Monday, Jul. 25, 2005 | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

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Monday, Jul. 25, 2005

The Story of Daylight Saving Time

If Congress has its way, we all may be 'Springing Forward' a bit earlier, and 'Falling Back' a bit later. We look at the rationale behind expanding daylight saving time, as well as the history of this 'creative' approach to time.

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Brazil's Corruption Controversy

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva swept to power with his Workers Party in 2002 on pledges to clean up government. But both are now mired in a far reaching corruption scandal, which seems to be expanding every week. Find out...

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Chinese Women & Secret Code Writing

"Nu Shu" is believed to be the only written language in the world ever created by women exclusively for their own use. Hear about a recent novel that highlights this thousand year old secret code language and the lives of the...

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