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September 30, 2004

Iraq Car Bombs Kill 35 Children

Iraqi insurgents detonated three car bombs near a U.S. military convoy in Baghdad, killing 41 people, 35 of them children.

Bush, Kerry Prepare for Debate

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Iraq and Middle East will be addressed tonight in the first of three presidential debates. President George Bush and Senator John Kerry will go head to head in an hour and a half debate.

Crashing the Parties

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A PBS documentary follows four third-party candidates on their quest for the White House.

Expos to Washington

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Sports commentator Bill Littlefield talks about the Montreal Expos move to Washington, D.C.

Women’s Cafe in Amman

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We visit a cafe exclusively for women in Amman, Jordan.

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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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