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Month of January , 2008


Listen Geo Quiz (1:00)
January 9, 2008 permalink

Where in the world is the answer to our daily Geo Quiz?


Listen Geo answer (3:50)
January 9, 2008 permalink

Today's answer is the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Yesterday, an assailant armed with a knife tried to kill the country's president. A 15-year-old boy scout stopped the attack. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the teenage scout about his daring action.

For more information, visit the Geo Quiz page

Listen Global hit (4:15)
January 9, 2008 permalink

Charles Homans takes us to an island in Alaska's Aleutian Chain. Residents there are celebrating the Russian Orthodox Christmas, and preserving an old Ukrainian custom.


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Listen Entire program - Jan 10, 2008
January 10, 2008 permalink

Entire program - Jan 10, 2008


Listen US peace initiative meets West Bank realities (5:20)
January 10, 2008 permalink

President Bush visited today the Palestinian West Bank today. Mr. Bush said he believes that an Israeli -Palestinian peace accord will happen before the end of his term. The World's Quil Lawrence examines some of the obstacles on the ground in the West Bank that could keep that from happening.



Listen President predicts Mid East treaty (2:40)
January 10, 2008 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with former Middle East envoy Dennis Ross about President Bush's trip to the Middle East this week.


Listen Israeli sitcom features Arab hero (4:20)
January 10, 2008 permalink

Correspondent Matt Gutman tells us about a new sitcom on Israeli TV that's breaking some cultural barriers between Jews and Arabs. But some Arab Israelis say the show perpetuates stereotypes.


Listen Spanish doctors strike over abortion (3:20)
January 10, 2008 permalink

The World's Gerry Hadden reports on a doctors' strike in Barcelona. Authorities in Spain have arrested some physicians, accusing them of participating in illegal abortions. Doctors who perform abortions say they're being harassed. So they've gone on strike.


Listen Where "e-waste" ends up (5:00)
January 10, 2008 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Chris Carroll, who writes about e-waste in this month's edition of the National Geographic Magazine. Americans are increasingly recycling their old electronic gadgets. But much of that recycling involves shipping e-waste to developing countries, where hazardous materials are not always handled or disposed of safely.


Chris Carroll's article

E-cyling Etiquette


Listen Two Colombia hostages released (4:15)
January 10, 2008 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Jeremy McDermott for the latest on the release of two hostages in Colombia today. Consuelo Gonzales and Clara Rojas were held for years by Colombian guerrillas.


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