Just a few of the highlights from the latest show. For a more detailed rundown, click on "Read More" at the bottom of this entry. Or consult the box marked "Latest Audio" at the right-hand side of the webpage.

PART ONE

IRAQ BOMBINGS. Violence erupts on the streets of Baghdad, some of the worst violence in the country since American troops pulled out a week ago. We hear from Jane Arraf, a reporter with Al-Jazeera English.

PECAN THEFT. Nutty thefts in Georgia. The state's 2011 pecan crops are thousands of pounds lighter than ever before thanks to pecan robbers who are making a pretty penny on the hot merchandise.

PART TWO

BURMA - CANADIAN FRIENDS OF BURMA.The Burmese Spring? Burma appears to be loosening military control. Tin Maungh Too, director of the Canadian Friends of Burma, says now is the time for the international community to lean on Burma's government to live up to promised changes.

READING: GIFT OF THE MAGI. Written by O. Henry, the late "As It Happens" host, Alan Maitland -- also known as "Fireside Al" -- reads "The Gift of the Magi."

PART THREE

REPEAT: PERFECT HEAVEN. Author Dava Sobel joins Carol in our Toronto studio for an encore presentation of a conversation about her book, A More Perfect Heaven.

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