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Questions about Mammograms, Black TV Goes Online, Sarah Palin Back on Tour, Can Parents Become Toxic?, Remembering Johnny Mercer

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Obama Announces New Approach for Missile Defense, Are Americans Illiterate When It Comes to Science?, Driving While Distracted, No Exit

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Day Two of Sotomayor hearings, Business Guru’s Prescription for Healthcare, Facebook vs. Google, Charles Taylor war crimes trial, and jazz saxophonist Grace Kelly

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Regulation of Financial Markets, Prescription Drug Prices, Magnets on the Brain, California Budget Woes, Country Music TV Awards & ‘The Shape of Jazz to Come’

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Though we keep hearing reports that the record industry in on the verge of collapse, Here and Now’s jazz aficionado James Isaacs says there’s some reason for hope, at least in the area of jazz, where two record labels are celebrating major anniversaries this year: Blue Note records turns 70, and ECM is 40.

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Trimming the Stimulus, Reporters’ Notebook: Africa, Octuplets’ Mother Speaks Out, My Daughter’s DNA, Peanut Butter Recall, James Isaacs on Jazz Anniversaries

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Welcome to our newest listeners in Orlando, FL, Chicago, IL, Morris, IL and Chesterton, IN! In the past few months we’ve been joined by new stations in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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Here & Now producers share their favorite music, books and websites.

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