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PRI's The World Nov 6, 2012
by The World
Election Day is under way in the US. We find out how voters in New York City are making their way to the polls. Also, China's Communist Party is on the verge of selecting the leaders who will likely be in power for the next decade. And from New Zealand, scientists have identified remains of what may be the world's rarest whale.
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The 'Rarest' Whale - Complete Interview
In our complete interview about the discovery of two extremely rare spade-toothed beaked whale carcasses, marine biologist Rochelle Constantine tells host Aaron Schachter about the challenges of identifying the animals and explores the reasons none may have ever been seen alive.
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Found At Last: The 'Rarest' Whale
Two years after they washed up on a New Zealand beach, scientists have identified two whale carcasses as members of what they believe is the world's rarest whale species: the spade-toothed beaked whale.
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Alistair Cooke's 'Letters from America' Go Online
British journalist Alistair Cooke is perhaps best known as the long-time host of PBS's Masterpiece Theater. But he also sent hundreds of audio letters back to Britain during the decades he reported from the United States. Clark Boyd samples some of Cooke's "Letters from America."
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New Saudi Interior Minister Moves Up Succession Ladder
The appointment of Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as interior minister represents a significant move in the complex political chess game that is being played out in the Saudi royal family.
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The Challenges of Elections in India
If you think lines are long at your polling station, imagine what things must be like when over 700 million people come out to vote. Hartosh Bal, political editor of the Indian newsweekly Open, talks about the extraordinary challenges faced by election officials in the worlds biggest democracy…
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New South African Currency Honors Mandela
South Africa has introduced some brand new banknotes. For the first time, the country is honoring former president Nelson Mandela by putting his picture on the currency. The Governor of the South African Reserve Bank spent some of crisp new Rand bills at a local market in the South African city...
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Voting Poses Challenges to Storm-Battered Russian Immigrants
The damage done when Hurricane Sandy slammed into the immigrant neighborhood of Brighton Beach has hung around for voting day. Host Aaron Schachter talks with a poll watcher and an election coordinator at the Shorefront Jewish Community Center in Brighton Beach.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Nov 6, 2012
Election Day is under way in the US. We find out how voters in New York City are making their way to the polls. Also, China's Communist Party is on the verge of selecting the leaders who will likely be in power for the next decade. And from New Zealand, scientists have identified remains of what...
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Election Day is under way in the US. We find out how voters in New York City are making their way to the polls. Also, China's Communist Party is on the verge of selecting the leaders who will likely be in power for the next decade. And from New Zealand, scientists have identified remains of what may be the world's rarest whale.
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