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Lynch grew up in a state where her parents fought for the right to vote. She could become the first black woman, and the first mom, to lead the Justice Department.

In the new psychological thriller, Rachel Watson becomes obsessed with a "perfect couple" she sees each day during her commute. When the woman in the couple disappears, Rachel decides to get involved.

Governor Rick Scott has just announced a new proposal to boost Florida’s education funding. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind looks at the spending plan in light of the recent “Quality Counts” nationwide education report, and what it says about money and achievement in Florida's public school system.

90.7's Renata Sago reports on Haiti - five years after a devastating earthquake. Also, 90.7's Matthew Peddie speaks to environmental activists about new ways to spread messages.

Nationwide veteran benefits data show a huge variation in coverage from state to state, and even within states. In Massachusetts, access to VA services changes dramatically from Boston to Cape Cod.

David Adam has had obsessive-compulsive disorder for 20 years. In The Man Who Couldn't Stop, he chronicles his experiences — and how medical understanding and treatment of OCD have changed over time.

Five years ago today, a powerful earthquake struck Haiti, toppling historic landmarks, killing thousands of people, and displacing more than a million.Haitians mobilized to restore their communities, and the international community pledged billions of dollars in aid. But ex-pats have an important role to play in rebuilding. 90.7’s Renata Sago spoke with an earthquake survivor in Central Florida who’s made it her mission to give back to the country.

The director and artist says one of the challenges of writing The First Bad Man was shaping her main character's odd psyche. Then, she says, she realized, "I can always take it back if it's too much."

In this installment of Weekend Reads, Jean Kwok recommends Lisa See's novel China Dolls, about the unlikely friendship formed by three young women on vaudeville's all-Asian "Chop Suey Circuit."

Rachel Cusk's new novel Outline reflects the fragmentation of her own life in the story of a writer coming to terms with her dissolving marriage while on a summer teaching trip to Greece.