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@ Brookings Podcast: Elections in Afghanistan; the H1N1 Flu Virus; the Economic Recession

August 21, 2009

In this week’s @ Brookings, Afghanistan expert Vanda Felbab-Brown addresses the integrity of the elections in Afghanistan, while scholar Joshua Epstein discusses projections for return of the H1N1 “swine” flu virus in the fall and how computer models help slow the spread of the disease. And, the man on the street is cautiously optimistic that the economy may be recovering, albeit slowly.