January 1, 2013

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Politics

Senate Ushers In New Year With 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal

4:57
 

Business

New Year Brings Minimum-Wage Hikes In 10 States

3:12
 

Toy Tune Greg Reitan 0:13

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Iridescence Greg Reitan 1:30

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Deceptive Cadence

Was 2012 The Year That American Orchestras Hit The Wall?

3:47

by Euan Kerr

 

Business

Can An Algorithm Discover The Key To Laughter?

3:41

by Alex Schmidt

 

King Porter Stomp Wynton Marsalis 0:20

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The Pearls Wynton Marsalis 0:30

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Latin America

Mexico's President Alters Tactics Against Drug Crimes

3:31
 

The Forgotten Song Rob Levit 0:24

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Sunken Cathedral Rob Levit 0:29

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Science

The Year Of The Higgs, And Other Tiny Advances In Science

4:25
 

Race

Significance Of Kwanzaa Changes Over The Years

4:18

and Gene Demby

 

Meditation on Two Chords Avishai Cohen & Lionel Loueke 0:11

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African Daisy (La Suite African) Avishai Cohen & Lionel Loueke 1:30

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Business

U.S. Gas Prices Reach Record Level In 2012

0:34
 

Business

Rift With China Clouds Solar Industry's Future

3:56

by Lauren Sommer

 

Business

Tribune Co. Moves Toward Entertainment, Cable TV

1:57
 

Business

Calendar From 1950 Finally Gets Delivered

0:42
 

Roller Coaster Little Walter 0:55

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Hard Times Charlie Musselwhite

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Business

What Does Senate Budget Deal Mean For You?

4:54

and John Ydste

 

Law

Justice Wants Banks To Be Quasi Cops

3:56
 

All Blues Chris Symer, Bill Anschell et. al. 0:05

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I.O.U. Chris Symer, Bill Anschell et. al. 1:29

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World

Multiple Feuds Bring A Record Year Of Violence To Karachi

7:45
 

Houriyeh's Instructions Marcel Khalife 0:30

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Middle East

Israeli Election Campaign Includes Much Maneuvering

3:56

by Sheera Frenkel

 

Sun Will Set Zoe Keating 0:07

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Legions (Reverie) Zoe Keating 0:28

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Around the Nation

Hillary Clinton Expected To Make A Full Recovery

2:26
 

Shots - Health News

Breast Cancer: What We Learned In 2012

5:44
 

Health Care

Hobby Lobby Plans To Defy Health Care Mandate

0:31
 

Sketch Dean Magraw 0:14

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Trippin' in Eden Dean Magraw 1:38

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Southword

Coming Home — And Out — In The South

6:47
 

Into the Sea The Album Leaf 0:31

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Broken Arrow The Album Leaf 0:55

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Politics

Rep. Cole Predicts 'Very Strong Majority' Will Approve Budget Deal In House

5:28
 

Around the Nation

Mayor Settles Council Election Tie With Coin Toss

0:27
 

Around the Nation

School Wants 'Bucket List' To Kick The Bucket

0:27
 

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