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Week of Sun, 2006-12-24 00:00 to Sat, 2006-12-30 23:59


Somali interview (4:05)
December 27, 2006 permalink

Correspondent Mohammed Olad Hassan reports from Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, about the political violence exploding in Somalia. Ethiopian and Somali government troops are clashing with Islamist forces, who were pushed out of power within the last few days.


Rumsfeld and Cheney - then and now (7:00)
December 27, 2006 permalink

One of Gerald Ford's legacies in foreign affairs is the promotion of Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney into the elite circles of policy-making. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Barry Werth, author of "31 Days: Gerald Ford, the Nixon Pardon and A Government in Crisis," about the influence of Rumsfeld and Cheney - then and now.


Ford and foreign policy (5:00)
December 27, 2006 permalink

Former President Gerald Ford has died at the age of 93. The World's Jeb Sharp reports on Ford's influence on US foreign policy at a time when the country was divided by the Vietnam War.


Entire program - December 27
December 27, 2006 permalink


Global Hit / Geo answer (4:15)
December 26, 2006 permalink

Reporter Susan Stone profiles the German band, Super700. The group started as a jazz trio and has since morphed into a pop-rock collective.

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Buddha boy interview (3:50)
December 26, 2006 permalink

A teenage boy believed by some to be the reincarnation of the Buddha disappeared nine months ago in Nepal. Now the teenager has re-appeared, and hundreds of follower have been gathering to see the so-called "Buddha boy." Anchor Ken Bader gets details from Yubaraj Ghimire, editor of the weekly news magazine, Samay.


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A long journey north to say goodbye (8:30)
December 26, 2006 permalink

Anne Abraham vanished in a remote part of Canada thirty years ago. She went there on an archaeological mission to find a 7,000 year-old rock quarry. This year, her sister Alice marked the anniversary by tracing Anne's final expedition.

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Geo Quiz (1:00)
December 26, 2006 permalink

Where will we go today?


Medical donations report (5:45)
December 26, 2006 permalink

Indonesia received hundreds of tons of donated medical supplies after the tsunami two years ago today, and after this year's earthquake. But as correspondent Chad Bouchard reports, many of those supplies are outdated or otherwise useless.


"Conscience, the Law, and Donation of Expired Drugs"

Iran oil interview (5:00)
December 26, 2006 permalink

Iran may be increasingly vulnerable to the effects of sanctions. A new study suggests that Iran's oil exports could decline to zero - in fewer than ten years. Anchor Ken Bader gets details from Roger Stern, an economic geographer at Johns Hopkins University.


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