December 8, 2009

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U.S.

U.S. In $3B Settlement With American Indians

[3 min 59 sec]
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U.S.

Plaintiff In Indian Case On Settlement

[5 min 21 sec]
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Around the Nation

Study: 30 Percent Of Americans Are Caregivers

[3 min 9 sec]
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Grant Green, Big John Patton et. al.; 'High Heeled Sneakers'

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Economy

Obama Lays Out Plan To Spur Jobs

[3 min 35 sec]
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Around the Nation

Undertaker Hopes To Revive Kansas Town

[4 min 14 sec]

by Carla Eckels

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Mike Marshall & Chris Thile; 'Harvest Time'

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Law

High Court Skeptical Of Anti-Fraud Law

[5 min 32 sec]
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Asia

American Woman Seeks Justice, Chinese Style

[4 min 51 sec]
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From Our Listeners

Letters: Zou Zou, Miles Davis

[2 min 27 sec]
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Miles Davis; 'Nefertiti'

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Biel Ballester Trio; 'When I Was a Boy, for 2 guitars & jazz trio'

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You Must Read This

The Unexamined Life Examined In 'Mrs. Bridge'

[3 min 59 sec]

by James Patterson

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Sports

Amid Scandal, Tiger Woods Merchandise Loses Luster

[4 min 20 sec]
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RH+; 'What About'

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Les Hommes; 'Boogaloogalick'

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Follow The Legislation

Senate Democrats Near Compromise On Health Care

[3 min 49 sec]
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Iraq

Coordinated Blasts Kill More Than 125 In Baghdad

[3 min 36 sec]
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Iraq

U.S. Envoy To Iraq: Blasts A Setback

[5 min 1 sec]
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Pell Mell; 'Nothing Lies Still Long'

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The Bad Plus; '1979 Semi-finalist'

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Environment

How Consumers Can Affect Climate Change

[4 min 29 sec]
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Around the Nation

Big Waves Delight Surfers In Hawaii

[3 min 20 sec]

by Ben Markus

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Los Straitjackets; 'Kawanga!'

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Alison Brown; 'Return to Pelican Bay'

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Afghanistan

McChrystal Expresses Confidence In Afghan Plan

[4 min 1 sec]
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Afghanistan

Author Urges Broad Anti-Opium Afghan Strategy

[4 min 57 sec]
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Pullman; 'Felucca'

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Latin America

Hondurans Seek Resolution Of Political Unrest

[3 min 50 sec]
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Blockhead; 'Forest Crunk [Instrumentals]'

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Gaucho; 'Bossa Dorado'

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Business

Debit Cards Aren't Just For Gifts This Holiday

[3 min 54 sec]

by Tamara Keith

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Music Reviews

The xx: Switching Roles In Song

[4 min 26 sec]
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The xx; 'Islands'

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Grant Green; 'It's Your Thing'

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