March 7, 2013

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Politics

Senate Committee Passes Bill Meant To Reduce 'Straw Purchases' Of Guns

4:12

and Ailsa Chang

 

Around the Nation

VA Offers Free Gun Locks To Help Prevent Vet Suicides

3:39

by Lucy Nalpathanchil

 

Latin America

Venezuelans Mourn The Fiery Leader They Had Deep Connections To

4:21

by Juan Forero

 

Attraction Bibi Tanga & the Selenites 0:23

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Stormy Weather The Toughcats 1:28

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Politics

Departing Obama Speechwriter: 'I Leave This Job Actually More Hopeful'

7:49

by NPR Staff

 

Emkay Bonobo 0:15

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Solar East Temple of Sound & Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali 0:28

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Asia

U.N. Security Council Hits North Korea With More Sanctions After Nuclear Test

1:57
 

Asia

Young Chinese Translate America, One Show At A Time

4:36
 

The Salt

If Caffeine Can Boost The Memory Of Bees, Can It Help Us, Too?

4:00
 

Found Recipes

Finding Flavor In The Castoff Carrot Top

2:21

by NPR Staff

 

Mambo at the "M" Cal Tjader 0:10

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Blade Won't Cut Another Blade The Funk Ark 1:28

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Around the Nation

Shuttered Meat Packing Plant Could Be A Sign Of Things To Come In Texas

4:48
 

The Record

Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian Folk Hero, Has Died

3:16

by NPR Staff

 

Sudbury Saturday Night Stompin' Tom Connors 0:15

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Texoma Bound The Time Jumpers 0:15

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Middle East

Thousands Flee Northern Syria After Latest Airstrikes

4:40
 

The Two-Way

Bin Laden's Son-In-Law Arrested, Brought To U.S.

3:35
 

Business

787 Batteries May Be Fixable, But Planes Won't Get Off The Ground Anytime Soon

4:03

by Wendy Kaufman

 

Spirit of the Air Pat Metheny 0:07

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Welcome to Frankfurt Charlie Hunter Trio 1:31

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Politics

Obama Reaches Out To Republicans With Dinner Invitations

2:33
 

Theater

August Wilson's Words Get New Life In Monologue Contest

4:31
 

Miss Ophelia The Piano Lesson 0:23

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Moussaka [DJ Click Version] Gnawa Njoum Experience 0:23

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Politics

Senate Confirms Brennan As CIA Director

3:44
 

Politics

Rand Paul Wouldn't Crack Top 5 In Filibuster Talking Hall Of Fame

5:15
 

Tomorrow Never Knows Bozo Allegro 0:15

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Education

Federal Probe Targets Uneven Discipline At Seattle Schools

4:00
 

Dirty Blonde The Bad Plus 0:18

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Pick Pocket Wil Blades & Billy Martin 1:30

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Shots - Health News

To Make Mice Smarter, Add A Few Human Brain Cells

4:55

by Adam Cole

 

From Our Listeners

Letters: Dow Jones' 'Record High,' Model-Ts

2:54
 

Beautiful Otherness Bent 0:22

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Doo-Bop Song [Album Version] Miles Davis 1:00

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