All Things Considered for May 29, 2010 : NPR

BP's 'Top Kill' Attempt To Plug Oil Leak Fails

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La. Officials Seek Barrier Islands To Protect Marshes

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Scientist Optimistic About Marine Life In Gulf

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Week In News: Oil Spill, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

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Space Increasingly Congested With Junk

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Science

Geoengineering: 'A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come'

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Geoengineering: 'A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come'

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Dennis Hopper, Hollywood Rebel, Dies At 74

Dennis Hopper received an Oscar nomination for his performance in <em><em><em><em><em><em>Hoos<em>iers<em> and<em> for the <em>Easy Rider screenplay, which he co-wrote with Peter Fonda. Charley Gallay/Getty hide caption

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Obituaries

Dennis Hopper, Hollywood Rebel, Dies At 74

by Jesse Baker

Dennis Hopper, Hollywood Rebel, Dies At 74

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Red Ink May Lead To Lower Grades

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'Mein Girl': Motown's Hits, Found In Translation

The Temptations, c. 1965. Otis Williams is on the far right. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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Music Interviews

'Mein Girl': Motown's Hits, Found In Translation

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'Mein Girl': Motown's Hits, Found In Translation

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