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Afghan President, Internet Stimulus Money, Election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, Quick Note on Ground Beef Recall, The Fall of the Wall, Poncho Sanchez

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Feeling the Stimulus, Roads to Rails, Monks’ Weekend, Sensitive Female Chord Progression

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Show Me the Money, Levittown, Pennsylvania, Breast Cancer Treatment and Health Care Rationing, Racism in Cartoons, Oscar Nominated Cambodia Documentary

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President Obama’s stimulus package sets aside $4.5 billion to upgrade the nation’s electrical grid to a so-called “smart grid.”

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The Stimulus and the Smart Grid, Rocky Mountain High, Golden State Losing Luster, GM and Chrysler Face Bailout Deadline, Will Obama Overturn Bush’s Provider Conscience Rule?, From Mao’s Prison to Playing Willy Loman

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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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Stimulus Plan, Peanut Butter and Salmonella, How are Rights Changing Under Obama?,Super Bowl 43, RPM Challenge

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A Kentucky fan watches the championship game between Kentucky and Mississippi State at the NCAA college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament  on Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

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The DIY movement is moving mainstream. Check out projects ranging from swimming pools made from dumpsters and bicycles built from bamboo.

(Friday, March 12, 2010)
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The mother of one of our colleagues Stef Kotsonis died late last year at age 77. In eulogizing his mom, Helen Panopalis Kotsonis, Stef remarked on one thread of her life that involved a woman named Masha Leon, and led us to a remarkable story that begins with the Holocaust and ends with a gift [...]

(Friday, March 5, 2010)
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NOTES & UPDATES

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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Some recent stories we thought you’d enjoy- from our conversation with oncologist Jerome Groopman about the status of the war on cancer, to accordion champion Cory Pesaturo.

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

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Looking for a book for the young person in your life? We share our favorites.

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