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The Wrecking Ball Swings in New Orleans
Public-housing projects in New Orleans are facing the wrecking ball—despite a shortage of places for low-income people to live. Also, a watershed moment for Iran's development of atomic power, and a Saudi Arabian rape victim won't be getting 200 lashes after all.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenPublic-housing projects in New Orleans are facing the wrecking ball—despite a shortage of places for low-income people to live. Will replacement housing mean better living for all or will the poor be pushed out of the city along with the culture that New Orleans is famous for? Also, a watershed moment for Iran's development of atomic power, and the King of Saudi Arabia pardons a rape victim whose case caused outrage worldwide.
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3 storiesRussia Delivers Nuclear Fuel to Iran
There's been what could be a watershed moment for Iran's development of atomic power. After years of delay, Russia today began delivery of the uranium fuel that will allow Iran to fire up its reactor at the southern port city of Bushehr. Fred Weir is Moscow Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor .
Read the story6 minShutting the Door to Public Housing in New Orleans?
More than two years after Katrina, public housing in New Orleans has become an issue on Capitol Hill and in the presidential campaign.
Read the story35 minSaudi King Pardons Rape Victim
King Abdullah reportedly has pardoned the young rape victim whose sentence of 200 lashes created a furor in much of the world. It appears that many of the King's own Saudi subjects were outraged and that his country suffered international embarrassment. The details now are familiar.
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