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January 30, 2007
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Global Warming Topic of Hearings

A House committee is investigating claims that the White House edited scientific papers to downplay the impact of global warming. Guest: John Allen, Congressional Quarterly

Unrest in Lebanon and the Middle East

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We speak to Fawaz Gerges of Sarah Lawrence College about the unrest in Lebanon and beyond in the Middle East.

Ailing Pfizer

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What is ailing Pfizer? The company that makes Lipitor, Zoloft and Viagra, is slashing jobs and closing plants. We speak to Vijay Vaiteeswaran of The Economist magazine.

Tiddlywinks, Anyone?

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The students at MIT take all sorts of of unusual classes during their winter break in January. Here & Now’s Nina Mitchell sampled the course load.

The Villa Air Bel

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We speak with Rosemary Sullivan, author of “Villa Air-Bel: World War II, Escape, and a House in Marseille.”

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