Entire program – September 10, 2009

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Today on The World: a fact check on whether illegal immigrants will or won’t receive government benefits under Obama health care reform; Afghan journalists complain of double standards, after the rescue of a New York Times reporter and the death of his Afghan colleague; and one man’s quest to turn a favorite song into Portugal’s new national anthem.

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Afghan journalists are up in arms over what they call double standards after the rescue of a New York Times reporter and the death of his Afghan translator. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the head of the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association, Rahimullah Samandar, about the incident.

Reporter rescued in Afghanistan

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British commandos have freed New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell (pictured) in a raid on a Taliban hide-out in northern Afghanistan. The journalist’s Afghan translator Sultan Munadi and one of the British soldiers were killed during the operation, officials said. The NY Times reported that Farrell was “extracted” by “a lot of soldiers.” Marco Werman talked with Pamela Constable, the Kabul correspondent for the Washington Post. (Photo Marko Georgiev for the NYTimes) Download MP3

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