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Charles Ferguson comes to film with a background in information technology and after having served as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution. His approach is less concerned with finding a clever cinematic approach to the material and more interested in trying to find the best, most cogent way to present a dense amount of complex material.

Nearly 600 prisoners are being released from Iraqi jails as part of a "national reconciliation" program. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says 2,500 prisoners will be freed over the coming days. The move is seen as an effort to ease sectarian tensions.

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Floyd Landis faces the loss of his Tour de France title if doping suspicions prove to be accurate. But as Landis awaits the results of a second test, he is worried that his reputation will still suffer, even if the results exonerate him. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Landis, who is currently in Spain.

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Noah Adams talks with nutritionist Marion Nestle about what it really means when foods are labeled "natural." Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. Her latest book is What To Eat.

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When the last Soviet general left Afghanistan in 1989, he declared that none of his soldiers were left behind. But at least one never went home. Gennady Tseuma was captured by mujahedeen fighters and forced to become a Muslim.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki concludes a two-day visit to neighboring Iran. He returns home with a pledge from Iran's leaders to crack down on militants who've been crossing into Iraq from Iran. Relations between Iran and Iraq, who fought an eight-year war in the 1980s, have steadily improved since Saddam Hussein was driven from power. Steve Inskeep talks to Time magazine reporter Azadeh Moaveni.