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	<title>Wide Angle &#187; Myanmar</title>
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		<title>Eyes of the Storm: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/introduction/5327/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Tragic and powerful”
–Burma Digest

On May 2, 2008, a Category 4 cyclone made landfall on Burma’s southern coast. Winds of 130 miles per hour raged all night, and storm surge drowned much of the Irrawaddy Delta in over 12 feet of water. Whole villages vanished, at least 130,000 people died, and two million were left homeless, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes of the Storm: Turning Points in Burmese History</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/turning-points-in-burmese-history/5363/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slightly smaller than Texas, Burma borders Thailand to the east, India to the northwest, and China to the northeast. The majority of Burmese people live in the south amid the fertile Irrawaddy River delta region. Scroll through the interactive timeline below to learn about the major turning points in Burma's troubled history of colonization, military [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Links: ASEAN Launches Human Rights Commission, Three New Attacks in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-asean-launches-human-rights-commission-three-new-attacks-in-pakistan/5684/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-asean-launches-human-rights-commission-three-new-attacks-in-pakistan/5684/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launches its first human rights commission, but establishing credibility for the new watchdog group will be a challenge in a region that includes member states such as Burma, ruled by a military junta, and Laos, ruled by a reclusive communist regime.

Fifteen people are killed when a bus carrying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Links: Obama Wins Nobel Prize, Massive Car Bomb in Peshawar</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-obama-wins-nobel-prize-massive-car-bomb-in-peshawar/5663/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-obama-wins-nobel-prize-massive-car-bomb-in-peshawar/5663/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” and particularly for his recent efforts towards nuclear disarmament.

Nearly 50 people are killed and more than 100 injured when a car bomb rips through the main market in Peshawar, Pakistan. The attack is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Links: Israel Exchanges Prisoners for Video, Burmese Opposition Leader&#8217;s Appeal Rejected</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/5650/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links/5650/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israel releases 19 female Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a video that shows an Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas to be alive and in good health. Hamas calls the exchange a "triumph" of the armed resistance. None of the 19 prisioners has blood on her hands, and all were set for release within two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes of the Storm: Full Episode</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/full-episode/5457/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/full-episode/5457/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Watch Full Episodes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please view the original post to see the video.]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes of the Storm: Imprisoned Aid Workers Slideshow</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/imprisoned-aid-workers-slideshow/5400/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/imprisoned-aid-workers-slideshow/5400/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/?p=5400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Even as Burma's military government downplayed the damage from Cyclone Nargis and blocked international aid for several crucial weeks, thousands of Burmese volunteers delivered food and medical supplies to survivors of the storm in the Irrawaddy Delta. Watch this slideshow to learn how 21 volunteers, some of them also pro-democracy activists, were arrested and sentenced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes of the Storm: A U.S. Senator in Burma</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/a-u-s-senator-in-burma/5429/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/a-u-s-senator-in-burma/5429/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[





Senator Jim Webb



This past weekend, Senator Jim Webb (D) of Virginia became the first senior U.S. politician to meet with the leader of Burma's military government, General Than Shwe. Webb also managed to visit with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and secured the release of John Yettaw, the American jailed for swimming to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes of the Storm: Neil MacFarquhar on the Burmese Opposition Movement</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/neil-macfarquhar-on-the-burmese-opposition-movement/5406/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/neil-macfarquhar-on-the-burmese-opposition-movement/5406/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neil MacFarquhar is the New York Times bureau chief at the United Nations. In July 2009, he traveled to Burma to cover a trip there by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. WIDE ANGLE host Aaron Brown interviewed him shortly after his visit to Burma. In this clip from the interview, they discuss opposition leader Aung [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes of the Storm: How You Can Help</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/how-you-can-help/5431/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/how-you-can-help/5431/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WIDE ANGLE viewers often ask what they can do to help. Here is a short list of some of the organizations that work to support survivors of Cyclone Nargis and orphans in Burma (also known as Myanmar), as well as other organizations that advocate for human rights in the country.

ReliefWeb
An overview of the humanitarian relief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes of the Storm: Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/resources/5428/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/resources/5428/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BURMA (MYANMAR)


The CIA World Factbook – Burma
Information about the country’s geography, population, government and economy.

BBC News Country Profile – Burma
Information on Burma’s politics and history, with links to the BBC archive of stories on the country.

The New York Times – Myanmar
A brief historical overview and compilation of articles on Myanmar by The New York Times.

 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes of the Storm: Credits</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/credits/5415/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/credits/5415/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CORRESPONDENT
Aaron Brown

EDITOR
Mark Sutton

FOR QUICKSILVER MEDIA

DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS
Evan Williams
Jeremy Williams

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Siobhan Sinnerton

CINEMATOGRAPHERS
Democratic Voice of Burma
Chris M.

ORIGINAL SCORE
Samuel Sim

EDITOR
Paul Carlin

ADDITIONAL EDITOR
Samuel Santana

ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Will West

HEAD OF PRODUCTION
Lesley Cherry

PRODUCTION MANAGERS
Ali Hobbs
Sara Kalim

COLORIST
Vicki Matich

ONLINE EDITOR
Adam Grant

SOUND MIX
Matt Skilton

FIELD PRODUCER
Arne Dahr

ADDITIONAL CAMERA
Hanna Hagbartsen
Colin Rogal

SOUND
Espen Kristoffersen
Kuz Randhawa

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Mei-Ling McNamara

TRANSLATION
Mya Lai
Aye Mon
May Ng

ARCHIVE
Democratic Voice of Burma
Department of Defense

HOST INTERVIEWS

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Kevin Cloutier
Mead Hunt

EDITOR
Adrienne Haspel

ADDITIONAL CAMERA

Alan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes of the Storm: Aaron Brown Interview: Maureen Aung-Thwin</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/aaron-brown-interview-maureen-aung-thwin/5439/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/eyes-of-the-storm/aaron-brown-interview-maureen-aung-thwin/5439/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maureen Aung-Thwin is the director of the Open Society Institute’s Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative. She spoke with WIDE ANGLE host Aaron Brown about Burmese politics.


Please view the original post to see the video.

AARON BROWN:
Is it Burma or is it Myanmar to you?

MAUREEN AUNG-THWIN:
Well, for me it's Burma because Burmese people did not vote to change their name to Myanmar. It was an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Links: Suicide Bombing Kills 20 in Russia, Mexico Replaces Over 1,000 Border Guards</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/blog/world-links-suicide-bombing-kills-20-in-russia-mexico-replaces-over-1000-border-guards/5407/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ernsta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A truck driven by a suicide bomber detonates at a police station in Russia's southern province of Ingushetia, killing at least 20 and injuring more than 138.  The bombing is the most violent incident to occur in the province since hundreds of gunmen killed 90 people in a 2004 attack.

Aghanistan's presidential campaign concludes at midnight [...]]]></description>
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