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December 8, 2006

Investigators Eye Bar in Litvinenko Case

Detectives investigating the death of an ex-KGB spy turn their attention to a meeting at a London hotel bar.

Saving Baby Mariam

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We speak with Kevin Cullen of The Boston Globe who writes about a Navy medic who worked to save the life of an Iraqi child with a rare disease. We also speak to Maureen Walsh about her late son’s efforts.

A New Arts Museum for Boston

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Will the first new art museum built in Boston in almost 100 years elevate the city’s image as an arts destination?

Sports Update

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The week in sports with Only A Game’s Bill Littlefield.

“Talladega Nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby”

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Actor Will Farrell tackles NASCAR on the set of his latest film, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.”

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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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