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November 17, 2006

Arrest Warrant Issued for Top Sunni Cleric

Iraq’s Shiite-led regime issues an arrest warrant for a top Sunni cleric. We speak with Louise Roug of The Los Angeles Times.

Iran and Iraq Outlook

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We speak with neo-conservative, Joshua Muravchik of the American Enterprise Institute, about what he thinks needs to be done in Iraq and Iran. Gideon Rose, managing editor of Foreign Affairs magazine, also comments.

A Story of Forgiveness

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We speak to Janice Jackson-Burke of Philadelphia about her late son, Kevin Johnson, who forgave the attackers who shot and paralyzed him three years ago. Johnson died this week.

Parkour: Can You Defy Gravity?

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Here and Now’s Kevin Donovan explains parkour, also known as “The Art of Displacement” — a sort of gravity-defying extreme walking.

Flour Hotline

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The King Arthur Flour company fields about 60,000 cooking emergency calls. If you have a question about cooking that turkey dinner, they’re on the other end to help. We speak with Robin Sargeant who helped launch the baker’s hotline.

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Friday, May 17, 2013
Paul Monti next to the truck of his son, Jared Monti. Jared Monti died while serving in Afghanistan in 2006. (Anna Miller/Here & Now)

A conversation Here & Now’s Alex Ashlock had with Paul Monti about his son Jared Monti, who was killed in Afghanistan, sparked a song that hit No. 1 on the country charts last month.

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Friday, May 17, 2013
Evelyn Shelton has been missing since May 2011. (Courtesy Shelton family)

The Black and Missing Foundation says African Americans make up about one-third of all missing people in the U.S. but they’re not represented in the media as much as pretty white females.

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Friday, May 17, 2013
Labels of garments bought at a Wal-Mart store in Atlanta. (David GoldmanAP)

After last month’s devastating garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, are you taking a second look at the labels in your clothing? Dara O’Rourke explains what we know about how our clothing is made.

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