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November 24, 2003
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Weekend of Insurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan

Over the weekend, two American soldiers were shot while traveling in a jeep in Northern Iraq. In Afghanistan, a helicopter crashed, killing five American soldiers, and wounding seven more.

Georgian Leader Promises Elections

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Nino Burdzhanadze, Georgia interim leader, is promising to hold elections in 45 days. We’ll look at what drove former President Eduard Shevardnadze from power.

Feds Conduct Autism Study

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The federal government has set up a program that will study autism and come up with policies to address the needs of autistic children.

Candidate Wesley Clark

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We talk with Wesley Clark, Democratic candidate for President.

DC Roundtable 11/24/03

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Medicare, energy, and pork are just a few of the topics for our DC editors.

“The Missing”

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Meet a man who by day works in the corporate communications department at an investment company. By night, he’s a novelist and one of his books is being made into a movie starring Cate Blanchett.

Let It Be…Naked

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Rock Critic Tim Riley joins us to discuss a new reissue from the Beatles.

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