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July 12, 2006
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Israel Retaliates for Captured Soldiers

Israeli tanks, warplanes and gunboats penetrate southern Lebanon today in response to a cross-border raid early Wednesday during which Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers.

NOLA Hurricane Insurance Trial

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A groundbreaking trial that could alter the way insurance companies cover water damage will take place this week in Gulfport Mississippi.

Hurricane Katrina: Digging Through Debris

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Archeologist Shannon Lee Dawdy explains past and current digs in a city that is well acquainted with disaster.

Famous Last Words…

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Tonight, France’s former soccer hero, Zinedine Zidane, is expected to explain to the world exactly why he head-butted Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the final minutes Sunday’s World Cup Finals.

Foraging For Food

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One man’s weeds are another man’s dinner. Here & Now goes foraging with a pro.

“Woody Guthrie: Ain’t Got No Home”

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In anthems to rural American life, Woody Guthrie was the last of the wandering heroes, bucking industrial life and singing about the people that modernity left behind.

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