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Boston: A Review of the Kerry Convention |
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259 |
| Synopsis: |
World Report cameras attended the Democratic Convention, both inside for the sessions, as well as outside with the delegates and others interested in the process. Now that the convention is over, we hear first hand how the people there feel about the people, the platform and the politics that made up the event. |
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Wal-Mart: The Big Boy on the Block |
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258 |
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World Report cameras take a look at the nation's largest retailer. Wal-Mart uses a unique system to keep their prices low, but there are critics who think lower prices cost workers too much. |
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Boston: Unifying the Democratic Party |
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257 |
| Synopsis: |
HDNet World Report is in Boston for the Democratic Convention, a convention Democrats hope to make the most unified in years. In addition to presenting the Democratic message, the convention is an opportunity to introduce all of America to the Democratic presidential candidate: Senator John Kerry. |
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Boston: Safe & Secure? |
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256 |
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HDNet cameras are in Boston to see the security preparations and plans for the Democratic National Convention. Since the attack of 9/11, security measures throughout America have advanced substantially, with this convention being taken very seriously as a potential target for terrorists. |
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Jamaica: Tourism without Terrorism |
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255 |
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World Report cameras are in Jamaica, which is becoming a more popular tourism destination for American vacationers who are staying closer to home. Jamaica is making plans to prevent terrorism even as the island's residents are looking more closely at their biggest neighbor. |
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Alternative Farming... New Ways to Feed America |
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254 |
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World Report cameras travel to the American heartland to learn about alternative methods of farming. Science is now helping America's farmers use improved techniques to help provide greater yields and better crops. |
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Richmond Schools - Fighting Back on Budget Cuts |
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253 |
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World Report cameras visit California to look at the problem of underfunded schools. Parents in the Richmond school district are doing everything they can to improve their schools in the face of serious state budget cuts. The students, however, are the ones who will suffer now and in the future. |
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America: Church and State, Candidates and Communion |
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252 |
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World Report cameras are traveling throughout America to learn more about the differing viewpoints being expressed by senior members of the Catholic Church, regarding Holy Communion and political candidates. In the past, most candidates scrupulously avoided any appearance that their religion might affect their decisions, but times may be changing. |
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Afghanistan: Women...Beyond the Burkha |
| Episode Number: |
251 |
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World Report cameras are in Afghanistan as the country is moving from the repression of the Taliban to a new level of freedom. Nowhere is that more obvious than in the changing role of women who are emerging from under their restrictive Burkhas to a new respected role in Afghan society. |
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American Mid-West: Tornadoes & Storm Chasers |
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250 |
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World Report cameras are in the American Mid-West, with storm chasers seeking to learn more about the destructive tornadoes that seem to be striking more often. New technology is helping to prepare for the storms as well as find them as they hit. |
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Afghanistan: Long After the Taliban |
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249 |
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World Report cameras are in Afghanistan to see how the country is recovering and changing following the departure of the Taliban. The American presence in Afghanistan also seems more stable than the American presence presently in Iraq. |
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Russia: Americans in Siberia |
| Episode Number: |
248 |
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World Report cameras are in Siberia as a new lifestyle is emerging among the former prison camps of the old Soviet Union. The change from Gulag to capitalism is being fueled in significant part by expatriate Americans. |
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Ohio: Cicada Infiltration |
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247 |
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World Report cameras are in Ohio for the rare cicada infestation. Literally billions of these bugs emerge from the ground in a 17 year cycle. In addition to the problems they cause, they are becoming a "marker" for man's advances and changes. |
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Nicaragua: Fair Trade, Fair Price for Coffee |
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246 |
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World Report travels to the coffee fields of Nicaragua to meet the coffee workers there. As coffee prices and styles have changed dramatically in the West, the question remains: Have the new economic realities of the coffee industry changed the lives of the coffee workers for the better? |
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Florida: Making Every Vote Honestly Count |
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245 |
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World Report travels to Florida to learn how the voting process has changed since the "hanging chads" of 2000. Surprisingly, there may still be problems for Florida voters, four years later. |
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Panama: Widening A Crucial Waterway |
| Episode Number: |
244 |
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World Report cameras are in Panama to look at the limitations of the present canal, and the potential for widening it. Some ocean going vessels are bigger than ever before, and therefore too wide to fit through the present canal. So... what is a small Central American country to do without ruining its economy? |
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America: Surviving Iraq |
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243 |
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World Report cameras come to the homes of American veterans of Iraq who were injured in the conflict. Some have lost limbs and others have debilitating physical injuries. They have all made physical sacrifices, and we see their struggle to simply get on with their lives and how they hope to one day learn to thrive in today's America. |
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Africa: Refugee Crisis |
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242 |
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World Report cameras travel to Africa, along the Sudan-Chad border to observe the refugee crisis there. Poverty and tribal and cultural differences are once again bringing fears of genocide to a remote region, while the world's attention is focused almost exclusively on the Middle East and the War on Terrorism. |
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America: WWII Memorial |
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241 |
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World Report travels to Washington, D.C. for a look at the new memorial dedicated to members of the military who served in World War II. The memorial will be formally unveiled on Memorial Day, and honors those who previously had no special monument in the nation's capitol. |
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America: A Big Loss for a Small Town |
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240 |
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World Report travels to the small and patriotic town of Dubois, Wyoming where the residents are dealing with the loss of one of their native sons to the conflict in Iraq. The marine who was killed comes from a family that is known to nearly the entire town, and everyone in town took time to honor him at his funeral. |
