June 12, 2009

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Politics

House, Senate Reach Deal On War Spending Bill

[3 min 42 sec]
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Interviews

Week In Politics Examined

[5 min 44 sec]
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Middle East

Iranian Voters In U.S. Sound Off On Election

[2 min 45 sec]
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Avishai Cohen; 'Ani Maamin'

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Dave Brubeck Quartet; 'Three to Get Ready'

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Music Interviews & Profiles

Dave Brubeck: An Unlikely Hit, 50 Years Strong

[7 min 45 sec]
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Dave Brubeck Quartet; 'Three to Get Ready'

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Cyrus Chestnut; 'Duke Medley: Don't Get Around Much Anymore/I Got It Bad/I Let a ...'

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Iraq

Baghdad Neighborhood Fears Security Handover

[4 min 9 sec]
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Analysis

Many Decisions Remain Over Tobacco Regulation

[4 min 36 sec]
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U.S.

A Year After Flooding, Iowa Limps To Recovery

[3 min 56 sec]
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Lynn Patrick; 'Treasure Box'

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Camilo, Michel & Tomatito; 'Fuga y Misterio'

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Technology

Dallas-Fort Worth Area Ill-Prepared For TV Switch

[3 min 29 sec]

by Bill Zeeble

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Interviews

TV Repairman Weighs Future Amid Digital Switch

[2 min 16 sec]
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Diversions

As TV Changes To Digital, White Noise Fades Away

[2 min 8 sec]
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Rachel's; 'Egon, Edith & Wally Meet'

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The National; 'Squalor Victoria'

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Middle East

Israel's Netanyahu To Deliver Major Mideast Speech

[4 min 29 sec]
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Middle East

American Christian Funding Flows To Jewish Settlers

[4 min 21 sec]

by Sheera Frenkel

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From Our Listeners

Letters: Musical Corrections

[3 min 30 sec]
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Frank Sinatra & Luther Vandross; 'Lady Is a Tramp'

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The Weakerthans; 'Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call'

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Law

Justices May Strike Down Part Of Voting Rights Act

[3 min 54 sec]
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Law

Federal Judge In Texas Faces Impeachment

[3 min 30 sec]
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Daniel Lanois; 'Agave'

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Fred Hersch; 'In Walked Bud'

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'America's Battalion' In Afghanistan

Deployed Marines' Families Brace For Father's Day

[4 min 31 sec]

by Catherine Welch

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Around the Nation

Family Surprised At Czech Meaning Of 'Say Cheese'

[4 min 4 sec]
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Lambchop; 'Jan'

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Around the Nation

Need A Flag From Bhutan? The Flag Man Has It

[3 min 3 sec]

by Craig LeMoult

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The Twin Atlas; 'Rearview Pictures'

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NOMO; 'Round the Way'

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Sports

Real Madrid's Fees For Soccer Stars Examined

[3 min 58 sec]
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Movie Reviews

In 'Moon,' Glimpses Of A Lonely Soul's Dark Night

[4 min 18 sec]
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String Quartet; 'Space Oddity'

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Booker T. Jones & Booker T; 'Hey Ya'

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