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Month of May , 2009


Managing health care costs (4:30)
May 11, 2009
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Karen Davies, president of The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that supports research into health issues, to find out how other countries manage health costs. Today, President Obama praised the US health care industry for pledging to cut costs.


Geo answer (3:15)
May 11, 2009
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The Golden Horseshoe was the place we were looking for in today's Geo Quiz. It's located in Southern Ontario -- on the western end of the Niagara Peninsula and around the westernmost part of Lake Ontario. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Ken Peters in Hamilton, Ontario, about a bid to move the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton.

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Global Hit (5:00)
May 11, 2009
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The World's Ken Bader tells us about guitarist Ottmar Liebert and his brand of nouveau flamenco.

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Entire program - May 12, 2009
May 12, 2009
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Today on The World: The investigation into a possible chemical attack on a girls' school in Afghanistan; Also, vigilante violence is on the rise in Kenya; And how Iran's politics may have influenced the release of Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi from prison.



Gas poisoning at Afghan girls' school (4:30)
May 12, 2009
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul about two developments in Afghanistan. One is a possible chemical attack on a girls' school. The other is yesterday's unexpected dismissal of the US commander in Afghanistan.


U.S. strategy in Afghanistan (4:30)
May 12, 2009
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The World's Matthew Bell reports on what yesterday's unexpected dismissal of the US commander in Afghanistan may mean for U.S. strategy there.


Profile of new US commander

Taliban resurgence


Nazi war crime trial (4:00)
May 12, 2009
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John DemjanjukJohn DemjanjukAnchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Paul Williams, author of "Indictment at the Hague," about the case of former Nazi death camp guard, John Demjanjuk. Now 89 years old, Demjanjuk is accused of being involved in the death of 29-thousand Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland during the Second World War. He arrived in Germany today to face possible trial.


No peace in Kenya (4:30)
May 12, 2009
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The BBC's Karen Allen reports on the emergence of vigilantes in Kenya in the year following the formation of a coalition government. A peace deal brokered by former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, put an end to the ethnic violence that erupted following disputed elections...but human rights groups say now vigilante violence has taken its place.


The road less travelled (3:30)
May 12, 2009
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Don George, editor at large for Geographic Expeditions, about keeping the thrill of overseas travel alive in times of tight budgets. George offers ways the family vacation could be saved -- by choosing less traveled -- and less costly -- destinations.


Online travel magazine Recce
Don George's adventure travel

No answers for parents of China's quake victims (5:30)
May 12, 2009
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One year ago today a 7.9 percent magnitude earthquake struck south western China. Today, the parents of children who died in collapsed school buildings are still seeking answers. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports from the earthquake zone.

Earthquake survivors in May 2008Earthquake survivors in May 2008


2008 coverage of the Sichuan quake


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