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January 7, 2005

General to Review Iraq Policy

A retired four-star Army general will travel to Iraq to review U.S. military operations there.

Religious Views on Tsunami Catastrophe

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We’ll take a look at how different religious traditions are responding to the devastating tsunami.

Iran Update

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Vivian Walt reports on the current situation in Iran.

What’s the Word?

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The American Dialect Society will pick it’s “Word of the Year, 2004″ today. We’ll talk with a word watcher about the contenders.

“Syringa Tree”

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The American Repertory Theater is featuring South African plays right now. We talk with the actress in the one woman production: “Syringa Tree,” about growing up white in apartheid South Africa.

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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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