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Does This Guy Matter? Conductor Leonard Bernstein during rehearsal with the Cincinnati Symphony at Carnegie Hall in 1977. James Garrett/New York Daily News via Getty Images hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Do Orchestras Really Need Conductors?

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Do Orchestras Really Need Conductors?

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Cornell University just converted some of its grants into loans. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Education

As Colleges Retool Aid, Can Entry Stay Need-Blind?

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As Colleges Retool Aid, Can Entry Stay Need-Blind?

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Fikri Toros, a Turkish Cypriot businessman, says his family's company struggled for years because of embargoes and a weak Turkish lira. But its fortunes have improved with Turkey's economy. Joanna Kakissis/NPR hide caption

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Europe

For Cyprus' North And South, A Reversal Of Fortunes

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For Cyprus' North And South, A Reversal Of Fortunes

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R. Kelly (left) as Sylvester, and Eric Lane as Twan, in Trapped in the Closet, which relaunched with new chapters last week on IFC. Parrish Lewis/IFC hide caption

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The Record

R. Kelly's Queer, Campy 'Closet' Reopens

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R. Kelly's Queer, Campy 'Closet' Reopens

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A campaign volunteer wears a button as President Obama speaks at a campaign event in Maumee, Ohio. Now that the election is over, the Obama team is trying to keep supporters engaged in the president's second term. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Obama Team Works To Keep Grass Roots From Drying Up In Second Term

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After years of waiting, the Kennedy Center has a new symphonic organ replacing its old Filene organ. The $2 million project will culminate in the organ's debut on Nov. 27. William Neil (left), the National Symphony Orchestra organist, speaks with NSO Assistant Conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl (center) during the organ's test with the orchestra on Oct. 18. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption

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National

Kennedy Center's New Organ No Longer A Pipe Dream

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Kennedy Center's New Organ No Longer A Pipe Dream

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Lidia Bastianich's great-aunt swore by a horseradish tea for clearing out cold-clogged sinus. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Horseradish Tea And Other Global Cold Cures

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