Weekend Edition Sunday for August 18, 2013 : NPR

Cairo Mosque Is A Protest Flashpoint

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Attacks On Egypt's Christians Increase

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Obama Struggles To Find Effective Egypt Policy

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Obama Struggles To Find Effective Egypt Policy

by Michele Kelemen

Obama Struggles To Find Effective Egypt Policy

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Sister Fights To Save Her Order From Financial Collapse

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Sister Fights To Save Her Order From Financial Collapse

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Sister Fights To Save Her Order From Financial Collapse

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Quote Corrected On MLK Memorial

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Quote Corrected On MLK Memorial

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Atlanta Celebrates King's Dream

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Atlanta Celebrates King's Dream

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When This Island Organ Plays, It's A Step Back In Time

by Kirk Siegler

When This Island Organ Plays, It's A Step Back In Time

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A Matter Of Succession

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A Matter Of Succession

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Hugh Laurie Puts Blues In The House

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Egypt On Edge After A Week Of Deadly Violence

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Executions In China Declining

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Japan Seeks 'Escape From Postwar Regime'

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Why The Government Blocked The Airline Merger

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Bucking Conventional Sports Wisdom

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An Adventurer Returns To The Dungeon In 'Dice And Men'

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Kitchens Of The Future Will Really Know How To Cook

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Kitchens Of The Future Will Really Know How To Cook

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Kitchens Of The Future Will Really Know How To Cook

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Fall Pop Preview: A 'Roar' Of 'Applause' For New Music

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Fall Pop Preview: A 'Roar' Of 'Applause' For New Music

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Fall Pop Preview: A 'Roar' Of 'Applause' For New Music

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'Cutie And The Boxer': Two Lives Entwined At Home, In Art

Ushio Shinohara is best known for his "boxing paintings" — performance pieces often created for an audience, in which he strikes at his canvases with gloves dipped in pigments — and for his fanciful, brightly colored sculptures of motorcycles adorned with all manner of extras. Radius/TWC hide caption

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'Cutie And The Boxer': Two Lives Entwined At Home, In Art

by Karen Michel

'Cutie And The Boxer': Two Lives Entwined At Home, In Art

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A Musical Power Couple With A Dozen-Strong Entourage

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A Musical Power Couple With A Dozen-Strong Entourage

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A Musical Power Couple With A Dozen-Strong Entourage

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