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March 9, 2005
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IRA Under Fire

News that the IRA offered to shoot the killers of a Belfast man reverberates across Northern Ireland.

Tech Boston

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We talk to students and teachers at a school supported in part with funds from the Gates Foundation, and

Book Spotlights Controversial Harvard President

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Bob Oakes talks with the author of “Harvard Rules: The Struggle for the Soul of the World’s Most Powerful University.”

Fish and Depression

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Health commentator Judy Foreman reviews a study which supports the idea that eating fish can prevent depression.

Miller’s Letters

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We talk with a family who’s patriarch had a life long correspondence with recently departed playwright Arthur Miller. They review some of the letters in their collection.

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Pulitzer Prize winning book critic Gail Caldwell writes about her friendship with best-selling author Caroline Knapp, who died of lung cancer in 2002.

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Communities and parents are organizing to make the bike ride to school safe.

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NOTES & UPDATES
Jimmy Webb joins us on Monday. (Jimmy Webb)

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb is the creative force behind some of the most loved songs of all time. Here’s a sneak peak of the special conversation with Webb that we’ll feature on Monday.

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She can leap tall pyramids in a single bound! (tackytouristphotos.com)

There are two kinds of travelers in the world: Those who take themselves way too seriously and those who don’t. Check out some of tackiest tourist photos around and then share your photos with us on our Facebook page.

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We’re always looking for a good book. Tell us what you’re reading this summer.

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From Jaws to Indiana Jones, what’s your favorite summer blockbuster? Tell us what you’ll be watching or re-watching this summer.

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RECENT SHOWS
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010.(AP)

American Troops Begin New Role As Advisers In Iraq, Middle East Peace Talks Resume Amidst Hope For Compromise, Louisiana Shrimp Festival Also Honors The Oil Industry, Bracelet Links Reporter To Missing Soldier, Gail Caldwell Memorializes Caroline Knapp

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U.S. Army Sgt. Norberto Rodriguez disembarks from a flat bed truck while loading armored vehicles set to leave Iraq. (AP)

U.S. Marks The Formal End Of Combat Operations In Iraq, Kurdistan After The War, What’s Next For Iraq?,Getting Kids Back On Their Bikes, Unraveling The Mystery Between The Saudi Prince, Fox News And The So-Called ‘Ground Zero Mosque’, Romeo And Juliet in Yiddish

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