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Groups Scramble to Get Aid to Myanmar Survivors
Despite troubles with Myanmar's military rulers, U.N. World Food Program spokesman Paul Riley says the agency has 240 staffers on the ground hurriedly working with government ministries to get aid to survivors of the cyclone. The agency fears running out of time.
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Citigroup, AIG Dampen Wall Street's Optimism
Investors have been growing cautiously optimistic in recent days that the worst of the credit crisis is over. But now, there's fresh evidence that there's still trouble looming. The insurance giant AIG announced a huge loss related to bad mortgage debt, and Citigroup, the nation's largest bank, is going to sell off some $400 billion in assets as it seeks to become more efficient.
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Raul Castro's Reforms Raise Expectations in Cuba
The big question in Cuba is how far the new president, Raul Castro, is willing to go in changing the country. Many elements of his brother Fidel's rigid system of state socialism are still in place, such as food rationing.
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Bust Likely Won't Stop Drug Use on Campus
Final exams start next week at San Diego State University, but dozens of students won't be in class. They face prosecution on drug-related charges after an unprecedented bust on campus. Still, some students and experts say this week's crackdown is not likely to change a thing. Andrew Phelps reports for member station KPBS in San Diego.
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Can Obama Be Called the 'Presumptive Nominee'?
Several more superdelegates threw their support behind Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama on Friday, all but erasing the once substantial lead of his rival, Hillary Clinton. Clinton vows to continue campaigning. Political analysts E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times talk about the race.
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Why Is Myanmar Reluctant to Accept Help?
Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asian studies at Johns Hopkins University, talks about the military government of Myanmar and why it's been so reluctant to accept outside assistance in the aftermath of the cyclone.
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Hezbollah Seizes Control of West Beirut
After a night of heavy fighting, Shiite Hezbollah militiamen seize control Friday of most parts of Muslim West Beirut from ragtag Sunni militias. The Lebanese army has so far stayed out of the fray.
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Edwards: Endorsements Don't Matter
Former presidential candidate John Edwards refuses to endorse either New York Sen. Hillary Clinton or Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination. While Edwards says both would be strong candidates, the math involved in the race is no longer on Clinton's side.
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Russia Displays Military Might at Parade
Tanks and missiles rolled across Red Square for the first time since the end of communism during the annual Victory Day parade Friday. Despite the show, experts say the Russian military is in a dreadful state, crippled by widespread corruption, brutal beating of conscripts and a lack of equipment.
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'It's All Politics': NPR's Weekly News Roundup
In the latest political podcast, NPR Senior Washington Editor Rob Elving and Political Editor Ken Rudin discuss the ongoing Democratic race and GOP Arizona Sen. John McCain's take on Supreme Court judges.
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U.N. to Resume Aid Shipments to Myanmar
The U.N. said it is halting further aid flights to cyclone-stricken Myanmar, after the country's military leadership seized supplies destined for the estimated 1.5 million people affected by the storm. "The food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated," WFP spokesman Paul Risley said.
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Country Crooner Eddy Arnold Dies
Host Renee Montagne has a remembrance of singer Eddy Arnold. He died Thursday, days short of his 90th birthday. One of his most famous songs is Make the World Go Away.
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House Approves Homeowner-Rescue Legislation
The U.S. House passed a huge homeowner rescue package Thursday to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to a half-million debt-ridden borrowers.
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Cyber Attacks in China Target Activists, Journalists
While protests related to Tibet and the Olympics have fizzled out on the streets, conflict continues in cyberspace. Recently, Tibetan advocacy groups and China-based foreign journalists have been hit by a wave of sophisticated computer attacks that steal data, cripple Web sites and even monitor what computer users type on their computers.
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New Violence in Lebanon Resembles Civil War Days
Lebanon hoped to never again find itself in the grip of a civil war after a 15-year civil war there ended in 1990. Today, it is staring at that very possibility. Fighting on the streets in Beirut, the capital, is the worst since the end of the war. Hezbollah gunmen are now in control of most of the Muslim part of the city.
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