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Sunday

All Things Considered

Issue Ads

Host Steve Inskeep talks with Erika Falk of the Annenberg Public Policy Center about a new report on issue ads that target policymakers inside the Capital Beltway. Although the ads air on television, they are often not intelligible to the wider audience.

Issue Ads

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Sports Talk

Host Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Sports Correspondent Tom Goldman about growing concern in the sports world over cheating. Little League players will now have to carry birth certificates to prove their age. And in golf -- where the honor system is largely respected -- Tiger Woods is complaining about players using drivers that give an unfair advantage.

Sports Talk

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'Corntainer'

Host Steve Inskeep talks to the marketing manager of the Wild Oats health food chain in Portland, Ore., about a new type of food container made from corn, not plastic. Instead of recyling, the store puts used containers on the compost heap.

'Corntainer'

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Saturday

All Things Considered

Doctors Without Borders Founder Discusses Iraq

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bernard Kouchner, the founder of Doctors without Borders and a former U.N. administrator in Kosovo, about reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

Doctors Without Borders Founder Discusses Iraq

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London's Gin Epidemic

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Patrick Dillon, author of Gin: The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva. It's a book about 18th century London's liquid equivalent to the crack cocaine epidemic. (Justin, Charles & Co.)

London's Gin Epidemic

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Business

African Oil Drawing More U.S. Attention

African oil is attracting more interest from American firms, and the trend is beginning to affect U.S. strategic interest in the continent. As President Bush prepares for a tour, analysts note that new interest in Africa's resources could raise its political profile. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

African Oil Drawing More U.S. Attention

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Lance Armstrong's Fitness Coach

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Chris Carmichael, the coach of four-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong. Armstrong will try for a fifth win in the world's greatest bike race next month. Carmichael is co-author of a physical training book called The Ultimate Ride. (Putnam Publishing Group)

Lance Armstrong's Fitness Coach

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World

U.S. Losses Mount in Iraq

The bodies of two American military guards who were missing since Wednesday are found 25 miles northwest of Baghdad. Another U.S. soldier died in a grenade attack on a military convoy Friday night. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Kate Seelye.

U.S. Losses Mount in Iraq

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World

U.N. Chief Eyes Liberia Role

U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan calls for a multinational force to intervene in Liberia, where civil war has taken hundreds of lives in recent weeks. The Liberian government says it would favor a force with a U.S. presence. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and New York Times reporter Somini Sengupta.

U.N. Chief Eyes Liberia Role

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Sunday

All Things Considered

The Atlantic City Boom, 25 Years Later

In 1978, New Jersey legalized gambling and the seaside resort town of Atlantic City took off. In a two-part report for All Things Considered, NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on how gambling has changed the world-famous boardwalk -- and also how a new generation is hoping to attract non-gambling business.

The Atlantic City Boom, 25 Years Later

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Model Union

Artist's model Claire Henkins helped organize a union for fellow models at the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. She tells host Steve Inskeep about the working conditions that led to the formation of a union.

Model Union

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Saturday

Culture

Road Trip Guide: 'James Dean Died Here'

Chris Epting writes a guidebook to a broad range of historic and often hysterical American landmarks -- more than 700 in all. James Dean Died Here includes the spot where the young movie icon perished in a car accident, the location of the Brady Bunch house, and the hangar where the final scene of Casablanca may have been shot. Hear Epting and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Road Trip Guide: 'James Dean Died Here'

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