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Wednesday      
October 25, 2006
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Bush Meets the Press

President Bush, in his second solo news conference in two weeks, says he is “not satisfied” with progress in Iraq, but he also rules out a timetable for withdrawal.

Key States for Democrats

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A new Los Angeles Times poll indicates Democrats need to clinch at least two out of three Republican leaning states: Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia.

Rush, Michael and Campaign Ads

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John Carroll, mass communications professor at Boston University, parses some of the campaign advertisements in this election cycle.

A Conversation with Wangari Maathai

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The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner has just written a memoir. We speak with her about her book and find out what she’s been up to since she was awarded the prize.

Cartoon Rejects

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We speak with Matthew Diffee, who rescued cartoons submitted to The New Yorker that didn’t make the final cut. The ‘toons have been given a new lease on life in “The Rejection Collection.”

The Refugee All Stars

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We speak with two members of the band The Refugee All Stars whose members met in the refugee camps of Sierra Leone.

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