Friday, July 29, 2005

London Raids; Frist Changes Stance on Stem Cell Research; Final Flurry for Congress; An End to an Armed IRA; Free Staters; The Kwaito Generation

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Thursday, July 28, 2005

Fatwa Forbids Terrorism; IRA Disarmament; NASA Woes; Malaria in Africa; Minorities in the Majors; Whatever Happened to Niven Miller?

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Wednesday, July 27, 2005

London Arrests; Pills and Politics; Romney’s Moves Fuel Speculation; Who is John Roberts?; Ask the Economist; Slanguage

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Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Discovery Soars into Space; Terrorism Vs. Free Speech; Terrorism and Cults; Health Care and Race; Letters; Campfire Stories

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Monday, July 25, 2005

Labor Fissure; Sunnis Rejoin Drafting of Constitution; Women’s Rights in Iraq; Latest in London; Egyption Investigation; Discovery is a Go; The Syringa Tree

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Friday, July 22, 2005

London Shooting; Medicaid Fraud; Saudi Ambassador Resigns; Internet Suicide; Lincoln Center Festival

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Thursday, July 21, 2005

London Update; Analysis of Iraq; Chinese Currency; Steroids and Sports; Rocky Road Trip

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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Supreme Court Nomination; Senator Kennedy Responds to Bush’s Nomination; Confirmation History; White House Public Relations; A Cleaner Charles; Jazz Tributes

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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

India PM Addresses Congress; India’s Booming; Fidelity Scandal; Floating Lantern Ceremony Honors the Departed; Pitch Black Afro Raps for South Africa

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Monday, July 18, 2005

Devastation and Reconstruction Aid in Iraq; Jared Diamond on Civilization; The Rove Connection; Sports Blogging; “Murderball”

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Friday, July 15, 2005

Arrest in Bombing Case; Chilling Impact?; Potter Reaches the Blind; Wilder and Wonka; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Thursday, July 14, 2005

Leeds Investigation; Britain Police “Review”; British Policeman’s Point of View; Iraq Suicide Bombings; Soldiers’ Studies; NHL Back on the Ice; Crazy for Crosswords

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Wednesday, July 13, 2005

London Investigation; The Discovery; In the Mind of an Astronaut; The Future of NASA; Abu Ghraib; Competitive Air Guitar; New Times, New Etiquette

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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

London Check-in; Arrest in London Terrorist Attack; Public Polls and the War in Iraq; Supreme Court Nominations and the Political Middle; Troop Increase in Afghanistan; Karl Rove and the Valerie Plame Scandal; Etiquette and Technology

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Monday, July 11, 2005

Leak Linked to Karl Rove; Remembering Srebrenica; Navy Seals; Closed Circuit Cameras; “The Forgotten Arm”

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Friday, July 8, 2005

London Bombings; Muslims Fear Backlash; U.S. Security; The “Freakonomics” of Car Seat Safety; Egypt’s Envoy; Sports Tidbits

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Thursday, July 7, 2005

Explosions Rock London; How Resilient is British Public Transportation?; Terror Expert Says Bombing Not Work of the IRA; Message Posted on Web Claims Responsibility

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Wednesday, July 6, 2005

The G8 Meet; An Interview with Anita Hill; London Wins Olympic Bid; New England Base Closures; Chilly Office Temperatures; Playwright Gideon Lester

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Tuesday, July 5, 2005

Did Rove Leak CIA Agent’s Identity?; A Tale of Two Reconstructions; Meth War; Listener Letters; Food for Thought

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Monday, July 4, 2005

News from Iraq; Petagon Recruiting at Schools; One Businessman’s Idea of Patriotism; A Day in the Life of a Fireworks Enthusiast; In Praise of Pork

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Friday, May 18, 2012
The Appian Road, in the Monti Aurunci area of Italy. (Robert Kaster/University of Chicago Press)

For many people, this time of year is an occasion for road trips — up and down the coasts, across the U.S., through Europe. For Robert Kaster, it was a time to venture along the most ancient roads of all time: the Appian Way in Italy.

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Friday, May 18, 2012
(Michael M. Phillips/Wall Street Journal)

It was supposed to be a calm ride for marines travelling in Zaranj, along Afghanistan’s border with Iran, but a suicide bomb changed that. Photographer Michael Phillips witnessed the scene unfold and joins us.

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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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