December 2, 2012

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Politics

A Month Away, Fiscal Deadline Looms With No Deal

3:30
 

It's All Politics

The 3 Unofficial GOP Rules That Are Making A Deficit Deal Even Harder

4:07
 

Asia

U.S. Tax Fight: The View From Asia

3:53
 

Yodel 3 Various Artists 0:17

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Youth and Age Various Artists 1:01

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Afghanistan

Afghans Begin New Exodus, Often At Great Cost

3:38
 

Afghanistan

Rights For Afghan Women Improving, But Fragile

5:23
 

Asia

In Pakistan, Secrets Of A 3,000-Year-Old Cemetery

4:10
 

History

You Too Can Own A Piece Of Ancient History

1:08
 

Jané Ashegh Salar Aghili & Rumi Ensemble 0:09

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All Tech Considered

The Sight Of Roadkill Makes A Pretty, Data-Rich Picture

3:00

by Sarah Harris

 

Dead Skunk Ed Burleson 0:08

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No Mercy Nels Cline 0:31

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Sunday Puzzle

Untangle An 'Act Of God'

6:38
 

Books

No Mystery: Agatha Christie Takes A 'Grand Tour'

6:30
 

Music Interviews

Dozens Of Covers Later, 'Hallelujah' Endures

4:41

by NPR Staff

 

Hallelujah Jeff Buckley 0:45

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Dream Brother [Nag Champa Mix] Jeff Buckley 1:27

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Politics

No Nominees, But Obama Cabinet Already Has Critics

4:44
 

Politics

Obama Not The First To Take Fiscal Fight On The Road

6:45
 

Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child) Jacques Loussier Trio 0:25

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Von Fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and Peoples) Jacques Loussier Trio 0:25

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Europe

Ach! No End In Sight For Berlin Airport Woes

4:21
 

Education

Pencils Down? French Plan Would End Homework

4:15
 

World

Kazakhstan Celebrates First, And Only, President

1:21
 

Sports

Shooting Mars Game Day In Kansas City

4:23
 

Busybody Tony Allen 0:25

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Technology

TTYL: A Look At 20 Years Of Texting

2:59
 

Sunshine Superman Donavan 0:29

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Monkey See

The High And The Low In Holiday Movies

5:21
 

Around the Nation

Pioneer Of Community TV Celebrates 40 Years

5:19
 

Music Interviews

Elizabeth LaPrelle: Carrying On The Appalachian Tradition

6:59
 

The Lost Gander Anna Roberts-Gevalt & Elizabeth LaPrelle 0:20

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Zoe Tony Trischka 1:29

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