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    Two Perspectives on a Reporter's Kidnapping

    Two months after his marriage to artist-photographer Kristen Mulvihill, New York Times correspondent David Rohde was abducted by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Since kidnapping isn't an ordeal for the victim alone, his seven months in captivity changed both their lives.

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

    Two months after his marriage to artist-photographer

    Kristen Mulvihill, New York Times correspondent

    David Rohde was abducted by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Since kidnapping isn't an ordeal for the victim alone, his seven months in captivity changed both their lives. They've co-written a book about their experiences,

    A Rope and a Prayer: A Kidnapping from Two Sides

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Kristen Mulvihill

      Co-author, 'A Rope and a Prayer'

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      executive editor of newyorker.com; author of the book In Deep: The F.B.I., the C.I.A., and the Truth about America’s ‘Deep State’

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    3 of 3
    The Roman Catholic Future, in the US and Around the World
    1. 0:00Consumer Confidence and the Holiday Shopping Season
    2. 7:48The Catholic Church, the Next Generation
    3. 37:45Two Perspectives on a Reporter's KidnappingYou’re reading this
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