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NPR Story
5:47 am
Sat August 25, 2012

New U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Faces Tough Job

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Originally published on Sat August 25, 2012 10:16 am

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. James Cunningham has taken one of the most difficult diplomatic posts in the world. He is the new U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan.

AMBASSADOR JAMES CUNNINGHAM: I, James D. Cunningham...

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Do solemnly swear.

CUNNINGHAM: ...do solemnly swear...

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: That I will support and defend.

CUNNINGHAM: ...that I will support and defend...

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NPR Story
5:47 am
Sat August 25, 2012

Not All Chinese Restaurants Are Created Equal

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Originally published on Sat August 25, 2012 10:16 am

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Hungry? You might give a listen now to David Chan. Mr. Chan is a Los Angeles tax lawyer who says he's eaten in more than 6,000 Chinese restaurants in North America and knows how to identify the best. David Chan joins us on the line now.

Thanks very much for being with us.

DAVID CHAN: Well, thanks for having me, Scott.

SIMON: So what do you look for?

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Music Al Fresco
2:03 am
Sat August 25, 2012

A Roving Percussionist On The Big Easy's Busy Streets

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Clyde Casey has been performing on the streets of New Orleans for 40 years.
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Casey's machines feature an assortment of found objects, as well as traditional percussion instruments.
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Clyde Casey has been performing on the streets of New Orleans for 40 years.
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"I sit inside of it," Casey says of his percussion machine. "It's got four wheels — it's a quadcycle — and I'm able to pedal and play."
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Casey gets a little help from a fellow percussionist.
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Though they might draw a sidelong glance in another city, Casey and his machines are a natural fit in the eccentric atmosphere of New Orleans and its street performers.

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Originally published on Sat August 25, 2012 12:53 pm

All summer long, Weekend Edition has been bringing listeners the sounds of music played outdoors by all manner of street performers. Of all the cities in America that embrace buskers, New Orleans, with its tradition of jazz and oompah bands at Mardi Gras, may be the most welcoming. It also happens to be a city with a certain eccentric flair — so Weekend Edition wasn't surprised to find Clyde Casey there.

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Music Interviews
2:03 am
Sat August 25, 2012

Selah Sue: From Online Stardom To A Stage With Prince

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Selah Sue performs at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Selah Sue performs at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Originally published on Sat August 25, 2012 11:18 am

Just a small-town girl, living in a lonely world — in Belgium, with her guitar and a MySpace page. That's how Selah Sue used to introduce her music to those outside her hometown: with short videos made between high-school classes and weekend shows at local clubs, posted to her online journal.

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Music Interviews
2:03 am
Sat August 25, 2012

Sean Rowe: An Outdoorsman Enters Civilization

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Sean Rowe's new album is The Salesman and the Shark.
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Originally published on Sat August 25, 2012 10:16 am

Sean Rowe has a voice and a style that stands out in popular music. His voice is deep — really, truly deep — fine, and often doleful. He's a baritone troubadour who sings of roads not taken, regrets and the dreams that shake you awake at 3 in the morning.

After years of working bars, road houses and more bars, Rowe is playing concert stages and winning over critics for his story-songs and that remarkable voice. But, as he tells NPR's Scott Simon, he wasn't always so proud to be a singer.

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Americandy: Sweet Land Of Liberty
6:31 am
Sat August 18, 2012

Valomilks: A Sweet Treat That Runs Down Your Chin

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The family-owned Russel Sifers Candy Company has been making Valomilks — and only Valomilks — for decades.
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More than one million Valomilk packs pass through the Russell Sifers Candy Company's wrapping machine each year.
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Originally published on Sat August 18, 2012 5:23 pm

The Valomilk was once advertised as "the 5-cent candy bar with the 50-cent taste." And while the price has changed, the product has not.

For more than 80 years, the family-owned Russell Sifers Candy Company has been using the same recipe to churn out a rich concoction of chocolate and creamy marshmallow goo.

The candy-making machines are busy on the factory floor in Merriam, Kan., just southwest of Kansas City. This is the headquarters of the century-old company, where Russell Sifers himself is a fourth-generation candy maker.

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Europe
6:31 am
Sat August 18, 2012

France To Hollande: Time To Get To Work

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Originally published on Sat August 18, 2012 3:03 pm

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. The president of France, Francois Hollande, has just passed 100 days in office. Mr. Hollande swept to victory in a wave of discontent aimed at former President Nicolas Sarkozy. But now, there are concerns that the new president's slow, cautious manner may not be suited to solving some of the challenges facing his country. Eleanor Beardsley sends us this report from Paris.

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Middle East
6:31 am
Sat August 18, 2012

Fighting Continues To Scar Syrian Cities

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Originally published on Sat August 18, 2012 3:03 pm

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(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. The last U.N. military observers are pulling out of Syria today. Their mission has been made near impossible by the heavy fighting gripping the country.

A former Algerian foreign minister is taking over as U.N. envoy on Syria, but he's not optimistic about a quick end to the fighting. And neighboring Lebanon remains on edge, after a spate of kidnappings this week related to the Syrian conflict. NPR's Anthony Kuhn joins us from Beirut.

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Sports
6:31 am
Sat August 18, 2012

Week In Sports: The Nationals And Steven Strasbourg

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Originally published on Sat August 18, 2012 9:58 am

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant about sports this week and the Nationals' plans for star pitcher Steven Strasbourg.

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6:31 am
Sat August 18, 2012

Preparing For The 2012 Paralympic Games In London

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Originally published on Sat August 18, 2012 3:03 pm

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