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September 9, 2004
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Jakarta Bombing Kills Eight

Eight people are dead and many more injured after a car bombing at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. The bombing comes one month before elections in Australia.

NGOs Leave Iraq

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A wave of kidnappings of foreigners in Iraq has led many NGOs in the country to leave.

Openness in Science Research

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Top medical editors call for openness in research and refuse to publish clinical studies not in a public registry.

Russian Politics after School Attack

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The Kremlin is still trying to find its political footing after last week’s schoolyard hostage-taking in Russia.

Sen. Bob Graham on Iraq

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Senate Intelligence Committee Co-Chair Bob Graham details his outrage over how and why we went to war in Iraq.

Letters 9/9/04

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We open up our mail bag and air some of your thoughts.

Old School Film Strips

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We speak to a collector of film strips students of the fifties and sixties may remember from history class.

NFL Returns to Primetime

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The NFL returns national TV for the first time after January’s Super Bowl costume debacle starring Janet Jackson.

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John Fullbright May Be Okemah, Okla.’s Next Musical Son
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
Why Some College Sports Programs Are Running In The Red
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
A Graduation Anthem For Moving On
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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