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September 30, 2006

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Politics

Congress Approves 700-Mile Border Fence

David Welna and Scott Simon

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GOP Seeks to Reposition Itself for Fall Vote

GOP Seeks to Reposition Itself for Fall Vote

Politics

Rep. Foley Quits over E-Mails to Male Teen Pages

Al di Meola; 'Turquoise'

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Al di Meola; 'Hypnose'

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Radio Expeditions

Remembering Conservationist Mingma Norbu Sherpa

by John Nielsen

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Poetry

Unknown Robert Frost Poem Unearthed

Peter Dickinson; 'Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et triste'

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Science

Project Promotes Radical Rethinking of Prosthetics

Science

Is String Theory Unraveling?

Henry "red" Allen; 'I've Got the World On a Strong'

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Environment

The Buzz on Yellow Jackets

Mark Isaacs; 'Jerusalem'

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Studio Sessions

Asleep at the Wheel: Driving Western Swing

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Analysis

Week in Review

Scott Simon and Daniel Schorr

The Race for Iowa's 1st

Reporter's Notebook: 'Regular Joes' Campaign

by David Greene

Simon Says

Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a True American Rose

Doris Day; 'I'll Never Stop Loving You'

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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra; 'Lonesome Road, Part 1'

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Environment

Environmentalists Rethink Stance on Nuclear Power

by Christopher Joyce

From Our Listeners

Letters: Maestro or Maestra?

Edith Piaf; 'Bravo Pour Le Clown'

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Sports

Baseball Playoffs: Subway Series on the Way?

Scott Simon and Howard Bryant

Diversions

Aerocar Goes Up for Auction

Shinichi Kato & Masahiko Sato; 'Clouds in Green'

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Movies

'Idiocracy': Strong Comedy, Weak Promotion

Media

Silver-Haired Characters Slowly Re-Emerge on TV

by Kim Masters

Alexander McCall Smith's Mysteries of Philosophy

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