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Tuesday      
April 17, 2007
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Virginia Tech Shooter Identified

A student from South Korea described as a loner is responsible for killing 30 people at Virginia Tech.

How Safe are Schools?

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We speak with security consultant who recently wrote about preventing weapons assaults in Campus Safety magazine.

State of Shock

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Jason Piatt is a mechanical engineering student at Virginia Tech. He’s a junior from Lynchburg, Virginia who was on campus yesterday.

China on a Tight Rope

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China specialist says the Asian power faces a series of ecological crises.

Berkshire Bucks

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A small New England town experiments with an alternative currency.

A New Tolkien Novel

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Twenty-four year’s after JRR Tolkien’s death, Christopher Tolkien finishes his father’s novel.

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