Weekend Edition Sunday for April 29, 2007 : NPR

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Voices in the News

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White House Faces a World of Woes

by Don Gonyea

White House Faces a World of Woes

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Can Bush, Congress Find Middle Ground on Iraq?

by Lynn Neary , Brian Naylor

Can Bush, Congress Find Middle Ground on Iraq?

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Take Off and Land Manu Katche

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Miles Away Manu Katche

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News Analysis

Army Fiction

by Daniel Schorr

Army Fiction

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Breaking Down the FCC Report on TV Violence

by Lynn Neary , David Folkenflik

Breaking Down the FCC Report on TV Violence

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Author Interviews

Back to Basics: Kingsolver Clan Lives off Land

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Accokeek Shore Al Petteway & Amy White

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The Hullabaloo over Hellebores

by Lynn Neary , Ketzel Levine

The Hullabaloo over Hellebores

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The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ("Il cimento" Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4 Marion Verbruggen

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Broken Oar Emmet Swimming

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Sunday Puzzle

Re-Figuring Familiar Phrases

by Will Shortz

Re-Figuring Familiar Phrases

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National

Where a Cowboy Film Star Made His Last Stand

by Ted Robbins

Where a Cowboy Film Star Made His Last Stand

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Discover Songs

The Lingering Mystery of 'Wildfire'

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Leo's Cat Will Bernard

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Politics

Wolfowitz to Confront World Bank Panel

by Lynn Neary , Tom Gjelten

Wolfowitz to Confront World Bank Panel

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Tenet, White House: Two Views of Recent History

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New Leaf Drew Gress' 7 Black Butterflies

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Two (still In Half Light) Kip Hanrahan

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World

Family: American Unfairly Jailed in Nicaragua

by Juan Forero

Family: American Unfairly Jailed in Nicaragua

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Books

Life in 'The Republic of Pirates'

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From Our Listeners

Letters: Virginia Tech and Other Issues

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These 3 Sins Gomez

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Mistress of Storms Bruce Cockburn

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Digital Life

Gadget Gurus Go Wild at Bent Festival

by Lars Hoel

Gadget Gurus Go Wild at Bent Festival

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Digital Life

Kraftwerk Gets a New Sound on '8-Bit Operators'

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Tanzmusik Herbert Weixelbaum

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Music Reviews

Making 'LoveMusik' with Weill and Lenya

by Jeff Lunden

Making 'LoveMusik' with Weill and Lenya

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Ebonics Tia Fuller

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