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November 8, 2009
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PRI's The World - November 5, 2009
Today on The World: Swine flu hits one of the world's most isolated indigenous tribes, A new study out suggests most young Americans literally aren't fit enough for the military and the roots of Pakistan's battle with itself.
PRI's The World - November 4, 2009
Today on The World: Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah refuses to join the government and says he'll continue to demand corruption reform, Germany reacts in anger at GM's decision not to sell its European subsidiary Opel; and how a picnic in Communist Hungary played a role in bringing down the Iron Curtain.
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Scientists halt brain disease with new gene therapy
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the AIDS virus, a study published on Thursday showed.
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Scores die in El Salvador floods
El Salvador declares an emergency in five regions after at least 124 people die in floods caused by days of heavy rain.
Chavez steps up Colombia rhetoric
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urges his armed forces to be prepared for a possible war with Colombia.
Free market flawed, says survey
A BBC World Service poll on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall finds global dissatisfaction with capitalism.
 
Job losses keep going and going . . .
Pretty much any way you look at it, we're in the worst job market this country has seen in 26 years. The unemployment rate hit 10.2% in October, and silver linings are hard to find. Steve Henn reports.
Would Russian bonds be worth the risk?
A lot of people lost their shirts 11 years ago when Russia defaulted on its debt. So some eyebrows have been raised by the Russian finance minister's talk of issuing almost $18 billion in bonds next year. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
Every penny counts in online retail wars
Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon are continuing their online pricing battles. The subject of this week's contest? DVDs. And the back-and-forth is down to the penny. Jeremy Hobson reports.
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Podcast)" title="Santa Fe County Manager: "I was blind sided" (Podcast)">
Santa Fe County Manager Roman Abeyta is complaining about a lawsuit the city plans to file.
Audio of Pres. Obama's acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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New Mexico's big electric utility company caused a national stir when it pulled out of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over differences about clean energy and climate change. We'll talk with PNM about their newest effort to get behind clean energy. *** Spending cuts mandated by the legislature are giving state agencies, like corrections, headaches. *** We'll hear from President Obama on the economy, the unemployment rate and those horrific killings at Fort Hood.
-- Nov. 6, 1 p.m. -- The New Mexico Public Education Department is moving ahead with a new policy that will allow students to get their driver's permits only if they have good grades and don't cut class.
New Mexico has a law not found elsewhere -- all medical malpractice lawsuits must be heard by a review commission before they can go to court. As a result, most don't go all the way. Plus more on KSFR's At Noon midday report.
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