Dalai Lama Audio & Video

[description] (NECN) - The Dalai Lama says he will "resign" if violence spreads out of control in Tibet. The exiled spiritual leader's comments came during his visit to Washington. He also denied Chinese claims that he is calling for Tibet to...

[description] Romney tries his hand at conservative radio commentary. The Dalai Lama says he doesn't mind being "demonized." Highlights of the week, produced by WBZ's Dave Mager.

[description] President Bush tells the nation that come August troops in Iraq will no longer have to serve 15 month deployments. The number will be redued to 12 months. We'll get a report on the hearings from Demetri Sevastopulo, Pentagon and Intelligence Correspondent for the Financial Times. As protests continue surrounding the Olympic torch relay on its way to Beijing, Pico Iyer joins us for a conversation about the Tibetan spiritual and political leader. Iyer has known the Dalai Lama for decades and is the author of a new book about him, "The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. " After two days of flight cancellations, the nation's largest carrier, American Airlines, announced it would ground 900 more flights today. Tens of thousands of passengers are stranded, and on their website American says it "sincerely regrets the inconvenience." New York Times reporter Micheline Maynard fills us in on the industry- wide implications. Bill Littlefield joins us for our week

[description] 700 uniformed police officers are expected to protect the Olympic torch on its 6-mile journey through the streets of San Francisco this afternoon. Thousands of protestors are expected to voice their concerns about human rights in China ahead of the summer Olympic games. We speak with Stephanie Kang, who's covering the story for the Wall St. Journal. Another consequence of the current economic downturn and the subprime mortgage crisis is the growth of the pay day lenders. These quickie loan shops offer short term loans with sky high interest rates. The average Annual Percentage Rate or APR is 400 percent. So a loan for about $300 ends up costing $800 over the course of a year. Our guests are Gail Meyers, who ended up paying about $2200 in fees for an initial loan of $300 and Uriah King, a policy associate for the Center for Responsible Lending. As Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker continue their testimony in Washington today, there are also critics of the war appearing before C

[description] Waiting to fly on American? They key word is "wait", and an ambitious plan to fight off the recession, these stories and more, in the WBZ Afternoon News.

[description] (NECN) - The Olympic Torch begins a 130 day, 85,000 mile journey on Monday from Greece to China. Organizers used a convex mirror, which focused the sun's rays to light the ceremonial torch. Prior to the lighting, two pro-Tibet demonstra...

[description] TIBET: Thousands of Chinese troops are engaged in a manhunt for protestors wanted in connection with last week's riots in Lhasa, Tibet . We speak with James Miles, Beijing correspondent for the Economist. He was the only western correspondent in Tibet when the protests broke out on March 14th. We also speak with Peter Aronson, a freelance journalist based in Dharmsala, India . Today House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with the Dalai Lama. OLYMPIC PROTESTS: Ever since the 1936 Olympic summer games in Berlin when Adolph Hitler used them to showcase his theory of Aryan supremacy - politics, protests, and the Olympics have been inseparable. Joining us to explain why is Alfred Senn, professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of: "Power, Politics, and the Olympic Games." PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS: From the Barack Obama passport records breach... to the fading hopes for Florida and Michigan re-votes... and John McCain's foreign policy fumble... we wrap u

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[description] Dr. William Schaffner, infectious disease expert at the Vanderbilt Medical Center, talks about drug-resistant staph infections. Massachusetts is considering building three casinos so that gambling revenue stays in the state. On Saturday, October 20th residents of San Francisco and Los Angeles can take part in the first ever "Lights Out" hour by turning off all unessential lights and appliances between 8 and 9 pm. Researchers studied the reproductive patterns of a tribe of hunter gatherers in Northern Tanzania and found the men of the tribe who had lower voices fathered more children. We speak to Mary Gordon, best selling author of "Final Payments" about her new memoir, "Circling my Mother."