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Thursday      
January 5, 2006
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Sharon’s Stroke

Ariel Sharon’ fights for his life in a Jerusalem hospital. How will his illness impact Israeli politics and the conflict with the Palestinians?

Advances in Ovarian Cancer Treatment

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We speak to Dr. Stephen Cannistra of Harvard Medical School about a treatment that can add more than a year to the life of a woman with advanced ovarian cancer.

Alito Hearings

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Jonathan Turley of George Washington University Law School discusses the hearings on the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.

Humor in the Court

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What’s so funny about the U.S. Supreme Court? One professor has studied the humor of justices on the high court.

Arthouse Theater Struggles to Survive

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One of the country’s first repertory cinemas, screening classic, foreign, cult, and independent films, is facing a serious fiscal crisis.

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