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The local housing market is either a reason to celebrate or a cause for despair, depending on where you sit. With home values at one of the highest levels in the nation and rental units in short supply, we take a look at the issues facing renters and buyers in the District of Columbia.
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This month, Europe's last ex-Soviet dictator is up for re-election. During his nearly 12 years in power, President Aleksandr Lukashenko has established an iron grip over Belarus. But a growing tide of opposition groups -- inspired by their revolutionary neighbors -- is gaining momentum and could impact an election Mr. Lukashenko has all but locked up.
Celeste Wallander, Director, Russian and Eurasia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Iryna Vidanava, Editor-in-chief of Students' Thought, an independent student publication in Belarus.
Rodger Potocki, Senior Program Officer for Central Europe & East-to-East Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy
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First, an independent researcher noticed that declassified documents had disappeared from the National Archives. Then, reports detailed a secret program to re-classify thousands of documents- stretching back to the Cold War. Join Kojo for a look at how the National Archives became a focal point for a broader debate over government secrecy.
J. William Leonard, Director, Information Security Oversight Office, U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
Thomas Blanton, Director, National Security Archive at George Washington University
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