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The Picture Show
12:05 pm
Wed February 8, 2012

A Mom And A Baby Find Out What's Really Rural In California

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A path through farmland leads to the ocean in Loleta, Humboldt County, Calif.
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Jose Ruiz Dionicio came to the San Joaquin Valley from his village in Peru in 2009 on a four-year contract. "Having herded sheep in the Andes, he was recruited to do similar work here, though herding with trucks and trailers is new to him," writes Hamilton.
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Daniel (left) and Wyatt, County Fair, Boonville, Mendocino County
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By Claire O'Neill

Most moms probably don't want their babies around pot growers, but San Francisco-based writer-photographer Lisa Hamilton is totally cool with it.

In fact, her baby, Ada, is a little over a year old and has probably already seen more of California than most Californians. And that, to Hamilton, is a problem.

For her, the basic issue is exemplified by something like this: We can see what a stranger in Japan is having for lunch on Instagram. But we can't so easily see where that lunch came from, or who harvested the ingredients.

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Middle East
12:00 pm
Wed February 8, 2012

Hamas, Palestinians Sign Unity Agreement

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Robert Siegel speaks with Daoud Kuttab, director general of a Palestinian media organization and the Community Media Network in Amman, Jordan, about the unity agreement between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.

Middle East
12:00 pm
Wed February 8, 2012

Charges Against American NGO Workers Released

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Egyptian authorities have released details of the charges against 43 people, including 19 Americans, who worked for democracy-building NGOs around the country. Cairo says the suspects were carrying out political, not civil society activities, particularly after the revolution began just over a year ago.

The Two-Way
11:56 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Instead Of Bail, Fla. Judge Orders Man To Take His Wife To Dinner, Bowling

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A screen capture of Judge John "Jay" Hurley.
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Originally published on Wed February 8, 2012 12:52 pm

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The Two-Way
11:55 am
Wed February 8, 2012

Israel Isn't Going To Attack Us, Iran's U.N. Ambassador Says

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Originally published on Sun February 12, 2012 6:22 am

Asked this afternoon if he thinks Israel will attack his nation anytime soon in a bid to destroy work Iran is doing on nuclear technology, the Persian nation's ambassador to the United Nations told NPR, "I don't think that is going to happen."

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