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Entire program - Mar 12



Listen Elections in Iran (4:00)
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Iran's parliamentary vote, set for this Friday, is expected to serve as a barometer of support for hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But today the government disqualified hundreds of opposition candidates, throwing the legitimacy of the election into question. The World's Quil Lawrence reports.



Listen Top us commander steps down (3:00)
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The World's Jason Margolis reports on the implications of yesterday's abrupt retirement of US Admiral William Fallon. Fallon was the United States' top commander in the Middle East. He disagreed with the White House on some key policies towards Iraq and Iran. And in some cases, he did so publicly.



Listen Famed China reporter dies (5:00)
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Associated Press reporter Ted Anthony about the life and career of Associated Press correspondent John Roderick. Roderick died yesterday at the age of 93. He spent decades reporting on China, and had rare access to Mao Zedong.


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Listen Fakes all around (8:00)
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Tim Trainer (NF) of the London-based "Authentics Foundation." The group is dedicated to raising awareness about the social and economic harm done by the huge global trade in counterfeit products.



Listen Monk protests in Tibet (4:30)
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Jigme Ngapo (NF), director of the Tibetan Service of the US-funded Radio Free Asia, about the protests in Tibet this week. Buddhist monks there have reportedly demonstrated for two days, demanding independence from China.


Radio Free Asia - Tibetan Service


Listen Migrant workers rights in the gulf (4:45)
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Correspondent Ben Gilbert reports on a controversy over migrant workers' rights in the Arab Gulf states. Migrant laborers in Dubai recently took to the streets to demand better pay and working conditions.



Listen Immigration video game (4:30)
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Brad Linder reports on a new video game called "Iced" that lets teenagers walk in the virtual shoes of an illegal immigrant trying to avoid deportation.


Play the game at icedgame.com



Listen Geo quiz (1:00)
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Our daily geography quiz.



Listen Geo answer (3:15)
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The answer to today's geo quiz is New Zealand's North Island, where conservationists struggled to save two pygmy sperm whales stranded on the island's eastern coast. The World's David Leveille has the story.

For more information, visit the Geo Quiz page


Listen Global Hit - Enrico Rava and Stefano Bollani (5:00)
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The World's Ken Bader profiles Italian jazz musicians Enrico Rava and Stefano Bollani. Rava is a veteran trumpeter and one of Europe's jazz greats. He teams up with 20-something pianist Bollani on a new CD called "The Third Man."

For more information, visit the Global Hit page


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