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November 21, 2009
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Socialite's School Brings Hope To Brazilian Slum
Brazil's ghettos are poverty stricken and violent. But there are people fighting against the odds to turn things around for the poor children of Rio de Janeiro. Among them is an unusual apostle: a Rio socialite who founded a school for slum-dwelling children and views education as an equalizer.
Military Unaware Of Hasan E-Mails To Radical Cleric
Sen. Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, said there may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the alleged Fort Hood shooter before the deadly rampage.
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Sri Lanka detainees 'to be freed'
Sri Lanka says thousands of people held in camps since the fight against the Tamil Tigers ended will soon be free to leave.
'Big Bang machine' working again
The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing'
Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.
Ottawa will stay course on stimulus: Flaherty
Rather than turning off the stimulus taps or pouring more fuel on the economic fire, Ottawa will stand pat with the $61 billion in stimulus spending announced in January, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says.
Flood forces Vancouver Island evacuations
Dozens of homes have water "up to the doorknobs" and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, B.C., an hour's drive north of Victoria.
Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony
The Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says, even though they question the credibility of his testimony on Afghan prisoners.
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San Francisco's Fillmore District used to be known as 'the Harlem of the West.' But 40 years ago, redevelopment undermined the cultural fabric of the neighborhood. In this documentary, Evan Roberts explores the Fillmore's past to see what it may become in the future.
We take an in depth look at affordable housing options, and the lack thereof, in San Francisco, and we consider the pros and cons of inclusionary housing.
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Students, parents, teachers and administrators gather to discuss solutions to one of the most challenging problems facing America: why blacks and Hispanics perform more poorly than whites and Asians on achievement tests. In this brainstorming session held at Mills College, a wide variety of voices share perspectives on the root problems and potential solutions.
On May 1, 2006, people throughout the nation marched for the cause of immigration. This special one-hour live program chronicles that event through produced and live reports, in-studio expert analysis, and live call-ins.
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