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Woman's Foreclosure Nightmare: 'Like A Black Hole'

Rachel Keyser and her daughter, Sydney, stand in front of their house in Deerfield, N.H. Since falling prey to a mortgage scam in 2004, Keyser has faced repeated attempts to foreclose on the house. Chris Arnold/NPR hide caption

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The Foreclosure Nightmare

Woman's Foreclosure Nightmare: 'Like A Black Hole'

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Woman's Foreclosure Nightmare: 'Like A Black Hole'

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Untitled Moog Anthem Bizingas

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Money Market Bizingas

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U.S. Hunts 'Hacktivists;' Some Ask: Is It Worth It?

by Carrie Johnson

U.S. Hunts 'Hacktivists;' Some Ask: Is It Worth It?

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Corporations Are Drawn Into WikiLeaks Controversy

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Corporations Are Drawn Into WikiLeaks Controversy

by Laura Sydell

Corporations Are Drawn Into WikiLeaks Controversy

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Harm-O-Lodge Isotope 217

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Desert Phase Kaya Project

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Political Stagnation, Slow Economy Hold Back Italy

by Sylvia Poggioli

Political Stagnation, Slow Economy Hold Back Italy

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Violinata Beppe Gambetta / Carlo Aonzo / David Grisman

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Violinata Beppe Gambetta / Carlo Aonzo / David Grisman

Health

As Newborn Heart Surgery Improves, Survivors Thrive

by Patti Neighmond

As Newborn Heart Surgery Improves, Survivors Thrive

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Stitch In Time: Fixing A Heart Defect Before Birth

Hannah Wells (right) plays with her sister Madison. "They had told us that if this had happened to our eldest child, who was born five years prior, that this would not have even been option," says their father John Wells. Photos Courtesy Of Stephanie Makosky/The Dispatch And The Argus hide caption

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Stitch In Time: Fixing A Heart Defect Before Birth

by Richard Knox

Stitch In Time: Fixing A Heart Defect Before Birth

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Reach for the Rainbow Lawrence Blatt

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Black Rock Beach Lawrence Blatt

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GE To Buy Wellstream, A&P Files Bankruptcy Plans

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Crooner Pat Boone Launches All-American Meats

by Robert Smith

Crooner Pat Boone Launches All-American Meats

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McDonald's Adds Oatmeal To Its Breakfast Menu

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The Bender Tuatara

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Analysis

White House Tries To Sell Tax Deal To Democrats

by Cokie Roberts , Steve Inskeep

White House Tries To Sell Tax Deal To Democrats

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A Dallas Democrat Rises To New Prominence, Power

by Wade Goodwyn

A Dallas Democrat Rises To New Prominence, Power

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East Texas Waltz John Platania

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Train Wreck John Platania

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Erin Brockovich II? Activist Returns To Aid Town

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Erin Brockovich II? Activist Returns To Aid Town

by Carrie Kahn

Erin Brockovich II? Activist Returns To Aid Town

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Heavy Snow Collapses Metrodome's Inflatable Roof

by Matt Sepic

Heavy Snow Collapses Metrodome's Inflatable Roof

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Try Michael Treni

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Detour Michael Treni

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Europe

Investigators Probe Stockholm Suicide Bomber

by Philip Reeves , Don Gonyea

Investigators Probe Stockholm Suicide Bomber

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Voices Liz Story

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Business

Company Thinks Israel Is Keen To Try Electric Cars

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Company Thinks Israel Is Keen To Try Electric Cars

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Savings Will Lure Americans To Electric Cars

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This Type of Funk Tower of Power

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Scoop The Notwist

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Last-Minute Holiday Guests? Nigella's Here To Help

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Holiday Recipes

Last-Minute Holiday Guests? Nigella's Here To Help

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Suite from "The Nutcracker"--Waltz of the Flowers The Philadelphia Orchestra w/Eugene Ormandy

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J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratio: Ich Will Nur Zu Ehren Leben [BVW 248: #41 Béla Fleck & the Flecktones & Fleck, Béla & The Flecktones

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Strange News

Georgia Permit Waived For Flying Reindeer

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Taiwanese Official Pieces Money Back Together

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