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Archive for January 17 - 21, 2005
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Monday, Jan. 17, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Remembering the civil rights movement
Two scholars of the writing of Martin Luther King Jr. talk about changes in the civil rights movement and the lessons from historical accounts of the movement's crucial period.
Guests:
Ralph Luker, co-author of the Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement. His work on Volumes I and II of The Papers of Martin Luther King was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Randal Jelks, associate professor of history at Calvin College and the former director of academic multicultural affairs. He is researching a book on Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, a mentor to Dr. King.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: The King Center
Document Web Resource: Ralph Luker's bio
Document Web Resource: Randal Jelks' bio
Document Web Resource: Teaching the Legacy
Document Web Resource: Celebrating MLK in Minneapolis
Document Web Resource: Civil Rights Timeline
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Presidents on the playground
The childhood of a president can tell us a lot about the type of leader he becomes, according to the author of a new book.
Guests:
Doug Wead, author of All the Presidents' Children. He worked for both President George H. W. Bush and President George W. Bush. Wead is the co-founder of Mercy Corps.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Doug Wead's Web site
Document Web Resource: Presidential Biographies
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Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Condoleezza Rice faces Senate questions
Live coverage of the confirmation hearing of Condoleezza Rice for secretary of state. The National Security advisor likely will face questions on how she would handle the Iraq situation, the world AIDS epidemic and conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee
Document Web Resource: Condoleezza Rice Bio
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio More Rice confirmation hearing
Condoleeza Rice's confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee continues.

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Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Rice hearings continue
The Senate Foreign Relations committee resumes in a second day of hearings on the confirmation of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state. The committee has had tough questions for the National Security advisor. Rice is expected to be confirmed.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee
Document Web Resource: Condoleezza Rice Bio
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Policy Attitudes
A new survey of government leaders and the public says there's bipartisan consensus that the U.S. should work with other countries rather than "go it alone".

Guests:
Steven Kull, director of the program on international policy attitudes at the University of Maryland. He directed the survey released Tuesday.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Public Attitudes on Foreign Policy Poll
Document Web Resource: About the on International Policy Attitudes
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Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Surviving the Extremes
Those who have survived natural disaster or conquered extreme lands like Everest or the Sahara have something in common. Find out what it takes to survive the elements from a doctor who has treated those who almost didn't.
Guests:
Kenneth Kamler, microsurgeon and the author of Surviving the Extremes. He has climbed and treated climbers of Mt. Everest and other expeditions.

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Document Web Resource: Kamler Bio
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Don't Know Much
Since the first installment in 1990, The Don't Know Much About, series has merged education with humor, and racked up impressive sales on a number of bestseller lists.
Guests:
Kenneth C. Davis is the author of "Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History But Never Learned." (Coverage of President Bush's inauguration starts at 10:30).

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Kenneth Davis' Web site
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Friday, Jan. 21, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Welfare and the American Dream
Hard work and sustained good luck make the difference as people try to escape welfare. A new book ponders why generations of families depend on government aid.
Guests:
Jason DeParle, author of American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare. DeParle is a senior writer for the New York Times and contributor to the New York Times Magazine. He won a Polk Award in 1999 for his reporting on the welfare system.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Jason DeParle's Web site
Document Web Resource: Welfare to Work
Document Web Resource: Welfare Reform
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio State of the Arts
Host Marianne Combs finds out what inspires poet Donald Hall to keep writing after 60 years. Plus critic-at-large Dominic Papatola muses on the lowbrow body humor seen in films for kids.
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