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July 9, 2004

Senate Intelligence Committee Releases Iraq Report

The report says the CIA is largely blame for intelligence lapses leading up to the war in Iraq.

The CIA in George Tenet’s Wake

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Who will replace the outgoing CIA director?

Lebanese American Marine in U.S. Custody

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A swirl of question surround how Marine Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun came to leave his post in Iraq.

Americans Reading Less

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The National Endowment for the Arts has released a new survey that says fewer than half of all American adults read literature.

View from the Bookstore

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A bookstore manager sounds off on American’s reading habits.

World Court Says West Bank Wall Must Go

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The non-binding ruling says that the concrete and steel barrier infringes on the rights of Palestinians.

Drug Scandal Dogs Track and Field

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The track and field trials to pick this summer’s U.S. Olympic team began today in Sacramento. But even some of the fastest runners in the world can’t outrun the doping scandal that continues to dog the sport.

We’ve Got Mail

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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Musician John Fullbright at Here & Now studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)

Okemah, Okla., is the birthplace of folk legend Woody Guthrie. It’s also the hometown of singer-songwriter John Fullbright, who at just 24, is already being compared with folk great Townes Van Zandt.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Florida's linebacker Michael Taylor (15) gets a hand full of jersey as he tries to bring down Quinton Dunbar (1) during the first half of the Orange & Blue football game  in Gainesville, Fla. (AP)

Division one universities spend a lot on their sports programs, but only a handful make enough money from sports to stay in the black.

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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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