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PRI's The World - May 23, 2012
Today on the World: Egyptians begin casting votes in their country's first post-revolution presidential elections. Also, our series Beyond Class continues with a look at what India's caste system means to Indians living here in the US. Plus, a rise in anti-foreigner sentiment in China.
PRI's The World - May 22, 2012
Today on the World: The former Foreign Minister of Greece gives his take on his country's efforts to prevent defaulting on its Euro bailout. Also, our series "Beyond Class" continues to look at how the middle class sparked the revolutions in Egypt and Ukraine. Plus, why some Olympic torches have turned up for sale on eBay.
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Pollution-hunting robot fish take to the sea
LONDON (Reuters) - Robot "fish" developed by European scientists to improve pollution monitoring moved from the lab to the sea in a test at the northern Spanish port of Gijon on Tuesday.
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US cuts Pakistan aid over jailing
A US Senate panel says it is cutting $33m in aid to Pakistan after the jailing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama Bin Laden.
Candidates spar as Egyptians vote
Tensions rise between some of the leading contenders on the second and final day of voting in Egypt's first free presidential election.
Man admits to killing Etan Patz
A man has been arrested over the disappearance of Etan Patz in 1979 and has confessed to suffocating the six-year-old, New York police say.
In Detroit, half the street lights could go dark
The mayor's plan would stop illuminating blighted neighborhoods, and spend more to light the rest.
What the Times-Picayune cut back means for New Orleans
Former Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose laments the fact the his old paper is cutting back to three days a week in favor of the web.
Former presidential candidate deemed 'sexy' by AARP
Even though he said he'd vote to cut retiree benefits.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng urged authorities in Beijing on Thursday to prosecute "lawless" local officials who harassed and abused the self-taught lawyer, his family and supporters, saying such prosecutions could help China establish the rule of law.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted on Thursday to authorize $631.4 billion in defense spending for the 2013 fiscal year, blocking plans to cut the Air Force and ordering offsetting reductions in Pentagon civilian personnel to stay within the president's budget limits.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - After weeks of painting Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney as a job-slashing corporate raider, President Barack Obama's campaign plans to broaden its focus to Romney's time as Massachusetts governor, arguing his policies hurt the state.
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Emails from constituents and talk about local barbecue provides fodder for the ongoing filibuster in the Missouri Senate.
A Republican in the Missouri Senate is still trying to kill a tax incentives bill for Ford Motor Company's auto plant near Kansas City.
Columbia Water and Light has issued a precautionary boil advisory for Columbia residents at North Waterfront Drive and Driftwood Court.
