From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

The G20 and the future of the global economy.

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues, Americans care about most. As the old G8 becomes the G20,

there's talk of economic recovery, but good times may be limited to the financial industry.

In the so-called jobless recovery, millions of people still can't make ends meet, and protesters

in the streets of Pittsburgh claim Wall Street is running the government. Even some market

fundamentalists say they're right.

Are the same people who presided over one disaster in charge of preventing another?

Will the G20 approve new regulations to crack down on excessive risk that endangers the world economy?

On reporter's notebook, a real case of domestic terrorism?

First, here's the news.

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But is the current recovery real for millions of people?

Is the G20 likely to make things better or worse?

On reporters' notebook since 9-11, many reported plots of terrorism on U.S. soil have failed to lead to convictions.

The case of the airport shuttle driver in Denver might be the real thing.

First, this news update, the U.S., France, and Britain have presented what they call detailed evidence that Iran has been building a uranium enrichment facility in secret.

In Pittsburgh, for the G20 meeting, President Obama accused Iran of intentionally hiding

its nuclear facilities from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran has a right to peaceful

nuclear power that meets the energy needs of its people. But the size and configuration of this

facility is inconsistent with a peaceful program.

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