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Maureen Corrigan on 'Toast', 'Lilla's Feat'

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger, by Nigel Slater, and Lilla's Feat: A Story of Food, Love and War in the Orient, by Frances Osbourne.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 19, 2004: Interview with David Balsiger; Interview with John Lind; Review of two novels “Toast: the Story of a Boy’s Hunger” and “Lilla’s Feat: A Story of Food,…
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Filmmaker David Balsiger on Bush's 'Faith'

Balsiger's film George W. Bush: Faith in the White House has been released as an "alternative" to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911. Interviewees share their experiences on how President Bush demonstrates his faith. Introduced at the Republican National Convention, the film is now on DVD.

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John Lind: The President's Prayer Team

As president and CEO of The Presidential Prayer Team (PPT), John Lind urges voters to pray each day for President Bush and the nation, to hold prayer parties and to become members of his non-profit, non-denominational organization. The PPT was founded in response to the Sept. 11 attacks.

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