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An interview with Amr Moussa, secretary-general of the Arab League and would-be president of Egypt. - When a Home Birth Ends in Tragedy, Can the Midwife Go to Jail?
What the case of a Baltimore midwife tells us about midwifery and the law. - This Little Piggy Went to Therapy
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
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Orson Welles' masterpiece, 70 years on.- Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals
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Saturday, May 7, 2011
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An interview with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby. - Friday Night Lights, Season 5
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The neuroscientist thinks everyone should know how to use a gun. - Osama, More Osama, and a Little Tequila
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The final edition of Barack Obama's Facebook Feed. - The Beaver
Mel Gibson puts his dark side to good use. - Inked for Mom
A brief history of the "I Love Mom" tattoo for Mother's Day. - Unmothered, on Mother's Day
Remembering my mother on the holiday she hated. - The Weirdest Two Minutes in Sports
How we misunderstand the Kentucky Derby. - Happy Mutter's Day
The Berlin neighborhood that seemed to defy Germany's grim demographic trend. - Sweet Nothings
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