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FIRE on BBC Radio Today
In just a few minutes, FIRE Vice President Robert Shibley will be a guest on today’s edition of the BBC News radio program ‘World Have Your Say.’ The topic of today’s show is “Are universities stifling debate on the Middle East,” and Robert will be discussing FIRE’s current case at San Francisco State University. Interested Torch readers can listen live on the BBC World Service at 1 p.m. Eastern time.
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