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Thursday, June 24, 2004

Catholicism isn’t the only faith with a tradition of abstinence. Buddhists, Jains, and Hindus all sometimes practice celibacy, although the Catholic church’s ban on sexual intercourse by priests and nuns is unique. A new HBO documentary explores the effect of celibacy on those faithful who practice it.

The New Look of Campaign Advertising

Peter Overby Money, Power & Influence Correspondent for National Public Radio on how campaign finance reform will effect advocacy in the media
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Viveca Novak Washington correspondent and Supreme Court correspondent for Time Magazine discusses today's decisions by the Supreme Court

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Abstinence

Richard Sipe former benedictine monk who is now a psychologist
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Anthony Thomas director/producer/narrator/writer of "Celibacy", (airing on HBO's "America Undercover" series Monday 6/28

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Right Gets Mighty

Adrian Wooldridge Washington Correspondent for the Economist and co-author (with John Mickelthwait) The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America (Penguin Press, 2004)explains the success of conservative politics in America

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Supreme Decisions

Viveca Novak Washington correspondent and Supreme Court correspondent for Time Magazine provides analysis on today's decisions by the Supreme Court

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Master Planner

Daniel Libeskind Architect on what's happening with his plans for the World Trade Center site

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Building Blocks

Daniel Libeskind defended himself from New York Time's writer Robin Pogrebin's article "The Incredible Shrinking Daniel Libeskind." Mr. Libeskind's design for the World Trade Center has whittled down as has his influence since Larry Silverstein flexed his muscles and hired David Childs from Skidmore, ...

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