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- Paging Through History's Beautiful Science
- A new exhibit at California's Huntington Library is opening up the work of the giants of science. Colorful star charts, close-up lunar sketches and dog-eared books reveal the world as seen by the eyes of Newton, Galileo and Copernicus.
- Wildfires Sweep L.A. Suburbs
- A wildfire is tearing through the foothills north of Los Angeles. Wind gusts of near-hurricane force are fueling the blaze in the suburbs of Sylmar and Porter Ranch. Dozens of homes have burned, thousands have evacuated the area, and power lines are threatened.
- Museums Want Change You Can Collect
- The Smithsonian's Museum of American History has long been curator of presidential memorabilia. But in a few years, the Smithsonian will be opening a new museum — of African-American History and Culture. And both museums are on the lookout for collectibles from the campaign of the first black president.
- Shining Path's Return Raises Violence In Peru
- Back in the 1980's and 90's the Maoist revolutionaries fought a fierce war that threatened the Peruvian government before falling apart after their leader's capture. Now it looks like the Shining Path is re-emerging.
- High Court Tackles Campaign Financing
- For years, the Supreme Court has refused to be drawn into the controversy over whether campaign contributions to judicial candidates create a conflict of interest. But Friday, amid growing concern over the role of money in state court elections, the justices agreed to review a case testing whether elected judges can participate in cases involving large campaign contributors.
- Dear Diary: Will Obama Read This?
- Applicants for high-level positions in Obama's administration have to answer questions about everything and anything. E-mails, blogs, Facebook pages, even diaries could be hiding sources of political embarrassment.
- Will The G-20 Summit Accomplish Anything?
- Without President-elect Obama in attendance, what can world leaders hope to get done at this weekend's meeting in Washington D.C.?
- Week In Review With Daniel Schorr
- This week, world leaders floated their ideas for easing the global financial crisis in advance of today's G-20 economic summit in Washington, D.C. Retail sales suffered a record drop and Hillary Clinton's name comes up amid speculation on President-elect Obama's cabinet choices.
- 'The End' Is Beginning For First-Time Novelist
- When a first-time novelist hears his work compared to Saul Bellow, Virginia Wolfe, William Faulkner, even James Joyce, it must be both gratifying, and daunting. Such is the case with Salvatore Scibona, whose novel The End is a finalist for the National Book Award.
- Elections: How The Romans Did It
- There was a day when counting ballots by hand meant sorting through shards of broken pot, taking care not to break them into even smaller bits. Learn the finer points of voting — Roman style. Elaine Fantham, Weekend Edition's classics commentator, tells guest host Lynn Neary about those days and the finer points of voting, Roman style.
- Homeless Still Struggle Where Success Triumphed
- It is one thing to be out of work, quite another to be without a place to sleep. In this Reporter's Notebook, NPR's Noah Adams went to Dayton, Ohio, to check out a job retraining center and ended up spending time with some homeless people across the river.
- Retirement Tips For An Economic Crisis
- What are your investment options if you're nearing retirement? Or if retirement's many years away? How can the Great Depression give us perspective on today's crisis?
- What's A Retailer To Do?
- For American retailers, the bad news just kept coming this week. Circuit City joined the growing list of chain stores filing for bankruptcy. Best Buy warned of what it called "seismic changes" in consumer spending habits. And yesterday the commerce department said retail sales fell at a record 2.8 percent in October. The downturn is already forcing many stores to mark down what they sell.
- Election Exclamations Around The World
- "We believe we're now on the verge of a wonderful era where the United States will truly be the leader of the world community — because you are one of the most compassionate, one of the most generous people I know in the world." Who said this? Check out our Soapbox blog.
- The Return Of Newt Gingrich?
- Even the most stalwart Republican will concede that the GOP is suffering a crisis of leadership. With the defeat of John McCain in the presidential race and Democratic gains in the House and Senate, the question is: Who's going to lead the party as it tries to reinvent itself?
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