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May 25, 2005
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The President and Congress

We take a look at recent events in Washington and the president’s power base in Congress.

Arming Space

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In part one of our two part series on the arming of space, we take a look at some of the proposed space based military technologies, and talk about their viability.

The Orthodox Church in the Middle East

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The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is under fire for allowing the long term leasing of Church property in East Jerusalem to Jewish interests. We take a look at the controversy, and at the role of the Orthodox Church in the region.

Beast in the Garden

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Bears have been increasingly showing up in people’s backyards, including one who took a swim in a Southern California swimming pool. We talk with the author of “Beast in the Garden”, David Baron, about the clash of species in American suburbs.

Tofu for a Western Taste

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Producer Kelly Jones travelled to a Japanese tofu factory to find out how the influence of western foods has forced the tofu industry to make changes in the way it manufactures and markets it’s traditional product.

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