All Things Considered for December 9, 2004 : NPR

Six Missing in Freighter Crash

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News

Weather Conditions Hamper Rescuers in Freighter Crash

by Melissa Block

Weather Conditions Hamper Rescuers in Freighter Crash

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World

OPEC Tackles Falling Oil Prices

by Scott Horsley

OPEC Tackles Falling Oil Prices

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World

Iran Basij Marks 25 Years

by Ivan Watson

Iran Basij Marks 25 Years

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Opinion

Boarding a New Direct Flight to Vietnam

by Andrew Lam

Boarding a New Direct Flight to Vietnam

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World

Funeral Held for NYC Firefighter Lost in Iraq

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Iraq Electoral Alliance Forms

by Mike Shuster

Iraq Electoral Alliance Forms

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Middle East

Abbas, Barghouti Lead Palestinian Campaign Contenders

by Julie McCarthy

Music

Beth Nielsen Chapman's 'Hymns'

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Jailed Immigrants Allege Abuse

Hudson Jail Disciplines Guards in Detainee Abuse Case

by Daniel Zwerdling

Hudson Jail Disciplines Guards in Detainee Abuse Case

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World

Recent Documents on Iraq Prison Abuse Reveal FBI Tensions

by Larry Abramson

Recent Documents on Iraq Prison Abuse Reveal FBI Tensions

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The Second Term

Bush Selects Former RNC Chair for Veterans Post

by Brian Naylor

Bush Selects Former RNC Chair for Veterans Post

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Heavy Metal Guitarist Killed in Concert Shooting

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From Our Listeners

Letters: Zoo Controversy, Young Calcutta Photographers, SawStop

by Melissa Block , Michele Norris

Letters: Zoo Controversy, Young Calcutta Photographers, SawStop

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Poisoning Rumored to Cause Yushchenko's Scars

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Celebration in Ukraine

OSCE to Monitor Second Ukraine Vote

by Melissa Block

OSCE to Monitor Second Ukraine Vote

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Gay Unions Cleared in Canada

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Science

Researchers Say Crows Are at Head of Avian Class

by Jon Hamilton

Researchers Say Crows Are at Head of Avian Class

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Poet on Call

Speak, Memory

by Andrei Codrescu

Speak, Memory

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Obituaries

Remembering 'Beverly Hillbillies' Crooner Scoggins

by Melissa Block

Remembering 'Beverly Hillbillies' Crooner Scoggins

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