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Newscast
Malaysian Prime Minister speaks about fragile relations between Islamic countries and the Western world. Haiti might have a new (well, old) President. Ex-chief of FEMA testifies in Washington. The Patriot Act is revised and ready for approval. The Winter Olympics start tonight in Italy.
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Foster children on the move
In the weeks following the death of Nixzmary Brown, the NYC Administration for Children's Services removed approximately 300 children from their homes. The family court system is having trouble handling the increase in cases, and many children are being left in limbo. Gabrielle Galanek reports.
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Guilty until proven innocent
A recent report revealed that over a third of New York City suspects were held more than 24 hours before seeing a judge. Does justice delayed mean justice denied? Dani McClain reports.
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State of disunion
While President Bush was delivering his State of the Union Address, protesters in New York were calling for his resignation. Matthew Hirshberg reports.
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Danish cartoon controversy: the New York response
Reporter Dina Temple-Raston speaks with Wissam Nasr of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in New York. He argues that the issue is not about free speech, but about religious intolerance.
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Scholar is refused entry to the United States
The US government has refused to grant Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan a visa. Many say that Ramadan does not represent a terrorist threat. Dina Temple-Raston reports.
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Council to vote on report cards in eight languages
Forty-three percent of public school children in New York City have parents who speak a language other than English at home. The NY City Council has until February 19th to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto, and back a bill requiring the Department of Education to translate documents and interpret meetings for immigrant parents. Zaidee Stavely reports.
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Gallery remembers slain immigrant Diallo
Reporter Gabrielle Galanek takes us to a Harlem gallery honoring Amadou Diallo, the unarmed West Afican immigrant killed by New York City police officers seven years ago.
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News update
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Security cameras For New York bodegas
A new government program provides New York City bodegas with security cameras, in an effort to discourage robbery in neighborhoods with high rates of crime. Joseph Chaney reports.
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Religion and liberalism conference at Columbia
Academics gathered today at Columbia University to express concern about the challenges faced by democracy in an age of religious ferment. Galima Bukharbaeva reports.
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Pope Benedict issues his first encyclical
In his first encyclical, Pope Benedict focused his discussion of Catholicism around themes of charity and love.
David Ressel reports.
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A new street in Harlem honors tap dancer
LeRoy Myers, tap dancer and community activist, died in 2004. Young tap dancers are making sure that his legacy lives on. Giuliana Chamedes reports.
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The rise, fall and rise of tap dance
Reporter David Ressel talks with historian Margaret Morrison. Morrison, who is also a tap dancer and tap teacher, argues that tap is back.
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Barking in the New Year
2006 is the Year of the Dog. In New York City's Chinatown, homeless dogs will participate in the annual New Year's parade. Megan Hauser reports.
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