The Wrecking Ball Swings in New Orleans

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Public-housing projects in New Orleans are facing the wrecking ball—despite a shortage of places for low-income people to live. Also, a watershed moment for Iran's development of atomic power, and a Saudi Arabian rape victim won't be getting 200 lashes after all.

Public-housing projects in New Orleans are facing the wrecking ball—despite a shortage of places for low-income people to live.  Will replacement housing mean better living for all or will the poor be pushed out of the city along with the culture that New Orleans is famous for?  Also, a watershed moment for Iran's development of atomic power, and the King of Saudi Arabia pardons a rape victim whose case caused outrage worldwide.

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Dan Konecky, Sonya Geis, Karen Radziner