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Afghan child smugglers risk death - 3 Oct 08

2008-10-06T20:53:14Z

Poverty in Afghanistan is driving some families to take desperate measures to stay alive.

They are sending boys as young as five across the border into Pakistan, to buy cheap flour, and smuggle it back home.

But the youngsters are risking injury, even death.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports.

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101 East - Borneo's Orangutans - 2 Oct 08 - Part 2

2008-10-06T00:50:21Z

As Borneos jungle continues to disappear from illegal logging and palm oil plantations, there are fears for the future of the native orangutans.

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101 East - Borneo's Orangutans - 2 Oct 08 - Part 1

2008-10-05T08:47:13Z

As Borneo's jungle continues to disappear from illegal logging and palm oil plantations, there are fears for the future of the native orangutans.

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It's raining in Skid Row

2008-10-06T20:50:56Z

Short TV documentary on how the rain impacts the lives of those who live in the streets of the homeless community of Skid Row, in downtown Los Angeles. A Toro Bravo film. Directed by Jordi Ortega.

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The Chapel of the Undocumented

2008-10-06T20:50:56Z

There is a church in East Los Angeles that during the day is a temple and at night it turns into a dormitory. It´s the Dolores Mission, in Boyle Heights.
client: Telemundo. Director: Jordi Ortega

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The Clinic of the Working Poor

2008-10-06T20:50:56Z

Any day at dawn, people walk to Clinica Romero and wait for its doors to open. They know that within its walls they can find high-quality doctors and a humane treatment. For the working poor who don´t have money to buy healthcare this clinic is a temple of safety and comfort. In the heart of the Pico-Union area of downtown Los Angeles there is a home where you can go when you are in pain.

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CRAZY ABOUT TUNING

2008-10-06T20:50:56Z

Is it stupid consumerism or a way of life? It´s a passion called tuning. And Xavi and his Golf III are great examples of it. Preparing the car to make it look, sound and feel more sporty helps this Spanish youngster feel alive, and unique. Documentary teaser. Talent: Xavi Linares. client: Gran Angular (TVE, Spain) / executive producer: Marisol Soto / director: Jordi Ortega

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Blasting Damage In Nashville TN

2008-10-06T20:38:32Z

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The Fight to Keep Genetic Information Private

2008-10-06T20:51:55Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

David Ewing Duncan, co-host of NPR's "Biotech Nation," discusses GINA - the Genetic Information Non-Descrimination Act - and other efforts resulting from concerns over public access to personal genetic information.

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David Ewing Duncan discusses Creative Disruptions as a part of The Ethical Frontiers of Science during the 2008 Chautauqua Institution morning lecture series.

David Ewing Duncan is an award-winning, best-selling author of six books and numerous essays, articles and short stories, and a television, radio and film producer and correspondent. He is the co-host of NPR's Biotech Nation. Duncan's most recent book is Masterminds: Genius, DNA and the Quest to Rewrite Life (Harper Perennial), previously titled The Geneticist Who Played Hoops with My DNA and other masterminds from the frontiers of biotech (William Morrow/HarperCollins). His last book was the international bestseller Calendar: Humanity's Epic Struggle to Determine a True and Accurate Year (Harper-Collins/Avon), published in 19 languages, and a bestseller in 14 countries. He is currently at work on Healing Touch: From Shaman's Magic to Digital People, One Man's Intimate Examination.

David is a Contributing Editor to Wired, and Discover, and a science columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, a commentator for NPR's Morning Edition and co-host of BioTech Nation on NPR. He has been a special correspondent and producer for ABC's Nightline and 20/20, and a producer for Discovery Television. He is a correspondent for NOVA's ScienceNow!. He is a regular contributor to National Geographic, Fortune and MIT Technology Review, and was a longtime correspondent for Life. He also writes for Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, Outside, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Washington Post Book World, and The New York Times, among others. He contributes to the Dialogues column for Discover.

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Drug

2008-10-06T20:29:15Z

A warning not to take a particular type of drug, due to the ill effects you might experience.

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Meth Epidemic: The New Moonshine

2008-10-06T20:50:58Z

The period of alcohol prohibition in the 1920's saw the rise of Moonshine, a homemade brew that, while very dangerous, would give drinkers the buzz they were looking for. Nearly a century later, we in America are facing a national epidemic of methamphetamine use. Better known as crystal meth, speed, or tweek, it is a synthetic drugs that can be cooked up anywhere with items purchased at a grocery store. Has drug prohibition created a black market for cheaper, more dangerous, and easier to acquire substances?

This is a clip from American Drug War http://www.AmericanDrugWar.com

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WHO OWNS THE RAIN? CAPTURING/RECYCLING RAINWATER IS ILLEGAL

2008-09-21T18:42:30Z

Who owns the rain that falls out of the sky? If you catch it and store it you may be breaking the law! This is ridiculous! Next they will tax the air we breathe and they are already implementing carbon taxes when you go see a Jack Johnson concert just for you showing up! Follow the money!

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Justice Staffers Won't Be Prosecuted For Illegal Hirings

2008-08-22T22:47:58Z

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Is China Fit to Hold the Olympics? - Bob Brown

2008-08-29T20:46:14Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Australian Senator Bob Brown argues that China's record on human rights holds it in violation of the Olympic Charter - and therefore, not fit to hold the Olympic Games.

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Prince Charles has declined to attend the Beijing games as a protest against perceived human rights abuses. Steven Spielberg heads a list of celebrities urging others to stay away. There has been unprecedented worldwide public protest over China's human rights abuses.

However, are China’s failings any greater than those of other nations that have hosted the Olympics? What of China's great strengths -- do they count for nothing? Where does the balance lie?

