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    Lockerbie Bomber Released Early

    The bombing of a jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland killed 270 people in 1988. The only person convicted was Libyan Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi. He's been serving a life sentence on 270 counts, but now has terminal prostate cancer. He was released today on humanitarian grounds.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The bombing of a jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland killed 270 people in 1988. The only person convicted was Libyan Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi. He's been serving a life sentence on 270 counts, but now has terminal prostate cancer. He was released today on humanitarian grounds. Jerry Adler is a contributor to Newsweek magazine and co-author of The Price of Terror, a book about the incident.

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    3. 44:00Uproad over Whole Foods and Healthcare
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, The Treatment

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Jerry Adler

      Contributor, Newsweek

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Afghan Election: Democracy in Wartime
    1. 0:00Lockerbie Bomber Released EarlyYou’re reading this
    2. 7:34The Afghan Election: Democracy in Wartime
    3. 44:00Uproad over Whole Foods and Healthcare
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