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March 24, 2006
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American Archbishops

Fifteen men are elevated to cardinals at Vatican City.

Behind Closed Doors

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Sen. Rick Santorum is a powerful republican and polls show he’s trailing to a Democratic challenger in his bid for re-election. Our guests are Dick Polman, national politics analyst for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Prof. Julian Zelizer of Boston University.

Calling All Drug Dealers

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A columnist for the Baltimore Sun appeals to drug dealers in Baltimore to get out of the business and his phone gets flooded with calls. Columnist Dan Rodricks is our guest.

Funeral Protests

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Members of a Kansas church protest at funerals of soldiers who have died in Iraq. Now state legislators are striking back. We speak Maryland state delegate Mary- Dulany James, who is sponsoring a bill to ban protestors at funerals.

A Genetic Research Dance

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Dancer Liz Lerman is touring the country with a new piece that addresses designer babies, aging, cloning and more.

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