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November 3, 2008
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Once a GOP stronghold, New Hampshire is a battleground state in this year’s presidential race. John McCain visited there this weekend and so did our host Robin Young.

Election Pinwheel

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We speak with journalists in three battleground states.

Alaska on the Eve

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Two veteran politicians in Alaska are in tight re-election bids and the state’s governor might find herself with a bigger job on Wednesday. What are Alaskans thinking on the eve of Election Day 2008?

Pranksters Reach Governor Palin

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A radio host from Montreal convinces the Palin campaign that he’s French President Nicholas Sarkozy. We hear an excerpt.

Election Day Trifecta

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Democrats are hoping to pull off an election day trifecta: in The White House and both houses of Congress. How did this happen?

John Adams Composer

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On this day before the election, we thought we’d revisit a conversation we had with Pulitzer Prize winning American composer John Adams.

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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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