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Week of Sat, 2008-05-31 23:00 to Sat, 2008-06-07 22:59


Global hit: Zohan soundtrack (2:20)
June 6, 2008
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Anchor Marco Werman tells us about one Israeli band's contribution to the soundtrack for "You Don't Mess with the Zohan." The band is called "Hadag Nachash".

For more information, visit the Global Hit page


Zohan's Arab-American Co-Star (6:00)
June 6, 2008
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Egyptian-born actor Sayed Badreya, who appears in the new Adam Sandler movie "You Don't Mess With the Zohan." Badreya talks about what it's like to be cast as the Arab "bad guy" in Hollywood movies, and about working on a film with many Israeli actors.

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Ainu note (1:00)
June 6, 2008
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Anchor Marco Werman tells us about a resolution passed by Japan's parliament today recognizing the Ainu people as an indigenous group of Japan for the first time ever.


Geo quiz and answer (5:30)
June 6, 2008
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We're calling today's Geo Quiz a "Geo-political Quiz." Anchor Marco Werman gets questions and answers from Carolyn O'Hara, senior editor at Foreign Policy magazine.

For more information, visit the Geo Quiz page

Lebanon courts try suspected militants (4:00)
June 6, 2008
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This week Lebanese military courts began trying members of what's known as the "Net of 13." The group is suspected of involvement in the February 2005 blast that killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The group has been accused of links to al-Qaeda. The World's Aaron Schacter has the story.


Negotiating a new Iraq security agreement (4:50)
June 6, 2008
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The US and Iraqi governments are negotiating a new security agreement for keeping US troops in the country. The issue is proving to be politically tricky one for Baghdad and for Washington, as The World's Matthew Bell reports.


Up the Yangtze (6:10)
June 6, 2008
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The World's Ken Bader tells us about a new documentary called "Up the Yangtze".



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Concession speeches around the world (2:00)
June 6, 2008
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Senator Hillary Clinton is expected to concede to Senator Barack Obama tomorrow. We thought we'd listen to some other concession speeches from around the globe.


Israel relaxes restrictions on Jenin (4:30)
June 6, 2008
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The West Bank city of Jenin was once called the "cradle of suicide bombers." Israel has barred its citizens from going there for the past six years. But last week, Israel relaxed the restrictions for Arab Israeli citizens. Correspondent Matt Gutman reports from Jenin.


Aid groups face moral dilemma (5:30)
June 6, 2008
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International humanitarian aid groups sometimes face moral dilemmas when they work in countries run by authoritarian regimes. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Nicolas de Torrente, the head of Doctors Without Borders in the United States, about the challenges of operating in places like Zimbabwe and Myanmar.


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