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Columbine High School shootings, 1999
The shootings by schoolboys in Columbine High School, Colorado and the long running fight between gun controllers and the National Rifle Association.
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Fri 7 May 1999
21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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The Supreme Court
Alistair Cooke reflects on the wide-ranging functions of the US Supreme Court.
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Americanisms
Translating American words across the Atlantic, how English language changes over time.
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- Fri 7 May 1999 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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