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Eric Jensen examines cantaloupe on the Jensen Farms near Holly, Colo., in late September. The FDA recalled cantaloupe grown on the farm after connecting the melons with a deadly listeria outbreak.

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The Salt

Listeria Outbreak: Why More Of Us Didn't Get Sick

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Listeria Outbreak: Why More Of Us Didn't Get Sick

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Mill Creek Middle School Principal Rebecca Bowen says her school is "by no way, shape or form a failing school." But it is according to federal and state standards because its low-income, special education students were about 10 points behind the goals set on standardized tests.

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Education

No Child Left Behind Waivers Worry Advocates

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No Child Left Behind Waivers Worry Advocates

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Rapper Supaman with the great Crow Nation chief Plenty Coups on his shirt and his son, Brayden Lecrae, on his lap.

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Music Interviews

Supaman: Rapping On The Reservation

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Supaman: Rapping On The Reservation

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President Obama speaks about job creation and the economy at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 5 Training Center in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

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Politics

Jobs Bill Defeated Despite Presidential Push

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Jobs Bill Defeated Despite Presidential Push

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Jonathan Wilson's new album is titled Gentle Spirit.

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Music Reviews

Jonathan Wilson: Making Like Thoreau, In Song

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Jonathan Wilson: Making Like Thoreau, In Song

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