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Friday      
December 9, 2005
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Congressional Update

Gail Chaddock of the Christian Science Monitor joins us to talk about tax cuts, the Patriot Act and Congress.

Novelist Uzodinma Iweala

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The first-time novelist transports us to a place where children are seduced and subdued by the power of the gun and drugs.

The Spread of Methamphetamine

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Monica Brady-Myerov has been covering the rise in crystal meth use in Massachusetts. She joins Robin Young in the Here and Now studios to talk about what she has learned.

Baseball with Bill

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We talk hot stove league baseball with Only a Game host Bill Littlefield.

Comic Strip Artist Chris Ware

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Ware has a new collection of work called “The Acme Novelty Library Final Report to Shareholders and Rainy Day Saturday Afternoon Fun Book.”

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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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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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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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A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard says it has dispatched three cutters to the scene of an oil rig fire off the coast of Louisiana, including the USCGC Decisive. (Coast Guard)

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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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