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February 9, 2010
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PRI's The World - February 8, 2010
Today on The World: US and NATO troops prepare for a major operation against a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan; Also, clandestine dining in Spain that requires a password... or a fingerscan; And a Scottish balladeer with a new take on an old tradition.
PRI's The World - February 5, 2010
Today on The World: The story of a 13-year-old Pakistani girl who says her own family tried to force her to become a suicide bomber; Also, how alcoholism is helping to drive down life expectancy for men in Russia; And why the struggling economies of Greece, Spain, and Portugal have become a worry on Wall Street.
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Honda issues global airbag recall
Honda heaps more woe on Japanese carmakers by extending an existing airbag safety recall worldwide to 437,700 cars.
Lebanon warns of Israel 'threat'
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he is concerned about the "escalating and dangerous" threat posed by Israel.
Sweet tooth 'hints at depression'
Particularly sweet-toothed children may be depressed and at higher risk of future alcohol problems, say American researchers.
 
Eurozone's ills spread to neighbors
Investors pushed the euro up from recent lows, but for many other currencies some of the damage may have already been done. Alisa Roth reports.
Premiums may rise without reform
California's largest for-profit health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, has told individual policy holders their premiums may jump up as much as 39%. John Dimsdale reports that Anthem's rate increase has become part of the health care debate in Washington.
The problem with marketing health food
First Lady Michelle Obama will lead a new campaign to fight childhood obesity. Nutrition advocates say part of this fight is making healthy food more appealing. Sarah Gardner reports.
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Only 15% obey the law at this Rail Runner train crossing in Santa Fe.
-- Jan. 23, 8 a.m. -- Federal banking regulators have seized Santa Fe-based Charter Bank, calling its financial situation unsafe and unsound.
-- Jan. 21, 11 a.m. -- U.S. Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico is criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn a federal law that until now has limited the amount of money big corporations and unions can give to political campaigns.
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Critics of New Mexico's film incentives program may have found some new ammunition to see if it's possible to cut back on some of the money spent by the state to lure film makers to come to New Mexico and spend their money here instead of in other states.
-- Feb. 9, 1 p.m. -- It would be illegal statewide for a driver to hold a cell phone for talking and for texting under a bill the state House of Representatives has passed.
Is it because of fear or incredulity that people don't like to talk about, or much less, plan for their own deaths?
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