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July 18, 2005

Robin Young

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Devastation and Reconstruction Aid in Iraq

As violence continues to flare in Iraq, donor nations take stock of how much money has been sent to Iraq for reconstruction.

Jared Diamond on Civilization

Jared Diamond discusses his best selling books "Guns, Germs and Steel" and "Collapse," which deal with the rise and fall of civilizations.

The Rove Connection

Joe Klein, political reporter for Time Magazine on new revelations about the involvement of Karl Rove in the Valerie Plame affair.

Sports Blogging

We talk with a 12-year-old Natick boy, who's got his own sports web blog, and is a regular feature on the AOL podcast, "Sports Bloggers Live." They call him "Alex the Phenom."

"Murderball"

We talk with one of the subjects and the film maker of the new documentary "Murderball", about life on the quadriplegic rugby circuit.

This program aired on July 18, 2005.

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