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PRI's The World - November 19, 2009
Today on The World: Afghan president Hamid Karzai is inaugurated for a second term today; Also, traffic accidents become a public health crisis in Ghana; And Egyptians bemoan the latest blow to their national pride... the loss of a World Cup qualifying match.
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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Large Hadron Collider works again
The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
US sets marker on Afghan corruption
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says foreign aid donors must use their influence to tackle corruption in Afghanistan.
New asset bubbles may be growing
There's growing concern that the world's central banks are flooding financial institutions with too much cash, setting the stage for another asset-bubble burst. Do banks just need to put on the brakes? Bob Moon reports.
Bill would allow Congress to audit Fed
A House committee has approved a bill sponsored by Republican Ron Paul to expand congressional oversight of the Federal Reserve. Steve Henn reports.
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Republican candidate for New York governor Rick Lazio proposed two laws that he says would aid in New York's fiscal crisis.
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The defense has rested its case in the federal corruption trial of Joe Bruno, without the former Senate leader taking the stand. The jury could begin deliberating as early as Monday afternoon.
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The wine and spirits firm says it's going to focus on making itself more efficient.
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