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Monday, January 21, 2008

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  • Planets alignRoaming black holes and misfit stars
    Rogue black holes, orphaned baby planets, and a huge gas cloud headed toward the Milky Way. Those were just some of the topics at last week's meeting of the American Astronomical Society.9:06 a.m.
    Guests
    Ken Croswell: Astronomer and author. He is the author of seven books on astronomy, including "See the Stars."
    Craig Wheeler: Professor of astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin, and current president of the American Astronomical Society.
    Resources
    About Ken Croswell
    About Craig Wheeler
    American Astronomical Society
  • American flag'A Slave No More'
    Midmorning looks to history to understand the struggle for civil rights today.10:06 a.m.
    Guests
    David Blight: Class of 1954 professor of American History at Yale University, and author of "A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Narrative of Emancipation."
    Resources
    David Blight's Web site

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