May 12, 2010

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Europe

After 13 Years, Britain's Tories Are Back In Power

[4 min 41 sec]
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Afghanistan

Karzai, Obama To Rebuild Strained Relations

[4 min 32 sec]
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Jeffery Stott & Jef Stott; 'Sono [Album Version]'

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Jeffery Stott & Jef Stott; 'Faqir'

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Asia

Riddle On Grand Trunk Road: Where To Begin?

[7 min 50 sec]
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Trilok Gurtu; 'Jhulelal'

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Business

'VOD' Movies Can Build Buzz For Theaters

[3 min 52 sec]

by Joel Rose

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The Album Leaf; 'Red-Eye'

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The Album Leaf; 'Always for You'

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Elena Kagan's Supreme Court Nomination

Should Kagan's Lack Of Judicial Experience Matter?

[4 min 11 sec]
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Law

Delaware Town Misses Red Flags In Pedophilia Case

[4 min 31 sec]
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Keith Jarrett; 'Radiance, Pt. 2'

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Keith Jarrett; 'Radiance, Pt. 3'

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Business

Another Wall Street Bank Under Investigation

[45 sec]
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Business

Obama Tells Agencies: Speed Up The Hiring Process

[3 min 11 sec]
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Business

Tax-Exempt Status Could Hinge On Filing Deadline

[1 min 48 sec]
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Business

'Playboy' Tries 3-D To Rev Up Interest, Sales

[1 min 25 sec]
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The Jimmy Amadie Trio; 'Just Friends'

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Greg Reitan; 'One Step Ahead'

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Politics

Oil Spill Shakes Up Minerals Management Service

[4 min 12 sec]
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Law

Legal Action Against Spill Spreads Across Gulf Coast

[4 min 21 sec]
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Leo Kottke; 'Bigger Situation'

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Leo Kottke; 'Retrograde'

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Around the Nation

Disputed Cross Honoring War Dead Stolen

[51 sec]
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Fine Art

The Creative Art Of Coping In Japanese Internment

[6 min 23 sec]
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Yo-Yo Ma; 'Suite No. 2, Part V'

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Yo-Yo Ma; 'Suite No. 2, Part VI'

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Latin America

In Cuba, Russian Tourists Peer Into Soviet Past

[3 min 57 sec]

by Nick Miroff

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Slavic Soul Party!; 'Laughter Club'

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Slavic Soul Party!; 'Baltika'

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Politics

GOP Fails In Bid To End Support For Fannie, Freddie

[3 min 38 sec]
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Business

SEIU's First Female President Sets Out To Heal Rifts

[4 min 51 sec]
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Donald Harrison; 'Free to Be'

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Donald Harrison; 'Mr. Cool Breeze'

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Sweetness And Light

Mister Is To Sports As Crying Is To Baseball

[3 min 26 sec]
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Song Of The Day

Usher: Painting By Numbers

[3 min 54 sec]

by Maura Johnston

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Black Eyed Peas; 'I Gotta Feeling [Album Version]'

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LCD Soundsystem; '45:33 [Trus'me Remix]'

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Diversions

Turkey's Call To Prayer Singers Offered Lessons

[28 sec]
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Diversions

'Siphon' Defined Wrong For 99 Years

[30 sec]
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