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Sports

Keeping it Cricket in the City of Compton

News and Notes producer Christopher Johnson profiles a group of cricket enthusiasts who play in the most unlikely of places -- the South-Central Los Angeles city of Compton, better known to many for its reputation for gang violence.

Keeping it Cricket in the City of Compton

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Media

CPB Memos Indicate Level of Monitoring

Kenneth Tomlinson, chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, has sought to monitor shows on public television and radio to gauge their political leanings. Documents obtained by NPR show the extent of the monitoring, conducted by a consultant hired by Tomlinson.

CPB Memos Indicate Level of Monitoring

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World

Tsunami Relief Money Is Slow to Take Effect

It's been 6 months since a tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean, killing a quarter of a million people in a dozen countries. As NPR's Margot Adler reports, the billions of dollars in aid that have poured into those countries is only beginning to make a dent.

Tsunami Relief Money Is Slow to Take Effect

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News

'Time' Will Yield Reporter's Notes to Grand Jury

Time magazine will hand over reporter Matthew Cooper's notes in response to a grand jury subpoena seeking to uncover a source who leaked a CIA operative's name. Cooper and New York Times reporter Judith Miller have been threatened with jail on contempt charges.

'Time' Will Yield Reporter's Notes to Grand Jury

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Law

Reporter's Notes Surrendered in CIA Outing Case

Time magazine has decided to surrender the notes of reporter Matthew Cooper. The journalist had been held in contempt of court for refusing to reveal a confidential government source who "outed" the identity of a covert CIA operative married to a critic of President Bush's Iraq policy. The decision by the magazine has wide implications for the future of investigative journalism. Alex Chadwick talks with Time editor-in-chief Norman Pearlstine.

Reporter's Notes Surrendered in CIA Outing Case

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Law

LAPD Faces Civil Trial in Death of Notorius B.I.G.

A wrongful-death civil trial is the setting for a new look at the death of rapper Notorious B.I.G., the man also known as Biggie Smalls. Did the Los Angeles Police Department play a role in his 1997 slaying? Los Angeles Times reporter Chuck Phillips discusses the case with Ed Gordon.

LAPD Faces Civil Trial in Death of Notorius B.I.G.

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World

A Conversation with Sen. Ted Kennedy

President Bush strongly defended his handling of the Iraq war on Tuesday in response to mounting criticism from Congress and the American people. But Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy (D-MA) called the war an "intractable quagmire" at a recent armed services committee hearing. Kennedy joins host Ed Gordon to discuss Iraq, his new immigration reform bill, and the Voting Rights Act.

A Conversation with Sen. Ted Kennedy

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Wednesday

Diversions

Audio Postcard: The National Hollerin' Contest

The annual National Hollerin' Contest gives people with a talent for whooping it up a chance to make themselves heard. Producer Jennifer Deer sends this "audio postcard" of this year's event in Spivey's Corner, N.C.

Audio Postcard: The National Hollerin' Contest

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Take Two: Life Changes

Living Life Among the Dogs, and Loving it

Robin Baizel and Greg Gibbs know something about making big decisions. The couple gave up the security of steady incomes at the Consortium Library at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, for the uncertainty of owning their own business in Nevada, and the chance at doing what they love.

Living Life Among the Dogs, and Loving it

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Revisiting a Conversation with Historian Shelby Foote

Fresh Air

Civil War historian and novelist Shelby Foote died Monday night at age 88. He is best known for his three-volume, 3,000-page history entitled The Civil War: A Narrative, and for narrating Ken Burns' 11-hour PBS series The Civil War. We rebroadcast an interview with Foote from July 27, 1994.

Revisiting a Conversation with Historian Shelby Foote

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Gross Anatomy, Body Donation

A Final Good-Bye: Med Students Honor Body Donors

Last fall, first-year medical students at the University of Maryland entered the gross anatomy lab, learning to dissect cadavers -- and reassess their thoughts about death. In June, the students concluded their journey at a ceremony honoring those who gave their bodies to science.

A Final Good-Bye: Med Students Honor Body Donors

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News

White House Changes Include New Spy Center

The White House announces that it is embracing dozens of recommendations from a presidential commission on intelligence and weapons of mass destruction. The approval comes after a three-month review of 74 specific changes in U.S. intelligence-gathering.

White House Changes Include New Spy Center

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Art & Design

Taking a Tour of Los Angeles' Historic Neon Art

Bright lights, big cities and neon... The signs that illuminate the landscape of many American cities were first seen in Los Angeles. Alex Cohen of member station KQED rides along on a tour that spotlights the neon landmarks of Los Angeles -- kicking off a Day to Day series featuring summer tours around America.

Taking a Tour of Los Angeles' Historic Neon Art

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