Saudis Warn Against U.S. Pullout

A new report indicates that Saudi Arabia will back Sunni Iraqis in their struggle against the Shia if the United States decides to pull out of Iraq.

Palestinian Violence Worsens

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There is more chaos in the Gaza Strip today after the brazen daytime murder of a Hamas official.

Art Exhibit: Joseph Stalin’s Gulags

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Three exhibits at Boston University’s art gallery look at the history of Joseph Stalin’s gulags. Ken Shulman reports.

Christmas Dance

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Does the holiday spirit move you to dance? It did for one Jesuit priest who brings the Christmas story alive through dance. We speak to Reverend Robert VerEecke about the show he choreographed.

Chris Botti

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We speak to jazz trumpeter Chris Botti.

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Pennsylvania Workers Temporarily Lose Paychecks in Budget Impasse, Great American Songwriters & their Songs, Kaboom!, The Flushing Remonstrance, Revolutionary War Blindspot

7/2/2009

Marines Storm into Southern Afghanistan, America: The Untold Story, Sports with Bill Littlefield, Energy Secretary Profile, Singer-Songwriter Freedy Johnston

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(Thursday, June 25, 2009)

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