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March 9, 2006

Dubai, Iran and Ports

The State Department announces that the Dubai will be the home of an embassy-in-exile dealing with matters about Iran.

On Guard?

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Can the Guard effectively respond to another disaster in the U.S.?

GOP Gathering

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A weekend long conference gets underway in Memphis for Republican movers and shakers who are looking ahead to a run for the White House.

Identification Day

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The American Museum of Natural History holds an identification day for unidentifiable backyard finds.

Mafia Myths and Reality

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Myths and reality of Italian Americans and the Mafia are some of the topics covered during our conversation with George DeStefano, whose new book is titled “An Offer We Can’t Refuse: The Mafia in the Mind of America.”

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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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