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November 9, 2007
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Political Crisis in Pakistan

We get the latest from Suzanna Koster, a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor in Islamabad …

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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A conversation with Jan Scruggs, who had the original idea for a memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War …

Interview With Barack Obama

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Here and Now’s Bob Oakes speaks with Illinois Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Listener Letters

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We peruse our e-mail folder, mailbag and voice mail to air listener comments on some of our recent coverage.

The Parkers/Nut/Cracked

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We speak with Spenser detective novels author Robert Parker and his choreographer son David …

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Friday, May 18, 2012
A Road Trip Along Italy’s Ancient Appian Way
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
A Firsthand View Of A Suicide Bomb In Afghanistan
(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
John Fullbright May Be Okemah, Okla.’s Next Musical Son
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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