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Tuesday      
August 2, 2005
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Al Qaeda in London?

Police are tracking a money trail that may link the London transit bombers to Saudi Arabia.

Discovery Update

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Astronauts prepare to conduct an unprecedented in-flight repair on the Space Shuttle Discovery.

Public Transportation Safety

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How safe are public transport systems in the U.S.? U.S. News and World Report looked closely at New York’s subway system.

Bush’s Thoughts

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The president sits down with reporters from Texas to talk about everything from Karl Rove to intelligent design, which he thinks should be taught alongside of evolution.

The War at Home

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Residents of Bellingham, a Bay State town proud of its war veterans throughout history, speak out about the war in Iraq.

Dietary Loss

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Suddenly, those low carb Oreo’s and pastas look a little silly.

Mini Mozarts

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Music critic Lloyd Schwartz talks about his recent trip to Caracas with the New England Conservatory’s Youth Philharmonic.

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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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