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Week of Sat, 2007-08-11 23:00 to Sat, 2007-08-18 22:59


Listen Wheel of Fortune (1:00)
August 13, 2007 permalink

Entertainer and business mogul Merv Griffin died yesterday, but it looks as if the gameshows he created will have a long life here and abroad.


Listen Top cybercriminal caught (4:00)
August 13, 2007 permalink

The US Secret Service thinks it has captured one of the world's top cyber criminals. Anchor Lisa Mullins asks Wall Street Journal reporter Cassell Bryan Low about the young Ukranian suspected of stealing hundreds of thousands of debit and credit card numbers.


Listen Two towns want to become one (4:30)
August 13, 2007 permalink

The World's Gerry Hadden tells the story two villages that are in two different countries, but share the same name. Residents want the villages one in Portugal, one in Spain to become one.



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Listen Geo Quiz (1:00)
August 13, 2007 permalink

Our daily geography puzzler takes us to South America.

For more information, visit the Geo Quiz page

Listen Elections in Sierra Leone (4:30)
August 13, 2007 permalink

Sierra Leone takes a leap toward democracy. Voters are awaiting the results of their first election since UN peacekeepers left the country two years ago. They're hoping to put years of civil war and brutal violence behind them. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the story from the BBC's Will Ross.


Listen Protest movement in Bolivia (4:00)
August 13, 2007 permalink

Bolivia's President Evo Morales won his bid for office in part on a promise to give voice to parts of society that had traditionally been left out. Those voices have increasingly been speaking out all over the country. Some say too much. Correspondent Ruxandra Guidi reports.



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Listen Kalashnikov rifle turns 60 (4:25)
August 13, 2007 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Charlie Cutshaw, editor for "Jane's International Defense Review," about the Kalashnikov rifle. The so called "widowmaker" was invented 60 years ago today.


Listen Iran's female taxi drivers (4:15)
August 13, 2007 permalink

Iranian women have to deal with cultural restrictions just trying to manage their daily lives. Now a new taxi service is helping to make things a little easier. Steve Zind of Vermont Public Radio tells us about a taxi service in Iran that hires only female drivers and carries only female passengers.



Listen Two top ministers in Iran let go (4:00)
August 13, 2007 permalink

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has replaced the key ministers of oil and industry. The major Cabinet reshuffle is widely seen as a way to increase his control over industries that pull in most of Iran's revenue. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.


Listen Karl rove resigns (4:30)
August 13, 2007 permalink

President Bush's long-time chief political strategist, Karl Rove, announced his resignation today. The news sent shockwaves throughout Washington political circles. But the effect may not end there. Some wonder how the loss of a man who critics called "Bush's brain" will play out in foreign policy. The World's Katy Clark reports.


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