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Jehanne Dubrow is the author of three poetry collections: "The Hardship Post," "From the Fever-World" and most recently "Stateside," which is an exploration of the long history of military wives waiting for their husbands to return from war.

JUSTICE STEVENS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT | Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced he will retire this summer, after 35 years leading the court's liberal coalition. Judy Woodruff talks to experts Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal and constitutional…

U.S., RUSSIA STRIKE ARMS PACT | Presidents Obama and Medvedev signed a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty on Thursday. However, it must be approved by the legislatures of each country to become law. For perspective on its prospects for ratification…

RESCUERS DRILL FOR MISSING MINERS | As mine owners begin to identify some of the 25 confirmed dead after a methane gas explosion, Jim Lehrer gets an update from reporter Frank Langfitt in West Virginia about the waning hopes…