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NPR Story

5:43 am

Sat February 23, 2013

Statement Over 'Three-Fifths' Creates Full Controversy

Originally published on Sat February 23, 2013 10:55 am

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DON GONYEA, HOST:

It's All Politics

4:49 am

Sat February 23, 2013

Senate Decisions Could Put Lindsey Graham's Seat At Risk

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Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina voices his opposition to President Obama's choice of former Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska as secretary of defense, on Capitol Hill last week.

By Tamara Keith

Originally published on Sat February 23, 2013 10:55 am

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It seems Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has done his best in recent weeks to get as much ink as possible, talking about things that play well with the conservatives in his home state of South Carolina, like Benghazi and gun rights.

Graham also held up the nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary to get more answers about what happened in Benghazi, even as he admitted Hagel had nothing to do with it. But his opposition might have more to do with home state politics than the nomination itself.

Music Interviews

4:32 am

Sat February 23, 2013

The Man In Black Goes To The County Fair

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Gonyea's copy of Johnny Cash's Rockabilly Blues, signed by the man himself.

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Don Gonyea (far right, in vest) interviewing Johnny Cash in 1981.

By Don Gonyea

Originally published on Sat February 23, 2013 9:26 pm

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I started out in radio more than 30 years ago. My first job right out of college was as a country-western DJ at WVMO, my hometown radio station in Monroe, Mich.

Art & Design

4:31 am

Sat February 23, 2013

'Nordic Cool' Illuminates D.C.'s Kennedy Center

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Nordic Cool Facade.

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The Hall of Nations is transformed by a plywood installation called Sup-Plywood, or How to Be Singular in the Plural. Plywood is one of the most used materials in Nordic design. The installation was created by the Norwegian architecture firm Snohetta.

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Northern Lights illuminate the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., during its monthlong festival, Nordic Cool 2013. The festival includes performances and exhibits from more than 750 artists. The exhibit runs through March 17.

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Among the countries represented in the exhibits and shows at the Kennedy Center are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Greenland. The festival attempts to answer the question, "What is Nordic?"

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The Five Nordic Houses exhibit displays homes commissioned by Denmark's Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Five architects were commissioned to build small homes that suit the style and needs of their home country, including this house by the Finnish firm Lassila Hirvilammi.

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Another home in the Five Nordic Houses exhibit was created by the Norwegian architecture firm Jarmund/Vigsnaes.

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The Nordic design exhibit includes a lava rock, which Jukka Savolainen, director of the Design Museum in Helsinki, says reminds him of a gnome. The collection showcases the region's design roots, which include references to Bauhaus and 20th century modernism.

By Amy Walters

Originally published on Mon February 25, 2013 12:18 am

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What is Nordic cool?

Right now, it's a massive festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with artists and designers displaying art and culture from their very top sliver of the globe.

The festival arrives at what seems like just the right moment for Americans.

From the Danish modern furniture of the 1950s to the omnipresence of Ikea, Americans have long been attracted to the austere design of Nordic countries.

Africa

4:12 am

Sat February 23, 2013

Fighting Stream Of Terrorist Capital, Kenya Cracks Down on Somali Businesses

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People walk down a market street in Eastleigh, a predominantly Muslim Somali neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2009. The neighborhood has come under scrutiny as the U.S. cracks down on terrorism financing.

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A woman shops in an Eastleigh market in 2009.

By Gregory Warner

Originally published on Sat February 23, 2013 9:26 pm

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U.S. counterterrorism efforts include choking off the flow of cash to extremists, and urging friendly countries to help. But in Nairobi, Kenya, suspicion of Somali money — and an increase in terrorist attacks — has prompted a country-wide crackdown, with Kenyan police accused of extortion and arbitrary arrests of thousands of Somali refugees.

But how do you tell the difference between tainted money and honest cash?

Take Eastleigh, a neighborhood in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

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