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June 26, 2006
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Supreme Court Decisions

This morning’s Supreme Court decisions condemn Vermont campaign finance law, while ruling Kansas’s death penalty law constitutional.

Hot Issues and Debates

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With the summer recess on the horizon, Congress is knee deep debates on some very hot issues and water.

The Eagle Has Landed

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Here & Now goes out on a limb to get a bird’s eye view of one bald eagle in Maine, but you don’t have to thanks to EagleCam.

What’s to Eat?

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The answer to that question depends on just how discriminating your grocery list is.

Scott Simon on the Siege of Sarajevo

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NPR’s Scott Simon joins us to discuss his book, “Pretty Birds” — about the siege of Sarajevo.

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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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