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October 29, 2004
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TV Footage from Iraq Shows Explosives in Place

A video tape by a Minneapolis TV crew suggests that tons of explosives missing from a base in Iraq were looted after the U.S. invasion in 2003.

Final Days to Convince Voters

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Kerry is in Florida, while Bush is in New Hampshire. During these final days of Election 2004 we check in with reporters and voters across the country.

Seymour Hersh: From 9/11 to Abu Ghraib

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Seymour Hersh has just published a book called “Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib.”

August Wilson on Broadway: Phylicia Rashad

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A conversation with actress Phylicia Rashad who heads to Broadway in a new August Wilson play.

Radio Election of 1924

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We visit an exhibit called “1924: The Radio Election – Presidential Campaigning in the Coolidge Era.”

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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" star Zachary Gordon attends a special screening earlier this month (AP/StarPix)

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Colleen LaRose, the self-described "Jihad Jane," faces terrorism charges in Pensylvania (AP/SITE Intelligence Group)

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RECENT STORIES

The DIY movement is moving mainstream. Check out projects ranging from swimming pools made from dumpsters and bicycles built from bamboo.

(Friday, March 12, 2010)
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The mother of one of our colleagues Stef Kotsonis died late last year at age 77. In eulogizing his mom, Helen Panopalis Kotsonis, Stef remarked on one thread of her life that involved a woman named Masha Leon, and led us to a remarkable story that begins with the Holocaust and ends with a gift [...]

(Friday, March 5, 2010)
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NOTES & UPDATES

Welcome to our newest listeners in Orlando, FL, Chicago, IL, Morris, IL and Chesterton, IN! In the past few months we’ve been joined by new stations in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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Some recent stories we thought you’d enjoy- from our conversation with oncologist Jerome Groopman about the status of the war on cancer, to accordion champion Cory Pesaturo.

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Here & Now producers share their favorite music, books and websites.

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Looking for a book for the young person in your life? We share our favorites.

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