Weekend Edition Saturday for February 27, 2010 : NPR

Chile Quake: Emergency Without Parallel

8.8-Magnitude Hits Chile

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Political Theater Starred This Week

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Powder Blue Ties Play It Politically Safe

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Powder Blue Ties Play It Politically Safe

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Military's Focus Shifts To Befriending Marjah

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U.S., Canada To Face Off For The Gold

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U.S., Canada To Face Off For The Gold

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In Hockey, The U.S. Is Right. Why Is Canada Left?

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After Digital Switch, Basic TV Offers Cable Alternative

Mac, left, Veronica and Petra Humphrey watch the PBS children's channel on their parents' high definition television. Catherine Welch for NPR hide caption

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After Digital Switch, Basic TV Offers Cable Alternative

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After Digital Switch, Basic TV Offers Cable Alternative

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Where R U? Tech-Savvy Burglars Want To Know

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'The Bear That Wasn't' A Laugh-Aloud Read For Kids

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Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince Of Darkness Gets A Book

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Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince Of Darkness Gets A Book

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Week In Review With Daniel Schorr

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After Health Care Summit, Obama Prepares To Move Ahead

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After Health Care Summit, Obama Prepares To Move Ahead

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Chile Quake: Emergency Without Parallel

Voices From Chile's Quake

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Argentina's Dirty War Still Haunts Youngest Victims

Alejandro Rei's biological grandfather, Ruben, holds a photo of his daughter, Liliana. Operatives of Argentina's military dictatorship kidnapped her in July 1977 and she gave birth to Alejandro while in custody. Silvina Frydlewsky for NPR hide caption

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Latin America

Argentina's Dirty War Still Haunts Youngest Victims

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Argentina's Dirty War Still Haunts Youngest Victims

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Latin America

Bolivia Pushing Coca That's Good For You

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Bolivia Pushing Coca That's Good For You

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Seeking Justice For Campus Rapes

Rape Victims Find Little Help On College Campuses

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From Our Listeners

Your Letters: Nuclear Power; Kevin Smith

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Sports

Olympics Conclude With Its Own Comeback Story

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Winter Olympics 2010

Snowboarder's Liver Transplant Revs 'New Engine'

by Mitzi Rapkin

Snowboarder's Liver Transplant Revs 'New Engine'

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Director Antoine Fuqua reviews a scene with Wesley Snipes on the set of Brooklyn's Finest. In the film, Snipes plays a drug dealer who doesn't know his prison buddy (Don Cheadle) is really an undercover cop. Phillip V. Caruso/SMPS hide caption

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Movie Interviews

Wesley Snipes In 'Brooklyn's Finest'

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Chile Quake: Emergency Without Parallel

Tsunami Warnings Sound Around Pacific

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Chile Quake: Emergency Without Parallel

Earthquake In Chile: An Update

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