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February 9, 2007

“Pretty Good” Intelligence?

Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies parses claims by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates that “pretty good” intelligence links Iran to the Iraq.

Woman in War

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We spend a few minutes talking about the role of women in the military with Tammy Duckworth.

Spotlight on Brain Injury

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We look at brain injuries and the need to monitor children and college students who play contact sports.

Sports Update With Bill Littlefield

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Bill Littlefield of Only A Game joins us as he does every week to talk about the world of sports.

Fashion Week Comes to a Close

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Who wears those clothes anyway? Gina Kelly, fashion director of Seventeen, joins us.

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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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