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Nevada A Safe Bet For Romney And Start Of Likely Bad Month For Rivals
Nevada is, in part, such friendly territory for Romney because of its place in the Mormon Corridor, a group of states fanning out from Utah which, besides Nevada, include Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho and southern California with significant populations of Romney's fellow Mormons.
Argentina, Britain Trade Barbs, As Prince William Arrives At Falklands
The upcoming 30th anniversary of the Falklands war has heightened tensions between the two countries.
Air Force To Cut Troop Levels By 10,000
The Air Force on Friday detailed plans to cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve members next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future.
On Positive Jobs Report, Nasdaq Hits 11-Year High
The Dow registered its highest reading in close to four years.
Near Syria's Capital, The Evidence Of Heavy Fighting
Fighting between rebel forces and the Syrian government has been taking place in many areas, including the eastern suburbs of Damascus. The rebels actually took control of some suburbs, but a visit by a journalist found that the government forces had regained control after fighting that caused considerable damage.

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This Week in Texas Music History: Al Stricklin
This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll celebrate a jazz musician who gained fame playing country music.
Saturday Spotlight: Learning and Lager
In the Saturday Spotlight, we’re headed to McKinney for an afternoon of beer, brats, and Wagner.
Afternoon Delight: G. Love
G. Love and Special Sauce play House of Blues tonight. Going to the show? This video should put you in the mood.
Art&Seek Jr.: Weekly Adventures Just for Kids – An Update
An update on this week's Art&Seek Jr. event.
DSO Combines Wagner, Mozart and Debussy Harmoniously
This weekend the Dallas Symphony Orchestra has a somewhat unusual program with what is becoming the usual result: fine music-making under the direction of Jaap van Zweden. The composers represented include Mozart, Wagner (the unusual one) and Debussy.

JEFF The Brotherhood Brings The Noise To D.C.
It got loud when NPR Music live webcast a full concert by one of the grittiest rock duos of the past decade, JEFF The Brotherhood. The band has an outsize sound, fueled by deafening guitar noise and trashy rhythms, and is known for its feverish but often playful live performances.
Girls On World Cafe
Hear the garage band perform its effortlessly contagious, retro-inspired rock on today's show.
A Studio On The Road To 'Fame' For Soul Musicians
One capital of soul in the 1960s? Muscle Shoals, Ala., a fly-speck on the map which spawned some of the era's greatest recordings, via productions in Rick Hall's Fame Studios. Rock historian Ed Ward has their story.
First Watch: The Magnetic Fields' 'Andrew In Drag'
The band explores gender transformation in the video for "Andrew in Drag."
Ani DiFranco: Embracing Stability, Remaining Outspoken
The singer-songwriter's latest album, her most striking release in more than a decade, is as personal as it is political.