AGRICULTURE REPORT: Farmers may not be able to prevent natural disasters, but they can at least try their best to reduce losses. For example, they can plant crops that are more likely to survive extreme weather.
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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS: I'm Shirley Griffith. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. Today we tell about two recent inventions that have helped to save lives. We will also tell about the people who developed them.
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THIS IS AMERICA: These are important days for makers of sweets and sellers of flowers. For owners of fine restaurants and publishers of greeting cards. For salespeople at clothing stores. And for all the people whose job is to make other people's hair and fingernails look their best.
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DEVELOPMENT REPORT: Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food security in dry areas.
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WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: a cup of Joe, an average Joe, did not know Jack, John Q. Public, Jeez Louise, for Pete's sake, be a doubting Thomas, Joe Blow, a plain Jane, No way, Jose, did not know either of these two people from Adam, a Jack of all trades, Uncle Sam, sign his John Hancock, Johnny One Note (Rerun from 2008)
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PEOPLE IN AMERICA: Today we tell about the life of tennis champion Arthur Ashe. He was an athlete and a social activist who died before he was fifty.
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IN THE NEWS: Last week President Obama again called for ending a ban against people in the military who are openly homosexual.
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ECONOMICS REPORT: Toyota became the world's largest automaker in 2008. But after years of building loyalty, the Japanese company may have put its quality brand name at risk, at least temporarily.
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EDUCATION REPORT: Some schools in the United States and other countries offer Chinese language classes with government support from China.
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MAKING OF A NATION: In March, 1868, Congress tried to remove President Andrew Johnson from office. At that time, Congress was controlled by radical members of the Republican Party. They opposed Johnson, a Democrat.
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HEALTH REPORT: Two new studies suggest that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners.
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EXPLORATIONS: The Vatican in Rome, Italy, is the world headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. But the Vatican is more than a religious center. Over the centuries, church leaders gathered priceless objects including cloth textiles, books, documents, paintings and sculptures. (Rerun from 2005)
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