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November 7, 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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G20 vows to spur fragile growth
The recovery is too weak to end stimulus moves, G20 ministers say, as Britain suggests a transaction tax to fund bailouts.
Afghans die in 'Nato air strike'
Nato officials investigate whether the death of eight Afghans working with US troops was a "friendly-fire" incident.
Obama in 11th-hour US health plea
Barack Obama makes a last-minute bid to get approval of his health reforms from the US House of Representatives
 
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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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a broad healthcare reform bill on Saturday as they prepared for a close vote on the biggest changes in health policy in four decades.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting.
KABUL (Reuters) - NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Mid-South News
With baseball's World Series decided and over-with, Eleanor Boudreau takes a look at the other all-American sport.
Memphis is a city with serious deficits, many exacerbated by the mortgage meltdown. Even before the national crisis set off an avalanche of foreclosures, the city of Memphis had seen more than its share. Foreclosures are destructive and leave in their wake, blight, abandoned homes, and crime. WKNO's Candice Ludlow takes a look to see how academics and the city are piecing together a response.
In a letter dated yesterday and addressed to Attorney General Eric Holder, former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton charged that a federal grand jury investigation of him is timed to ruin his Congressional bid. Eleanor Boudreau spoke with Bill Dries who covers Memphis politics. Dries said before the Justice Department investigates a politician, like Herenton, it weighs many factors.
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