September 4, 2010

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Economy

Sputtering Recovery Prompts More Tinkering

[2 min 38 sec]
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Politics

Mississippi's Haley Barbour, GOP Heavyweight

[6 min 10 sec]

by NPR Staff

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Simon Says

They'd Trade Labor Day For Days Of Labor

[2 min 37 sec]
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Ben Sidran; 'Blowin' in the Wind'

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Imogen Heap; 'Canvas'

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Middle East

Mideast Talks Wrap With A Promise

[4 min 37 sec]

by NPR Staff

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I-95: The Road Most Traveled

I-95 A 'Trap' For Migrant Fruit Pickers

[4 min 12 sec]

by Joel Rose

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I-95: The Road Most Traveled

Eat Your Way Down I-95, And Other Stops To Make

[5 min 31 sec]

by NPR Staff

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Various Artists; 'Happy Trails'

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Commentary

A Break From Politics At The County Fair

[3 min 0 sec]
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The Black Keys; 'Black Mud'

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Sports

Baseball Winds Down As U.S. Open Gears Up

[4 min 35 sec]

by NPR Staff

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Sports

An Expository For The New NFL Season

[4 min 4 sec]
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Annoying Music

Annoying Music For Labor Day

[9 min 10 sec]

by NPR Staff

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Economy

On Jobs, U.S. Now Ranks Worse Than Similar Nations

[5 min 52 sec]
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Economy

The Economy Gets Tough; The Tough Still Shop

[2 min 30 sec]

by NPR Staff

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Around the Nation

Earl Pulls The Punch; Summer's Last Days Saved

[3 min 6 sec]

by NPR Staff

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Chris Thile; 'Sinai to Canaan, Pt. 2'

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Nickel Creek; 'Scotch & Chocolate'

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Afghanistan

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Hamid Karzai?

[4 min 41 sec]
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Author Interviews

Memories Of War And Reading Clubs

[9 min 39 sec]

by NPR Staff

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Lost in the Trees; 'Mvt. 2 Sketch'

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On Aging

Mental Stimulation Postpones, Then Speeds Dementia

[3 min 0 sec]
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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein (conductor); 'Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra [Part I: The Adoration of the Earth: Harbingers of Spring (Dances of the Adolescents)]'

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Books

English Lives. Tell The Grammar Police.

[5 min 18 sec]

by NPR Staff

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From Our Listeners

Your Letters: Bay St. Louis; Glenn Beck Rally

[2 min 12 sec]

by NPR Staff

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Music News

Heart: A Legendary Rock Band Looks Ahead

[10 min 19 sec]
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