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Pirate Parties Go Global

piratepartysupportersThe Pirate Party began in Sweden. Its political goals are to reform copyright and patent laws, and to campaign for citizen privacy, both online and in the real world. Now, the movement’s gone global. Cyrus Farivar reports. >>>Listen to the story

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A view from Somalia on the pirates (4:30)

Yesterday’s dramatic rescue of cargo ship captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates is making headlines around the world — including in Somalia. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Mohammed Olad Hassan, who’s covering the story from Mogadishu.
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US policy options for Somalia (4:00)

President Obama made his first public remarks about the rescue of cargo ship captain Richard Phillips from pirates this weekend. But the president was quiet on the subject of broader US policy toward Somalia. The World’s Jeb Sharp has more.
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