June 16, 2006

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Politics

House Rancor Leads to No Timetable on Iraq

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Iraq

Report: Multiple Failures to Report Haditha Deaths

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Middle East

Hamas, Fatah, Jockey in Gaza and West Bank

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Lambchop; 'Nothing But a Blur from a Bullet Train'

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David Byrne; 'Inexorable'

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U.S.

The Life of an 'American Taliban' in a U.S. Jail

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Itzhak Perlman; 'Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed Spirits) for violin & piano (transcriptin of Gluck's Lento from Orfeo ed Euridice)'

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Jimmy Rosenberg; 'Them There Eyes'

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'Radio Diaries'

Soweto 1976: An Audio History

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We Apologize; 'My Old Kentucky Home'

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Jeff Beck; 'Left Hook'

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World Cup's First Week: No World Parity

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Please Check Back In a Few Days; 'Bioshock: Welcome to Rapture'

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James Carter; 'Indian Summer'

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Singing of the World Cup, Off-Key and Off-Kilter

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House Removes Jefferson from Influential Panel

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Law

Judge Weighs Return of Rep. Jefferson's Papers

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U.S.

Cook County Chief in Seclusion Since March

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The Saexophones; 'Courante and Springdance'

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Research News

Ancient Fossils Suggest Birds Began on Water

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The Saexophones; 'Courante and Springdance'

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Commentary

Keeping Chickens in the Yard

by Susan Straight

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U.S.

Homeland Security Details Gaps in Preparation

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Guillermo Klein; 'Web'

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Maceo Parker; 'Jumpin' the Blues'

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Katrina & Recovery

Gumshoes Cite More Cases, Hassles Post-Katrina

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World

British Outrage over Pedophilia Sentencing

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Al Copley; 'Glass Boogie'

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The Microscopic Septet; 'Lobster In the Limelight'

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Movie Reviews

Double Feature: Playing with Words, and Time

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Food

Upscale Grocery Chain Passes on Live Lobsters

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B-52's; 'Rock Lobster'

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Tuatara; 'Smoke Rings'

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