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Survival at a Price in an Iranian Prison

At age 16, Marina Nemat was imprisoned for speaking out against Iran's brutal regime. Just minutes from execution, her life was spared by a man who forced her to marry him and convert to Islam. She tells her story in a new memoir.

Survival at a Price in an Iranian Prison

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Space Tethers: Slinging Objects in Orbit?

What do you get when you combine a high school library, a ballistic missile, and a machine that makes sexy underwear? A woven string more than a half a mile long called a "space tether." Some say tethers could help move things around in outer space without needing rockets.

Space Tethers: Slinging Objects in Orbit?

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Simulated City Preps Marines for Reality of Iraq

Before going to Iraq, Marines visit Wadi al-Sahara, a fictional Iraqi town where Iraqi role players re-create many of the same situations found in Iraqi cities. This training exercise is designed to help Marines work with Iraqis and avoid conflict.

Simulated City Preps Marines for Reality of Iraq

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Revisiting Tom DeBaggio, and Life with Alzheimer's

For more than seven years, All Things Considered has followed the story of one Alzheimer's patient, Tom DeBaggio. And it's apparent in a recent visit with Tom and his wife, Joyce, how sharply his health has declined.

Revisiting Tom DeBaggio, and Life with Alzheimer's

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Have You Heard About B Flat?

For reasons that remain mostly mysterious, the note we call "B flat" does the oddest things. It aggravates alligators, it lurks in the stairwell of an office building, and it emanates from a supermassive black hole 250 million light years from Earth.

Have You Heard About B Flat?

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Barbaro Death Touches Admirers

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was put down this week after the long medical struggle that followed his leg injury at the Preakness Stakes in the summer of 2006. Both Barbaro's spectacular success and tragic death affected the racer's many fans.

Barbaro Death Touches Admirers

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After a Safe Landing, a Pilot Gives Thanks

Air traffic controller David Murphy was awarded the Archie League Medal of Safety award for his work helping a pilot land safely despite a broken autopilot that kept his plane in a nosedive.

After a Safe Landing, a Pilot Gives Thanks

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Surgeon Writes of Death, Dying in 'Final Exam'

When Pauline Chen became a doctor, she was troubled by inconsistencies in the ways that fellow physicians dealt with the emotional aspect of death and dying. Chen tackles the subject in her new book: Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality.

Surgeon Writes of Death, Dying in 'Final Exam'

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A New Addition to Martin Luther King's Legacy

The Temple Israel in Hollywood recently revealed a 1965 recording of a sermon delivered by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the behest of Rabbi Max Nussbaum. The rabbi himself used the pulpit to rail against injustices in Nazi Germany. Nussbaum's widow, Ruth, tells the story.

A New Addition to Martin Luther King's Legacy

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Opinion

Prayer: Once a Last Resort, Now a Habit

Storyteller Kevin Kling has often used prayer to try to get himself out of the dumb trouble he finds himself in. But after a life-changing motorcycle accident in 2001, Kling's prayers have changed.

Prayer: Once a Last Resort, Now a Habit

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Between Two Worlds: 'My Name Is Iran'

A memoir tells of a journey between two countries and cultures. My Name Is Iran follows three generations of Iranian-American women and the personal, political and religious decisions that each must make.

Between Two Worlds: 'My Name Is Iran'

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Meet the Real Sacha Baron Cohen

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English comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen is best-known for his characters. They include a journalist from England named Ali G, and Bruno, a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion reporter. His most famous character is Borat, a Kazakhstan reporter who stars in a controversial film. All three characters were part of his Da Ali G Show.

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Yusuf Islam: the Former Cat Stevens on His New CD

British singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, talks about his musical and spiritual journey and performs songs from his new CD, An Other Cup.

Yusuf Islam: the Former Cat Stevens on His New CD

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Tobacco Barns: Stately Relics of a Bygone Era

The tobacco crop is quickly disappearing from the farm fields of Kentucky. But tobacco barns, in various states of repair, stand proudly on the landscape as icons of family farming.

Tobacco Barns: Stately Relics of a Bygone Era

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