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September 29, 2006

Capitol Hill Approves Detainee Bill

Lawmakers in the House and Senate approved legislation that sets up “military commissions” to try terrorists.

Countering Borat

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We look at Kazakstan’s campaign attempt to sell a version of that country that is decidely different then the one in Ali G’s new mockumentary.

Drug Wars

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Danna Harman of The Christian Science Monitor joins us to talk about her series about Colombia’s drug war. Below are links to each installment of the series.

Listener Letters

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Story Corps

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We speak with radio producer David Isay about Story Corps.

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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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