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Monday, May 19, 2008 at 10:00 am

Myanmar and the world’s responsibility to protect the desperate.

 
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 10:00 am

Disaster and a junta in Myanmar this week. Putin out but not out in Russia. The brink of civil war in Lebanon.
And at home — maybe the political end game in the Democrats’ long primary battle.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign, hanging in and fighting for its life at the same time. Senator Clinton publicly and plainly pinning [...]

 
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 11:00 am

He’s been called “the Indiana Jones of conservation.” Alan Rabinowitz, a wildlife biologist and big-cat expert, has traveled the world from Belize to Borneo, Thailand to Laos, and risked his life to save jaguars, clouded leopards, and tigers.
Now, in Myanmar, he’s established the world’s largest tiger preserve, in an effort to save the world’s dwindling [...]

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Monday, October 1, 2007 at 10:00 am

The images out of Burma — out of “Myanmar” — last week were stunning, exotic, inspiring, all over the Internet … and then they were gone.
Red-robed Buddhist monks first padded in single file, cordoned by hand-holding young civilians. Then they marched in the thousands, chanting “democracy,” surrounded by Burmese crowds. Then came beatings and barbed [...]

 
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 10:00 am

After warnings of a possible crackdown from Myanmar’s military junta, thousands of monks and other protestors continued to march, demanding an apology for the beating and arrest of monks in a protest several weeks ago, and the rollback of steep fuel price increases.
Guests:
Simon Montlake, East Asia correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor

 
On Point Today
The Bandwidth Crunch
Monday, March 22, 2010

The coming bandwidth crunch. Does the U.S. economy have the broadband Internet capacity to surge again?

 
Health Care Reform and History
Monday, March 22, 2010

We’ll look at how the epic battle over health care compares to other defining reform moments in U.S. history.


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The Stieg Larsson Story
Friday, March 19, 2010

“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” the Swedish thriller that’s sweeping the globe — and the death of its author, Stieg Larsson.

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Week in the News
Friday, March 19, 2010

The health care climax looms. The president signs a jobs bill. And murder in Mexico hits home. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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On Point Blog
Sonny Rollins on Race and Jazz’s Future

Jazz legend Sonny Rollins joined us to reflect on his storied career and give us his thoughts on the future of music. To celebrate his 80th birthday, the hugely influential tenor saxophonist is embarking on yet another national tour.

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IED’s in Afghanistan: Hard Numbers

The Department of Defense provided On Point with some statistics about IED attacks in Afghanistan, where there has been an increase in the use of such weapons over the past 14 months. It’s striking to see the spike in numbers — from 2,677 IED incidents in 2007 to 8,159 last year.

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Christopher Hill: U.S. Troop Withdrawal ‘On Schedule’

U.S. Ambassaor to Iraq Christopher Hill spoke with On Point live from Baghdad today as early voting gets underway, part of the run-up to Sunday’s elections. “So far so good,” Hill said, despite scattered violence. Hill said that the plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops by Sept. 1, and to leave only a residual advisory force of 50,000 or fewer, remains “very much on schedule.” Observers worry that a spike in violence could derail that timeline.

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