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Weekend Edition Saturday

NPR's Dina Temple-Raston Talks With Scott Simon About The Investigation

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Obama's First Year: Has He Fallen Short?

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Away In A Factory: A Christmas Story

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Away In A Factory: A Christmas Story

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Coventry Carol Edward Gerhard

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Variations on Pachelbel's Canon Edward Gerhard

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Senator Calls Health Care Bill 'Historic Mistake'

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Other Hotspots Pull NATO Away From Kosovo

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Wounded Vet Takes Pain Of War To Comedy Club

Staff Sgt. Bobby Henline was injured in Iraq by a roadside bomb three years ago, and was burned over nearly half of his body. After years of grueling physical therapy, he now performs at open mic night at the Rivercity Comedy Club in San Antonio. Katie Hayes for NPR hide caption

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The Impact Of War Project

Wounded Vet Takes Pain Of War To Comedy Club

by Terry Gildea

Wounded Vet Takes Pain Of War To Comedy Club

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Your Letters: Orient Express, Oral Roberts

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Gloucestershire Wassail [English] Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton

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Author Interviews

'A Very Brief History' Abbreviates Forever

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Music Interviews

Sheryl Crow Debuts All Over Again

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Analysis

Year In Review With Daniel Schorr

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Airport Security Tightens After Attempted Bombing

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El Gaucho Rachel Z

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Footprints Rachel Z

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Mexico's Drug War Brings More Carnage To Border

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Latin America

Mexico's Drug War Brings More Carnage To Border

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Mexico's Drug War Brings More Carnage To Border

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Homeless Families On The Rise

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Boy's 'Little Red Wagon' Helps Homeless Children

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Playground Viktor Krauss

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Animation Studio Casts In Color

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MADISON'S WHIM / THE MERRY STROLLERS / THE KILLERMAN HESPERUS

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Basketball Stars On The Holiday Weekend

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Linda Holmes: 10 Reasons This Was TV's Decade

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Television

Linda Holmes: 10 Reasons This Was TV's Decade

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Linda Holmes: 10 Reasons This Was TV's Decade

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Illusionist's Show Becoming A Pretty Slick Trick

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Benny Rides Again Benny Goodman

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