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November 26, 2008

Holiday Travel

AAA is predicting a fall in Thanksgiving travel for the first time in seven years.

A Conversation with Rose Styron

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We revisit a conversation with Rose Styron, wife of author William Styron, from the fall of 2006.

The Economy

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Mortgage rates fell after the government pledged to pump $800 billion into the credit markets yesterday, but a trio of reports today paint a troubling picture of the economy.

Word of the Year?

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It’s “bailout,” according to the online Merriam Webster — hundreds of thousands of us have been going to our computer to look it up.

Calvin Trillin

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Calvin Trillin, the “Deadline Poet” for The Nation, looks back at the year in politics.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Morehouse College President Talks Controversies, Challenges
Dr. John S. Wilson, Jr. is president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. (Morehouse College)

President Obama delivers the commencement address this weekend at Morehouse College, the all-male historically black college. The school’s president discusses recent controversies and challenges.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Jails Become De Facto Psychiatric Wards
Mark with Houston at Houston's high school graduation in 2009. (Courtesy of Mac McClelland)

Failures in mental health care mean that often the only way to get help for a loved one is to call the police. We speak with a journalist about the tragic consequences for her family.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
‘Here & Now’ Interview Inspires Hit Country Song
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In 2011, a Nashville songwriter heard Alex Ashlock’s interview with Paul Monti, who lost his son in Afghanistan. It inspired her to write “I Drive Your Truck.”

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