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August 31, 2006

Bush’s Iraq

President Bush launches a new round of speeches defending the war in Iraq when he addresses the American Legion Convention in Salt Lake City.

The Lost Boys of Polygamy

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A conversation with Elaine Tyler of The Hope Organization, a group that helps people who want to leave polygamy adjust to the outside world.

Unrest in Pakistan

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There is unrest in Pakistan following the death of a nationalist rebel leader. We speak with Carlotta Gall, Pakistan and Afghanistan correspondent for the New York Times.

Sports Buzz

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Sports with Only a Game Host Bill Littlefield.

Delicioso! Mexican Cuisine at its Best

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A conversation about the native foods of Mexico, with Diana Kennedy, who is known as the Julia Child of Mexico.

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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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