Weekend Edition Sunday for August 19, 2012 : NPR

For Ryan, Medicare Plan A Tough Sell

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Virginia Voters A Key Bloc For Obama, Romney

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Joining WTO, Russia Aims For Brighter Future

by Corey Flintoff

Joining WTO, Russia Aims For Brighter Future

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Language Law Lays Bare Divisions In Ukraine

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Language Law Lays Bare Divisions In Ukraine

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What's Inside The CIA's Polish Prison

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Shop Owners Hope Yogurt Smooths A Path Out Of Greek Recession

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Shop Owners Hope Yogurt Smooths A Path Out Of Greek Recession

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Shuffle The Anagram, K?

by Will Shortz

Shuffle The Anagram, K?

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Lobsterman Genevieve Kurilec holds a lobster caught while fishing along Deer Isle, Maine. Kurilec says more women are beginning to captain their own lobster boats. Chris Arnold/NPR hide caption

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Business

She's No Man; She's A Lobsterman

by Chris Arnold

She's No Man; She's A Lobsterman

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Food

The Tastes Of Summer: Seasonal Recipes

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Politics

Tax Debate Continues: Who Do Cuts Hurt And Help?

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Worth The Deal? Groceries Get A Personalized Price

A customer using Safeway's personalized deals gets this loaf of bread for 99 cents instead of the original $4.29. Ashley Gross/KPLU hide caption

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Your Money

Worth The Deal? Groceries Get A Personalized Price

by Ashley Gross

Worth The Deal? Groceries Get A Personalized Price

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Culture

'Gone With The Wind' Author's Estate A Windfall

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Politics

For The First Time, No WASPs This Election

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Crime-Riddled N.J. City Considers Axing Police Force

The city of Camden, N.J., is considering getting rid of its own police force and turning to the county to try and combat record crime. Mel Evans/AP hide caption

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Presidential Race

Crime-Riddled N.J. City Considers Axing Police Force

by Elizabeth Fiedler

Crime-Riddled N.J. City Considers Axing Police Force

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Sports

In Baseball, Managers Come And Go

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A Honky-Tonk Duo Takes The Piano Outdoors

Pianist Kirby Lee Hammel and drummer Jake Alexander perform as Clangin' & Bangin' at an Oakland farmers market. Nina Thorsen/KQED hide caption

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Music Al Fresco

A Honky-Tonk Duo Takes The Piano Outdoors

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A Honky-Tonk Duo Takes The Piano Outdoors

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The 'State Of England' Is Grim In 'Lionel Asbo'

Martin Amis is the author of London Fields, Time's Arrow and The Rachel Papers. Isabel Fonseca hide caption

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Author Interviews

The 'State Of England' Is Grim In 'Lionel Asbo'

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The 'State Of England' Is Grim In 'Lionel Asbo'

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Books

What's Music Superstar Usher Reading?

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Bill Fay: A Cult Figure Returns, Skeptical But Optimistic

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Music Interviews

Bill Fay: A Cult Figure Returns, Skeptical But Optimistic

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Bill Fay: A Cult Figure Returns, Skeptical But Optimistic

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