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    Major Earthquake Strikes Dalai Lama's Hometown

    The latest massive earthquake — magnitude 6.9 -- struck a remote area of western China today, a region populated mostly by Tibetans. At least 400 are dead and some 8000 are said to be injured.  Professor Robert Barnett directs the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The latest massive earthquake — magnitude 6.9 -- struck a remote area of western China today, a region populated mostly by Tibetans. At least 400 are dead and some 8000 are said to be injured. Professor Robert Barnett directs the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Robert Barnett

      Director of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University

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    1 of 3
    After the Nuclear Summit, What Happens Now?
    1. 0:00Major Earthquake Strikes Dalai Lama's HometownYou’re reading this
    2. 7:30After the Nuclear Summit, What Happens Now?
    3. 43:41Senate Ponders 15-Cent-a-Gallon Gas Tax
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