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A Renewed Call for Bishop McCormack to Resign

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Monday, March 31, 2003.

NH Catholics for Moral Leadership (http://www.nhcatholics.org) is calling for the leaders of the Manchester Diocese to step down because of their handling of clergy sexual abuse cases. As NHPR’s Raquel Maria Dillon reports, this new effort is highly focused on getting Bishop John McCormack and Bishop Francis Christian to resign.

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International Response to War in Iraq

By Laura Knoy on Monday, March 31, 2003.

We'll talk about how this war is being perceived overseas and what role, if any, the UN will play in a post-war Iraq. Laura's guests are Barbara Baudot, professor of Politics at St. Anselm College, Allan Stam, associate professor of Government at Dartmouth College and Przemyslaw Grudzinski, Poland's Ambassador to the U.S.

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Leaflets and Loudspeakers

By John Walters on Monday, March 31, 2003.

Center Barnstead resident Jack O?Neil is co-founder and current president of the Psychological Operations Veterans Association. He was part of PsyOps during Vietnam. He talks about the history and effectiveness of the military?s PsyOps as well as how and why it is being used in the current conflict.
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Hybrids and Hummers

By Rebecca Kaufman on Monday, March 31, 2003.

As the world watches the war on TV, auto manufacturers are watching too.

After all, the conflict in the Middle East could influence the kind of cars we drive.

As gas prices rise, the hybrid continues to grow in popularity.

But other Americans want a popular icon of the first Gulf War parked in their driveways.

As NHPR correspondent Rebecca Kaufman reports, the General Motors Hummer is getting a great deal of free - and paid - advertising.

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NHPR Folk Show Playlist

By Shay Zeller on Monday, March 31, 2003.

Folk Show Playlist with guest host Shay Zeller

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The Front Porch Pre-empted

By John Walters on Friday, March 28, 2003.

The Front Porch will be pre-empted tonight for special coverage, but we'll be back on Monday!

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In the Shelter of Woods and Snow

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, March 28, 2003.

Sure there isn't much snow left in the woods right now, but in our colder days of winter, the combination of hemlocks and snow create temporary homes for many hares and grouse.

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Enterasys HQ Moves from NH to Massachusetts

By Brian McWilliams on Friday, March 28, 2003.

Enterasys Networks today announced it's moving its corporate headquarters from Rochester to Andover, Massachusetts. NHPR correspondent Brian McWilliams reports.

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Military Strategy Update

By Laura Knoy on Friday, March 28, 2003.

We?ll look at the military?s war plan on the battlefield in Iraq: what?s working, what?s not, and what we learned from the first Gulf War. Laura's guests are Daryl Press, assistant professor of Government at Dartmouth College www.dartmouth.edu, and William Martel, professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval War College www.nwc.navy.mil

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9th Graders Share Thoughts on War

By Dan Gorenstein on Friday, March 28, 2003.

Even though the War in Iraq is barely a week old, media coverage is anywhere from extensive to exhaustive.

Anyone in touch with the news has heard from a host of voices.

Soldiers. Politicians. Diplomats. Bureaucrats. Journalists. Peace activists. Pro-war demonstrators.

But what about teenagers?

In contrast, their thoughts and feelings aren?t that well known.

One ninth grade class at Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire has spent the entire year covering the troubles in Iraq.

NHPR?s Dan Gorenstein spoke with the students about how they have come to think about war.

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