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Media

Neo-Radio Succeeds by Cutting the Noise

A new style of commercial FM radio station -- based on eclectic music and informed commentary -- represents a backlash against the rest of the industry's consolidation, narrow playlists, and copycat sounds. Stations that have tried the new format have shot up the charts. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports.

Neo-Radio Succeeds by Cutting the Noise

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Radio Expeditions

Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 3

As part of the Radio Expedition collaboration with National Geographic, NPR's Christopher Joyce travels to Asia to report on the damage done to tropical fish populations and the reefs they live on by divers filling the demand for exotic fish species.

Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 3

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Religion

When Faith Clashes with Corporate Policy

For years, courts have refereed disputes over accommodating religion in the workplace. But what happens when an employee's religious beliefs collide with the company's secular vision? NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports in the conclusion to a three-part series on religion in the workplace.

When Faith Clashes with Corporate Policy

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Law

Tribunal to Try Cuba Detainees

The Pentagon announces the formation of a military tribunal to preside over the first trials of terror suspects held at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. An Australian and two alleged bodyguards of Osama bin Laden will be the first defendants. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and Michael Greenberger, law professor at the University of Maryland.

Tribunal to Try Cuba Detainees

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Obituaries

Remembering Sis Cunningham

Folk musician Sis Cunningham has died at age 95. Cunningham, whose given name was Agnes, co-founded and edited Broadside magazine. Through it, Cunningham and her husband published many influential songs of the 1960s. Hear folk songwriter Pete Seeger and NPR's Robert Siegel.

Remembering Sis Cunningham

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Your Money

Rate Hike: End of Cheap Money

Federal Reserve plans for a small increase in short-term interest rates mean an end to the four-year period of falling interest rates. With the economy heating up, the Fed wants to keep inflation in hand. If the Fed raises the interest rate from 1 percent to 1.25 percent, it is expected to be the beginning of the end of a period of historically low interest rates. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

All Things Considered: Fed Raises Rate

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Tuesday

Law

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Rights of Detainees

The U.S. Supreme Court decision that gives enemy combatants the right to contest their detention in U.S. courts has some liberals celebrating and some conservatives scratching their heads. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to Eugene Kontorovich, assistant professor in the school of law at George Mason University, and ACLU Legal Director Steve Shapiro.

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Rights of Detainees

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Business

Court Protects Web Pornography

The Supreme Court rules against a law intended to keep pornography away from children using the Internet. The court ruled 5-4 that the 1998 Child Online Protection Act likely violates the First Amendment, citing less restrictive alternatives such as filtering software. The case now returns to an appeals court for further review. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Court Protects Web Pornography

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U.S.-Born Detainee to Sue

The lawyer for Yaser Esam Hamdi welcomes the Supreme Court's ruling that Hamdi, an American citizen arrested in Afghanistan in 2001, has the right to legally challenge his status as an "enemy combatant" in a U.S. court. Public defender Frank Dunham argued Hamdi's case after the suit was initiated by Hamdi's father. Hear Dunham and NPR's Robert Siegel.

U.S.-Born Detainee to Sue

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Culture

Beauty Series, Part 3: C.J. Walker and Black Beauty

In the 19th and early 20th century, cosmetics entrepreneur and self-made millionaire C.J. Walker helped redefine ideals of beauty for African-American women. In the third part of her series on beauty, NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with A'Lelia Bundles, Walker's great-great-granddaughter and author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker.

Beauty Series, Part 3: C.J. Walker and Black Beauty

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Analysis

Law

Bush Wartime Powers Curbed

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that both American citizens and foreigners seized as terrorism suspects can challenge their detention in U.S. courts. The ruling is seen as a curb on the broad wartime powers claimed by the Bush administration. Legal experts expect the administration to create a system of military hearings where detainees can challenge their confinement. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Bush Wartime Powers Curbed

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Religion

Religious Initiatives Make Workplace Hostile for Some

As corporate America becomes more religious, some employees say they feel excluded or coerced into sharing in their company's religion. Employers' emphasis on religion can create a hostile work environment for those who consider themselves non-believers. NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports.

Religious Initiatives Make Workplace Hostile for Some

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