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April 20, 2007
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Nation Mourns Virginia Tech Victims

Raja Mishra of The Boston Globe gives us an an update as Americans remember the victims of this week’s massacre.

Sylvia Poggioli

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Poggioli, NPR’s European correspondent, is in town to give a talk at Harvard. She joins us for a reporter’s notebook.

Patient Safety and Giving Birth

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A tragic case changes the way a premier birthing hospital provides patient care.

Solving Urban Homicides

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With a climbing homicide rate in many American cities, many of those cases remain un-solved. Here & Now’s David Boeri talks with the families of victims who await the resolution of homicide cases.

Your Letters

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We reach into the mailbag for listener reactions to the Virginia Tech shooting and Here & Now’s coverage of the event and investigation.

Filmmaker Uncovers Father’s Dark Past

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Filmmaker Malte Ludin tries to uncover his father’s role in the exportation of Jews during the Holocaust.

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