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June 9, 2006

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

U.S. officials now say that Al Qaeda in Iraq leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, initially survived a U.S. air strike. Officials had initially said the two 500-pound bombs dropped on a safe house north of Baghdad killed Zarqawi instantly.

NASA Cuts

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We speak to Beth Daley of The Boston Globe about a series of cut backs to programs at NASA that researched climate.

Physician Shortage and Healthcare

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The Association for American Medical Colleges thinks medical schools should increase enrollment. But a physician at Dartmouth Medical School says more doctors won’t mean better healthcare.

Fiddler Mark O’Connor

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We speak with the Grammy-winning violinist/fiddler/composer.

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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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