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Weekend Edition Saturday

President Bush Seeks Closer Persian Gulf Ties

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Election 2008

Republican Campaigns Heat Up in Michigan

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Election 2008

Nevada Next Battleground for Clinton, Obama

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Nevada Next Battleground for Clinton, Obama

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Bone Chaos in the Castle Kaki King

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Caspia Keren Ann

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Economy

Assessing Wall Street's Shaky Week

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Election 2008

First and Last in New Hampshire

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First and Last in New Hampshire

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Speaking Guitar Narholz, Gerhard

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National

Vietnam Mishaps Revealed in Newly Declassified Papers

by Scott Simon

Vietnam Mishaps Revealed in Newly Declassified Papers

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Sueños Sizu Yantra

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Diversions

Roaches Drive Comedian to Bunk at Ikea

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Roaches Drive Comedian to Bunk at Ikea

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Mo's Affair Nitin Sawhney

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Race

Willie O'Ree on Breaking the NHL Color Barrier

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Willie O'Ree on Breaking the NHL Color Barrier

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Movies

Study: Violent Films May Drive Down Crime Rate

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Study: Violent Films May Drive Down Crime Rate

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Race

Researcher Studies Gangs by Leading One

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No More My Love Culver City Dub Collective

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Robin's Nest Duke Robillard & Herb Ellis

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Album: More Conversations in Swing Guitar
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Analysis

Week in Review: McCain's Comeback

by Daniel Schorr

Week in Review: McCain's Comeback

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Reporter's Notebook

Covering the Also-Rans

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Analysis

Music Cue: McDonald's Challenges the Coffee King

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Same Old Merry Go-Round Michael Loring

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Eastern Promises/London Streets Howard Shore

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Election 2008

How Pollsters Got New Hampshire Wrong

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How Pollsters Got New Hampshire Wrong

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Election 2008

Rudy Giuliani Counts on the Sunshine State

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Rudy Giuliani Counts on the Sunshine State

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Election 2008

Obama Tries Personal Diplomacy in Kenya

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Afrika Temple Temple of Sound

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World

Tribalism and Stability in Kenya

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Titati Bamada & Koité, Habib

Diversions

Maryland Shoe Shine Stand Re-Opens to Fanfare

by Joel McCord

Maryland Shoe Shine Stand Re-Opens to Fanfare

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Bioshock: Welcome to Rapture Please Check Back In a Few Days

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Nine Years Ticklah & Victor Axelrod

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Letters

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Diversions

Did Ben Franklin Add Up?

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Music Interviews

Piano Pathways: Daniel Pollack, 50 Years Later

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Bioshock: Welcome to Rapture Please Check Back In a Few Days

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Set a Place for Me Guy Davis

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Album: Chocolate to the Bone
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Iraq Eases Political Restrictions on Baath Party Members

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Iraq Eases Political Restrictions on Baath Party Members

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