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Month of June , 2008


Islamic expression debate in Denmark (4:00)
June 10, 2008
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Danes are caught up in a fierce debate about the expression of Islamic values in Danish society. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Toger Seidenfaden the editor in chief of the Danish daily "Politiken".


Mosques going green (1:00)
June 10, 2008
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Anchor Lisa Mullins reports that mosques in the Middle East are going green and conserving water.


France to block child internet porn (4:30)
June 10, 2008
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Declan McCullough of cnet.com about crackdowns announced today in France and the United States against child pornography on the web. Here in the U.S., New York's attorney general negotiated an agreement with three major Internet Service Providers to shut down sites that carry images of child sex abuse.


FARC’s new leader (3:30)
June 10, 2008
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Lisa Mullins speaks with journalist Steven Dudley about the recent change in leadership for Colombia's FARC rebel group.


India's elderly (4:30)
June 10, 2008
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The BBC's Tinku Ray reports on legislation in India to protect the elderly from abuse. Many families in India are moving away from traditional family arrangements where many generations live under the same roof.


Waste and corruption in Iraq (4:45)
June 10, 2008
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Supporters and opponents of the war in Iraq don't see eye to eye very often. But just about everyone agrees there's been too much waste and corruption in the reconstruction effort. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with BBC investigative reporter Jane Corbin. Corbin estimates the total figure lost at 23 billion dollars.


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Food crisis strains aid groups (3:30)
June 10, 2008
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International aid experts say millions of people around the world are being pushed deeper into poverty and hunger by high food prices. But the aid groups that traditionally help to feed the hungry are also feeling the pinch. The World's Katy Clark reports on how aid agencies are balancing the need for assistance with the resources available to them.


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Spanish truckers strike continues (3:15)
June 10, 2008
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It's the second day of a strike by truckers in Spain. The truckers are protesting against soaring fuel prices. The strike is disrupting the movement of goods in the country. The World's Gerry Hadden reports that some gas stations in Madrid and Barcelona have run out of gasoline.


Potash boom (3:00)
June 10, 2008
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Last week, nations at a UN food summit in Rome vowed to increase world food production by 50 percent by the year 2030. To meet this goal, the international community promised to provide fertilizer for small farmers in poor nations. That translates into greater demand for fertilizer. And THAT means both opportunities and challenges for one of the world's leading producers of the common fertilizer, potash. Amy Jo Ehman reports from Saskatoon, Canada.


Geo Quiz (1:00)
June 10, 2008
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For today's Geo Quiz we're looking for of a 3 million year old mountain range that lie along the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.


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