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Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times
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Pussy Riot Sentenced to Two Years for Protesting Putin Three young Russian women, members of the punk rock group Pussy Riot, have been sentenced to two years in prison on charges of committing what a judge called "a flagrant violation of social order" and "manifest disrespect to society." Courtney Weaver, Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times , picks up the story.
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Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.
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Janesville and the American Dream Janesville, Wisconsin is the hometown of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. But he couldn’t prevent the closing of the General Motors factory after 100 years. On this Memorial Day rebroadcast of To the Point, we hear what’s happened to what once was a model of American middle-class unity.