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High Inflation Fairs, carnivals, festivals or anywhere you can buy helium-filled balloons, youre sure to see at least one balloon rising into the sky after someone accidentally lets it go off. What happens to the balloon after it rises out of sight?
By Greg Flakus New Orleans, LA 23 February 2006 watch Barkus Parade report In New Orleans, Mardi Gras celebrations are underway in a city still reeling from Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding n
By Greg Flakus Houston 21 February 2007 The annual carnival celebration known as Mardi Gras came to an end in New Orleans Tuesday with parades and parties. Crowds were much larger than last year and local officials say this has helped the city's eff
By Phuong Tran Dakar 16 February 2007 Carnival season is a time for music and revelry, and not just in Brazil. In Cape Verde, some musicians want to show that Brazil's famous carnival rhythms also have roots in Africa's musical history. Phuong Tran
By Greg Flakus New Orleans 27 February 2006 Tuesday is Mardi Gras, French for
A carnival atmosphere has engulfed downtown Washington, where more than a million people watched Barack Obama become the 44th President of the United States and America's first African American leader. Mr. Obama took the oath of office on the steps
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Most people go to the fair to ride the Tilt-A-Whirl or eat funnel cakes, but not our Planet Money team. Robert Smith and Kenny Malone traveled to the Ohio State Fair to learn the secret art of selling people things they might not
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 11 April 2007 Watch Robot report Each year in March and April, competitions are held around the United States to test the skills of students in designing and using robots machines that perform basic human tasks. VOA's
By Margaret Kennedy New Orleans 07 July 2006 watch New Orleans report New Orleans has been rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina struck the city last August. Broken levees are repaired and between a third and half of the population has returned. Still,