December 23, 2012

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Politics

Fiscal Cliff, Gun Debate Looms As Lawmakers Take Holiday Break

3:57
 

Shootings In Newtown, Conn.

Despite Tragedy, Conn. Gun Seizure Law May Have Prevented Others

3:53

by Nancy Cohen

 

Around the Nation

NRA's Plan For Guns In Schools Meets Strong Opposition

3:40
 

Rude (And Then Some Slight Return) Dirty Three 0:26

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I Get Low Timber Timbre 1:00

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Environment

Extreme Weather Was Front And Center In 2012

5:09
 

U.S.

New Lives Emerge From Colo. Wildfire Ashes, Still Scarred

3:50
 

The Two-Way

'Gangnam Style' And Other Best Memes Of 2012 Say Something About Us

5:16
 

Rhea OK Ikumi 0:11

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History

Students Crack Code Of Rhode Island Founder

2:59
 

Elephant Parade Jon Brion 0:03

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Industry Lunapark 0:30

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Sunday Puzzle

Unwrap 'Christmas' For Your Gift

6:05
 

Around the Nation

With Growth Of 'Hacker Scouting,' More Kids Learn To Tinker

5:02

by Jon Kalish

 

Music News

In Toronto, An Ad-Hoc Choir Becomes A Community

6:42

by NPR Staff

 

March of the Toy Soldiers Tim Sparks 0:08

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Energy

2012 Was A Big Year For Fossil Fuels

6:56
 

Energy

Forget Fracking: 2012 Was A Powerful Year For Renewables

4:34

by Scott Detrow

 

Hard Drum and Bass Drum & Bass 0:26

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Singular Discodeine & Matias Aguayo 1:00

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Middle East

Risk For Pakistan's Polio Workers Escalates

4:02
 

Middle East

Relations Make U.S. Aid To Pakistan, Afghanistan Difficult

5:33
 

Sports

New NFL Record Holders Could Be Crowned This Season

4:44
 

Carol of the Bells moe. 0:27

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The Two-Way

Is That A Dancer Or A Traffic Cop? Wait, He's Both

3:00

by NPR Staff

 

Dancing on the Ceiling Beegie Adair 0:06

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Soul Loco Suite Deep Street Soul 0:30

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U.S.

For Soldiers, There's No Cheeseburgers In Foxholes

4:49
 

Books

In 2012, '50 Shades' Of Nearly Everything

4:13
 

Best Books Of 2012

Romantic Reads From Shakespeare To Steampunk (Heavy On The Steam)

2:02

by Eloisa James

 

Music News

The Rise, Fall And Redemption Of New Orleans' 'R&B Emperor'

6:45

by Karen Michel

 

Place Where We Can Be Free Ernie K-Doe 0:12

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Home Grown Booker T. & the MG's 1:29

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