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Month of May , 2009


Entire program - May 11, 2009
May 11, 2009
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Today on The World: the latest on the release of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi in Iran; also, China marks the one-year anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake; plus, an effort to reign in the credit card industry in Mexico.


Journalist freed from Iran prison (3:30)
May 11, 2009
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Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi has been released from jail in Tehran. The World's Matthew Bell has the latest.


Graduate student confined to Iran (4:30)
May 11, 2009
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Journalist Roxana Saberi has been released by Iran. But she hasn't left the country yet. We hear about the case of Esha Momeni, an Iranian-American woman like Saberi who served time in an Iranian jail and was later released. But Momeni is forbidden from leaving Iran. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Momeni's fiance, Hassan Hussein, in Los Angeles.


Israeli prime minister in Egypt (2:30)
May 11, 2009
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The World's Aaron Schachter reports on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu trip to Egypt for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.


Pope Benedict in Israel (2:30)
May 11, 2009
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Linda Gradstein reports on Pope Benedict's visit to Israel, where he said the suffering of Holocaust victims must never be denied.


Where did the H1N1 flu start? (4:30)
May 11, 2009
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A new study out of Imperial College London says the swine flu or H1N1 virus originating in the village of La Gloria in the Mexican state of Vera Cruz. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the lead author of the study, Dr. Christopher Fraser.


Reigning in the credit card industry (3:30)
May 11, 2009
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As President Obama pushes for legislation to reform credit card practices in the US, lawmakers in Mexico have just approved a similar law. But The World's Lorne Matalon reports credit card users south of the border should still beware.


China earthquake one year later (5:30)
May 11, 2009
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Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake in China. The quake left almost 80-thousand people dead or missing, and prompted an unprecedented outpouring of donations and volunteers from throughout China. Many said at the time that the quake response had created a new, lasting sense of community, and of philanthropy in China. A year later, The World's Mary Kay Magistad looks at how much that has proved to be true.


British taxpayers angry over scandal (4:30)
May 11, 2009
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The World's Laura Lynch reports on why British politicians of all stripes are spending a lot of time apologizing these days. It has to do with newspapers printing expense claims for members of Parliament stretching back four years. The documents show many lawmakers took advantage of the system to claim thousands of dollars for things like home renovations and landscaping.


Geo Quiz (1:00)
May 11, 2009
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Our daily geography puzzler.


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