Understanding SARS

We check in with a Newsday reporter to see how much progress has been made in understanding the disease.

Hope Fades in Iran as Rescue Shifts to Recovery

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We check in on how the country is doing in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that killed at least 18,000 people.

Israel Update

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Prime Minister Sharon has ordered the evacuation of four settlement outposts in the West Bank. Also, the Israeli military is coming under fire for shooting and wounding an Israeli protestor.

Armed Marshals on International Flights

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The Department of Homeland Security has issued a regulation requiring some incoming international flights to carry armed marshalls.

Washington Roundtable

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Our panel mixes politics with religion with a discussion of presidential candidates and their religion.

A Touch of Switzerland

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Tucked away in the mountains in Washington state is a town called Levenworth. In an attempt to attract visitors it markets itself as a Bavarian village.

Preparing for the Big March

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We visit a high school band in New Hampshire as it prepares to march in the Tournament of Roses Parade.

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7/2/2009

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7/1/2009

The Dangers of Acetaminophen, Ayn Rand & Economic Collapse, Iraq, Does Language Shape the Way We Think?, Grilling with Kathy Gunst

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Grilling with Kathy Gunst

Grilling is not only an American phenomenon, it’s a global one.

(Wednesday, July 1, 2009)

Iranian Clerics and Political Leaders

A who’s who of Iranian clerics and political leaders.

(Thursday, June 25, 2009)

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