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Tuesday      
March 7, 2006
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South Dakota’s Abortion Ban

South Dakota’s governor signs a law banning abortion. We’ll look at the specifics of the law and potential legal challenges to it. Guests: David Kranz, columnist for the Argus Leader

“Enrique’s Journey”

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We speak with the author of the book “Enrique’s Journey,” about a young boy who travels across Central America and Mexico to the United States to find his mother.

Study Supports MS Drug Withdrawn from Market

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The FDA holds hearings today into the drug, Tysabri, which treats multiple sclerosis. The drug was pulled last year after two patients died of a rare brain disease.

Driver at UNC Says He Wanted to “Punish” U.S.

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The University of North Carolina graduate charged with trying to run down students on campus last week says his trial will give him a chance to tell people about “the will of allah.”

Grooving with James Hunter

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His voice has already been compared tto Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Bobby Blue Bland. And Hunter says he makes music you can groove to.

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