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Tuesday      
March 28, 2006
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The Card Resignation

What Tuesday morning’s resignation of White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card this means for the Bush administration.

Immigration Reform

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We follow the politics of the compromise bill in the U.S. Senate to reform the nation’s immigration laws; and we’ll hear how Spanish-language radio played a part in getting half a million people to protest over the weekend.

Michael Isikoff on Scalia, GITMO

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The Newsweek reporter comments on whether the Supreme Court justice should recuse himself from a case involving Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Your Turn

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We read your letters and emails.

Jazz’s Old Guard with New Twists

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Here & Now music critic James Isaacs reviews new recordings by some of the old guard in jazz. Charles Mingus “Pithecanthropus Erectus” was played during this piece.

Israelis Go to the Polls

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It is election day in Israel there and voters are essentially deciding the future of West Bank, which Israel has occupied for 39 years.

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