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| July 19th Show |
In Conversation
Hosts Ramesh Butani and
Sonal Verma have a very lively
conversation this week. Besides
their usual “dose” of
observations on US Presidential
race, they give views on the
following stories:
- The latest New Yorker magazine
with cover picture of Senator
Obama and his wife, Michelle:
watch Sonal Verma’s lively
commentary!
- French President, Nicholas
Sarkozy, has vowed to “trim fat”
in France’s bloated public
sector! He has announced 23,000
civil-service job cuts,
including half of state-employed
physiotherapists who work in
spas providing benefits to
State’s retirees!
- With the costs of
cancer-curing drugs rising,
money issues are disrupting
relationships of doctors with
their patients;
- New York Times Editorial by
Dr. Camayd-Freixas (a professor
and court interpreter) who
describes the abuse of, and
court proceedings for
undocumented immigrant workers
who were seized by federal
agents at a meat-packing plant
in Postville, Iowa;
- India’s former Deputy Prime
Minister, L.K. Advani, follows
Senator Obama’s model of
campaigning and raising money
for his upcoming election in
India;
- In preparation for the 2008
Olympic Games, the Chinese
government has started new
English translations for more
than 2,000 traditional dishes
that are offered by many
restaurants in China;
- Bollywood’s famous duo – Shah
Rukh Khan and Kajol – will star
in Karan Johar’s upcoming movie,
“My Name is Khan” based on a
true incident wherein a Muslim
gets detained from a flight as
authorities consider him a
terrorist because his name is
Khan!
- India’s Prime Minister,
Manmohan Singh, has received
support of the Samajwadi Party
of India in his efforts to shore
up approval for the India-US
Civil Nuclear Deal;
- India’s Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University is
conducting research on urine as
a liquid fertilizer. In order to
encourage lower middle-class
people to use public toilets
(and keep streets clean), the
university is offering to people
to use public toilets!
- Congratulations to Sandy
Baruah who has been appointed by
President Bush as the new head
for Small Business
Administration (SBA)!
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Interview with Governor of
Orissa, India:
Ramesh Butani talks to Mr.
Muralidhar Chandrakant Bhandare
who is on a visit here in the US
to drum up support from
non-resident Indians (NRIs) for
his state. Mr. Bhandare is a
connoisseur of culture and
describes the large diversity of
dance traditions in Orissa. He
would like NRIs and Americans to
invest in the development/growth
of Orissa – a picturesque state
in India. Orissa is a
mineral-rich state, has a very
long coast-line, and friendly
people who are willing to work
hard and can be trained to take
on any number of jobs.
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