taliban members, An Egyptian comedian tackles taboo subjects with his own version of Da Ali G. Show, and Spain’s economic woes forces small towns to sweep their own streets.

Entire program – October 22, 2009

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Today on The World: It’s not just Mexico’s drug war we’ll hear how the drug cartels operate on the US side of the border; Also, a drought threatens a return to famine in Ethiopia; British diplomats of years past, and their undiplomatic words.

Entire program – August 12, 2009

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Today on The World: How the trade in minerals used in cell phones and laptops fuels the violence in eastern Congo; China’s foreign investors are shaken by the arrest of four employees of British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto; and water polo in Afghanistan.

Entire program – August 11, 2009

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Today on The World: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls on Congo to put an end to widespread sexual violence, an Afghan TV station that’s going CNN-style for the upcoming presidential election.