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Sunday

Organization Tries to Get Laptops to Third World

Engineers have figured out a way to create $100 laptops for children in the developing world. Now, the challenge is how to get the computers into the hands of the children after a few world leaders changed their minds about orders for a million of the machines apiece.

Organization Tries to Get Laptops to Third World

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U.N. Envoy Meets with Myanmar Leaders

U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari spent the weekend in Myanmar, in an effort to find a peaceful solution to the military government's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. He met with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday and separately, with Burmese military rulers.

U.N. Envoy Meets with Myanmar Leaders

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Ethnic Chechens Caught Up in Iraq Violence

The residents of Iraq's Diyala Province include a group of Chechens whose ancestors arrived in Iraq in 1890. About 30 families remain. Despite efforts to steer clear of sectarian tensions, their main village was overrun by Shiite militia recently.

Ethnic Chechens Caught Up in Iraq Violence

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National

Burmese Refugees Find New Home in Indiana

Some 3,500 refugees from Myanmar, also known as Burma, have made new homes in Fort Wayne, Ind. A support system offers refugees assistance such as food stamps and health care. About 100 new Burmese refugees are arriving each month.

Burmese Refugees Find New Home in Indiana

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Ukraine Holds Critical Parliamentary Vote

Ukrainians head to the polls Sunday to vote for a new parliament in elections they hope will break years of political crisis. The leaders of the country's Orange Revolution say they want to reunite after bitter infighting split them apart. But whether their side will win is still unclear.

Ukraine Holds Critical Parliamentary Vote

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Saturday

Music

Opera 'Signor Goldoni' Surprises With English

Opera buffs expecting a traditional opera at the world premiere of Signor Goldoni were surprised with English. The opera marks the third centennial of the birth of one of Venice's favorite sons, Carlo Goldoni. The venerable Venice opera house La Fenice commissioned the work.

Opera 'Signor Goldoni' Surprises With English

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Author Interviews

Banned Writers Find Refuge in U.S. Cities

Cities of Refuge is an organization that takes in banned writers, hoping to bring them from hostile homelands to live and work in a U.S. city. Ithaca, N.Y., is one of the cities.

Banned Writers Find Refuge in U.S. Cities

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The Impact of War

War on Terror Strips U.S. of Moral High Ground

Dictators scoff at President Bush's thrashing in a U.N. speech charging violations of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights. They say President Bush's hands drip with the blood of innocent Iraqis. Observers note that the U.S. war on terror is stripping the U.S. of moral high ground.

War on Terror Strips U.S. of Moral High Ground

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Environment

Worm Resurgence Troubles Apple Farmers

Organic apple farmers keep their fruit free of worms by spraying their trees with a naturally occuring virus. But insects in some orchards in Germany have developed resistance to this biological insecticide and farmers are concerned.

Worm Resurgence Troubles Apple Farmers

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News

News from Myanmar Difficult to Obtain

Much of the reporting coming out of Myanmar is accomplished by people who risk their lives to send information to Burmese pro-democracy advocates in exile. Aye Chan Naing, executive director of the Democratic Voice of Burma, talks about the dangers of reporting from the country formerly known as Burma.

News from Myanmar Difficult to Obtain

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Friday

As Pace Exits, Critics Attack His War Leadership

Gen. Peter Pace, who helped plan and carry out the Iraq war, is stepping down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Critics say Pace failed to question the assumptions of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, to devastating effect.

As Pace Exits, Critics Attack His War Leadership

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Musharraf Gets Court's OK for October Election

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday that President Pervez Musharraf is allowed to contest the Oct. 6 election, dismissing legal challenges that he could not run while remaining army chief. The ruling virtually assures Musharraf will remain Pakistan's leader.

Musharraf Gets Court's OK for October Election

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