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    In the Middle East, New Strategies or More of the Same?

    The US, the EU and Israel are more determined than ever to bolster Fatah at the expense of Hamas in the Palestinian Territories. Also, $25 million buys North Korea's nuclear cooperation, and the loss of a satellite diminishes the ability to predict the paths and intensities of hurricanes.

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 18, 2007 • 1h 0m Listen

    The US, the EU and Israel are more determined than ever to bolster Fatah at the expense of Hamas in the Palestinian Territories. We look at the benefits and the risks of further dividing the Palestinian people. Also, North Korea makes some concessions on the nuclear front and, on Reporter's Notebook, the ability to predict the paths and intensities of hurricanes could be diminished by the loss of a satellite that’s already outlived its predicted lifespan.


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      Warren Olney

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