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Week of Sat, 2008-06-07 23:00 to Sat, 2008-06-14 22:59


Supreme Court ruling on Guantánamo (4:00)
June 12, 2008
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The Supreme Court ruled today that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantánamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. It's the latest blow to the Bush administration's handling of so-called enemy combatants. The World's Katy Clark has the latest.


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Entire program: June 12, 2008
June 12, 2008
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Today on The World: The Supreme Court rules foreign terrorism suspects at Guantanamo can challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts; The growing role of Zimbabwe's military in the run-off election there; And country and western music from the far East.


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Patrick Chappatte, The International Herald TribunePatrick Chappatte, The International Herald Tribune



Global Hit: Natalia Clavier (4:30)
June 11, 2008
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Natalia Clavier is originally from Argentina, but moved to Barcelona in her early twenties. In this self-narrated piece, she talks about Barcelona's impact on her music.

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Geo answer (3:50)
June 11, 2008
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For our Geo Quiz today we asked you to name the countries in the world with 4 letters. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with author David Jenkin about his travels in Oman, Togo, Peru, Mali, Laos, Chad, Cuba, Fiji, Iran, and Iraq. Jenkins wrote the book, "The Four Letter Countries: The Zany Adventures of the Alphabet Traveller."

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A vanishing French institution (5:45)
June 11, 2008
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The World's Gerry Hadden reports on a vanishing figure in French life -- the concierge. She -- and it's usually a she -- is the person who serves as an apartment building's messenger, housekeeper, caretaker and more.


Kenyans head to polls (4:00)
June 11, 2008
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Six months after violence erupted in Kenya over a disputed presidential election, voters are heading back to the polls. These latest by-elections will test the strength of the nation's young coalition government. Reporter David McGuffin gives us an update from Nairobi.


Geo Quiz: Four-Letter Countries (1:00)
June 11, 2008
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We're looking for the names of all the four-letter countries in the world for our Geo Quiz today.


Canadian government apologizes (4:50)
June 11, 2008
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Chief Phil FontaineChief Phil Fontaine

Canada's prime minister apologized today to Canadian Indians who survived a harsh assimilation policy. For more than a century, Canada's native children were sent to state-funded Christian schools where many were physically and sexually abused. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Phil Fontaine, the national chief of Canada's Assembly of First Nations.


Angola surpasses Nigeria (:50)
June 11, 2008
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Anchor Lisa Mullins has this note on Nigeria's oil production. Nigeria is no longer the top oil producer in Africa. It's now Angola. That's larger because of unrest in Nigeria.


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