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In The Missing Picture, director Rithy Panh uses clay figurines to recall his experience of the genocide in Cambodia at the hands of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. Strand Releasing hide caption

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Cambodia's 'Missing Pictures' Molded From Director's Own Life

Rithy Panh's new film is a kind of documentary about Cambodians like him and his family who experienced the brutality of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. Panh uses clay figurines to tell the story.

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Devastating Attack Still Leaves Afghan Journalist's Hope Alive

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Donald Rumsfeld, shown here on a 2006 visit to Iraq, was the Secretary of Defense during the beginning of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Errol Morris spent over 30 hours interviewing Rumsfeld for his latest documentary. USMC/Getty Images hide caption

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One Documentary Later, Rumsfeld's Inner World Remains 'Unknown'

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Vermont has dropped the old system of grading of maple syrup in favor of a new plan that names both color and flavor. Toby Talbot/AP hide caption

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By Any Other Name, Does Vermont's Maple Syrup Taste As Sweet?

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Demonstrators carry a giant Russian flag through Kharkiv, Ukraine, earlier this month. The city's population is a blend of Ukranians and Russians, many of whom share families across the Russian border. Sergey Kozlov/AP hide caption

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Caught Between Russia And Ukraine, Border Cities Share Only Worry

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A boy waits to get vaccinated at an anti-polio campaign in Moradabad, India. Michaeleen Doucleff/NPR hide caption

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After Ending Polio, India Turns To Stop Another Childhood Killer

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Michelle Nimmons (with the red shoe) poses with some of the students in her sex education program in Denmark, S.C. Courtesy of Michelle Nimmons hide caption

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What A Small Town's Teen Pregnancy Turnaround Can Teach The U.S.

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It would take more than 1,000 1,200-page volumes to contain the content of Wikipedia, but PediaPress has made an example volume to show what it might look like. "Our goal is to allow everyone to explore the physical dimensions of Wikipedia," says PediaPress founder Christoph Kepper. PediaPress hide caption

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Printing Wikipedia Would Take 1 Million Pages, But That's Sort Of The Point

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In The Missing Picture, director Rithy Panh uses clay figurines to recall his experience of the genocide in Cambodia at the hands of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. Strand Releasing hide caption

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Cambodia's 'Missing Pictures' Molded From Director's Own Life

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