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“…in bombings in Baghdad and western Iraq over the weekend and the Iraqi prime minister headed to the self govern Kurdish region in the north of the country. To try to -- Arab Kurdish tensions that could …”

“…Boston Red Sox fans react to news that there beloved slugger David Ortiz big -- Is on the list of players who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003 and gets worse former it's not great Manny Ramirez is on the list too. As every fan knows this was one year before their lives changed for -- of the -- departed. And the Red Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years largely on the strength of the Ortiz and Ramirez -- Busting -- sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy joins us stand your first words today. David Ortiz -- lied to you -- entire Red Sox career is a lie. Dan I really feel that if. …”

“…face such are -- watching and participating in. The Afghan version of American Idol it's called Afghan star. …”

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“…Found that the meanest. Member of congress was according to the staffers. Bill Thomas. . And that meanness is gonna play a large part. In the way in which these committee hearings are shape because. First of …”

“…That's Meryl Streep channeling the -- food icon Julia Child in the new film Julie and Julia. Which stars street along with Amy Adams playing Julie Powell who in real life -- true way to Julia child's mastering the art of French cooking. And then blog wrote a book about it. In the film Julie's journey runs parallel with Julia child's discovery of her own passion. The beginning of her long love affair with French food celebrated in her television show the French chef. Of course Julia Child wasn't French at all she is a graduate of an elite San Francisco girls finishing school who consider yourself rather tall and cocky. She worked for the OSS the American spy agency and married a fellow OSS worker who was transferred to Paris. We Julia Child began cooking she can get her first TV show -- until she was fifty. Then of course the accolades from it. We spoke with Julia child and her home in Cambridge Massachusetts in 2000 before France awarded her its highest honor the legion of honor. Here's that conversation …”

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“…Robert Gates is in Baghdad today for meetings with prime minister Nouri Al Maliki. . And general Ray Odierno the top US commander there. Gates arrived in the capital after a stop in southern Iraq. We got a firsthand look at the future of the US mission in that country. He visited a command post where American troops are serving mainly as advisers to Iraqi forces. . The unit is a prototype for US forces as they shift from front line combat to support rules. Describing the relationship between US and Iraqi forces gates said nobody is the boss or the occupier. When we get to visit comes a month after US troops withdrew from Iraq's towns and cities. Handing over responsibility to Iraqi forces in preparation for a full troop withdrawal by the end of 31. But despite a significant reduction in violence over the past …”

“…Today we can see there's a very much he's done. The Iraqi security force presence sandbags checkpoints watchtowers. On every corner. As well as Iraqi police force on -- case. -- just getting out of it's …”

“…complained bitterly that their loved ones took a backseat to coverage of Michael Jackson. . -- why aren't we seeing more of the fallen given that we are now allowed to see it during the Vietnam War. Images of flag draped case is returning to Dover Air Force Base became a symbol of war. Leaders began asking what the military action pass the Dover test. The media was banned from Dover …”

“…bit more of what you saw happen on the tarmac there at Dover Air Force Base we know that there is is require that there be an army general. In attendance. …”

“…from the CD Asia that double platinum album from the rock band Steely Dan. . For more than 35 year steely Dan's been mixing jazz and pop in some unconventional ways and now it's doing now live. The ban which was known for its meticulous attention to detail in the studio this loosening up a bit on its current international tour. Steely Dan is playing -- classic albums in sequence including the -- album. …”

“…in some ways because of this initiative like Scrooge. Christmas tale by Charles Dickens -- when you have definite -- there's -- Christians policy really have a incredible. Experience for you view your life and you …”

“…The California budget agreement this week cuts funding for higher education by about 20%. On the heels of that the state university system which is the nation's largest approved a 20% student fee hike. Air -- faculty and staff even university presidents will be furloughed two days each month. On the other side of the ledger President Obama recently announced a twelve billion dollar program to boost the nation's Community Colleges. So what is the state of American higher education and what does the future whole. Roberts and -- as a prominent voice in this debate he's a professor and chair of the learning alliance at the University of Pennsylvania. His upcoming book is titled making reform work the case for transforming American higher education and he joins us in the studio welcome professor. Thank you the situation that's been happening in California do you think that …”

“…Comments from the other stakeholders and assistance paid health insurers of the drug companies when you get Mayo clinic. Saying something like this people pay attention a little more. …”

“…Karen McNerney president of America's Health Insurance Plans or a -- she's been talking with us about her ideas for health care reform Karen thanks for being with us thank you very much. For patients with prostate cancer a common surgical procedure that's nothing and is breaky therapy or seed therapy it involves implanting irradiated seeds in the prostate to the radiation attacks cancer cells. . But for more than six years almost all the breaky therapy performed at the Veterans Hospital in Philadelphia was botched mostly by …”

“…or government run health care. Karen it running is president of America's Health Insurance Plans she's arguably Washington's most influential health industry lobbyist and Karen what are some other -- your group supports. …”

“…Yet. Those were issues related mostly to the Harvard University police department which is different in Cambridge police department. But one of the professors that I spoke with a friend of investigate his name is doctor Alan -- he was walking across Harvard Yard some years ago on his way to the office and he said he was. Asked by a couple of Harvard University police officers. Who act for identification. He could have any wish him. Apparently he later find out that they were investigating. Robbery …”

“…it's hearing now prosecutors have now dropped to disorderly conduct charge against Harvard University professor Henry Louis gates junior. Officials in Cambridge Massachusetts called the rest of the prominent African American scholar quote regrettable and unfortunate. …”