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November 30, 2005

Iraq

Iraq

Bush Stands Firm on Iraq

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In a speech at the Naval Academy, the president took aim at his critics and refused to set a timetable to bring American troops home from Iraq.

General Disagreements

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The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the secretary of defense appear at odds over torture among other things.

Oppenheimer’s Ruin

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A new book says the downfall of one of the key players in the atomic bomb helped accelerate the nuclear arms race.

“Mosquito” Takes Aim at Teen Loiters

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A new gadget claims to have the power to send unruly teenagers scurrying.

“Murderball”

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We talk with one of the subjects and the filmmaker of “Murderball,” a documentary about life on the quadriplegic rugby circuit.

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

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(Michael M. Phillips/Wall Street Journal)

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Musician John Fullbright at Here & Now studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)

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