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Friday      
April 25, 2003
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A Nuclear North

We’ll take a closer look at the possibility of a nuclear North Korea and ask if there’s been any progress at the summit talks in Beijing.

Shia v. Sunni

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What does the Shia resurgence in Iraq mean for the Shia and Sunni populations in other neighboring countries?

NY Shia Prisoners File Suit

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Four Shia prisoners are suing the state of New York for not providing them with a prison chaplain of their Muslim sect.

Dying at Home

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Robin Young speaks to an 85 year old man who was just told that he has days to live and is asked to move into a nursing home. He’s decided he wants to die at home.

Journalists and War Booty

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Members of our press panel discuss the controversy of journalists taking “war booty” while covering the war in Iraq.

Sakharov Statue

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Bill Delaney pays a visit to the home of Tatiana Yankelevich, the widow of Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov.

A Mighty Wind

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You’ll never listen to folk music the same way again; we review the new comedy “A Mighty Wind.”

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