Shiite Leader Calls for Weapons-Free Najaf

Shiite leader Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani returns and calls for Najaf to be declared a weapons free zone.

The Other Republican View on Gay Marriage

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Vice President Dick Cheney is opposed to a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, but not all Republicans agree.

Protesters Gather in Brooklyn

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Activists of all stripes gather in Brooklyn to prepare for next week’s RNC.

Guantanamo Military Commissions Underway

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We check in on the military commissions underway at Guantanamo Bay.

Swift Boat Vets Against Kerry

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We hear from a Vietnam veteran about why he does not support John Kerry for President.

Vietnam and the Presidential Election

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Tim O’Brien, author of “The Things They Carried” and historian Stanley Karnow reflect on why Vietnam’s ghosts still wander the campaign trail in 2004.

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