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July 29, 2005

London Raids

Police have swarmed through London in a rapid series of raids and arrests.

Frist Changes Stance on Stem Cell Research

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Senator Frist, in contrast to his earlier stance, is now supporting federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.

Final Flurry for Congress

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Continuing coverage on the bills speeding, and in some cases crawling, through Congress this week.

An End to an Armed IRA

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The Irish Republican Army has declared that its war is over.

Free Staters

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The libertarian-minded Free State Project is trying to move 20,000 activists to New Hampshire.

The Kwaito Generation

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Reporter Sean Cole travels to South Africa to explore Kwaito music and the people who make it.

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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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