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Wednesday      
March 1, 2006
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International Responses to Bird Flu

Health officials meet today in Washington to discuss how various countries are handling the avian flu.

Rakan’s War

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Last January, a young Iraqi boy was seriously wounded in Talafar when American soldiers mistakenly fired on his family’s car. The boy, Rakan Hassan is now the focus of a series of articles and photographs in this weeks Boston Globe, called Rakan’s War.

Bush: Iran Must Not Have Nukes

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President Bush made a surprise visit to Kabul, Afghanistan restating his view that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.

Freedom and The Simpsons

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A new survey revealed shocking results regarding how much Americans know about The Simpsons versus the American Constitution.

The Death of Kevin Carter

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First time filmmaker, Dan Krauss discusses his Oscar nominated documentary short, which profiles Kevin Carter, a brilliant young photojournalist who died at the top of his career.

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The mother of one of our colleagues Stef Kotsonis died late last year at age 77. In eulogizing his mom, Helen Panopalis Kotsonis, Stef remarked on one thread of her life that involved a woman named Masha Leon, and led us to a remarkable story that begins with the Holocaust and ends with a gift [...]

(Friday, March 5, 2010)
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NOTES & UPDATES

Welcome to our newest listeners in Orlando, FL, Chicago, IL, Morris, IL and Chesterton, IN! In the past few months we’ve been joined by new stations in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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Some recent stories we thought you’d enjoy- from our conversation with oncologist Jerome Groopman about the status of the war on cancer, to accordion champion Cory Pesaturo.

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Here & Now producers share their favorite music, books and websites.

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Looking for a book for the young person in your life? We share our favorites.

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