Weekend Edition Saturday for September 8, 2012 : NPR

The 'Skills Missmatch': Failing To Meet Job Demand

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Split Polls In Iowa Boost State's Importance

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Split Polls In Iowa Boost State's Importance

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The Burn Of Unemployment Still Stings New Hampshire

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The Burn Of Unemployment Still Stings New Hampshire

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Go On, 'Curate' This Commentary, Too

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Go On, 'Curate' This Commentary, Too

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Will Convention Give Obama A Boost In N.C.?

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Will Convention Give Obama A Boost In N.C.?

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Inside Security Council Talks On Syria

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Violence Seizes French Port City

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Violence Seizes French Port City

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Canadian Poet Inspires Men's Community Choir

by Lisa Morehouse

Canadian Poet Inspires Men's Community Choir

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An Invitation To Join 'The Dangerous Animals Club'

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An Invitation To Join 'The Dangerous Animals Club'

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An Invitation To Join 'The Dangerous Animals Club'

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Forget The Heels: What It Takes To Be Miss Navajo

Miss Navajo contestants must work in teams to butcher sheep. From left, Krystal Parkhurst, Leandra "Abby" Thomas and Charlene Goodluck had to cut the sheep's throat, remove the stomach and quarter the carcass. Laurel Morales for NPR hide caption

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National

Forget The Heels: What It Takes To Be Miss Navajo

by Laurel Morales

Forget The Heels: What It Takes To Be Miss Navajo

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Sauti Sol: Native Sons Sing Straight To Kenya's Youth

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Sauti Sol: Native Sons Sing Straight To Kenya's Youth

by John Burnett

Sauti Sol: Native Sons Sing Straight To Kenya's Youth

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Politics

Labor Report Has Romney And Obama On Down Note

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Labor Report Has Romney And Obama On Down Note

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As Election Nears, Keeping Donors A Secret Is Trickier

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As Election Nears, Keeping Donors A Secret Is Trickier

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As Election Nears, Keeping Donors A Secret Is Trickier

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World

Haqqani Designation Complicates Pakistan Relations

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Europe

Europe Debt Plan Raises Hopes, With Much To Do

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Europe

Investors Comb Greece's Finances To Check On Bailout

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Investors Comb Greece's Finances To Check On Bailout

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Health

What To Do In Case Of A Zombie Apocalypse

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Some Ga. Schools Make Mandarin Mandatory

Instructor Huiling Li encourages second-grader Trinity Faulkner on the first day of Mandarin Chinese classes at Brookdale Elementary School in Macon, Ga. Adam Ragusea for NPR hide caption

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Education

Some Ga. Schools Make Mandarin Mandatory

by Adam Ragusea

Some Ga. Schools Make Mandarin Mandatory

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National

Gamblers Win Big In Atlantic City With Unshuffled Decks

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Sports

A Star At U.S. Open, NFL Opens, Paralympics To Close

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Author Interviews

'Yankee Miracles': Rising Through Baseball Ranks

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Plan For Cuban Ballet School A Dance Of Art, Politics

Cuban ballet dancer Carlos Acosta has a bold plan to transform a long-abandoned, incompletely built ballet school in Havana into a global cultural and dance center. But some fear the plan is a step toward "privatization." Nick Miroff for NPR hide caption

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Latin America

Plan For Cuban Ballet School A Dance Of Art, Politics

by Nick Miroff

Plan For Cuban Ballet School A Dance Of Art, Politics

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