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January 31, 2007

Alleged Terrror Plot Foiled

We have the latest on arrests in England of eight men in an alleged kidnapping plot.

Backstabbing and the Bottom Line

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We spend sometime looking at the role of revenge in corporate America.

Media Critic Sounds Off

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The Libby trial raises questions about whether journalists should or can protect sources. To address some of those questions we turn to Mark Jurkowitz of the Project for Excellence in Journalism.

Using MySpace to Get His Space

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A man tries to buy back the home he grew up in by using his MySpace page to ask for donations.

The Tony Awards for the College Set

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We meet a young playwright whose play is entered in the American College Theater Festival.

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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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