WYSO-FM: Renee Montagne
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The death of former Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi prompted celebrations in neighboring Tunisia. Hundreds of thousands of refugees streamed into Tunisia during Libya's civil war. Tunisians are proud that the Arab Spring started with them earlier this year.
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More demonstrations are being staged in Greece as the parliament votes on another round of stinging austerity measures. Wednesdays protests ended in vicious street battles between police and protesters. Meanwhile, European leaders are unable to agree on plans to stop the Greek debt crisis from spilling into the rest of the Eurozone.
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A look at how Latinos and the Spanish language have been portrayed in, and shaped by, American pop culture over the years, from I Love Lucy to Modern Family.
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Opening statements in the trial of the Christmas Day bomber begin in Detroit Tuesday. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is the young Nigerian man who is accused of attempting to bring down a U.S. airliner by trying to detonate explosives hidden in his underwear.
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A government commission in Pakistan says a Pakistani doctor accused of running a vaccination program for the CIA to help track down Osama bin Laden should be put on trial for high treason. The move is likely to anger U.S. officials pushing for the doctor's release from jail.
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In a White House news conference Thursday morning, President Obama urged Congress to pass his jobs-creation plan.
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Greece is faced with another major national strike, led this time by the public sector union. The Greek government is under pressure from international creditors to cut the size of the public payroll, and has already announced a plan to sideline and then layoff about 30,000 workers.
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Reports from New York suggest a judge will drop all criminal charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The news will likely have mixed reaction in France, where people are sharply divided over their feelings toward the former head of the IMF.
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There is confusion in Libya over just what progress the rebels have made in their battle to take the capital Tripoli. It also raises questions about what is happening with the transitional government in the rebel capital of Benghazi.
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Wisconsin voters did not turn over control of their state Senate to Democrats. Democrats were looking to send packing three Republican state senators who had supported highly controversial limits of the collective bargaining rights of public workers, which was supported by Gov. Scott Walker. Democrats managed to pick up only two seats — meaning Republicans stay in control of the Senate.