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PRI's The World - December 3, 2008
Today on The World: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits India and urges Pakistan to cooperate with the investigation into the Mumbai attacks; Also, why an Israeli government agency is after Russian Jews living in Germany; and how a South African architect aims to help the poor with houses made of sand.

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PRI's The World - December 2, 2008
Today on The World: India hands Pakistan a list of suspects, as the investigation into the Mumbai attacks continues; parts of China face desert conditions after years of cutting down forests and overusing water resources; and Haiti's capital takes in the music of a man known as "the walking jukebox."

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PRI's The World - December 1, 2008
Today on The World: President-elect Obama announces top members of his national security team; President Bush marks World AIDS Day at the White House; and we follow the journey of US-sponsored AIDS drugs to patients in Africa.

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Obama names Richardson as Commerce Secretary


CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, as Commerce Secretary.
Also:
Recession fears deepen, rate cuts on horizon
Rice pushes Pakistan, seeks to curb India response
Congress briefed by auto companies on revamp plans
Senate Democrats will pack plenty of muscle
Paulson said weighing bailout's next $350 billion



Tommy Tuberville Out At Auburn

Auburn Football Coach Tommy Tuberville is out of a job. According to the Birmingham News, Tuberville will no longer be the Tigers coach, it is still unclear whether he was fired or resigned.

Pres. Bush Signs Off On Commemorative Civil Rights Coin
Ala. Ethics Commission Ends Case Against Chapman
State To Pay Man Wrongly Imprisoned
Alabama's Tax Collections Nearly Flat In New Fiscal Year
Mobile Rings in 2009 With Electric Confection
Crystal Methamphetamine -- Part 4
Crystal Methamphetamine -- Part 3
Crystal Methamphetamine -- Part 1
Crystal Methamphetamine -- Part 2
Reading the Signs to Success - part 1
Reading the Signs to Success - part 2
Reading the Signs to Success - part 3
Reading the Signs to Success - part 4



Family of man trampled at Wal-Mart sues retailer
Record number of Americans using food stamps: report
Ex-NY Gov Spitzer to write column for Slate.com
Vermont called healthiest state, Louisiana last
Harvard endowment loses 22 percent in 4 months

Rice pushes Pakistan, seeks to curb India response
Thai protesters lift airport siege
WITNESS: Counting bodies on Congo's front line
Pakistan kills up to 30 militants in airstrike
Zimbabwe police charge protesters, cholera spreads


Wall Street jumps on Coke and other defensive plays

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose for a second day on Wednesday as investors flocked to shares of Coke and other companies that hold up well in recessions following another round of disappointing economic data and corporate outlooks.
Congress briefed by auto companies on revamp plans
Private jobs, services slump show recession toll



Defense seeks minimum 6-year term for O.J. Simpson
Recession-hit Americans flocking to movies
Sundance Film Festival unveils competition films
Drama offers comprehensive look at dictator's reign





Commentary: Aunt Mickey's Books

One's book collection provides a glimpse into our very lives -- what interests us, what are our passions. Listener-Commentator Alex Livingston reflects on his Aunt Mickey's life now that he has been given part of her collection.
Commentary: Teaching In My Dreams
Violence Should Not Be The Norm for Children


 


Civil rights beacon Odetta dead at 77

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Odetta, the deep-voiced folk singer whose ballads and songs became for many a soundtrack to the American civil rights movement, has died at age 77, her manager said on Wednesday.

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World Headlines

US presses Pakistan over Mumbai

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan must "co-operate fully" to bring Mumbai's attackers to justice.

Oil falls on poor economic data

Oil prices fall after a barrage of bad economic data heightens fears of protracted global recession and declining demand.

Zimbabwe 'asks for cholera help'

Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says.



Last round of pleas from the Big 3
The Big Three automakers return to Congress this week to present improvements they'll make if they get bailouts. Kai Ryssdal asks industry analyst Eric Noble if smaller business models, green technology and executive pay cuts are enough.

New wave of delinquencies on the way
A new forecast sees delinquent mortgages nearly doubling by the end of next year. Homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages, in particular, are in danger of getting squeezed. Jeff Tyler reports.

Now Goldman Sachs could post loss
Goldman Sachs seems to have avoided the financial crises of its Wall Street rivals so far, but it's expected to post its first quarterly loss in almost a decade. Alisa Roth reports.