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News & Notes for August 24, 2006

Study: Prostate Cancer More Likely to Strike Black Men

Study: Prostate Cancer More Likely to Strike Black Men

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Can Race Be Reduced to a Matter of Genes?

Can Race Be Reduced to a Matter of Genes?

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Roundtable: American's Terrorism Worries, 'Survivor'

Roundtable: American's Terrorism Worries, 'Survivor'

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Letters

Letters

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Political Corner: Bush Approval Ratings and Midterm Elections

Political Corner: Bush Approval Ratings and Midterm Elections

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The Rippingtons, Two Decades Later

The Rippingtons, Two Decades Later

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News & Notes for August 23, 2006

Parents Increasingly Adopting Children of Another Race

Parents Increasingly Adopting Children of Another Race

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A Personal Story of Transracial Adoption

A Personal Story of Transracial Adoption

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Rountable: Iran's Offer, Gumbel's NFL Critique

Rountable: Iran's Offer, Gumbel's NFL Critique

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Checking Up on the Ice Cream Man

Checking Up on the Ice Cream Man

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Can Marriage Help Alleviate Poverty?

Can Marriage Help Alleviate Poverty?

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The Roots' Questlove on 'Game Theory'

The Roots' Questlove on 'Game Theory'

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News & Notes for August 22, 2006

Legislator Offers First-Person View of Welfare

Legislator Offers First-Person View of Welfare

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Has Welfare Reform Been a Success?

Has Welfare Reform Been a Success?

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Roundtable: Bush on Mideast, Nagin Cries Foul

Roundtable: Bush on Mideast, Nagin Cries Foul

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Oliver Stone's 'Trade Center' Casting Recall

Oliver Stone's 'Trade Center' Casting Recall

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Theater Reaches Out to Youth in New Orleans

Theater Reaches Out to Youth in New Orleans

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Dirty Dozen Back with Katrina Tribute

Dirty Dozen Back with Katrina Tribute

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News & Notes for August 21, 2006

Northeast U.S. a Top Destination for Brazilians

Northeast U.S. a Top Destination for Brazilians

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Afro-Brazilian, African-American Ties

Afro-Brazilian, African-American Ties

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Roundtable: Democratic Primaries, Marion Jones

Roundtable: Democratic Primaries, Marion Jones

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Freedom, for What It's Worth

Freedom, for What It's Worth

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Africa Update: Toronto AIDS Conference

Africa Update: Toronto AIDS Conference

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Dramatic Redemption: 'Shakespeare Behind Bars'

Dramatic Redemption: 'Shakespeare Behind Bars'

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News & Notes for August 18, 2006

Spike Lee Produces a Vision of Katrina

Spike Lee Produces a Vision of Katrina

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Roundtable: Warrantless Wiretaps, Airline Security Suit

Roundtable: Warrantless Wiretaps, Airline Security Suit

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Over a Disco Beat, Talk of Lebanon

Over a Disco Beat, Talk of Lebanon

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Steer Wrestling and a History of the 'Black Rodeo'

Steer Wrestling and a History of the 'Black Rodeo'

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Senegalese Trio Daara J

Senegalese Trio Daara J

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