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Religion's Role in the New Iraq/Dover Caskets/SEED School (#743)

Kim Lawton talks with Michael Young from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom about the role of religion in Iraq's new government; Lucky Severson explores the debate over the Bush administration's policy of barring news photographs of war caskets; Bob Abernethy looks at a new, public charter boarding school in Washington, D.C., that is successfully preparing poor, inner-city children for college. [26 minutes] Closed Captioning

This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.

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Series Description: This series provides in-depth coverage of the top religion and ethics stories of the week as well as religious and ethical perspectives on domestic and foreign events and the arts. Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy, the series brings viewers breaking news through live and taped reports filed by a team of correspondents in the field and interviews with prominent newsmakers.

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