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March 17, 2005
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Baseball and Steroids

Hearings into the use of steroids in professional baseball get underway in Washington DC today. We’ll have the latest.

Imperial Reckoning

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We talk with the author of a new book which looks at the history of the suppression of the Mau Mau people of Kenya, by the British.

Delay Taking Hits

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Bob Oakes talks with Time Magazine’s Karen Tumulty about the problems facing Congressman Tom DeLay.

Online Irish

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Boston College is putting Irish immigration records on-line. Now you can search for information about your ancestors from the old country at the click of a mouse.

Celtic Tiger

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We talk with the author of the book, “Jaywalking with the Irish”, about the power of the economic boom in Ireland, and how it’s changing Irish culture.

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