April 9, 2011

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The Federal Budget Crunch

Eleventh-Hour Budget Deal Averts Shutdown

 

The Federal Budget Crunch

Shutdown Avoided, Now For More Showdowns

by NPR Staff

 

Simon Says

No Lesson Learned For Witness To Brother's Murder

 

Don't Have to Be So Sad Yo La Tengo 0:20

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Return to Hot Chicken Yo La Tengo 0:58

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Science

Fears About Radiation Bigger Than Actual Risk

 

Mine Safety In America

Questions Remain Year After Mine Explosion

 

Kee Facts: A Few Things You Didn't Know

The Civil War's First Death Was An Accident

 

Battle Cry of Freedom Chris Vallillo 0:45

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Europe

300 Days Without Government No Worry For Belgium

by NPR Staff

 

Lexington Elephant Revival 0:29

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Books

Humane Society CEO On Michael Vick, New Profile

by NPR Staff

 

Music Interviews

How The Beatnik Riot Helped Kick Off The '60s

by Joel Rose

 

Around the Nation

For Dying People, A Chance To Shape Their Legacy

by Julie Bierach

 

Politics

Tough Talk, Wary Deals, And Finally, No Shutdown

 

Politics

A Tea Party Representative In The Budget Battle

by NPR Staff

 

Middle East

No Victory In Misurata Despite Gadhafi's Claims

by Lourdes Garcia Navarro

 

Europe

Why France's Military Is Stepping Up To The World

by NPR Staff

 

Mental Health

Mexican Students Cope With Trauma Of Drug War

by Monica Ortiz Uribe

 

Race

75 Years Later, Black Student Finally First In Class

by NPR Staff

 

From Our Listeners

Your Letters: Loose Cobra; Full Gas Tanks

by NPR Staff

 

Sports

Baseball Drama And Masters Golf

by NPR Staff

 

I Can't Return Paul Curreri

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Sports

A Masters Legend Remembers Beating Arnold Palmer

by NPR Staff

 

Music Interviews

A Jazz Singer Teams With Nashville's Finest

by NPR Staff

 

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