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North Korea

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, April 9, 2002.

The country?s missile development and interest in weapons of mass destruction have long troubled the international community. Recent hard-line comments from President Bush left North Korean leaders bristling, but last week they announced their willingness to resume dialog with the U.S.-barring anymore ?groundless slander?. Laura speaks with Wayne Lesperance, assistant professor of political science at New England College www.nec.edu. Other guests TBA.

UNH lecturer discovers significant Mayan mural

By Lisa Peakes on Tuesday, April 9, 2002.

Lisa Peakes talks with Archaeologist and University of New Hampshire lecturer William Saturno. He's the person who found the mural.

A Familiar Voice with a Personal Story

By John Walters on Tuesday, April 9, 2002.

Diane Rehm is a familiar voice to NHPR listeners. Her talk show is heard weekday mornings from 10:00 to 12:00 on the station. We caught up with Diane while she was in town for a visit. Among the topics she discusses are her love of listening, how she began in radio, her voice disorder, and her traumatic childhood.

State Dems sue GOP over Redistricting

By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, April 9, 2002.

House Democrats are taking their Republican counterparts to the State Supreme Court. Democrats are asking the court to order lawmakers to pass a new legislative redistricting plan by June 5th. That's the date candidates must begin filing if they plan to run in the fall elections.

The Republican majority in both houses has passed redistricting plans. But Governor Jeanne Shaheen vetoed both of them. To understand what all this means, NHPR's Mark Bevis checked in with Franklin Pierce Law Professor Emeritus, Dick Hesse.