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May 31, 2007
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The Road to the G-8 Meeting

President Bush is paving the road to the G-8 meeting in Germany next week with a set of initiatives on AIDS, sanctions against Sudan and the U.S. position on global warming. We talk with Richard Wolffe of Newsweek about the president’s strategy.

Candidates Set to Debate Again

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The Democratic and GOP presidential candidates gather in New Hampshire this weekend for another in their round of debates. We talk with Jon Greenberg of New Hampshire Public Radio and David Yepsen, political columnist for the Des Moines Register about how the candidates are playing in these two states.

Darfur

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We talk with actor Don Cheadle and John Prendergast about their new book, “Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond.”

Sports Update

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We look at the week in sports with our sports guy and host of NPR’s “Only A Game,” Bill Littlefield.

“Architecture of the Air”

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Host Robin Young goes to Boston’s Logan Airport, but not to hop a plane. She was there to talk with artist, architect and musician Christopher Janney about his new sound installation at the airport called: “Architecture of the Air.”

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