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Pakistan Arrests CIA Informants Tied To Bin Laden
By Julie McCarthy, Steve Inskeep

Pakistanis who fed information to the CIA in advance of the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound have been arrested by Pakistan's intelligence agency. While people have been taken into custody, there are differing reports about who they are.

Some Japanese Children To Wear Radiation Detectors
By Lucy Craft

Authorities in the Japanese city of Fukushima will give radiation detectors to 34,000 children between the ages of four and 15. They will wear the devices for three months, and readings will be taken on a monthly basis. The move is aimed at reassuring parents near the failed nuclear reactor that...

'Fast Fashion': Italians Wary Of Chinese On Their Turf
By Sylvia Poggioli

The Italian town of Prato is now home to the largest concentration of Chinese residents in Europe. In this textile center, the Chinese have created a parallel, off-the-books economy — hiring illegal workers and selling items at low prices. And Italian resentment has spread as Chinese wealth has...

In Nigeria, Chinatown Vendors Struggle For Profits
By Frank Langfitt

Nigeria has Africa's largest Chinese population, and many Nigerians see Chinese businessmen as an unstoppable force. But some shop owners at the Chinatown in Lagos tell a different story.

NHPR News

Court Says Lawmakers Can't Force Delaney's Hand
By Josh Rogers

In unanimous advisory opinion the Supreme Court says ordering the AG to join heath lawsuit would be unconstitutional.

Cult of the Bassist
By Rick Ganley

In the world of music, the bass player doesn’t get a lot of attention, but one man is trying to put the bass player front and center with The New Hampshire Bass Fest.

Hospitals, Lawmakers Battle Over Big Cuts
By Elaine Grant

Some hospital executives say they're contemplating suing the state over a contemplated $250 million cut to New Hampshire's largest hospitals for care for low-income residents.

Romney Courts Voters, Jokes In Hand
By Josh Rogers

GOP frontrunner talks economy and shoots for a few laughs while campaigning in Manchester and Derry. 

Modest Job Growth in N.H.
By Dan Gorenstein

New unemployment numbers show New Hampshire's unemployment rate has dropped.

New Public Hearings on Northern Pass Likely
By Chris Jensen

The Department of Energy is extending comment period so Northern Pass can file new route.

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