World News Podcast - August 29th, 2011

In tonight’s podcast, we explore the destruction and overcompensation left in the wake of Hurricane Irene in the Northeast; former Vice President Dick Cheney’s new book has fighting words for former Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Powell is firing back; in California, the sacrifice of one superintendent could make a huge difference for his cash-strapped school district; and while humans spent the duration of Irene’s wrath in shelter, one special bird braved the elements flying through the storm – and providing scientists with valuable data.

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