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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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New acting president for Nigeria
Nigeria's Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan becomes acting president in place of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua.
Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa dissolves parliament
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.
Google takes on social network giants with launch of Buzz
Google takes the wraps off its latest social network - known as Buzz - pitting it directly against rival sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
 
Eurozone's ills spread to neighbors
Investors pushed the euro up from recent lows, but for many other currencies the damage could already have 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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WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" toward imposing broader sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic defiantly expanded its nuclear program.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Not again! Residents from Virginia to New York prepared for a major snowstorm that could bring 12 inches of snow just days after a blizzard dumped as much as 3 feet in some areas.
TOYOTA CITY, Japan/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp, the world's most dominant and profitable automaker, was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States, whose own car industry was on taxpayer-funded life support.
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An annual report by the Colorado Commission for Higher Education shows one in every three Colorado students entering college needs remedial help in at least one core subject. KUNC's Erin O'Toole has more.
More than 600 people attended the first-ever Tea Party convention in Nashville over the weekend. One of the speakers may be soon be linked to the face of the party in Colorado. KUNC's Brian Larson spoke with "Colorado Statesman" editor and publisher Jody Hope Strogoff for more.
In Denver, a couple dozen owners of medical marijuana dispensaries spent most of their day Monday applying for the city's newly-required Medical Marijuana license.
It's part of a package of stringent regulations passed by the city council last month. KUNC's Kirk Siegler checked in to see how things were going on the first day of the application window.
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