Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy to End

The controversial policy mandated openly gay and bisexual military service members to be discharged from the Armed Forces.

Obama’s Speech Analysis

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Rami Khouri, director of the Public Policy Institute at the American University in Beirut, for the perspective on President Obama’s speech on the Middle East in places such as Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. Download MP3

Muslims Tuning in for Obama’s Middle East Speech

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President Barack Obama plans a major speech on the Middle East Thursday. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Tariq Ramadan, a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford University, about what Muslims communities around the world will be listening for Obama’s speech. Download MP3

Video: Tariq Ramadan on being Muslim in America

Arab Interest in Obama’s Middle East Speech

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President Barack Obama is planning a major speech Thursday on US policy toward the Middle East and North Africa amidst the wave of change in the region. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Egyptian journalist, blogger and activist, Gigi Ibrahim, about Egyptians’ anticipation for what the president has to say. Download MP3

US forces kill Osama Bin Laden

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Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan, President Barack Obama has said. Bin Laden was shot dead at a compound near Islamabad, in a ground operation based on US intelligence, the first lead for which emerged last August. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Haroon Rashid in Islamabad. Download MP3

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Nigerian Cartoonist Tayo Fatunla

Here’s a concept: political cartoons about Africa….by an African political cartoonist. Nigerian Tayo Fatunla has been making visual comments — sometimes funny, sometimes quite somber — on the politics of his home country, Nigeria, and the rest of Africa, for decades. Tayo Fatunla joins The World’s Carol Hills in this narrated cartoon slideshow featuring a selection of the Nigerian cartoonist’s work from the past decade.
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Global Political Cartoons: November 13 – 19, 2010

After nearly 20 years, the symbol of Burmese pro-democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, is finally let out of her house; the woes of the Euro zone continue, but wait, here comes a diversion: a royal engagement!!!!

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Offering arms to India

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President Obama’s trip to India is not only about strengthening economic and security ties between the world’s two largest democracies. Along with solidifying the country’s relationship, the US wants to strike a multi-billion dollar military deal with India. Elliot Hannon reports from New Delhi. Download MP3

Global Political Cartoons: September 11 – 17, 2010

There’s a lot of anger and hate in this week’s cartoons, against the Roma, Muslims, women, and government. But there’s also an act of contrition from an unlikely source.

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Global Political Cartoons: September 4 – 10, 2010

How an obscure Florida pastor managed to get the world’s attention by his plan to burn the Koran on the anniversary of September 11th. President Obama tries to kick-start the economy; and Google knows what you’re thinking.

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The Nuclear Disarmament Movement

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It was striking this week–with all the talk at the United Nations of getting rid of nuclear weapons–that the rhetoric was coming from the mouths of world leaders rather than the megaphones of demonstrators. It got us wondering what ever happened to the nuclear disarmament movement? Jonathan Schell and Lawrence Wittner have some answers.