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May 9, 2007

Anbar Update

Sam Dagher of The Christian Science Monitor discusses Cheney’s visit to Iraq and his own visit to Anbar Province where the U.S. is having some success in quelling the violence.

Slate’s Bing West on Iraq

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The author writes about his recent trip to Iraq for Slate. “The Great Wall of Indifference” is his account of U.S. troops on patrol in a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad.

Is the Military Rethinking “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ?

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We speak to Jason Knight, a 24-year-old petty officer who was kicked out of the military after he told his commander he was gay. The Navy recalled him to active duty last year and he now serves as an openly gay man.

Antidepressants and Suicidality

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Dr. Tim Johnson, medical editor for ABC News, talks about antidepressants and the risk of suicide. The FDA has ordered drug makers to expand the warnings about the risks of using these medications.

“The Women Who Raised Me”

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In her book, “The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir,” the actress and advocate for foster children chronicles her experiences in foster care and pays tribute to the numerous women who helped raised her.

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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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