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Russian Opposition Leader Detained

Are Russia's economic problems leading to a political crackdown? Putin may be rounding up the opposition ahead of a general election.

Are Russia's economic problems leading to a political crackdown? Putin may be rounding up the opposition ahead of a general election. The missing Air Asia airplane has been found, and the next step is to find out how much information, and how quickly, we can find out what happened to the fallen aircraft. The legalisation of marijuana is spreading across the US, with two more states due to legalise it in 2015 - and it's causing a few problems for university campuses. Disney has taken a dark foray in to gothic-style animation with its release of 'Into The Woods' - but it's only temporary, say film experts. Today's guests are Mitchell Hartman, a senior reporter on US radio programme Marketplace, and Colin Peacock from Mediawatch in New Zealand. Presented by Manuela Saragosa.

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Wed 31 Dec 2014 01:05GMT

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