September 14, 2005

Wednesday's Show

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Katrina & Recovery

Workers Focus on Recovering Bodies

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U.S.

Nursing Home Owners Charged in 34 Deaths

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Katrina & Recovery

Casinos' Destruction Leaves Thousands Jobless

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John Harle; 'Melodies (5) for violin & piano, Op. 35 bis'

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Loma Mar Quartet; 'Calico Skies'

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World

At U.N., Bush Is Grateful for World's Katrina Aid

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Economy

As Costs Rise, Employers Balk at Health Coverage

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Percy Heath; 'Hanna's Mood'

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Fred Hersch; 'In Walked Bud'

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Katrina & Recovery

Rebuilding, and Redesigning, New Orleans

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Weill / Anderson; 'September Song'

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Butch Thompson; 'Chelsea'

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Border Town at Center of Smuggling Crisis

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Poetry

Going the Distance with Katrina's Dead

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Tom Mcdermott / Evan Christopher; 'Atrapado'

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Tom Mcdermott / Evan Christopher; 'The Chrysanthemum'

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Law

Roberts Reticent on Previous Court Rulings

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Iraq

Insurgents Link Bombings to Recent Raids

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Robert Jacobson; 'Fryselli'

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Peer Raben; 'Blues for Franz'

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Katrina & Recovery

Towns in Parish Try to Regain Normalcy

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Around the Nation

Displaced Children, Homesick and Unsure

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Gustavo Santaolalla; 'Jardin'

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet; 'Song for Helen'

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U.S.

Senate Panel Holds Crisis Hearing

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Environment

How the Dutch Mastered the North Sea

by Eleanor Beardsley

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Väsen; 'Dr. Oldgren'

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News

Delta, Northwest File for Bankruptcy Protection

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Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez; 'Conversacion'

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Loma Mar Quartet; 'Junk'

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News Analysis

Abandoned Patients a New Low in Katrina Story

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Music Interviews & Profiles

'Requiem:' Song of Comfort After Tsunami, Katrina

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Eliza Gilkyson; 'Requiem'

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charlie haden & hank jones; 'l'amour de moy'

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