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August 20, 2003
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Reacting to the Baghdad U.N. Bombing

What does the United States do in the wake of yesterday’s bombing in Baghdad? We’ll talk to a defender of the Bush policy in Iraq.

Taking Out the Trash in Iraq

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Jenny Seymore tells us about her experiences working as an interpreter for the Army Corps of Engineers as they tried to clean up Baghdad’s trash.

Cicero in America

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We talk to Anthony Everett, author of “Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome’s Greatest Politician” about the brilliant and deeply flawed politician Cicero and what his life teaches us about the American republic.

A Clean Well Lighted Place… to Shoot Up

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The government in British Columbia is opening a house for heroin addicts which will allow them to have a safe and legal place for shooting up.

New Treatment for Heroin Addiction

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We look at a new way of treating heroin addiction. Federal authorities are promoting buprenorphine, which many feel is safer than methadone.

Law of the Land v. Law of the Prophets

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We’ll look at the battle in an Alabaman courthouse over a 5,000 pound monument of the Ten Commandments.

Stuffed Tomatoes

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Mid August is prime time for tomatoes. Here & Now’s Kathy Gunst has a stuffed tomato recipe perfect for serving up the season’s fresh farm stand produce.

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