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01 February 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
The Rise of a Folk Hero Who Landed on a River  Audio Clip Available
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
 Arts & Entertainment
Willis Conover, 1920-1996: He Brought Jazz, “The Music of Freedom,” to the World  Audio Clip Available
The Line of Least Resistance  Audio Clip Available
How to Do It: Making Paper by Hand  Audio Clip Available
 Economy
Obama Says Report Shows Need to Pass Economic Aid Bill  Audio Clip Available
How to Save US Banks?  Audio Clip Available
Liberia Seeks Help as Caterpillars Attack Crops  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 Adobe (No Computer Required)  Audio Clip Available
Yosemite: One of the Most Famous National Parks in the US  Audio Clip Available
 Health & Medicine
Researchers Look Behind the Tears to Study Crying  Audio Clip Available
How Strangers Can Make You Happy  Audio Clip Available
Wising Up About Wisdom Teeth  Audio Clip Available
 Human Interest
Belittle: Thomas Jefferson First Used This Word  Audio Clip Available
Four People Who Are Making a Difference in the Nation's Capital  Audio Clip Available
Holding the Bag  Audio Clip Available
 Politics
America Welcomes a New President  Audio Clip Available
Barack Obama Becomes 44th US President  Audio Clip Available
Bush Looks Back at Eight Years as President, and Wishes Obama Well  Audio Clip Available
 Science & Technology
Six Medical Researchers Who Lived, and in Some Cases Died, for Their Work  Audio Clip Available
Adventurer Steve Fossett Set More Than 100 World Records in Five Different Sports  Audio Clip Available
Milky Way Is a Lot Bigger Than Scientists Thought  Audio Clip Available
 Sports
Touching All Bases: Baseball Rules!  Audio Clip Available
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