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Gardening and 'going green' may seem like a perfect match. But many homeowners think a picture-perfect green lawn is impossible without using commercial weed-killers and pesticides. Find out what a pilot program at the National Mall is learning about chemical-free lawn care and how we can apply the lessons to our own homes.
Paul Tukey, founder, SafeLawns Foundation; editor, People, Places, and Plants Magazine; and author of "The Organic Lawn Care Manual: A Natural Low Maintance System for a Beautiful Safe Lawn" (Storey)
It's a crisis linking nations as disparate as Haiti, Uzbekistan and the U.S. Double-digit increases in prices for bread, milk and other basic commodities are leading to bulging grocery budgets across our region and violent protests in many parts of the developing world. Kojo looks at the global factors driving up prices, and whether any relief is in sight.
Ellen Levinson, Executive Director, Alliance for Food Aid
Jacqueline Charles, Reporter, The Miami Herald
Gretchen Peters, Reporter for ABC News based in Islamabad, Pakistan
From the use of Iraq as a political issue on the campaign trail to the expansion of NATO to the opening of the $450 million Newseum, renowned journalist Marvin Kalb returns to give historical and analytical context to stories in the headlines.
Marvin Kalb, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice Emeritus, The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University
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