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Wednesday      
November 16, 2005
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New Study on Divorce and Children

We get a response to its findings from a research fellow at an advocacy group that strongly promotes marriage.

U.S. Used White Phosphorus in Iraq

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Military analyst William Arkin describes the political issues surrounding the use of the incendiary weapon as well its effects in battle.

Conservation Medicine

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A new field explores the links between environmental change and human health.

Learning Languages

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Is learning a new language easier if you already know more than one?

Tete-a-Tete With Hazel Rowley

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We speak to the author about her new biography on Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.

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