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Weekend Edition Sunday

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Memorial Draws Mining Communities, Obama Together

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Wall Street Still Bullish On Massey Despite Mine Blast

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Wall Street Still Bullish On Massey Despite Mine Blast

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Looking For Yet Another Approach To Mideast Peace

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July, for percussion ensemble, guitars & electronics So Percussion

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What the Hell, for percussion ensemble, guitars & electronics So Percussion

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GM's Payback A Start, But An End Still Far Off

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GM's Payback A Start, But An End Still Far Off

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Quadriplegic Builds His Dream Truck, Business

Steve Kitchin demonstrates his prototype invention. With the touch of a button, he simply backs his wheelchair in, and the elevator-like lift raises it up and slides him into the cab of the truck. Erika Celeste for NPR hide caption

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Business

Quadriplegic Builds His Dream Truck, Business

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Quadriplegic Builds His Dream Truck, Business

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Science

Adoptive Parents Take On More Than A Child

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Adoptive Parents Take On More Than A Child

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Elegant Transaction Loose Fur

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Television

Why Animal Shows Are More About People Lately

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Why Animal Shows Are More About People Lately

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The Song of Songs, for cello & electronics Madeleine Shapiro

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Quiet Village Martin Denny

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Sunday Puzzle

Accentuate The Positive

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Accentuate The Positive

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Peter Amaker, 17 (center), with teammates from the High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety, competes in the singles freestyle round of the double Dutch meet in New York. Beth Fertig for NPR hide caption

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Double Dutch: From Street Game To Sport

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Double Dutch: From Street Game To Sport

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Lebanese Artists Evoke Violent Past, Hopeful Future

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Lebanese Artists Evoke Violent Past, Hopeful Future

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Return to Hot Chicken Yo La Tengo

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Canvas Imogen Heap

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Election 2010

Congress Lines Up Big Issues Ahead Of November

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Congress Lines Up Big Issues Ahead Of November

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World

Our Man In Iraq Leaves

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Our Man In Iraq Leaves

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The Impact of War

Job Fair Links Disabled Vets With Employers

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Job Fair Links Disabled Vets With Employers

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Scotch & Chocolate Nickel Creek

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Photographer Finds Kinship With A Black 'Homeplace'

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Photographer Finds Kinship With A Black 'Homeplace'

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Photographer Finds Kinship With A Black 'Homeplace'

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You Deserve Flowers Chris Thile

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Europe

Stranded At The Airport? Hope It's In Amsterdam

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Stranded At The Airport? Hope It's In Amsterdam

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A Simple Way to Go Faster Than Light That Does Not Work Tortoise

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Author Interviews

Pilgrims And Progress: 3,000 Years Of Christianity

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Pilgrims And Progress: 3,000 Years Of Christianity

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Caetano Veloso: At The Infancy Of Old Age

The title of Caetano Veloso's new album, Zii E Zie, is Italian for "uncles and aunts." Fernando Young hide caption

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Caetano Veloso: At The Infancy Of Old Age

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Perdeu Caetano

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