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Sunday

Rescue Effort Ramps Up In Chile; Death Toll Rises

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Chile Quake: Emergency Without Parallel

Rescue Effort Ramps Up In Chile; Death Toll Rises

Survivors huddled around the rubble of their homes and wandered the streets, fearing aftershocks, a day after one of the strongest earthquakes in history. Reports said some towns "disappeared from the map."

NPR's Richard Harris: Science Of Quakes

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Chile Quake: Emergency Without Parallel

Chile's Buckling Part Of Earthquake Belt

The 8.8 magnitude quake in Chile on Saturday morning struck one of the most seismically active zones in the world. In fact, the largest quake ever recorded — a 9.5 in 1960 — was centered nearby.

Chile's Buckling Part Of Earthquake Belt

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Health Care

A Health Care Issue Both Parties Can Agree On

Thursday's White House summit on health care highlighted the disagreements between Democrats and Republicans, but they do agree on some issues. One of them is that insurers should not be allowed to retroactively cancel health insurance policies.

A Health Care Issue Both Parties Can Agree On

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National

'Pesticide Drift' Eluding Efforts To Combat It

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Pesticides carried from farm fields by the winds make hundreds of Californians ill each year — and advocates for stricter controls say many more cases go unreported. The state passed a law in 2004 to address the problem, but the law hasn't stopped people from getting sick.

'Pesticide Drift' Eluding Efforts To Combat It

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Planning For Haiti's Future Presents Many Challenges

15 minutes outside of Port-au-Prince, along the shoulder of National Road 2, a sign from the Department of Tourism instructs people not to throw garbage. But this site has now become a makeshift dump, where rubble from the Jan. 12 earthquake is piled as far as the eye can see. Richard Harris/NPR hide caption

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Haiti Quake: Ruin And Recovery

Planning For Haiti's Future Presents Many Challenges

From the early days after the earthquake, planners have been trying to develop a long-term recovery plan to address some of Haiti's long-standing problems. But competing needs — rebuilding infrastructure, providing social services, restoring forests — are making it difficult to work out a comprehensive plan for recovery.

Planning For Haiti's Future Presents Many Challenges

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Saturday

Analysis

Chile Quake: Emergency Without Parallel

Chile Quake Far Stronger Than That Of Haiti

The earthquake that struck Chile Saturday morning unleashed 500 times as much energy as last month's disastrous earthquake in Haiti. More than 100 people have been reported dead after the temblor. NPR's Guy Raz and Richard Harris discuss the scientific mechanics of the quake.

NPR's Richard Harris: Science Of Quakes

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Argentina's Dirty War Still Haunts Youngest Victims

Alejandro Rei's biological grandfather, Ruben, holds a photo of his daughter, Liliana. Operatives of Argentina's military dictatorship kidnapped her in July 1977 and she gave birth to Alejandro while in custody. Silvina Frydlewsky for NPR hide caption

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The Americas

Argentina's Dirty War Still Haunts Youngest Victims

From 1976 to 1983, a vicious military dictatorship ruled Argentina. Among its crimes: taking hundreds of babies from their biological parents — political prisoners who then "disappeared." A group of determined grandmothers has been seeking to identify these stolen orphans.

Argentina's Dirty War Still Haunts Youngest Victims

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After Digital Switch, Basic TV Offers Cable Alternative

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Technology

After Digital Switch, Basic TV Offers Cable Alternative

Before last summer's switch from analog to digital TV, viewers were warned by cable companies that signing up for cable was the only way they could preserve access to their favorite channels. But some find basic TV has plenty of offerings.

After Digital Switch, Basic TV Offers Cable Alternative

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Winter Olympics 2010

Snowboarder's Liver Transplant Revs 'New Engine'

Snowboarder Chris Klug's career almost ended after the 1998 Olympics because of liver disease. But he got a transplant a decade ago, and went on to take a bronze medal in 2002 — likely the only Olympic medal won by a transplant recipient. Now, Klug is back once again for the Vancouver games.

Snowboarder's Liver Transplant Revs 'New Engine'

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Winter Olympics 2010

In Hockey, The U.S. Is Right. Why Is Canada Left?

Attentive Olympic spectators may notice that most Canadian hockey players shoot left-handed, while U.S. players tend to shoot from the right. How did that happen?

In Hockey, The U.S. Is Right. Why Is Canada Left?

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Friday

Discovering The Michael Jordan Of Curling

Canada skip Kevin Martin reacts after a shot in the second end while playing against Sweden during Olympics semifinal action on Thursday. An opponent recently called Martin "the Michael Jordan of curling." Nathan Denette/CP/AP hide caption

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Winter Olympics 2010

Discovering The Michael Jordan Of Curling

The undefeated Canadian men's team plays Norway for the curling gold medal on Saturday. By all accounts, Canada has the best curler — some say the best ever. In fact, an opponent recently called Kevin Martin "the Michael Jordan of curling." But can even that comparison get a curling newbie excited about the sport of sliding stones on ice?

Discovering The Michael Jordan Of Curling

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Vancouver Is An Olympic Wipeout For Russians

Russia's Alexander Ovechkin (8) and Andrei Markov (79) react after losing the quarterfinal game to Canada 7-3 on Wednesday. Some Russian commentators called the game a "nightmare." Matt Slocum/AP hide caption

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Winter Olympics 2010

Vancouver Is An Olympic Wipeout For Russians

Expectations were high for Russian athletes in Vancouver, but an underwhelming showing has left Russians at home full of disappointment and shock — and looking to 2014, when Russia will host the Winter Olympics.

Vancouver Is An Olympic Wipeout For Russians

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World

Taliban Attack Kills At Least 17 In Kabul

Taliban militants stage another brazen attack, including a suicide bombing in the heart of Kabul on Friday, leaving at least 17 dead and many more wounded. The attackers targeted a hotel complex where many Indian doctors and aid workers stay. After the bombing, the militants battled government forces for several hours before order was restored.

Taliban Attack Kills At Least 17 In Kabul

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