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PRI's The World: 19th October, 2012
by The World
New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick meets with a prime suspect in the attack on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi. Also, the Armageddon letters, a multimedia project by a Canadian filmmaker on the Cuban Missile Crisis. And how a small town in California churns out pro baseball players, thanks to the Mexicali leagues south of the border.
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US-Mexico Trade Concerns Over Tomato Imports
The US Commerce Department is considering pulling the plug on a 16-year-old trade agreement regulating Mexican tomato imports.
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Mexico May be the Secret to California Town's Baseball Success
Brawley's proximity to Mexico and Mexican Winter League baseball has given some Brawley kids a path to the major leagues.
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'Khar Bii': Senegal's Sheep Idol
A television show in Senegal is a competition that is not about voice or dance moves, but about who has got the most beautiful sheep.
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9/11 Guantanamo Hearings Proceed Slowly
A military tribunal in Guantanamo continued its pre-trial hearings in the case of the alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind and four alleged co-conspirators. Frontline reporter Arun Rath is in Guantanamo following the hearings.
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The Armageddon Letters: 50 Years After the Cuban Missile Crisis
"The Armageddon Letters" project aims to engage younger, more gadget-addicted consumers of history and politics.
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WWE Wrestling Smackdown in Cario
There is a smackdown underway in Egypt. Not because of political unrest, but WWE wrestling. Thursday night, a three day WWE event got underway in Cairo, the first on Egyptian soil.
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Frappe-Sipping Suspect in Benghazi Attack Unimpressed with US Vow of Revenge
Ahmed Abu Khattala is thought to be a ringleader of the Sept. 11 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. He spent several hours Thursday with two journalists, including New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick.
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Beirut Blast 'Kills Intelligence Official Wissam al-Hassan'
Senior Lebanese intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan was among at least eight people killed in a massive car bomb attack in central Beirut, state media say.
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PRI's The World: Latest Edition 10/19/2012
New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick meets with a prime suspect in the attack on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi. Also, the Armageddon letters, a multimedia project by a Canadian filmmaker on the Cuban Missile Crisis. And how a small town in California churns out pro…
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Remembering Dutch Actress Sylvia Kristel, Star of 'Emmanuelle'
Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, who shot to fame with the 1974 erotic French film "Emmanuelle," died of cancer in Amsterdam this week.
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New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick meets with a prime suspect in the attack on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi. Also, the Armageddon letters, a multimedia project by a Canadian filmmaker on the Cuban Missile Crisis. And how a small town in California churns out pro baseball players, thanks to the Mexicali leagues south of the border.
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