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November 9, 2005

Intelligent Design Approved in Kansas

The Board of Education in Kansas adopts new public school standards that challenge mainstream views on evolution.

Oil Executives Defend Profits

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Congress is putting pressure on the oil industry for alleged gouging and profiteering.

Chalabi is Back

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He was accused of giving intelligence to Iran and providing questionable intelligence to Washington. So why is he the toast of the town?

Variations on a Theme

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This fall, visitors to the intimate Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum have a chance to feast their eyes and their ears.

The Undercover Economist

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Columnist Tim Harford tackles the economy in his new book.

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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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