Should sport be 'quarantined' from the politics of such matters? And in any case, who are we to judge such matters when there are so many problems in our own backyard? - Intelligence Squared Australia

Senator Bob Brown has been a life-long activist and has become a leading voice for human rights in Australia. Earlier this year, his "Tibet Motion," calling for the Australian Government to take reasonable action against repression of Tibetan people by China, passed the Senate without dissent.

He has long been involved in conservation, and in 1986, he was shot at and assaulted during logging protests. He became the director of the Wilderness Society, which organised the blockade of the dam-works on Tasmania's wild Franklin River in 1982, where he was arrested and spent nineteen days in Risdon Prison. While serving in the Tasmanian parliament, he successfully campaigned for a large increase in the protected wilderness areas.

Bob Brown was a driving force in forming the Australian Greens in 1992. He has spoken widely for the rights of the Tibetan people and against human rights abuses within China.

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Argentina's illegal abortions - 30 Jul 08

2008-08-05T08:52:02Z

Abortion is illegal in Argentian, and leaves many women struggling to find access to safe procedures.

In Argentina, some 400 women die due to botched back street abortions every year.

Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports from Buenos Aires

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ForestLove

2008-10-06T20:44:09Z

Come together for forests:
http://www.greenpeace.org/forestlove

It summer time so the perfect time for a little outdoor fun. Lets see your passion for protecting the forest and you'll have the chance to be in a real Greenpeace video to help protect our forests. So come on, spread a bit of forest love this summer!

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People and Power - Dirty money - 26 July 08 Part 1

2008-08-01T09:01:37Z

Freetown, Sierra Leone, a man disappears down an alley and returns with a carrier bag full of money. The driver sits and counts 1.2 million leones and only when satisfied hands over $400. It's illegal but it's a growing business. Everyone either is a money changer or has an uncle or friend who is. Many are ex combatants, they don't sleep, one eye always open. They have their territories and minders. Some of them handle $1000s of dollars a day for although the banks change money no-one uses them as the rate is bad and the queues last forever.

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People and Power - Moving Migrants - 22 July 08

2008-07-28T08:59:53Z

Spain has Europe's fastest growing immigrant population, but it is illegal immigration mainly from North Africa and Eastern Europe that causes the greatest controversy. Spain's Moroccan enclaves are an attractive destination for huge numbers of would-be immigrants from Africa. Similarly, as the borders of Europe have opened, large numbers of economic migrants have made their way to the peninsula.

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Mexico battles illegal drug trade - 18 July 2008

2008-07-23T06:47:42Z

Mexican authorities are coming down hard on drug traffickers but the country is seeing an increase in drug-related violence, raising doubts as to the effectiveness of the government's efforts to stamp out the drug trade.

Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports.

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African migrants risk all to get to Europe - 13 Jul 08

2008-07-16T04:45:13Z

Every year, thousands of migrants from Africa risk their lives to journey through the continent and then across the Mediterranean Sea.

The journey is long and treacherous and some estimate only half of those who depart actually make it to their destination.

Many head for Lampedusa - Italy's southern most island. Nick Clark reports.

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Dodd Fillibusters FISA

2008-08-22T04:54:25Z

Senator Dodd (D-CT) filibusters FISA, the bill that gives retroactive immunity to telecom corporations that illegally spy on Americans.

Text of Full Speech as Prepared for Delivery: dodd.senate.gov

"None of our fellow Americans will have their day in court.

What they will have is a government that has sanctioned lawlessness.

Well, I refuse to accept that, Mr. President. I refuse to accept the argument that because this situation is just too delicate, too complicated, that this body is simply going to go ahead and sanction lawlessness.

We are better than that.

And if I have needed any reminder of that fact, simply look to all those who have joined this fight -- my colleagues and the many, many Americans who have given me strength for this fight. Strength that comes from the passion and eloquence of citizens who don't have to be involved, but choose to be nonetheless."

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Bush Praises Illegal Wiretapping Bill (FISA)

2008-08-12T01:00:51Z

Bush praises FISA, the illegal wiretapping bill, immediately prior to its passage in the House on a 293-129 vote.

Per the ACLU:

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/35740prs20080620.html

"The bill [FISA] allows for mass, untargeted and unwarranted surveillance of all communications coming in to and out of the United States. The courts' role is superficial at best, as the government can continue spying on our communications even after the FISA court has objected. Democratic leaders turned what should have been an easy FISA fix into the wholesale giveaway of our Fourth Amendment rights."

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101 East - Thai Migrant Labour - 05 June 08 - Part 2

2008-06-10T02:38:05Z

We look at how the search for a better life can lead to hardship in Thailand.

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101 East - Thai Migrant Labour - 05 June 08 - Part 1

2008-06-10T02:38:05Z

We look at how the search for a better life can lead to hardship in Thailand.

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FBI Director Robert Mueller - Intelligence and Antiterrorism

2008-06-24T10:46:21Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

FBI Director Robert Mueller discusses the the U.S. government's approach to intelligence-gathering in the name of terrorism prevention.

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From 9/11 to 7/7: Global Terrorism Today and the Challenges of Tomorrow with FBI Director Robert Mueller.

Since 11 September 2001 when Al-Qaeda launched a massive attack on US targets from its base in Afghanistan, terrorists have executed attacks around the world, including the bombing of the London Underground and bus system in July 2005.

Terrorist tactics continue to evolve and expand in Al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups, as well as homegrown terrorist cells, through foreign training camps and internet recruitment.

With the United States and United Kingdom remaining prime targets, the speaker will discuss the future implications of the terrorist threat, and how the global community must work together to combat it - Chatham House

Robert Mueller is the current Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and became the sixth Director of the FBI on September 4, 2001.

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