April 13, 2006

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U.S.

Gen. Riggs Joins in Calling for Rumsfeld to Quit

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John Parish; 'Westward Airways'

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Rumsfeld Should Stay as Head of Defense

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John Parish; 'Westward Airways'

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Edinburgh Chamber Orchestra & Paul Tortelier; 'Pavane'

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Art & Design

D.C. Museums Near End of Pricey Facelift

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Art & Design

American History Museum to Close for Repairs

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Eddie Pennington; 'Over the Rainbow'

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Eddie Pennington; 'Over the Rainbow'

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Law

Former Prison Gang Member Testifies in Murder Trial

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Food

Tourists and Tasters Take Up Wine in Chile

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A Kitchen Table, an Easter Deadline and Family

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Various; 'L'Avviso'

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Martin Simpson; 'The Week Before Easter'

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Books

On Memoir, Truth and 'Writing Well'

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Chris Thile; 'Waltz for Dwayne Pomeroy'

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The Sadies; 'A No. 1'

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Law

An Indignant Moussaoui Testifies at Sentencing

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Senate Bill Would Have Similar Effect on Immigration

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Race

Immigrant Rights Advocates Prod U.S. Blacks

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Tortoise; 'Salt the Skies'

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Jon Rauhouse; 'Powerhouse'

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Middle East

U.S. Intelligence: Iran Years Away from Nuclear Bomb

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From Our Listeners

Letters: Baghdad, AIDS and 'Odin'

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We Apologize; 'My Old Kentucky Home'

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KOTOJA; 'ATIDE'

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Politics

State Elections Loom for Louisiana

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Technology

New Orleans May Lose Wireless Network

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Youngblood Brass Band; 'Something'

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The Chesapeake Bay, Scenic and Unhealthy

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STEPHEN SCOTT; 'SUN CATCHER'

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Youngblood Brass Band; 'Pastime Paradise'

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Children's Health

Search Is On for Source of Iowa Mumps Epidemic

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Diversions

An Explosive Pair: Take a Mentos, and a Diet Coke...

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Ryan Adams; 'Nuclear'

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The Sadies; 'Monkey & Cork'

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