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March 1, 2004
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International Troops Enter Haiti

With former President Aristide in exile in Africa, American and French troops enter Haiti to work to restore order.

Haiti in the 1980s

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Host Bill Delaney was in Haiti in the mid-1980s when a young priest named Aristide began his climb to Haiti’s presidency.

Super Tuesday Approaches

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A panel of Washington journalists talks about Super Tuesday and how candidate Bush is prepping for November.

Monk’s Travels

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Author Sally Hovey Wriggins talks about her book on Xuanzang, a monk in ancient China who walked 10,000 miles to the source of Buddhism in India.

DC Roundtable 03/01/04

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A panel of Washington journalists talks about Super Tuesday and how candidate Bush is prepping for November.

Stem Cell Center

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A look at efforts to expand stem cell research in the U.S.

Princess Tiger Lily

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She was not at last night’s awards ceremony; nor was she nominated, but we meet a young actress who is a Haida Indian and lives on the Queen Charlotte Islands off Canada and was cast as Tiger Lily in the movie version of “Peter Pan.”

Cross Country Movie

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A filmmaker drives cross country with a Super 8 camera. His entire trek in captured in a film that runs less than 30 minutes.

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