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January 16, 2006
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Iraq Update

Nelson Hernandez, a reporter for the Washington Post, gives the latest from today’s events in Iraq.

Worst Hard Times

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Tim Egan talks about his new book which tells the story of those who stayed in their homes during the Great American Dust Bowl of 1935.

Liberia’s First Woman President

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Host Robin Young spoke with Liberia’s new president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf when she visited Boston as a candidate to raise money for her presidential bid.

Harlequin Frogs Becoming Extinct

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Professor Andrew Dobson of Princeton University says the harlequin frogs are disappearing around the world because of global warming.

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Childrens’ choirs from three major metropolitan cities unite in Boston to sing a new work inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.

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