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Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Urged to return home from her teaching assignment in Kyrgyzstan after September 11th, journalist Elinor Burkett instead chose to travel further into Muslim countries of Central Asia. She joins Brian with tales of her encounters with the people of the region and the lack of danger she faced.

The Other JFK

Nina J. Easton Reporter for the Boston Globe, co-author, John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography: By the Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best (Public Affairs, 2004)
and Brian C. Mooney Reporter for the Boston Globe, co-author, John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography: By the Boston Globe ...

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Stuck in the 'Stans

Elinor Burkett author, So Many Enemies, So Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong Places ( HarperCollins, 2004)recalls her adventures in Central Asia and beyond

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Listener Calls

calls from immigrant listeners on living in the US and how people feel about the US back home.

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Our Pledge To You:

From this day forth, we will only scrutinize Republicans. We were convinced by a flood of e-mails during this morning’s segment with the three Boston Globe reporters who’ve been covering John Kerry for 20 years and wrote a political biography of him. Here’s a typical ...

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