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October 31, 2007

Orphan Debacle in Chad

The Chadian government has charged 16 members of Zoe’s Ark, a European NGO, of attempting to smuggle 103 children out of the country.

Uninsured Vets

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A new study finds that about one out of every eight veterans under the age of 65 lacks health insurance and is not eligible for treatment at Veterans Administration facilities.

Advice Column

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We speak to the “Dear Abby” of military circles… clinical social worker and military wife, Vicki Johnson, whose “Dear Ms. Vicki” column appears in the newspaper at Fort Campbell in Kentucky as well as in “Military Spouse” magazine.

Samuel Sewall

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Samuel Sewall was one of the judges on the court that tried hundreds of accused witches in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. He was the only judge from that court to publicly regret his role in the executions of 20 people convicted in those trials.

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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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