Tuesday, May 06 2008

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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

The availability of electricity, water and aid in Yangon

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States begin executions after seven-month moratorium

Today, Georgia is set to execute the first person since the Supreme Court upheld the use of lethal injections in April. At least 14 executions have been scheduled in six states. We speak with Deborah Denno, of the Fordham University School of Law, whose work was cited by the court.

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There will be gas: microbes that gobble up heavy oil and spit out natural gas

This summer, British and Canadian researchers plan to test new technology for releasing previously unrecoverable energy trapped in heavy oil deposits. It works by stimulating tiny microbes to chew up the sticky, tar-like heavy oil and metabolize it into natural gas.

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Myanmar aid groups face steep challenges

Agencies are struggling to provide humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of people left vulnerable after Cyclone Nargis roared through Myanmar (Burma) on Saturday.

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Why we give

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A new kind of political cartoon

Campbell Robertson is a reporter with the New York Times. He's on the ground for the North Carolina primary. But he's not just reporting on the pulse of voters... he's drawing it too.

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The Burmese cyclone touches a restaurant in Philadelphia

Burmese communities in the United States have been following the aftermath of the cyclone closely. The Takeaway talks with Mya Htay, who works at Rangoon Burmese Restaurant in Philadelphia. Her mother is one of the restaurant's three co-owners, and the staff has been trying to cope with trauma and uncertainty this week.

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Correspondents from the BBC and New York Times provide views of the Burmese cyclone from Thailand

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The primary polls open in Indiana, requiring photo ID

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