2003 July | Here & Now

Congress Rejects White House Air Marshal Plan; Officials Say Philippines Mutiny Part of Larger Plot; Peacekeepers at Work in Solomon Islands; Afghan Opium, Al Qaeda, and the Drug War; U.S. Economy Grows 2.4 Percent in Second Quarter; Corporate Pension Plans; Letters 7/31/03; Bassist Charlie Haden

Annan Calls for Immediate Liberia Aid; Gray Davis Suffers Another Setback; Sherman Alexie’s “Ten Little Indians”; Boston Catholics Install New Bishop; Red Sox Player Mueller Makes Baseball History; Kathy Gunst’s Corn Fritters

Banks to Pay $300 Million in Enron Settlement; Pentagon Cancels Futures Market; The Fate of Amtrak’s Empire Builder; Smoking and Teens; Empathy; Israeli Government on Sharon White House Visit; Saudi Foreign Minister Meets Bush; Seamen’s Woes; Coney Island Visit

Study Examines U.S. Worker Decline; U.S. Changes Tactics in Iraq; Bob Hope Dies; Political Discourse at State Capitols; Pros and Cons: U.S. Involvement in Liberia; Internships Not for Students Anymore; Lift Every Voice

Abbas Meets Bush at White House; House Approves Bill on Prescription Drugs; Vive Le Tour; Corporate Warriors; Identifying Rape Victims; Schools Block RIA from Student Identities; Northfork

U.S. Releases Photos of Saddam’s Sons; 9/11 Report Faults Intelligence; Iran Holds Top Al Qaeda Operatives; One State Solution in Middle East; Prostate Exam Study; Bush Cartoon Sparks Controversy; Listener Letters 7/24/03; Summer of Shakespeare

Officials Predict Violence Spike in Iraq; A Different Drummer; British Officials Lead Kelly Inquiry; Death of Zahra Kazemi; Rhode Island Border Dispute; “Lost Songs” of Lennon and McCartney

U.S. Official: Saddam Sons Possibly Killed; American Troops Spread Thin Across Planet; Soldier’s Father; Copyrights and the Internet; Monkey Typing; Shelling in Liberia Leaves 600 Dead; North Korea Calls for One-on-One Talks with U.S.; Jai Alai Leaves Newport; Cambodian Fluteplayer

Liberia Fighting Leaves at least 50 Dead; Critics Question Hussein-Terrorism Link; Sen. Kennedy on Iraq and U.S. Intelligence; Telling the Violent History of the AK-47; DC Roundtable: Iraq; Homeowners Cut Costs with Rain Barrels; Summer Music Scene

Body Found in England Presumed British Advisor; CIA, White House Disagree over Syria WMD Data; National Guardsman in Baghdad; America’s NGOs Come under Scrutiny; Reporting on Troop Morale; Geography Bee Winner; Cool Movies

White House, Durbin Disagree Over Tenet Claim; CARE Prepares Report on Iraq; Commander Says U.S. Troops Face Guerrilla Campaign; Iraqi Scientists and Intelligence Officers Questioned on WMDs; Report Claims Little Sleep Sharpens Medical Residents; Study Says Day Care Linked to Bad Behavior; Listener Letters 6/17/03; Postcard Poems

Iraq Postwar Challenges Felt Abroad, and at Home; Blair Visit Shadowed by Britain’s Iraq Doubts; Everything is Illuminated; WTC Construction Dispute; Dead Malls; Sea Island to Host G8 in 2004; Windows on Tribeca; Martin Espada

Bush Administration Announces $455 Billion Deficit; Palestinian Pollster Tells of Attacks; Environmental Lawyers Sue Corporations for Climate Change; Vanity and Health; NAACP Meets in Florida; Mass. Bilingual Education Approved by State Congress; Green Cards and Marriage; Linda Eder

Palestinians Attack Scholar over “Right of Return” Findings; Iraq NGOs Face Violence; Intelligence Reports and Troops in Iraq; Washington Heights School System Sued; Suicide Doctor; GW University Creates Curriculum for Saudis; The Two Tenors

Iraqi Interim Council to Run Country; Congress Moves to Cut AIDS Funding; AIDS in Botswana; Smart Mobs; Death of the Free Obit; Van Gogh’s Moon; The Swimming Pool

Bush Promises Support for Africa AIDS Crisis; Iraq Troop Costs Reach $3.9 Billion a Month; Retired Gay Army Officer Sues U.S. Government; Beijing Delays Anti-Subversion Law; Icing Heart Patients; Gila Chubs; Letters 7/10/03; Eddie Palmieri

Palestinian Leadership Experiences Setbacks; Federal Workers Health Plan; The Kite Runner; Airline Industry Hopes for Big Summer; Smart Seats; Arizona Catfish; Berry and Peach Cake

Iraqis Respond to Saddam Tape; British Officials Concerned Over Military Tribunals; The Future of Cell Phones; Tour de France Underway; Heart Attacks and Women; The Bad Plus

U.S. Troops under Stress in Iraq; Arsons Plague DC Area; Bush Visits Africa; Mexico’s Midterm Elections; Kuwait Elections; The Future of Ice Cream; Summer Reading

Liberia; President Bush’s Africa Trip; Parade of Tradition; Editorial Roundtable; Civil Liberties and the War on Terror; Family Reunion; Civil Liberties at the Movies