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August 29, 2008
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Presidential Politics

Sen John McCain, out of the limelight this week, gets a lot of attention today as he gets ready to name his running mate. We look back at Sen. Obama’s speech last night, and at the coming RNC with Michael Tomasky of the Guardian and Roger Simon of Politico.com.

Katrina 3rd Anniversary – and Tropical Storm Gustav

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Sober ceremonies marked the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans today. Meanwhile residents brace for tropical storm Gustav, which is expected to touch down on the Gulf Coast early next week. We speak with John Pope, reporter for the Times-Picayune.

Pakistan

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As the government coalition in Pakistan unravels, we speak with the BBC’s longtime South Asia Correspondent, Owen Bennett Jones.

Denver Postcards from Robin Young

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Robin Young is headed to St. Paul for the Republican National Convention next week, but she left us two postcards from the Democratic Convention in Denver.

Denver Postcard #2

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Robin’s second postcard is from the Catch 22 Karaoke Bar in Wheat Ridge.

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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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