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15 January 2009 

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 TOPICS
 American History
Mesa Verde National Park: Protecting the Culture of Ancient Native Americans  Audio Clip Available
US History Series: Jefferson Suspends Trade with Europe in 1807  Audio Clip Available
 American Life
Rhythm and Blues Singer Jazmine Sullivan Is Getting Noticed for Her Edgy, Emotional Music  Audio Clip Available
Read All About It! Some of the Best Books of 2008  Audio Clip Available
Music for a Day When Memories and Hopes Meet at Midnight  Audio Clip Available
 Arts & Entertainment
Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1840-1924: She Created Art Museum in Her Home  Audio Clip Available
Short Story: 'To Build A Fire' by Jack London  Audio Clip Available
Susan Sontag, 1933- 2004: One of America’s Most Influential Thinkers of the Twentieth Century  Audio Clip Available
 Economy
India's Camel Population Drops  Audio Clip Available
Giving Grasslands a Rest  Audio Clip Available
Do-It-Yourself: How to Dry or Smoke Fish, Part 2  Audio Clip Available
 Education
NYU Pushes Foreign Study  Audio Clip Available
 English Learning
Baloney: It's Just Not True  Audio Clip Available
 Environment
India's Camel Population Drops  Audio Clip Available
Building With Adode (No Computer Required)  Audio Clip Available
Yosemite: One of the Most Famous National Parks in the US  Audio Clip Available
 Health & Medicine
Wising Up About Wisdom Teeth  Audio Clip Available
City Has a Lot Fewer Heart Attacks After Smoking Ban  Audio Clip Available
In Treating Hypothermia, Slow and Gentle Are Best  Audio Clip Available
 Human Interest
Robert Edison Fulton Rode Around the World on a Motorcycle  Audio Clip Available
Circus: Some Agree It Is the 'Greatest Show on Earth'  Audio Clip Available
Four More People Who Are Making a Difference  Audio Clip Available
 Politics
Change in Washington Has Special Meaning to People in Chicago  Audio Clip Available
US State of Illinois Opens New Chapter in Its Corruption History  Audio Clip Available
 Science & Technology
Cancer to Become World's Leading Killer  Audio Clip Available
Scientists Work to Improve Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis  Audio Clip Available
Let It Snow!  Audio Clip Available
 Sports
Jesse Owens, 1913- 1980: He Was Once the World's Fastest Runner  Audio Clip Available
 War and Conflict
Call for Immediate Truce Fails to Halt Fighting in Gaza  Audio Clip Available
India Works to Gather Evidence in Deadly Attacks in Mumbai  Audio Clip Available
 World Issues
Barack Obama’s Election Voted Top News Story of 2008  Audio Clip Available