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    Hopeful Signs Ahead for Talks with Iran

    After sanctions, a threatened oil boycott and possible outright war, Iran may be ready to make concessions about its nuclear program.  We get the latest.

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    By Warren Olney • May 22, 2012 • 1h 0m Listen

    After sanctions, a threatened oil boycott and possible outright war, Iran may be ready to make concessions about its nuclear program. We get the latest as long-delayed negotiations are about to begin in Baghdad. Also, the SpaceX Dragon capsule on its way to the International Space Station. On Reporter's Notebook, investors were looking for easy money when Facebook went public, but it hasn't turned out that way. What are the consequences for Facebook and other high-tech IPO's?

    Banner image: IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano speaks to the press on May 22, 2012 upon his arrival from Teheran at the Schwechat Airport, some 25 kms east of Vienna. Photo by Dieter Nagl/AFP/GettyImages

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    1. 0:00

      SpaceX Dragon Capsule on Its Way to the Space Station

      From Cape Canaveral, Space X has launched a capsule that's operating under its own power. Can it make history by completing a rendezvous with the International Space Station? Astrophysicist Ian O'Neill is Space Science Producer for Discovery News .

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      7 min
    2. 7:22

      Is Iran Ready to Make a Deal?

      As UN Security Council members plus Germany head for Baghdad to talk with Iran about its nuclear program, is a breakthrough at hand?

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      33 min
    3. 40:23

      Finger Pointing Follows Facebook's IPO Fiasco

      Shares of Facebook we initially priced at $38 a share. On the second day of trading, shares tumbled by as much as 18 percent. Fingers of blame are being pointed at Morgan Stanly, Nasdaq and even at Facebook itself.  What went wrong with the most highly anticipated high-tech debut in years?

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      10 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:007 min

      SpaceX Dragon Capsule on Its Way to the Space Station

    2. 7:2233 min

      Is Iran Ready to Make a Deal?

    3. 40:2310 min

      Finger Pointing Follows Facebook's IPO Fiasco

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