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PRI's The World - November 20, 2009 Today on The World What if the US loses in Afghanistan? Also, a visit to one of many rural town in Mexico caught in the crossfire of that country's drug war; And how India's power companies are battling widespread electricity theft.
PRI's The World - November 19, 2009 Today on The World: Afghan president Hamid Karzai is inaugurated for a second term today; Also, traffic accidents become a public health crisis in Ghana; And Egyptians bemoan the latest blow to their national pride... the loss of a World Cup qualifying match.
PRI's The World - November 18, 2009 Today on The World: A veto sparks concerns about Iraq's upcoming national elections; Also, a new survey highlights that poverty is the main concern of ordinary Afghans; And,we look at how Obama's visit has resonated in China.
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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka refugees 'to be freed' Sri Lanka says refugees held in special camps since the end of the fight against the Tamil Tigers will be free to leave next month.
'Big Bang machine' working again The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing' Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.
New asset bubbles may be growing There's growing concern that the world's central banks are flooding financial institutions with too much cash, setting the stage for another asset-bubble burst. Do banks just need to put on the brakes? Bob Moon reports.
Bill would allow Congress to audit Fed A House committee has approved a bill sponsored by Republican Ron Paul to expand congressional oversight of the Federal Reserve. Steve Henn reports.
Change in cancer-screening guidelines New recommendations have been issued for when you should get breast cancer mammograms and cervical-cancer screenings. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports some doctors believe patients need to change their mindsets.
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Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's civilian attorney, John Galligan, said Friday that military prosecutors notified him of their plans for the hearing at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.
An independent panel says the United States can extend the life of aging nuclear weapons for decades with existing programs, a finding that activists contend means there's no need for the nation to design replacements for the nuclear arsenal.
Health officials say swine flu cases appear to declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next.
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The state of Michigan is trying to keep General Motors in the Renaissance Center in Downtown Detroit. Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry and Charity Nebbe talk about the history of GM and city of Detroit.
The record label that introduced the world to Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin turns 50 this year, and Detroit is celebrating in a big way this weekend.
Detroit's mayor wants to borrow $250 million to wipe out part of the city's deficit.
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