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    Pakistan's President Visits the UN

    An unmanned American drone has crashed in Pakistan, where anger rages over this weekend's terrorist bombing and the Army is battling militants. This weekend's massive explosion that killed 53 people at Islamabad's Marriott Hotel has increased fears of terrorism.

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

    An unmanned American drone has crashed in Pakistan, where anger rages over this weekend's terrorist bombing and the Army is battling militants. This weekend's massive explosion that killed 53 people at Islamabad's Marriott Hotel has increased fears of terrorism. President Asif Ali Zardari is known to believe that US intervention is making things worse. Yesterday, he met with President Bush in New York. We hear from the UN and from Islamabad.

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    A Hard Sell on Capitol Hill; Pakistan's Problems
    1. 1:38Congress Pushes Back on the Bailout
    2. 23:19Pakistan's President Visits the UNYou’re reading this
    3. 43:39North Korea Says It Will Re-Start Nuclear Plant
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Harvey Morris

      Financial Times

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      Graham Usher

      Freelance journalist

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      Paula Newberg

      Georgetown University

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    A Hard Sell on Capitol Hill; Pakistan's Problems
    1. 1:38Congress Pushes Back on the Bailout
    2. 23:19Pakistan's President Visits the UNYou’re reading this
    3. 43:39North Korea Says It Will Re-Start Nuclear Plant
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