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This American Moment
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 11:00 am

American historians David Kennedy and Nell Irvin Painter discuss the weight of the 2008 election.

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Zimbabwe and Africa’s Future
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 10:00 am

Prospects for democracy in Zimbabwe continue to look bleak, as President Mugabe cracks down on the opposition. We’ll hear the latest about rising violence ahead of the June 27 elections, and what it means for the region.
- Tom Ashbrook
Guests:
Scott Baldauf, South Africa bureau chief and staff writer for The Christian Science Monitor.

 
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Rupert Murdoch wants to block the search giant from scooping free content from his newspapers. We’ll look at the staredown.

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California, here we come! And we need your questions!

On Point is headed west!
No, no. Not for good. Only for one show. But it’s a very special show!  The NPR station in Thousand Oaks, California – KCLU – is celebrating their 15th anniversary. We’re lucky to have been on their airwaves for nearly seven years, and they invited us out west to host a live [...]

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