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Tuesday      
December 26, 2006
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The Latest From Somalia

Long-simmering tensions are erupting between Ethiopia and the Islamic Courts Movement which took over much of Somalia in June. The Economist’s Jonathan Ledgard has the latest.

The Price is Wrong

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We rebroadcast our interview with Daniel Golden of the Wall Street Journal about his book, “The Price of Admission: How America’s Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges — and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates.”

Remembering Professor Lane Faison

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Here and Now’s Fred Thys remembers Professor Lane Faison, who died last month at 98. Art historians and dealers recall Faison’s role in WWII, where he wrote the official report of Hitler’s collection of stolen art.

Miss Dewey

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Correspondent Sean Cole tangles with Microsoft’s new reference librarian.

Children of Men

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We speak to Alfonso Cuaron, the director of the new film, “Children of Men.”

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