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A widespread drought is killing the livelihoods of pastoral nomads in the region known as the Horn of Africa. Cows, goats and other livestock have all died due to the water shortage. The devastation poses the question of whether the lifestyle of pastoralists -- who move between Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia foraging for food and water for their herds -- can be sustained.

Capturing all the magical madness associated with the first warm days of spring, Georgia Anne Muldrow's "Larva" brims with so much optimism and anxious energy that it barely contains itself.

In Casas Grandes, Mexico, lives one of the great characters of the borderlands -- an old horse trainer who arranges marriages between lonely American men and willing Mexican women. He's now the subject of a documentary film called Cowboy del Amor.

Lionel Ziprin is running out of time to make good on his promise to share his grandfather's traditional Jewish music with the world. Rabbi Nuftali Zvi Margolies Abulafia was recored by famed ethnomusicologist Harry Smith in the 1950s.

Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says the quarrel about port operations is a case of globalization meets xenophobia.

Republican and Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill are calling for a halt to a deal that hands over operations at six U.S. ports to a company owned by Dubai. President Bush threatened to veto any legislation seeking to delay the $6.8 billion takeover. A look at why the transaction is so controversial.

A New York hedge fund manager thinks McDonald's would be worth more if the company were split into separate parts. But the reorganization he's proposed doesn't make the fast food chain very happy.

The Canadian and United States hockey teams are heading home from the Turin Olympics after tough matches against rivals in Europe. Canada was beaten 2-0 by Russia in the quarterfinals and the Americans lost 4-3 to Finland.

For every Olympic event involving ice, there's a specialist to make sure the surface is just right. Jill Hunter Pellettieri, managing editor of Slate, tells Alex Chadwick about the experts managing Turin's ice show.

The story of Danny and Annie Perasa — how they met, and how they've stayed in love — inspires many who hear it. At a recent ceremony to honor the couple, they gave new insights into their relationship.