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Tuesday      
September 13, 2005
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Judge Roberts, Your Answer Is?

It’s show time for Senate hearings and Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. Legal experts dissect his interrogation.

Roberts Faces Senate

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The president’s nominee to chief justice of the Supreme Court faces questions from Senators about his record.

Judge Roberts, Your Answer Is?

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It’s show time for Senate hearings and Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. Legal experts dissect his interrogation.

Photographing the Dead

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New York Times photographer Vincent La Foret talks about his work out of New Orleans and FEMA’s request that journalists refrain from taking pictures of the dead.

FEMA After Brown

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A disaster management expert on the future of FEMA now that Michael Brown has resigned.

Internet Gets a Makeover

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David Clark of MIT talks about the National Science Foundation’s project to come up with a new Internet.

A Perspective on Taiwain

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Andrew Hsia, director general of Taiwan’s economic and culture office in New York talks about the U.N., China, and the future of Taiwan.

Jazz Master Bill Evans

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Here and now’s jazz aficionado James Isaacs pays tribute to this jazz master of the ivories.

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