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Past Shows

Pakistan; Author’s Struggle With Memory Loss; Iowa Caucus Primer; Lady Bugs; Christopher Guest; Farewell

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Pakistan, The Day After; Pakistan’s Nukes; Social Networking Sites; Christmas Tree Disposal; New Year’s Food and Music

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Benazir Bhutto’s Assassination

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Retail Sales Fall Short; Are We Rome?; Carbon Consumption; Baby It’s Cold Outside; Thelma Schoonmaker

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Choir Master Sir David Willcocks; INTERFAITH; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; The Great Debaters

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Sovereign Wealth Funds; Sovereign Wealth Funds; What’s next in Iraq; Christmas Truce; Bethlehem; Dickens London

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CIA VIDEOTAPES; POLITICAL DYNASTIES; THE WORLD IN 2008; SPORTS; A STORY FOR MARA

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EPA’S NO TO CALIFORNIA; DO YOU BELIEVE?; RON PAUL REVOLUTION; AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS

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CIA TAPES; COLOMBIA HOSTAGES; PERSON OF THE YEAR; SUSAN COOPER; HOLIDAY JAZZ GIFTS

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THE TASTE OF CONQUEST; TOY SAFETY; ABUSE PREVENTION COLORING BOOKS; THIS WONDERFUL LIFE

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The Taste of Conquest; BLUE CHRISTMAS FOR RETAILERS?; FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS; POLITICS UPDATE; THE 5 BROWNS

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CONGRESS; SOCIAL SECURITY; GLACIAL MELTING; NEW ORLEANS AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEMOLITIONS; SPORTS; ONE CITY, TWO TALES

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ENERGY BILL; PAYING FOR ORGANS; SCIENTOLOGY BAN IN GERMANY?; BABY NAMING CONSULTANTS; THE COMPLETE BOOK OF AUNTS

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REPUBLICANS IOWA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; HOLLYWOOD WRITERS’ STRIKE; MYSPACE SUICIDE; FOOD GIFTS

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PLANETS, STARS AND GALAXIES; CIA VIDEOTAPES; GEORGE H.W. BUSH; ZOONOSIS

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PRESIDENTIAL RACE; FOSTER KIDS PAYING FOR THEIR OWN CARE; SUPREME COURT; WIESEL PLAY; MAIRA KALMAN

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CIA Interrogation Tapes; Ho Ho Hanukkah; U.S.-Iran Relations; Medal of Honor Essay and Letters; Carpenter Poets

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Sub-Prime Relief; Obesity in Children; Romney’s Faith and Politics Speech; The Week in Sports; Babyface

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Pacific Northwest Flooded; Children of Jihad; The Golden Compass; Congressional Hub Bub; Baker’s Hotline

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Bush Press Conference; National Intelligence Estimate on Iran; Sewage to Drinking Water; Mail Carrier Stories; Nick Drake

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Venezuela; Romney; Global Warming; Jay Craven; The Gym at Third and Ross

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Don’t Ask Don’t Tell; Middle East; Estimated Gas Mileage; The Week in Sports and Your Letters; Holiday Movie Season

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Dirty Bomb Arrest; Memory; Veteran’s Care; Archaeological Playing Cards for the Military; Rick Moody

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Pakistan; The Republican Presidential Race; AIDS work in Zimbabwe; Moose Calls; Blue Moo

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Middle East Peace; No Longer a Glass Ceiling?; Russian Elections; Oprah Effect; Laura Linney

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Middle East; Healthcare Reform; Home Energy Savings; Lott to Step Down; “Slam”

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Retailers/Shoppers and More; Pigeons; Holiday Gadgets; Letters; “Mortified”

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Musharraf to Step Down as Army Chief; The Marlboro Marine; Pilgrim Poetry; The Mayflower Society; Robin Young’s Trip to Vermont

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McClellan’s Memoirs; Lead Dangers in the Home; Our War; Coffee and Gender; Leftovers

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Cyclone Relief in Bangladesh; Kurt Eichenwald; Skin Cells and Stem Cells; Plymouth Rock Repairs; Herbs for the Holidays

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RECENT STORIES

Pulitzer Prize winning book critic Gail Caldwell writes about her friendship with best-selling author Caroline Knapp, who died of lung cancer in 2002.

(Wednesday, September 1, 2010)
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Communities and parents are organizing to make the bike ride to school safe.

(Tuesday, August 31, 2010)
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NOTES & UPDATES
Jimmy Webb joins us on Monday. (Jimmy Webb)

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb is the creative force behind some of the most loved songs of all time. Here’s a sneak peak of the special conversation with Webb that we’ll feature on Monday.

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She can leap tall pyramids in a single bound! (tackytouristphotos.com)

There are two kinds of travelers in the world: Those who take themselves way too seriously and those who don’t. Check out some of tackiest tourist photos around and then share your photos with us on our Facebook page.

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We’re always looking for a good book. Tell us what you’re reading this summer.

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From Jaws to Indiana Jones, what’s your favorite summer blockbuster? Tell us what you’ll be watching or re-watching this summer.

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RECENT SHOWS
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010.(AP)

American Troops Begin New Role As Advisers In Iraq, Middle East Peace Talks Resume Amidst Hope For Compromise, Louisiana Shrimp Festival Also Honors The Oil Industry, Bracelet Links Reporter To Missing Soldier, Gail Caldwell Memorializes Caroline Knapp

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U.S. Army Sgt. Norberto Rodriguez disembarks from a flat bed truck while loading armored vehicles set to leave Iraq. (AP)

U.S. Marks The Formal End Of Combat Operations In Iraq, Kurdistan After The War, What’s Next For Iraq?,Getting Kids Back On Their Bikes, Unraveling The Mystery Between The Saudi Prince, Fox News And The So-Called ‘Ground Zero Mosque’, Romeo And Juliet in Yiddish

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