Weekend Edition Saturday for September 22, 2007 : NPR

Politics

GOP Hopefuls Make 'Conservative' Choices

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Politics

Hsu's Troubles

by Scott Simon , Peter Overby

Hsu's Troubles

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Security Firm Blackwater Under Scrutiny

The Pitfalls of Sub-Contracting Security

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World

Former Peru President Fujimori Faces Extradition

by Julie McCarthy

Former Peru President Fujimori Faces Extradition

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National

Time for a Change in Indiana

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Law

Congress OKs Fast-Tracked Executions

by Ari Shapiro

Congress OKs Fast-Tracked Executions

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Your Money

What are the Ethics of Interest Rates?

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Segregation Showdown at Little Rock

Remembering Louis Armstrong's Little Rock Protest

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Music Interviews

Lee Rocker's Big Bass Sound

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Books

Holocaust Victim's Lost Novels Help Daughter Heal

by Eleanor Beardsley

Holocaust Victim's Lost Novels Help Daughter Heal

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Analysis

The Week in Review

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World

Looking at a Changing Libya

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Simon Says

The News That Didn't Get Printed

by Scott Simon

The News That Didn't Get Printed

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News

Ex-U.N. Commander in Rwanda Sends Warning

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World

A Visit to Ethiopia's Rastafarian Diaspora

by Gwen Thompkins

A Visit to Ethiopia's Rastafarian Diaspora

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Sports

Giants Say Goodbye to Bonds

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Music News

School for the Blues

by Ron Brown

School for the Blues

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Sports

The Red Sox' Five-Toed Socks

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Carmen on the Couch: Analyzing Bizet's Bold Heroine

Denyce Graves as Carmen, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Metropolitan Opera Archives hide caption

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Music Interviews

Carmen on the Couch: Analyzing Bizet's Bold Heroine

by Tom Huizenga

Carmen on the Couch: Analyzing Bizet's Bold Heroine

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Author Interviews

Hamill's New Novel Set in Depression-Era N.Y.

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