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PRI's The World - Sep 7, 2010
Today on The World: Concerns that a fragile peace in northern Iraq could shatter with the withdrawal of US troops; Also, how one public school in California is trying to improve the education of students who don't have a firm grasp of the English language; Plus, a rapper from Romania who's started his own Roma pride campaign.
PRI's The World - Sep 6, 2010
Today on The World: Ethnic divisions in Pakistan are revealing themselves in the flood relief effort, then an investigation in China reveals 200 commercial pilots faked their resumes, and Afghanistan's government steps in amid fears that the country's largest private bank is collapsing.
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Iran woman's stoning suspended after global outcry
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have suspended the execution by stoning of a woman convicted of adultery, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after weeks of condemnation from around the world.
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Spending cuts 'to hit north harder'
Industrial towns in the north east of England may be least able to cope with deep cuts in public spending, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says.
Goldman Sachs fined £17.5m by FSA
Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £17.5m by the UK's financial watchdog.
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Storm That Killed 2 In Texas Moves North
The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine trekked northward after forcing more than 100 high-water rescues in Texas, swamping streets, producing several tornadoes and killing at least two people.
Amid Drought, West Bank City's Taps Run Dry
For more than month, the West Bank city of Hebron has been running dry -- roughly 70 percent of its residents have received no water for five weeks. Some say it is because Israel controls the water resources, but others blame it on unscrupulous Palestinian businessmen.
Mixed Reaction To Obama Business Tax Breaks Plan
Some think the proposal will be another cash-for-clunkers-style tax break that probably won't have much of a long-term impact. But others are more enthusiastic about the plan to allow U.S. companies to write-off all investments through 2011.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. reforms are poised to dramatically shift the nation's healthcare spending, not only curbing Medicare costs but also pumping more money toward the private sector as roughly 32 million people gain coverage.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Projected U.S. economic growth for the rest of this year and next was revised down for a third month in a row by a panel of about 50 economists.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai intends to impose rules restricting international involvement in anti-corruption investigations, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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The budget situation for Ohio University is bleak, but President Roderick McDavis remains hopeful that with ingenuity OU can come out the other side stronger.
A newspaper has found Ohio's five public retirement systems spent more than $1 million on conference travel over a one-year period, while the economy continued to squeeze their pension investments.
Ohio University President Roderick McDavis says this year's freshman class is 39-hundred plus.
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