May 20, 2009

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Politics

Senate Passes Credit Card Overhaul Bill

[3 min 13 sec]
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Economy

Former Employees Discover Life After Wall Street

[5 min 43 sec]
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Caribou; 'Bees'

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Caribou; 'Brumheller'

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Arts & Life

Actor Sidney Poitier: Striving For A Life Of Excellence

[7 min 46 sec]
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Wynton Marsalis; 'First Slow Dance'

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Wynton Marsalis; 'First Crush'

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Iraq

Iraqi Trade Ministry Investigated For Corruption

[3 min 56 sec]
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Kronos Quartet; 'Oh Mother, the Handsome Man Tortures Me'

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Kronos Quartet; 'Nihavent Sirto'

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Sports

Kobe Bryant Helps Lakers Beat Nuggets

[2 min 44 sec]
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Books

Did Shakespeare Want To Suppress His Sonnets?

[4 min 52 sec]
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Pop Culture

Scenes, Sounds, Sonnets: The Next 400 Years?

[1 min 21 sec]
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Bruce Springsteen; 'Thunder Road'

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Taylor, Joanne Shaw; 'Watch 'Em Burn'

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Business

Obama Mulls Panel To Protect Financial Consumers

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Business

Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Shareholders

[1 min 36 sec]
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Your Money

Grading 529 College Savings Plans

[3 min 38 sec]
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Business

Shower Breaks May Make Workers More Productive

[1 min 15 sec]
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Smith, Dr. Lonnie; 'Matterapat'

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Renaud Garcia-Fons; 'Crístobal'

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World

Pakistan Confident Of Victory Over Taliban

[6 min 59 sec]
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World

Clinton Details Aid For Pakistan

[1 min 58 sec]
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Harry Skoler; 'Piazzolla'

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Harry Skoler; 'Hope'

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U.S.

Ballot Defeat Leaves Calif. In Budget Hole

[3 min 53 sec]

John Myers and Renee Montagne

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Environment

Environmentalists Say Obama's Auto Plan Is A Start

[3 min 53 sec]
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Rudresh Mahanthappa & Mahanthappa, Rudresh Indo-Pak Coalition; 'Vandanaa Trayee'

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Politics

Democrats Block Funding To Close Guantanamo

[3 min 57 sec]
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Rudresh Mahanthappa & Mahanthappa, Rudresh Indo-Pak Coalition; 'Palika Market'

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Talking Heads; 'The Lady Don't Mind'

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World

U.N. Says Italy Violates International Conventions

[4 min 12 sec]
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World

French Movie Alerts Public To Immigrants' Plight

[4 min 43 sec]
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Jacques Pellarin; 'Le Swing Des Carpates'

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Jacques Pellarin; 'Valse Pour Francois'

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Sweetness And Light

Roger Federer: A Champion Faces A Challenge

[3 min 30 sec]
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Sports

Indy's Brickyard Celebrates 100th Birthday

[3 min 49 sec]
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Rick Estrin and the Nightcats; 'Bigfoot'

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Diversions

Sun, Dog's Glass Water Bowl Start Fire

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Diversions

Reporter Convicted For Killing Fish With Shampoo

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