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Npr: Hezbollah's Role in Lebanon's New Government

9th - 10th
National Public Radio presents an audio presentation on Hezbollah's role in the ever changing Lebanese government. The audio presentation is accompanied by a similar article and a transcript. Links to related stories are available. [4:37]
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Npr: Lebanese Celebrate Return of Five Prisoners

9th - 10th
NPR provides an article discussing Lebanon's swap of five prisoners with Israel in July 2008. Includes a timeline of Israeli-Lebanese involvement, a list of other prisoner exchanges, and an audio presentation of the prisoner exchange...
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Npr: A Reading of the Gettysburg Address

9th - 10th Standards
Read and listen to the Gettysburg Address. Photo of Abraham Lincoln included.
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Npr: The Vladimir Horowitz Centennial

9th - 10th
This site from NPR describes the plans for the Horowitz centennial. Includes audio links and other weblinks about this famous Russian/American pianist of the 20th century.
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Npr: Stories in Medicine

9th - 10th
This site from NPR describes a new approach to medical training, the narrative medicine program. Listen to young doctors describe their "Encounters and emotional reactions," to patients.
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Npr: The Qe2's Bon Voyage

9th - 10th
NPR story from Morning Edition tells of the majesty of the QE2. Site provides a photo gallery as well as great links to sites by Cunard, the liner's company.
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Npr: Macaulay Returns to Sacred Space With 'Mosque'

9th - 10th
Listen to a recorded interview with author and illustrator David Macaulay, who writes books that explain architecture to children. In this interview he discusses what he has learned about Islamic places of prayer. Includes photos of the...
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Npr: Resolving to Eat Healthier

9th - 10th
National Public Radio talks with Dr. Walter Willett, Harvard MD and nutritionist, about changes that need to be made in the 1992 US Food Guide Pyramid. Interesting as an introduction to this topic, with links to related stories.
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Npr: Stamping Out Polio

9th - 10th
National Public Radio takes a look at the problems health officials are encountering as they try to eradicate polio in the world. From 350,000 cases in 1988 to 700 in 2003, much progress has been made. Includes links to related stories...
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Npr: Election 2004: Hot Button Campaign Issues

9th - 10th
NPR provides six audio reports on the basic "Hot-Button" issues of Election 2004: Health Care, Homeland Security, Job Growth, Taxes, the Bush Factor and the Iraq War.
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Npr: Yo Yo Ma's 'Obrigado Brazil'

9th - 10th
Read about Yo-Yo Ma's Brazilian inspired album, "Obrigado Brazil," as well as the famous cellist's thoughts on Brazilian music. Listen to "full-length cuts of songs" including: "Chega de Saudade" and "A Lenda do Cabocla."
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Npr: Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty

9th - 10th
A reconsideration of Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty and the legislative programs it engendered, including Head Start and Medicare. Listen to (or read) Johnson's 1964 state of the union address, in which he introduced his plan to fight...
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Npr: Eric Clapton Takes on Robert Johnson's Blues

9th - 10th
Eric Clapton was inspired by the music of Robert Johnson and his blues recordings. Plenty of audio clips here.
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Npr: Something From the Oven

9th - 10th
What were Americans eating in the 50s? NPR offers a conversation with an author that declares the 50s as a time when the food industry tried to shape American women. Interesting ideas on how the modern American woman emerged from the 50s.
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Npr: Talk of the Nation: 'Birth of a Salesman'

9th - 10th
NPR's Talk of the Nation takes a look at "The History of a Profession with an Image Problem." Includes excerpts from new sales books and old, and links to several related NPR stories.
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Npr: Brothers in Arms

9th - 10th
An article on a little known African American tank battalion that served in World War II. Site includes a long excerpt from the book "Brothers in Arms" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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Npr: Firms Turn to Religion to Keep Workers Happy

9th - 10th
A three part NPR series that examines religion in the workplace. Issues of using religion to keep workers happy, religious initiatives make workplace hostile for some, and when faith clashes with corporate policy are examined.
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Npr: Saving the World's Spineless

9th - 10th
An enlightening report on efforts to conserve insect and other invertebrate species. Be sure to check out the multimedia picture tour and other resources on this site. You will need the newer version of Windows Media Player.
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Npr: Tales of Contentious Conventions

9th - 10th
Nominating conventions have had a dramatic history. NPR looks at some conventions from the past such as the 1952 Republican Convention, the 1964 Republican Convention, and the violent 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago.
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Npr: Endangered Wolves Make a Comeback

9th - 10th
NPR's Morning Edition reported on the success of the Yellowstone Restoration Project (February 19, 2004). Listen to the program, read about gray wolves, view a map of the wolf population in Yellowstone, or view a photo gallery.
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Npr: Peering Inside Fossils

9th - 10th
"A scanning device most commonly seen in hospitals is reshaping the science of paleontology by allowing researchers to peer inside irreplaceable fossils without damaging them." Find out what scientists are now able to see that they've...
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Npr: In Shadow of Terror, Year of Decision

9th - 10th
Commentary on 2004, a year of elections in the USA, India, and Afghanistan. How are these three countries tied together? What effect has the constant al Qaeda terror had on these countries? Also included is an excerpt from the book,...
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Npr: Music, Radio and the Southern Union Movement

9th - 10th
Interesting article and a picture gallery on the textile workers' strike in 1934. The 500,000 workers were brought together through radio and music. You can listen to some of this music as well as a FDR Fireside Chat.
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Npr: Warhol's Ongoing Work of Art

9th - 10th
This NPR site gives information on the time capsules that Warhol left. They are now in the Andy Warhol Museum. Every year the museum opens up a box of memorabilia, pictures, birthday cake, and whatever else Warhol felt like leaving behind.