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Wednesday      
March 30, 2005
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Court Agrees to Consider New Petition in Schiavo Case

Thee 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has agreed to agreed to take up an appeal in the Terri Schiavo case.

Attracting the Best and the Brightest

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Tuition at the nation’s colleges and universities continues to rise. We look at how colleges are trying to market themselves to prospective students.

Paying the Tuition

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Bob Oakes talks with the director of financial aid from Northeastern University about how students are managing to afford the high cost of higher education.

New Drugs on Campus

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Once students get to college, an increasing number of them are abusing prescription drugs.

“Kira-Kira”

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We talk with the Newbery Award winning author of the book “Kira-Kira.” The book examines the life of a Japanese-American family in the south in the 1950’s.

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