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PRI's The World - March 18, 2010
Today on The World: What the Arab world is saying...and NOT saying...about the diplomatic spat between Israel and United States; Also, a new bridge links Sudan's capital city to a tiny island lost in time; and the nation of Cyprus badly needs water, but it won't take help from neighboring Turkey.
PRI's The World - March 17, 2010
Today on The World: An expensive reconstruction plan for Haiti and questions about how best to spend the money; Meanwhile the US offers Haitians living illegally in the US a chance to come out of the shadows; One man's personal collection of Irish historical documents becomes treasure trove for historians.
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Obama in final health vote push
US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key House vote.
Rome rally backs Italian PM
Tens of thousands of people rally in support of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome, ahead of key regional elections.
Volcano erupts in south Iceland
A volcano in southern Iceland begins to erupt, leading to the evacuation of several hundred local residents.
 
Immediate changes if health bill passed
The House will soon vote on the health care bill. If passed, it would change some people's lives right away. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Critics challenge Greenspan's defense
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan presented a 48-page review of the financial crisis at the Brookings Institution. He acknowledged some lapses, but denied the Fed encouraged the real estate bubble by leaving interest rates too low. Bob Moon reports.
Weekly Wrap: SEC and Greenspan
Reuters blogger Felix Salmon and Fortune Magazine's Leigh Gallagher talk with Kai Ryssdal about whether the SEC is on the road to redemption, and whether low interest rates contributed to the housing boom and bust.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives said on Saturday they had secured enough support to pass a sweeping healthcare overhaul and would dump a controversial plan to avoid a direct vote on the Senate bill.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict apologized on Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by clergy in Ireland and ordered an official inquiry there to try to stem a scandal gripping the Catholic Church which has swept across Europe.
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Opposition activists prepared for talks with Thailand's government on Sunday to seek a way out of an intractable political conflict, but with neither side willing to budge, a resolution seems far from likely.
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One of the oldest churches in Lafayette celebrated its 75th birthday recently, and members of its congregation noted how it led in the fight for religious equality. It took the foresight and determination of one bishop and the response of the papacy to set the cornerstone for the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, and give black Catholics in Lafayette a place to worship freely.
Lafayette's younger generation have grown up listening to CDs and MP3s, but the "old-school listening" to vinyl albums has a special appeal. Walt Broussard of Walt's Record Shop in Lafayette found that his hobby has helped build the craze.
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