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Show archive for February, 2007

Markets and the Economy; Iran, Pakistan Al Qaeda and the Bomb; The Lost Tomb Of Jesus?; A New Life; Borat Fatigue

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Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan; Teaching the Iraq War; Reducing the Greenhouse Gases; Opportunities Inside A University Cafeteria; Bushmen and Kalahari

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Cheney in Pakistan; Fame Junkies; Congress Back; Ice Melt; Musical Guilty Pleasures

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Sending Troops Back To Iraq; Diamonds On The Red Carpet; Another Cold War?; A Beaver Returns To New York; Adapting Little Children to the big screen

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Iraqi Soldiers Accused of Rape; Report Says Iraq War Increasing Terrorism; Success Story?; Water on Other Planets; Sports Update; Shout, Sister, Shout!

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U.K. Leaving Iraq; When Nixon Met Mao; Rise of the Machines; Dog Part in Kid’s Book Concerns Some; Danny Glover and Bamako

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JetBlue’s Ups and Downs; Obama’s “Blackness”; Preparing for Retirement; Satellite Radio Merger; TAL on TV

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Surge on the Hill; Dems in the Palmetto State; And They’re Off; Preserving Presidential History; “Praying to Be Thin”; His Podcast is Ancient History; Films for Family Movie Night

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War Resolution Votes; “Beyond Beat and Rhymes”; Torture on “24″; Sports Update; Turtle Man

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Target Iran?; Case Spotlights Bipolar Disorder in Children; The Ethanol Gold Rush; Congress in Session; Iris Yamashita

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Bush Press Conference; A Time Honored Tradition; Iranian Involvement in Iraq?; Congress Debates Troop Surge Resolution; Modern Love

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House Debates Resolution on Troop Surge; Space Tourism; Lebanon and Iran; Mitt Romney’s Michigan Ties; “Angel of The Garbage Dump”

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Campaign 2008; Grammy Review; China Eyes the Moon; Lost in Translation; Author Myriam Cyr

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“Pretty Good” Intelligence?; Woman in War; Spotlight on Brain Injury; Sports Update With Bill Littlefield; Fashion Week Comes to a Close

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Cigarette Handout Sparks Lawsuit; The Vietnam-era Congress; Congress Probes Iraq War Contracts; A Union for Freelancers; Actress Cherry Jones

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Austria Says it’s Busted Child Porn Ring; The New Governors; “100 Percent Heterosexual”; Pachyderms Sent Packing; Music and Treats for Valentine’s Day

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Iranian Diplomat Kidnapped in Iraq; Color Commentary; Iraq War Resolution; Remembering Sergeant Fuller; Break the Ban on Afghan Music

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Iraq Update; Washington News Round-up; Too Much Stuff; Budget Blueprint; A Lush Life

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Panel: Earth Heating Up; Advisor to Iraq’s President Speaks Out; Imposter Student; Boston’s Response to Publicity Stunt; The Sounds of Ennio Morricone

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Marketing Stunt Spurs Fear and Fury; Study Spotlights Eating Disorder; Chavez Granted Unprecedented Power; Superbowl Sunday; Darker than the Deepest Sea

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Welcome to our newest listeners in Orlando, FL, Chicago, IL, Morris, IL and Chesterton, IN! In the past few months we’ve been joined by new stations in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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