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Marco Werman: A Cold War baby visits Putin's Russia
Marco Werman visited Russia for the first time earlier this year. In Moscow, he saw the careful editing of Soviet history and the rise of Western commercialism.
Interview with Anna Deavere Smith
Tony Award-nominated actress Anna Deavere Smith talks about her on-going project called "On the Road: The Search for American Character."
U.S. carmakers struggle
Detroit automakers and UAW agree to new wage system for workers, which they hope will bring jobs back to U.S.
Banks in Europe in trouble
In the U.K., Belgium and other parts of Europe, governments step in the rescue troubled financial institutions.
"The Forever War"
Reporter Dexter Filkins has covered the Taliban, 9/11, and the war in Afghanistan and Iraq -- he's now written a book about all of those experiences.
French-Alaskan cultural exchange
There's an unusual cultural exchange under way right now. France has the largest collection of Alaskan Alutiiq artifacts in the world.
The world, the U.S. and the global economy
The world waits and watches to see if the U.S. can fix its financial problems with a rescue package.
Haiti after four major storms
Doctor says Haiti's vulnerability to storms are really socially created, and the recent disasters there are "un-natural disasters."
McCain, Obama address economic crisis
With the financial crisis reverberating globally, what the presidential candidates are saying to Americans and the world.
Central banks ante up
The floundering financial industry gets lifeline from central banks in North America, Asia and Europe.
AIG and global jitters
An AIG bankruptcy could hit the world economy harder than any other -- why the insurance giant's failure could have global consequences.