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Wednesday      
May 10, 2006
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Fed Expected to Hike Rate

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for the 16th straight time, to 5.0 at a meeting later today; what will that mean for the economy?

Bad Cruise

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We speak with author Nathaniel Philbrick about his latest book “Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War,” about what it was like to be a passenger on the ship that took the Pilgrims to the New World.

Brandeis Pulls Palestinian Art

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How an exhibit of artwork by Palestinian children continues to cause controversy on the campus of Brandeis University, a Jewish- sponsored institution.

The Bones of Geronimo

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Does a highly secretive, elite student society at Yale University really have the bones of Native American leader Geronimo?

Eclectic Beats and Pieces

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Steve Cantor of Oregon Public Broadcasting will share some of his eclectic music picks.

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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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