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Although many governments in South America boast that aggressive saving and thriving commodities trading have been a buffer against economic hard times, the turmoil in the U.S. financial industry is starting to deflate those arguments.
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, NPR's Africa-based correspondent, discusses the stories that have been painful and devastating for many nations on the continent. She also describes the stories that have been exciting, including the U.S. presidential race of Kenyan-born Sen. Barack Obama.
Maya Ajmera is among the ordinary people working to make a difference for others. She is the founder of the Global Fund for Children, a non-profit that gives small grants to grassroots organizations around the world that provide education, health care and shelter to poor children.
Jeff Henderson rose from Los Angeles' mean streets to become the executive chef at two top Las Vegas hotels, and wrote a best selling memoir. Now he aims to pass on what he's learned to other struggling young adults in a new reality TV show titled The Chef Jeff Project.
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Some feminists have had a hard time accepting Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as a symbol of women's empowerment. But political science professor Ronnee Schreiber argues that conservatism and feminism are not mutually exclusive ideologies.
Director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia) and screenwriter Jenny Lumet discuss their critically acclaimed new wedding dramedy Rachel Getting Married.
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