2003 June | Here & Now

Israeli Forces Begin Gaza Pullout; CA, NJ Face Budget Woes; Vatican May Name New Bishop in Boston; Hepburn Obit; Flurry of Fundraising for 2004 Presidential Race; The Rights of Jose Padilla; Gay Pride in NYC; Mash-Ups

U.S. Called to Intervene in Liberia War; Rice Asks World Leaders to Help Curb Iran, N. Korea; Rights of Privacy and the Constitution; Visiting Guantanamo Bay; Supreme Court Dismisses Nike Case; Nudist Camp for Teens Sparks Controversy; Stone Reader

Supreme Court Knocks Down Gay Sex Ban; “Ich Bin Ein Berliner,” 40 Years Later; Killings in Indonesia; Study Indicates Hormone Therapy Hinders Cancer Detection; NYC Works for Healthier Food for Students; Mailbag 6/26/03; Baseball Poem Results

Britain Demands Surrender of Iraqi Gunmen; George Galloway; Fed to Lower Interest Rate; The Leadership of Winston Churchill; Race and Admissions in Michigan; Web Companies Concerned Over Computer Filtering; Saving Paschal’s Restaurant; Kathy Gunst’s Ultimate Summer Garden Salad Vinaigrette

U.S. Funds Iraqi Army to Help Restore Order; Palestinians Hint at Hamas Ceasefire; Bangladeshis Poisoned by Tainted Water; Qatari Man Labeled Enemy Combatant; Ballroom Dance; Sea Shanties

Supreme Court Upholds Mich. Affirmative Action; House Republicans Pass “Head Start” Revamp; New Teaching Law Hurts Rural Schools; Democratic Hopefuls for 2004; CEO Pay Up 60 Percent Despite Lagging Economy; Beyond Harry Potter; Joao Gilberto

Feds Question Brooklyn Bridge Terror Suspect; McDonald’s Says No to Growth Drugs for Animals; Bush Starts Campaign Fundraising; The Teammates; Trust in Journalism; Life Coaching; The Eye

Paper Shows Shift in FBI Staffing; Iraq Attacks on U.S. Forces Continue; William Bulger Testifies about Whitey Bulger; Economics in Europe; Gray Davis Fights for His Political Life; U.S. Military Increases Presence in Africa; Mailbag 6/19/2003; Ibsen Plays All the Rage

Critics Claim Federal Agencies Allow Profiling; Americorps Program Faces Cuts; Same Sex Marriage to be Legal in Canada; Rosenbergs’ Son; Arizona Bishop Resigns Amid ‘Hit and Run’ Claims; Seeing the Virgin Mary; Chopping Spree

Former House of Commons Leader to Testify in Iraq Inquiry; New Findings Cast Doubt on Lynch Rescue; Officials Seize Cesium from Taxi in Republic of Georgia; Dark Side of the Internet; Healthcare Guarantees in Maine; Turner Falls Calls for Families to Donate Tax Credit; Navajo Flute Maker; Capturing the Friedmans

Egypt Officials Lead Mideast Ceasefire Talks; A Wall to Divide Two Peoples; Job Salaries and Gender; Supreme Court Nominees; CDC Study Predicts Increase in Diabetes; AIDS Research Points to Origins of Virus; Artists with Disabilities; Compass Record Beats the Odds

Protests in Iran; The Women of Iraq; Earth Liberation Front; Chris Hedges on War; David Brinkley, War Coverage; Thoughts on Hilary Clinton’s New Book; Spellbound

U.S. Forces Sweep through Northern Baghdad; Inspectors Deployed to Control Weapons Smuggling; U.N. Votes on U.S. Exemption from ICC; Journalist David Brinkley Dies at 82; Japan Shifts Defense Policy; Officials Call for Small Pox Vaccine for Monkey Pox Infections; Northeast Weather Conditions Promote Mosquito Population; Mailbag June 12, 2003; Bruce Cockburn

Bomb Blast Destroys Jerusalem Bus, Kills 16; Violence in Columbia; Getting Mother’s Body; Mass. Legislature Calls for DNA Tests of Felons; Ontario Court Approves Same-sex Marriage; Oregon Principal Criticizes “No Child Left Behind” Program; Ray Magliozzi and Kathy Gunst Make Stuffed Lobster Bodies in Red Sauce

Freddie Mac President Fired Amid Accounting Inquiry; Xerox Shareholders to Pay Most of $22 Million Settlement; Gay Man Elected Episcopal Bishop; PBS Presents “Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home”; U.S. Strategy in North Korea; Little League Parents and Blood Pressure Tests; Bel Canto

Peace Against Deep Recession in Israel; Creating an Al Qaeda Connection; Death by Firing Squad; Reunion of Neighbors and Friends, Muslim and Jewish; Hillary’s Memoir; Monkey Pox; Classical Highlights

Medicare Drug Deal; Washington Opposes Compromise on Drug Patents; The Path; NYT in Turmoil, Media Ownership Changes; CEO Prison Survival Guide; Sweet Sixteen

Executive Editor, Managing Editor Resign from NYT; Lawmakers Work for Tax Plan Compromise; Report Says Cheney Pressured CIA on Iraq; Columbia’s Civil War; Israelis Protest Sharon on Settlement Pledge; Rebuilding Palestinian Homes; Mailbag 6/5/2003; Baseball Poetry

Israeli, Palestinian Officials Pledge Concessions; Israeli Press Responds to Bush Meeting; Omri Sharon; Isabel Allende; Congress Reviews Iraq WMD Hunt; Commission Recommends Changes to Ocean Policy; Burlesque and Batons; Swiss Meats

Arab Leaders Support U.S. Peace Plan; Arab Press Reacts to Bush Middle East Talks; Gamal Mubarak; Brain Scanning in Psychiatry; Arizona Church Sex Scandal; Women’s Group Seeks Abortion for Mentally Retarded Rape Victim; Professor Compiles Blue Book Bloopers; Horseback Riding in Central Park