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Wednesday      
March 15, 2006
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Spinning the War?

A campaign in Minnesota aims to tell voters to put the war in Iraq in a positive light. But a newspaper columnist says the campaign isn’t grassroots at all.

Iraq Update

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Washington Post Baghdad Bureau Chief Ellen Knickmeyer on Saddam’s trial and more.

Medication Linked to Sleep Walking

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Sleep specialists say a growing body of evidence suggests that the sleep aide medication ambien may be linked to some strange side effects.

Physician Assisted Suicide

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Doctor Lonny Shavelson tells the story of his father’s final hours.

Robert Towne

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He wrote the screenplay to “Chinatown,” and now he has directed, “Ask the Dust.” We speak to Robert Towne about the new film and one of his favorite actors: The City of Los Angeles.

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