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04 July 2009 

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 TOPICS
 American History
American History Series: A Failed Attempt to Raise a Rebel Army of Slaves  Audio Clip Available
Celebrating July Fourth at the Statue of Liberty  Audio Clip Available
American History Series: Story of John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry  Audio Clip Available
 American Life
Energy Chief Says Green Homes Need White Roofs  Audio Clip Available
What Modern America Expects of Its Dads  Audio Clip Available
Cape May, a Beach Town With Waves of History  Audio Clip Available
 Arts & Entertainment
Short Story: 'The Californian's Tale' by Mark Twain  Audio Clip Available
The Talented but Tragic Life of Michael Jackson  Audio Clip Available
Short Story: 'Athenaise' by Kate Chopin  Audio Clip Available
 Economy
US Students Bring Honey Project to Ghana  Audio Clip Available
Obama Seeks Reforms in Financial Supervision  Audio Clip Available
Industry Gathers for Paris Air Show at a Rough Time  Audio Clip Available
 Education
Studying in the US: Foreign Graduates and Jobs  Audio Clip Available
Studying in the US: The Job Market  Audio Clip Available
Sakena Yacoobi and the Afghan Institute of Learning  Audio Clip Available
 English Learning
Drink the Corporate Kool-Aid? Not If You Want to Sit in the Catbird Seat  Audio Clip Available
What Are Your Agenda for the Meeting? (What, Something Wrong With That?)  Audio Clip Available
Computer Terms: Have You Googled Someone Lately?  Audio Clip Available
 Environment
Saving the 'World's Most Holy River'  Audio Clip Available
 Health & Medicine
An 1859 Battle in Italy, and the Birth of the Red Cross  Audio Clip Available
New Study Disputes 'Depression Gene' Finding  Audio Clip Available
WHO Declares Flu Pandemic  Audio Clip Available
 Human Interest
Heart to Heart: Some Heartfelt Expressions  Audio Clip Available
Deep-Six: Fishing for Sailors' Expressions  Audio Clip Available
Beaders Form Jewelry, and a Circle of Friends  Audio Clip Available
 Human Rights and Law
Woman in the News: Judge Sonia Sotomayor  Audio Clip Available
Seven Activists Honored For Improving Environment in Their Nations  Audio Clip Available
US Charges Somali Accused of Piracy  Audio Clip Available
 Labor
Putting a Price on the Cost of Forced Labor  Audio Clip Available
 Politics
Khamenei Says Protests Over Iran Vote Must End  Audio Clip Available
Woman in the News: Judge Sonia Sotomayor  Audio Clip Available
President Obama Marks 100 Days in Office  Audio Clip Available
 Science & Technology
Race to the Moon: Gemini 6 and 7 Meet High Above Earth in 1965  Audio Clip Available
Race to the Moon: The Days of Project Gemini  Audio Clip Available
Do-It-Yourself: Compost for the Garden  Audio Clip Available
 Social Issues
China Delays Plan for Web-Blocking Software on New Computers  Audio Clip Available
 War and Conflict
Painter Takes Art Therapy to Young People in Uganda  Audio Clip Available
In Sri Lanka, Quarter-Century of War Ends  Audio Clip Available
Leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan Meet With Obama in Washington  Audio Clip Available
 World Issues
Obama Seeks 'New Beginning' for US, Muslims  Audio Clip Available
Iran Launches a Missile and a Presidential Race  Audio Clip Available
Obama Turns Attention to Latin America  Audio Clip Available