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Roxana Saberi

Journalist Roxana Saberi discusses her new book, Between Two Worlds, in which she recalls the three months she spent as an Iranian prisoner last year.

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News Analysis: Security Cameras

Chicago is already the most watched city in the country, thanks to thousands of security cameras. Now Mayor Daley wants cameras linking Chicago and the Mexican border. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel take a look at the pros and cons of such a plan.

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Check, Please! host and Master Sommelier Alpana Singh joins us with environmentally friendly drink recommendations.

• Alpana's Environmentally Friendly Drink Recommendations
• Find out how you can join Alpana and PBS travel journalist Burt Wolf on a Rhine River cruise
• Information about ordering tickets for the Rhine River cruise

• Alois Lageder Pinot Bianco, Italy $14
• Rodney Strong Russian River Pinot Noir, Sonoma County, California $18
• Growlers (list courtesy of Chicagoist.com) , Prices Vary

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Curious George Exhibit

Curious George, Holocaust survivor? The authors of the beloved children's books narrowly escaped France before the Nazis invaded. Their story is the inspiration behind a new exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum.

• Exhibit Information
• The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey
• Find out about the author of "The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey"

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Virtual Fitness

We show you how the Chicago Park District is using some unconventional methods to fight childhood obesity.

• Parkways Foundation projects
• Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children

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Net Neutrality

Should the Internet be regulated by the FCC or by free market principles? We take a look at the battle over so-called "net neutrality."

• The National Broadband Plan
• Watch a conversation with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski detailing the National Broadband Plan--Youtube.com
• "FCC Proposes New Rules on Internet Access"--The New York Times

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Global Cities

Leaders from more than 100 cities around the world gathered in Chicago today to discuss the challenges faced by urban areas. Elizabeth Brackett tells us what Mayor Daley had to say and brings us highlights from the conference.

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News Analysis: State Rep. Makes Announcement

Carol Marin sits down with a state representative who will make a major personal announcement.

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Homeopathic Medicine

The age-old practice of homeopathic medicine is just now gaining a lot of attention locally. The practitioners at Merz Apothecary give us a primer.