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Wednesday      
June 23, 2004
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Militant Vows to Assassinate Iraq Premier

A recording purportedly made by the mastermind of bombings and beheadings in Iraq threatened to assassinate Iraq’s interim prime minister.

White House Releases Memos in Prison Scandal

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We look at what’s next in the prison abuse scandal following the White House release of internal memos on the subject.

China Engages in North Korea Talks

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Financial Times reporter Andrew Ward discusses talks in Beijing aimed at getting North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.

Fragments of Grace

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Washington Post foreign correspondent Pamela Constable has a new memoir in which she takes a more personal view of her professional life.

Plame Update

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The latest on the investigation into who outed an undercover CIA officer in the media.

FBI Gag Order

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We speak with a former FBI translator-turned-whistleblower who’s suing over a gag order.

The Web in Our World

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We speak with the founder of the popular website Craig’s List, and visit a Boston gallery where artists explore whether the web has changed how we see the world.

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