Jan 5th, 2009 · In 2005, Dana Canedy's fiance — Charles King — was deployed to Iraq. King started writing a journal to their infant son, in case he didn't make it home. After King lost his life in a roadside bomb attack, Canedy turned King's 200-page journal into a memoir, called A Journal for Jordan.
Dec 24th, 2008 · Alex Cohen talks to Scott Svobada, a San Diego man whose condo is being sold at a foreclosure auction on Christmas Eve. Svobada has been out of work since 2005, and could no longer make the mortgage payments.
Dec 19th, 2008 · "Deep Throat" has died. Mark Felt, the former FBI second-in-command was 95. In 2005, Felt revealed he was "Deep Throat" 30 years after he tipped off reporters to the Watergate scandal. Steve Inskeep talks with reporter Jim Mann, who wrote an article for The Atlantic that pointed to Felt as the probable Watergate source.
Dec 12th, 2008 · A British jury has rejected London police claims that they lawfully killed a Brazilian immigrant whom they mistook for a terrorist. Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead July 22, 2005, after bring mistaken for a suicide bomber. Richard Edwards, crime reporter for the Daily Telegraph, offers his insight.
Nov 28th, 2008 · At an October soccer match between France and Tunisia in Paris, the crowd booed when the French national anthem was sung. Many of those booing were French citizens, the descendents of North African immigrants. The incident coincided with the anniversary of the 2005 riots, and again raised questions about the state of ethnic relations in France.
Nov 8th, 2008 · The Rev. Billy Graham has not preached in front of an audience since 2005, but there are countless people around the world with stories of how they have come to find God through his words. Now, some of those stories have been collected by grandsons Basyle and Aram Tchividjian.
Nov 7th, 2008 · The National Toy Hall of Fame this year is honoring the baby doll, the skateboard and the lowly stick. Of course, you might be able to employ it as a magic wand, a sceptor or a jousting sword. In choosing the stick, toy experts found virtue in its versatility, natural ingredients, no-cost and its appeal to the imagination. In 2005, the cardboard box was inducted into the hall.
Oct 10th, 2008 · The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday that Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari has won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was cited for his long career of peace mediation work including a 2005 accord between Indonesia and rebels in its Aceh province.