Foley Fallout

We follow the most recent developments in the accusations that Florida Congressman Mark Foley, who later resigned, sent inappropriate e-mails and text messages to minors.

Umass Researcher Wins Nobel

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Here and Now’s Bob Oakes speaks with UMass Medical Center Craig Mello about his Nobel-winning research.

Study Links Premature Birth and Infant Mortality

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A new study in the the Journal of Pediatrics cites pre-term births as the single biggest cause of deaths before a child’s first birthday. Guest: Doctor Bill Callaghan from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and who is lead author of the study.

Election Analysis: N.J. and R.I. Senate Races

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Guests: Darrell West, professor of political science at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and Herb Jackson, Washington correspondent for the The Record of North Jersey.

A Fluff Piece

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Kevin Donovan travels to the Fluffernutter Convention in the town where Marshmallow Fluff was invented.

P.D. James in Paperback

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With 40 years and 13 Dalgliesh novels behind her, mystery writer P.D. James’ most recent bestseller, “The Lighthouse,” is coming out in paperback.

“The Lighthouse”

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With 40 years and 13 Dalgliesh novels behind her, mystery writer P.D. James’ most recent bestseller, “The Lighthouse,” is coming out in paperback.

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