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WBUR: Here and Now

Produced by WBUR FM in Boston and PRI, Here and Now features fast breaking news, more leisurely analysis, and human interest stories. We also cover the arts: film, theater, music and much much more.

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Here and Now for Thursday, May 15, 2008

Date: 05/15/2008
Length: 00:44:21

The Burmese government is under increasing pressure to allow foreign aid workers and organizations into the country. We'll speak with the Christian Science Monitor's Chris Johnson, who's been reporting from Burma. Lijia Zhang is a Chinese journalist and writer whose memoir is titled, "Socialism is Great!". We speak to Zhang about growing up in the 80s in China — she had to work in a factory, but developed a great appreciation of Jane Eyre. Zhang also talks about the new China, as it copes with a devastating earthquake. There is a lot of news on the political front today and we'll wrap it up with Rick Klein of ABC News. Speaking in Israel today, President Bush suggested that Barack Obama and other Democrats are in favor of "appeasement" of terrorists in the same way U.S. leaders appeased Nazis in the run-up to World War II. Obama is basking in the John Edwards' endorsement. Meantime, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, John McCain, said if he's elected, American

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