February 23, 2006

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Katrina & Recovery

White House Unveils Disaster-Response Measures

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Katrina & Recovery

Debate Rages Over Cost for New Orleans Levees

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Poet on Call

'The Mold Song': Fruit of Katrina

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Kevin McKendree; 'Henry's Dead'

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World

Philippines Revolution Fails to Live Up to Promise

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Parlour; 'Hives Fives'

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U.S.

Senate Panel Seeks Answers on Ports Deal

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Middle East

United States, Dubai: Understanding the Links

by Terence Smith

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U.S.

Casino Deal Divides California Town

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Michael Gulezian; 'Oh Suzannah'

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John Arpin; 'Blue Gardenia, for piano'

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World

Orphanage Director Stands Trial in China

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From Our Listeners

Letters: Torture, Poetry and Curt Gowdy

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Butch Thompson; 'The Perfect Rag'

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Giovanni De Chiaro; 'Paragon Rag, for piano'

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Iraq

Sectarian Violence Mounts After Shrine Bombing

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Iraq

The Mood in Najaf, Shiite Stronghold

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Religion

The Roots of the Sunni, Shiite Conflict

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Explosions in the Sky; 'Our Last Days as Children'

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Threnody Ensemble; 'The Machine'

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Iraq

Iraqi Security Tenuous After Samarra Attack

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Youth Radio

'Reflections on Return': Sharing War Experience

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Dianogah; 'American Dipper'

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JOHN KIRBY AND HIS ORCHESTRA; 'BEETHOVEN RIFFS ON'

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Japan Wins Gold in Women's Figure Skating

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Research News

Study of Chicken Teeth Sheds Light on Evolution

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Law

Death Penalty in Limbo After California Postponement

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Ginger Baker, James Carter et. al.; 'Megan Showers'

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Richard Goode; 'Courante In E Flat Major'

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U.S.

Four Indicted in Case of Tissue Theft

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Art & Design

Dispute Grows over Authenticity of 32 'Pollocks'

by Jon Kalish

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ALVIN BATISTE; 'VENUS FLOW'

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Jimmy Smith; 'Slow Freight'

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Our contest has a simple premise: Listeners send in original short stories that can be read in three minutes or less. The winner of the latest round of the contest, chosen by The New Yorker's James Wood, is "Last Seen" by Cathy Formusa of Port Townsend, Wash. You can read her story and more of our favorites here.