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January 9, 2006

Kennedy on Alito

Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy is one Democrat on the Judiciary Committee who has already indicated he does not want to the hearings to go smoothly.

Former CBO Head on the Federal Deficit

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We speak to Douglas Holtz Eakin, former director of the Congressional Budget Office, about the economy and the federal deficit.

Iraq Update

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The last four days in Iraq have been one of the deadliest for the U.S. since the American occupation began.

Racist NOLA Housing Ads

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A it turns out some postings on websites that offer housing to Katrina victims are explicitly racist.

Health and Grieving

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Health columnist Judy Foreman writes about new research on grieving.

“Country Boys”

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We speak with filmmaker David Sutherland about his documentary on PBS.

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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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