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How Obama Reaches Overseas Audiences

President Obama made the use of the Internet and other technologies a mainstay of his campaign for the White House, see how he has continued that trend on trips overseas.

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Multimedia: Timbuktu to Tibet

The director of Washington’s Textile Museum, Daniel Walker, talks about why people are captivated by rugs and textiles.  He also describes his two favorite items from this 2009 exhibit called “From Timbuktu to Tibet.”  The exhibit featured Oriental and Persian textiles used by cultures as diverse as nomadic tribes and royal dynasties. ‘ Special thanks to [...]

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Army Suicide On the Rise

The U.S. Army has recorded an increasing number of suicides over the last five years, a result of fighting two unconventional wars for almost a decade with an all-volunteer army stretched thin. I spoke to a soldier at the beginning of 2009 who served with two people who eventually took their lives.  He said the [...]

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Global Protests Take Aim at Iran

While in London this past summer, I covered a protest outside the Iranian Embassy. Hundreds of Iranians gathered in major cities to call for an end to Tehran’s post-election crackdown. Listen to the radio report. About 200 people gathered along a sidewalk opposite the Iranian embassy in London, chanting, waving green flags, and showing [...]

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Coal Country Environmentalist

West Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains are home to some of the most environmentally-devastating mountain top removal mining.  Hear from one woman who is fighting to stop these mining practices from ruining the landscape her family and many others have lived off of for generations. If you cannot see the embedded player below, check it out on my [...]

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