All Things Considered for December 20, 2007 : NPR

The Impact of War

Effort Builds to Help 'Forgotten' Troops with PTSD

by Daniel Zwerdling

Effort Builds to Help 'Forgotten' Troops with PTSD

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Law

Men Freed from Guantanamo Accuse U.S. of Abuse

by Rob Gifford

Men Freed from Guantanamo Accuse U.S. of Abuse

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National

Bush Highlights Spending Bill in Year-End Speech

by Don Gonyea

Don Gonyea reports on All Things Considered

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Space

Astronaut in Space Gets News of Mother's Death

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Environment

Vermont Governor: EPA Emissions Ruling Misguided

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Spouses on the Campaign Trail

Jackie Clegg Dodd Is at Home with Iowans

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World

Lee Brings Mixed Record to South Korea Presidency

by Mike Shuster

Lee Brings Mixed Record to South Korea Presidency

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Opinion

Celebrating Christmas, for Better or Worse

by Adam Gopnik

Celebrating Christmas, for Better or Worse

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Best Music of 2007

Listeners' Picks for Album of the Year

Hear Bob Boilen talk About the Listener Picks on All Things Considered

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Election 2008

Romney Returns to Curb Huckabee's Surge in Iowa

by David Greene

Romney Returns to Curb Huckabee's Surge in Iowa

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Election 2008

Campaign Ads for the Holidays: Cheers or Jeers?

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Technology

Mexican Pilot Plans to Bring Back the Jet Pack

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Mexican Pilot Plans to Bring Back the Jet Pack

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From Our Listeners

Letters: Baseball Doping, Christmas Spirit, Pudding

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Culture

In 'Sweeney Todd,' Blood Will Most Certainly Flow

by Bob Mondello

In 'Sweeney Todd,' Blood Will Most Certainly Flow

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Rickman Gives Voice to 'Sweeney Todd' Nemesis

British actor Alan Rickman arrives for the European premiere of the film 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street', in London in 2008. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption

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Movies

Rickman Gives Voice to 'Sweeney Todd' Nemesis

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Politics

Congress Slips 9,000 Pet Projects into Spending Bill

by Peter Overby

Congress Slips 9,000 Pet Projects into Spending Bill

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World

U.S.-Bound Iraqi Refugees Cleared to Leave Syria

by Deborah Amos

U.S.-Bound Iraqi Refugees Cleared to Leave Syria

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Education

Iowa Teens Translate Books into Arabic for Iraqis

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World

Elizabeth Takes 'Oldest Monarch' Title from Victoria

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