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Africa's Oldest National Park In Crisis
Virunga National Park in Central Africa is located in what has become a war zone. Its trees are being cut down to support a lucrative, militia-controlled charcoal trade. If the destruction continues unchecked, most of the trees in southern Virunga will be gone in a decade.

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Longtime Sen. Jesse Helms Was Conservative Purist
The five-term North Carolina senator retired in 2003 but left a legacy of strong conservatism — and controversy — in a state that hadn't seen a GOP senator for decades. He has died at the age of 86.

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Blind Ambition: The Ultimate Braille Challenge
Learning English in a month, moonlighting for the FBI — the talented participants in the Braille Challenge are used to wowing people with their accomplishments. Figuring out what to wear to dances and how to convince a politically correct world to be a little less nice can be more problematic.

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Several thousand anti-G8 protesters rally in Japan


SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Several thousand people rallied on Saturday on the streets of central Sapporo, Japan, to protest against a Group of Eight summit due to start next week at a luxury hotel a two-hour drive away.
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State Senator Talks About Oniedas, New Majority Leader

Both the state Senate and Assembly recently passed legislation aimed at protecting Oneida County residents from paying too much in property taxes. WRVO's Jason Smith spoke with State Senator Joe Griffo about the legislation, as well as other issues including newly elected Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

State Officials Address High Winter Energy Costs
Hawkins to Bid for New York House Seat
Honeywell Green Project
Audio Tour of a Thriving Drive-In
New York Property Tax Coalition
July 3rd, 2008 Regional PM Newscast
Hawkins to Bid for New York House Seat
Young Voters Discuss the Candidates
Regional Weather Forecast for July 3rd, 2008



Phelps breaks world record in 200 IM
Firefighters hold line on two California wildfires
U.S. champion retains hot dog eating title
A tomato by any other name? Experts set food rules
New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic

Lebanese leaders close to government deal: sources
Several thousand anti-G8 protesters rally in Japan
Gunmen shoot dead Afghan member of parliament
Syrian rights group says dozens dead in jail riot
Iran vows to pursue nuclear work despite incentives


Hyundai union calls for work stoppage next week

SEOUL (Reuters) - Unionized employees of Hyundai Motor Co <005380.KS> will walk off the job for four hours next week to push for a pay increase, the auto maker's union said on Saturday.
World stocks fall on financial shares, oil drops
Merrill nears deal to sell Bloomberg stake: report



Audio Tour of a Thriving Drive-In
"Kung Fu Panda" prompts soul-searching in China
Man rips head from Hitler wax figure in Berlin
ABBA foursome make rare appearance





Commentary: Fourth of July & Freedom

As we celebrate Independence Day, commentator William Holston considers the real meaning of the holiday.
Rodney Coates Commentary-Character in Times of Crisis
Commentary: A Northern View of the Confederate Flag in Tampa


 


Wood density holds key to Stradivarius sweet sound

LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers using a medical scanner have worked out why a Stradivarius violin sounds so good -- it is because of the remarkably even density of the wood.

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Film of Zimbabwe 'vote-rigging'

New evidence of vote-rigging in Zimbabwe's presidential election emerges in a secret film by a prison guard.

Man arrested over London murders

A man is arrested in connection with the murder of two French students who were stabbed and burned in a flat in London.

Waxwork Hitler beheaded in Berlin

A man is arrested after tearing the head off an Adolf Hitler figure, as a new Madame Tussauds branch opens in Berlin.



SambAsia Grows In China
Originally created in San Francisco to unite Asians and Latinos, SambAsia has attracted a serious following in Beijing. We dance our way through this lively version of Samba, which creates unlikely partnerships.

What Chinese Men Really Think of Western Women
Chinese women complain that Western guys use them as private interpreters; Western women worry about being much bigger than their Chinese boyfriends. An American expat in Beijing goes undercover to find out what dating in China really entails.

Records 'Too Dangerous' To Stay In Iraq
Some Iraq government officials accused Kanan Makiya of looting, when he gave Baathist documents to the Hoover Institution for safe keeping. He says that because the records rate Iraqis according to their loyalty to Saddam Hussein, it's too dangerous to leave them in Iraq.