Today, we rap at you about the idea of a solar sail -- can the light from the sun be used to push a spacecraft into the farthest reaches of the solar system? Also, Microsoft and the Chinese government get cozy.and Chinese bloggers find it hard to put words like "freedom" and "democracy" in their blog labels. And, sticking with bloggers -- what role did web diarists play in the Iranian election?

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Clark Boyd gives you an update on Cosmos-1, the solar sail. Then, it's on to slurping -- pod-slurping that is. And then we have a story about a new report that says Iran's internet censorship is among the strictest in the world. Finally, we take you to the Philippines for a story about how cellphone ring-tones are making political waves.

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We go straight to some news from France about a nuclear FUSION reactor -- could fusion help wean the globe from the use of fossil fuels? Hmmm, thousands of SUV owners say "non." Also, we hear an interview with two filmmakers who are re-uniting neighbors and friends torn apart by the Balkan Wars of the 1990s. And finally, Sokari Ekine blogs from southern Spain. Clark pays her a visit.

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