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Npr: Germans Mark Bitter Wwii Anniversary

9th - 10th
This NPR site includes many interesting links about D-Day. Be sure to click on the Photo Gallery for D-Day pictures and to hear Eisenhower's statement to Allied forces.
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Npr: e.l. Doctorow on Rhythm and Writing

9th - 10th
An interview with author E. L. Doctorow in which he discusses how he decided to become a writer and how he learned to hear music in words. Links to other NPR reports about his writing, as well as to other sites about Doctorow.
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Npr: Teresa Heinz Kerry, Uncensored

9th - 10th
NPR offers an audio presentation of a candid interview with Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Senator John Kerry.
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Npr: Gulf of Tonkin's Phantom Attack

9th - 10th
NPR considers the incidents and reporting surrounding the Gulf of Tonkin incident forty years after the actual event, a military encounter at sea that escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Npr: Global Warming Tied to Heat Wave: Lawsuits Loom

9th - 10th
In a program dated December 1, 2004, All Things Considered on NPR explored the linkage between global warming and Europe's killer heat wave of 2003. If the studies are correct, they could be used in court cases against utilities that...
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Npr: Heroin in America

9th - 10th
Listen to this 5-part report on heroin addiction in the United States presented by National Public Radio. Includes interviews with family members of addicts, information about community programs to help addicts, insight into the...
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Npr: Coretta Scott King Dies at 78

9th - 10th
NPR pays a tribute to Coretta Scott King, wife of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., who was a leader in the movement herself. Pictures, excerpts from speeches and interviews, biographical information, and links to other...
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Npr: The State of the Union

9th - 10th
NPR takes a look at President George W. Bush's 2006 State of the Union address and offers its analysis of key themes. Provides excerpts, reactions, and links to other NPR articles on this topic.
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Npr: Gas Prices and Irrational Consumer Expectations

9th - 10th
Captivating story on the psychology of the gas price increases. A number of consumer psychologists contend that it isn't the gas prices that are upsetting consumers, it is the fact consumers feel they are not getting a good deal. Very...
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Npr: Shopping for the Consumer Price Index

9th - 10th
Descriptions, examples, and a calculator to study inflation between any years from 1913 through 2006. (July 19, 2006)
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Npr: In a Forest's Breath, Deciphering Climate Clues

9th - 10th
Find out how climate change is affecting the forests in New England.
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Npr: The South Asia Earthquake

9th - 10th
An on-going website that updates information on conditions and relief efforts to the victims of the South Asia earthquake.
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Npr: The Resurgence of Russia

9th - 10th
A March, 2007 five part series from NPR that looks at Russian foreign policy, Vladimir Putin as throw back to Cold War leadership, human rights, democracy in Russia, and U.S.-Russian relations.
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Npr: Fresh Air: The Politics of Passing 1964's Civil Rights Act

9th - 10th
Listen to or read the transcript of the interview Terry Gross of NPR had with the author of An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a book describing the background and...
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Npr: Latin America's Oil Legacy

9th - 10th
Audio story about the oil economy in Latin America. Learn about the impact of oil on the economies of Ecuador, Venezuela, and Peru.
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Npr: Honky Tonks, Hymns and the Blues

9th - 10th
Audio story focuses on the unique traditions in American music including country music, blues, and gospel.
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Npr: Darfur Violence Through the Eyes of Children

9th - 10th
War and genocide as seen through the eyes of children. In the refugee camps, the children were given crayons and paper and drew what they saw occurring in their villages.
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Npr: Remembering the Berlin Airlift, 60 Years Later

9th - 10th
NPR offers a brief historic glimpse of the Berlin Airlift. The site includes photos as well as an audio segment in which NPR correspondent Kyle James reflects on what occurred during the Berlin Airlift. (September 14, 2008)
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Npr: The Beautiful 'Corpse' Flower

9th - 10th
This web-article is about the blooming of the Titan Arum, also known as the 'corpse flower' because of its smell. Read all about the flower and see pictures of the unusual plant.
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Npr: Weighing Hubble's Future

9th - 10th
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided the world with incredible information that has helped formulate our knowledge of the universe. This telescope will soon be retired and replaced by a newer, more powerful telescope. Read about the...
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Npr: Mountain Stage

Pre-K - 1st
Videos of recent live music performances from the program "Mountain Stage" on National Public Radio.
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Npr: William Jennings Bryan: An Electrifying Orator

9th - 10th
Listen to this NPR radio diary about William Jennings Bryan, Democratic presidential candidate in 1896. Learn about his "Cross of Gold" speech and why it was so stirring, and find out about the differences between those who supported...
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Npr: 'Dry Manhattan' Traces Prohibition's Failure

9th - 10th
Listen to an NPR interview with author Michael A. Lerner whose book, Dry Manhattan, contends that Prohibition caused a culture clash in New York City between those who supported Prohibition and the large immigrant community which...
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Npr: Billy Sunday, Man of God

9th - 10th
Listen to this NPR examination of Billy Sunday as he railed against the Demon Drink. There are audio clips of Billy Sunday's sermons, as well as an interview with author Robert F. Martin, who wrote Hero of the Heartland: Billy Sunday and...