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Mars Rovers Still Making Tracks

Expected to explore for about three months, NASA's roving robots Spirit and Opportunity are still exploring the Red Planet five years later.

 
 

Israel Strikes Hamas Leadership

Hamas announced that one of its military leaders was killed in an air strike during the night -- the second Hamas leader in three days.

Muslim Passenger Taken Off AirTran Plane Speaks Out

One of the nine Muslim travelers offloaded by AirTran discusses what happened to him and his family.

Mexican Hospitals Attracting Americans

High health care costs and a faltering economy are driving patients over the border.

 
 
 

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Putting The Cap
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Lincoln had a stovepipe, Truman a fedora. And now ... cap backwards.

 
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Getting A Boost From
The Baltimore Symphony

The OrchKids program uses classical music to teach bigger lessons.

 
 
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Iowa Family Pitches In To Make Profit Off Livestock

Each year, the Griffieons net about $5,000 from the cattle, hogs, chickens and turkeys they raise.

 
 

Mexican Hospitals Aim To Attract More Americans

Costs for procedures are often significantly less expensive south of the border.

 
 
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NASA's Mars Rovers Still Making Tracks

NASA's twin rovers are still analyzing specimens on Mars, years beyond their expected life span.

 
 

Credit Freeze Puts A Chill On Startup Companies

In the first three quarters of 2008, only six venture-backed startups held initial public offerings.

 
 
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Interest Rates For Beginners

From Baseline Scenario: a tutorial on the Federal Reserve and interest rates.

 
 
 
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Music Interviews & Profiles

Disabled Guitarist Finds A New Sound

After being diagnosed with essential tremor disorder, Richard Crandell discovered a new instrument to play: the African thumb piano.

 
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Toast Of The Nation

Pink Martini: An Eclectic Splash Of Strings

The globetrotting "little orchestra" brought its eclectic stylings to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles during NPR's annual New Year's Eve special.

 
 
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Best Books Of 2008

Nancy Pearl Dips Below The Reading Radar

Our intrepid librarian reports on books that are just too good to get lost in the shuffle.

 
 
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Five Flatly Awesome Comics

Comics blogger Glen Weldon looks back at the series that consistently kept him wanting more in 2008. Plus: Are you a Stacker, or a Grazer?

 
 
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NPR's Best Of 2008

Browse through our critics' year-end roundups of the best books, TV, movies and music of the past year. Also: NPR listeners weigh in on their favorite CDs and movies of 2008.

 
 
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This I Believe

This Is Home

Environmental activist Majora Carter was raised in the South Bronx. She believes that you don't have to move out of your old neighborhood to live in a better one.

 
 
 
 

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