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Parallels
You Face A U.S. Legal Problem. Where Should You Run?
June 10, 2013 The options aren't great. But those seeking to avoid prosecution have often claimed political asylum or fled to countries at odds with the U.S. Then there's Iceland.
The Two-Way
For Bobby Fischer, WikiLeaks & NSA Leaker, Iceland Is Haven
June 10, 2013 Edward Snowden has said he may seek asylum in Iceland. Getting there from Hong Kong, to which he has fled, may not be possible. But Iceland has intervened before to offer safe haven to someone wanted in the U.S. Chess champion Bobby Fischer spent his last years there.
Planet Money
When Should A Country Abandon Its Own Money?
April 27, 2012 More people use Disney Dollars than Iceland's krona. Is it time to give up on the currency?
The Two-Way
Iceland: Land Of Stark Beauty And, Lately, A Run Of Bad Luck
July 8, 2011 At the risk of being included among the "Lazy Lay-Over Guys" who try to describe the island nation based on a brief visit, NPR's Philip Reeves offers his impressions of a stunning land on the edge of the Arctic Circle.
Blog Of The Nation
Visit Iceland! Please. Really, It's Safe Now.
June 22, 2010 The volcano has stopped spewing, but tourism hasn't picked up in Iceland. A new campaign hopes to change all of that, through song, dance, and stories.
Blog Of The Nation
Ay-yah-fyah-What?
April 19, 2010 Reporters worldwide struggle with pronouncing the name of that pesky volcano in Iceland — Eyjafjallaj??kull.
