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March 24, 2005
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Court Rejects Schiavo Case

The Supreme Court has rejected a desperate appeal from the parents of Terri Schiavo to re-insert her feeding tube.

Schiavo Case Exposes GOP Fault Lines

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Some Democrats voted for the Republican-sponsored bill that allowed federal courts to intervene in the Schiaveo case. But only a handful of Republicans bucked their party.

Delay Caught on Tape

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House Majority Leader Tom Delay is under fire for statements he made about the Schiavo case.

Career Span of Black NBA Coaches

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A reporter has found that black coaches in the NBA are fired more quickly than their white counterparts.

Fingerprints Catch Criminal on the Lam

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The case of a convicted murderer turned poet has us looking at the national database of fingerprints.

Life on the Border

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Author Ken Ellingwood talks about his new book “Hard Line: Life and Death on the U.S.-Mexico Border.”

Sounding off about Schiavo Case

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We hear listeners opinions about the Schiavo case.

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