Archive for June 19th, 2009

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Jun
09

How Much Is Your Health Worth?

operation timeThanks to all of you for your thought-provoking comments on what America should do about the millions of people who don’t have health insurance. Newshour’s Saturday programme took a close look at President Obama’s promise to make health care more affordable for everyone. You can listen back here, until 2:00 pm London time on Sunday (just click the “Listen” button on the link, and the discussion is the second half of the hour). And the online debate continues!

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19
Jun
09

Who do you trust to tell you what’s happening in Iran ?

If you are anywhere near a TV showing BBC World – we’re on at 16.30 BST

persian womanThe true and undisputed winners of the Iranian elections have emerged – Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and You Tube  have been bathing in the limelight. Here’s the BBC’s breakdown on social media in Iran. The Iranian government’s blocking of traditional media outlets has meant that microblogging has been our main source of information.
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19
Jun
09

Trail for WHYS on TV

19
Jun
09

Did Ayatollah Khamenei get it right?

AyotollahHe didn’t mince his words. Stop the protests, the result will stand, the ballot box not the street will decide who leads Iran, the scale of electoral fraud alleged is simply not possible, some foreign countries had shown their true colours (singling out Britain) and don’t understand Iran, and that Iran’s human rights record compares favourable with the West. Was this the speech Iran needed at the end of a tumultuous week?