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April 10, 2007
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The Imus Fallout

We talk with journalist Richard Prince about the fallout from Don Imus’s insulting remarks about a women’s basketball team.

“Too Far from Home”

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What’s it like for an astronaut to go up into space and not know when to go home?

Honor Guard instead of Baggage Handlers

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Father of solider killed in Iraq tells of his efforts to get the military to change its policy on how they fly home the fallen.

Climate Crisis Concert

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Live earth, the concert for a climate in crisis, is coming.

The Singing Janitor

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What if you could turn your work place into a place to nurture your dream? Producer Curtis Gilbert brings us a story of one Minneapolis man who did just that.

Bourgeois in Boston

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A new exhibit at Boston’s ICA features the drawings, paintings and sculpture of artist Louise Bourgeois.

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