Monday, June 30, 2003

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

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Friday, June 27, 2003

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

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Thursday, June 26, 2003

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

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Wednesday, June 25, 2003

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

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Tuesday, June 24, 2003

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

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Monday, June 23, 2003

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

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Friday, June 20, 2003

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

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Thursday, June 19, 2003

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

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Wednesday, June 18, 2003

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

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Tuesday, June 17, 2003

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

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Monday, June 16, 2003

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

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Friday, June 13, 2003

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

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Thursday, June 12, 2003

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

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Wednesday, June 11, 2003

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

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003

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

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Monday, June 9, 2003

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

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Friday, June 6, 2003

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

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Thursday, June 5, 2003

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

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Wednesday, June 4, 2003

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

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Tuesday, June 3, 2003

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

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Singer-songwriter Tom Rush. (Muffett/Flickr)

Ever since folk singer Tom Rush recorded his version of Murray McLauchlan’s “Child’s Song” about a young man leaving home, it’s become not only a concert staple for Rush but also a part of many graduation ceremonies.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Nurses Fatima Guillen, left, and Fran Wendt, right, give Kimberly Magdeleno, 4, a Tdap whooping cough booster shot, as she is held by her mother, Claudia Solorio, at a health clinic in Tacoma, Wash. (AP)

Health officials in Washington have declared a whooping cough epidemic, but the down economy isn’t helping treatment and vaccination efforts.

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Friday, May 11, 2012
Mark Zuckerberg

Some Wall Street investors were rankled when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg showed up in his signature hoodie. They say it’s a sign of immaturity. But Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget says Zuckerberg has come into his own as CEO, and Facebook is a great buy for people who believe in Zuckerberg’s social mission.

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