All Things Considered for January 17, 2011 : NPR

Finding The Path Toward Employment In St. Louis

Randal Howland, 50, of St. Louis, lost his job over a year ago. Whitney Curtis for NPR hide caption

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Finding The Path Toward Employment In St. Louis

by Tamara Keith

Finding The Path Toward Employment In St. Louis

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Unity Government Fails To Quell Tunisia Violence

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Unity Government Fails To Quell Tunisia Violence

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Skype CEO On Qik Deal

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Steve Jobs Goes On Medical Leave

by Jim Zarroli

Steve Jobs Goes On Medical Leave

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Giffords Continues 'Miraculous' Recovery

by Ted Robbins

Giffords Continues 'Miraculous' Recovery

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Recalling Veteran Who Saved President Ford

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Three Modern Fables To Capture Your Imagination

by Gish Jen

Three Modern Fables To Capture Your Imagination

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Retirees Lend A Hand To Refugees In Fargo, N.D.

Mentor Carol Brooks, 72, wears a charm bracelet engraved with the names of the many refugees she’s helped in the past decade. "Some of them call me Mom," she says. Jennifer Ludden/NPR hide caption

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Social Entrepreneurs: Taking On World Problems

Retirees Lend A Hand To Refugees In Fargo, N.D.

by Jennifer Ludden

Retirees Lend A Hand To Refugees In Fargo, N.D.

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National

MLK Day Marked Around Nation

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Former Exile 'Baby Doc' Lands In Haiti Amid Praise

Former president of Haiti Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier waves to supporters from a hotel balcony Sunday after his arrival in Port-au-Prince. Duvalier returned to the country after nearly 25 years in exile. Dieu Nalio Chery/AP hide caption

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Latin America

Former Exile 'Baby Doc' Lands In Haiti Amid Praise

by Jason Beaubien

Former Exile 'Baby Doc' Lands In Haiti Amid Praise

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Latin America

Assessing Baby Doc's Return To Haiti

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Planned Minneapolis Dog Park Spurs MLK Name Spat

by Brandt Williams

Planned Minneapolis Dog Park Spurs MLK Name Spat

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Health Care

Democrats Seek Message To Boost Health Law

by Julie Rovner

Democrats Seek Right Message To Boost Health Law

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Politics

A New Tone For A New Congress?

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Education

Tight Budgets Could Offer Schools Insight

by Larry Abramson

Schools Tested By Budget Cuts Learn New Strategies

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Education

N.J. Governor Puts Teacher Tenure In Hot Seat

by Claudio Sanchez

N.J. Governor Puts Teacher Tenure In Hot Seat

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Chk Plz: Restaurants Try Texting To Speed Service

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All Tech Considered

Chk Plz: Restaurants Try Texting To Speed Service

by Jessica Alpert

Chk Plz: Restaurants Try Texting To Speed Service

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Boogie Woogie: Born In The Backwoods Of America

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Music Interviews

Boogie Woogie: Born In The Backwoods Of America

by Wade Goodwyn

Boogie Woogie: Born In The Backwoods Of America

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