Science
5:22 am
Sat June 23, 2012

Rio+20 Doesn't Get Further Than Vague Declaration

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U.N. General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's Secretary of the Conference Luis Figueiredo Machado and Rio+20 Secretary General Sha Zukang attend the closing ceremony of the Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.

Originally published on Sat June 23, 2012 10:15 pm

The Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development was the biggest United Nations conference ever, but it may be one of the biggest duds. It produced no major agreements — just a vaguely worded declaration that has been widely derided.

More than 45,000 people registered for the event in Rio de Janeiro, but diplomats couldn't even agree about the meeting's objective until 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday, just before heads of state and other high-level delegates started arriving in Rio.

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Around the Nation
5:03 am
Sat June 23, 2012

On This Stage, Jesus Is A Robber; The Devil's A Rapist

Originally published on Sat June 23, 2012 10:07 am

There are more than 5,300 inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Nearly 4,000 of them are serving life without parole. Last month, the Angola Prison Drama Club staged a play unlike any other in the prison's experience.

The Life of Jesus Christ featured 70 inmates, men and women acting together for the first time — in costume, with a real camel, performing for the general public. For the untrained actors, this production held special meaning as they saw pieces of their own lives revealed in the characters they played.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:56 am
Sat June 23, 2012

Prediction

With speculation rampant, our panelists predict who Mitt Romney will choose as his running mate.

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12:56 am
Sat June 23, 2012

Lightning Fill In The Blank

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

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12:56 am
Sat June 23, 2012

Limericks

Carl reads three news-related limericks: High Dining, A Bad Reputation and Not The Best Medicine.

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12:56 am
Sat June 23, 2012

Panel Round Two

More questions for the panel: That Doesn't Even Look Like Me, $%#@&*! and A Date With Expiration.

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12:56 am
Sat June 23, 2012

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists tell three stories about new ways to fake greatness.

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12:56 am
Sat June 23, 2012

Opening Panel Round

Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: The role John Kerry was born to play.

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12:56 am
Sat June 23, 2012

Who's Carl This Time

Carl reads three quotes from the week's news: Dream Act Lite, Ode on a Grecian Bailout and Cracks in the Surface

The Two-Way
5:28 pm
Fri June 22, 2012

Paraguay's Congress Votes To Oust President

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Paraguay's congress impeached President Fernando Lugo on Friday over his handling of a deadly land dispute.

Originally published on Sat June 23, 2012 9:11 am

Paraguay's congress voted to remove President Fernando Lugo. The impeachment proceeding was a lightening process in which with both chambers approved his destitution in a little more than 24 hours.

Paraguay's La Nacíon reports that Vice President Federico Franco will assume the presidency after Lugo was found guilty of "performing his duties badly."

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