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Last updated 11:57AM ET
February 13, 2012
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PRI's The World - February 09, 2012
Today on the World: Is a civil war brewing in Syria? Also, the Spanish judge who tried to bring Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to justice now finds himself on the wrong side of Spanish law. And a look at Mexico's top presidential elections, one of whom will become the country's first female president.
PRI's The World - February 08, 2012
Today on the World: Why the Syrian city of Homs is the center of rebellion against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Then, a closer look at what is behind a spate of major building collapses around the world. And a German company that wants to help Americans carpool more.
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Neuroscience the new face of warfare: experts
LONDON (Reuters) - Directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier's combat ability - it may sound like science fiction warfare, but experts say advances in neuroscience mean it's on the horizon.
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Israel envoys 'target of attacks'
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames Iran after bombers apparently targeted diplomats in India and Georgia, injuring four people.
Brussels praises Greek cuts vote
The European Commission welcomes Greece's approval of tough austerity measures, needed for a massive bailout package, which sparked riots in Athens on Sunday.
'No foul play' in Houston death
A coroner says foul play was not suspected in the death of Whitney Houston as the music world pays tribute to the singer at the Grammy Awards.
 
Greek businesses hurting even before latest cuts
Many Greeks spent the weekend protesting against austerity cuts in their country, in part because individuals and businesses are already having trouble scraping by.
More uncertainty looms after Greek cuts
Greeks rioted over the weekend, burning dozens of buildings in protest against budget cuts that are the latest condition for a $170 billion bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
The Greek spending cuts in U.S. terms
More strict austerity measures were passed in Greece over the weekend. What would the equivalent of the cuts look like here at home?
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The speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives has opened this year's legislative session with a stunning announcement. Rep. Ben Lujan says he has been battling lung cancer for several years and now finds that he cannot continue performing his duties.
KSFR News reports on an internal PNM document detailing how the company may ask the state legislature for approval of a method the company could use to pay for costs of environmental cleanup.
Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico has introduced federal legislation aimed at removing big money from politics.
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The full Senate will soon be voting on a $5.6 billion budget package for fiscal year 2013.
Of eleven states seeking to opt out the federal "No Child left Behind" program, New Mexico is the only one to have its application turned down.
The House has passed legislation that would bar undocumented immigrants from obtaining a state drivers license.
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