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This Week on NOWClimate CrisisThe Maldives, a nation of roughly 1200 low-lying islands in the Indian Ocean, could be underwater by the end of this century if climate change causes ocean levels to rise. On the eve of the big climate summit in Copenhagen, the country's president, Mohamed Nasheed, is warning of a massive exodus from the Maldives if drastic global action is not taken. NOW talks with President Nasheed about the climate crisis and why he compares it to genocide. Could the same calamity be coming to a coast near you? |
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  Lynne Stewart was sent to prison last week, after an appeals court upheld her conviction in a 2005 terrorism case in which she smuggling out messages from her client, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman. Listen to our NOW on the NEWS interview with Stewart after she was
convicted and sentenced. The Senate recently passed legislation that will assist family caregivers of severely injured veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Last week on NOW, we visited some of these families and investigated efforts to support them. Watch the show. 
After being criticized for plans to pay out billions in bonuses, Goldman Sachs offered an apology for "things that were clearly wrong". Get Elizabeth Warren's perspective on what's at stake for all of us.Top Investigations from ProPublica
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