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November 30, 2004

Medical Ethics and Punishment

The Red Cross found that abuses at Guantanamo include medical ethics violations. At the same time the governor of Kentucky, who is also a doctor, has approved a death sentenced scheduled to be carried out today. We look at the question of medical ethics and punishment.

Election Myths

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We explore some election myths with Karen Tumulty of Time Magazine and Mark Jurkowitz of The Boston Globe.

What Stolen Election?

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Mark Jurkowitz of the Boston Globe on why there hasn’t been more attention paid by the media to the “stolen election” theory.

Ukraine Election Turmoil Enters the Newsroom

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Journalists in the Ukraine refuse to continue to broadcast the government’s official line.

Your Turn

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We read letters from some of our listeners.

Musical Best Bets

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Here & Now’s pop critic Tim Riley joins us to talk about current CDs making his year’s best of list.

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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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