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Traveling at up to 70 kilometers per hour, the airboats give passengers a chance to see the Everglades' most famous residents up close
Airboats Offer Florida Tourists Closer Look at Everglades  Video clip available
Best known for its world-class theme parks, southern state also marks northern edge of largest subtropical wilderness in the United States
Sugarcane being harvested on the property of U.S. Sugar Corporation, in the Everglades Agricultural Area
Land Deal Raises Hopes for Everglades Restoration  Audio Clip Available
Proposal to buy out largest sugarcane producer in US could bring unprecedented environmental benefits to one of the country's most vulnerable wetlands
President Bush (r) and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in Redding,  California, 17 Jul 2008
Bush Vows Help for Victims of California Fires
Wildfires, sparked by lightning storm, have destroyed 364,000 hectares of land
Campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha
University of Nebraska at Omaha Supports Afghanistan Recovery  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Since 1973, long before Afghanistan gained world attention, University of Nebraska at Omaha has hosted Afghan Studies Program
Practicing Hindu
Flushing, Just Outside Manhattan, is Proud of Its Religious Diversity  Video clip available
In Flushing, Muslims, Hindus, African-American Christians all worship in peace
1963 Time Magazine cover portrait of R. Buckminster Fuller by Boris Artzybasheff 
Whitney Museum Exhibit Showcases Work of Buckminster Fuller  Audio Clip Available
Fuller's geodesic dome paved way for nanoscience and new branch of chemistry bearing his name
The festival is an opportunity to showcase talent that might otherwise never be seen in New York
New York Festival Has International Appeal  Video clip available
Annual Lincoln Center Festival features three weeks of special performances from around the world
Amy Betzelberger walks through corn and soybeans fields
Researchers in Illinois Study Impact of Environment on Crop Yields  Video clip available
Increased carbon and ozone levels point to lower crop yields in future
The main conservatory of Longwood Gardens is filled with the scents and colors of thousands of flowers.  The flowers are carefully arranged and changed frequently, resulting in a constantly evolving garden
Pennsylvania's Longwood Gardens is Floral Paradise  Video clip available
Conservatory, in eastern United States, displays huge variety of flowers and plants from around the world
James Madison's Montpelier is being restored to the way it was 200 years ago
Restoration of James Madison's Home Nears Completion  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Montpelier will serve as a monument to an architect of the US Constitution who became nation's fourth president
Monuments on the National Mall
Twenty-five Million People Visit the National Mall Each Year  Video clip available
Five hundred million dollars is needed to renovate America's front yard
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Wat, Tibs and Injera - An Ethiopian Eating Experience in Washington DC  Video clip available
Popular Ethiopian restaurant in Washington attracts customers from around the world
U.S. Border Patrol agents at Fort Hancock, Texas, 01 May 2008
Border Patrol Program Improves Security on US-Mexican Border  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Records show 73 percent increase in arrests, prosecutions over past year
Cotton-Council_cotton-bolls_26jun08 - Cotton bolls, ready to be picked
King Cotton Dethroned in the American South  Audio Clip Available
Once primary crop supplanted by corn and soybeans; some cotton farmers hang on