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November 4, 2009

PRI's The World - November 3, 2009 Today on The World: Newly re-elected President Karzai is under increasing pressure to address corruption in Afghanistan, residents of Mexico's most violent cities are seeking refuge across the border, and the story of Ghana's first winter Olympian.

PRI's The World - November 2, 2009 Today on The World: Hamid Karzai has been declared the winner of the Afghan elections - what does that mean for the US?, revisiting what was once among the most deadly border crossings between East and West Germany, and we sample some of Alan Lomax's recently restored recordings from Haiti in the 1930s.

PRI's The World - Oct 30, 2009 Today on The World: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes on the stalled Mideast peace process this weekend; Also, what's behind a new agreement that expands the US military presence in Colombia, And why Japan has so many different flavors of Kit Kat bars.

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Republicans win key US elections Republicans score victories in two key US elections for governor, a year after President Obama was voted in.

General Motors cancels Opel sale General Motors announces that it has cancelled plans to sell Opel and Vauxhall to Canadian car parts firm Magna.

Ohio rapist charged with murder US police charge a convicted rapist with five counts of murder, as more human remains are found at his Ohio home.

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GOP Victories Offer A Warning To Democrats Democrats are playing down Tuesday's gubernatorial losses in Virginia and New Jersey as far less than a referendum on President Obama and his agenda. But the losses do offer Republicans a model for victory in the 2010 midterms.

In Italy, Verdict Expected In CIA Rendition Trial Judges in Italy are expected to hand down a verdict Wednesday in the first-ever trial examining the practice known as extraordinary rendition. Twenty-six Americans, mostly CIA agents, are being tried in absentia, charged with kidnapping a Muslim cleric who was taken to Egypt, where he says he was tortured.

Housing Agency Flexes Muscle As Loan Defaults Grow The Federal Housing Administration is responsible for about one-third of new mortgages — 10 times what it was just a few years ago. But as its market share has grown, so has the rate of defaults on its loans. Now, the FHA is zeroing in on lenders with high default rates.