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10:48 am
Mon August 27, 2012

Will Kick-Off To Football Season Bring More Boos?

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The NFL is in a pay dispute with referees, and replacement refs have been working the preseason. Players and unionized officials say the substitutes are struggling, and that it'll only get worse. They cite safety as their biggest concern. Host Michel Martin discusses the issue with Pablo Torre of Sports Illustrated.

Latin America
10:48 am
Mon August 27, 2012

Haiti Weathers Isaac, Says First Lady

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Tropical Storm Isaac slammed Haiti with heavy rain and strong winds. Although the damage is less than feared, the country is still trying to rebuild after the devastating 2010 earthquake. Host Michel Martin speaks with Haiti's First Lady Sophia Martelly to learn more about how they were affected by the storm.

Mountain Stage
10:06 am
Mon August 27, 2012

Dawes On Mountain Stage

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Dawes rocking out on Mountain Stage.
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Tiny Desk Concerts
9:38 am
Mon August 27, 2012

Renaud Garcia-Fons: Tiny Desk Concert

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Renaud Garcia Fons performs a Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices.
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Originally published on Mon May 6, 2013 9:06 am

Double bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons was destined to create music that spans genres and borders: He was born in France to a family with roots in the Catalonia region of Spain, and he's fluent in French, Spanish and English. Classical, jazz and flamenco represent equal parts of his musical DNA, and his technique reflects the delicate arco stylings of concert halls, the deep groove of jazz and the raw vitality of flamenco.

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Business
9:04 am
Mon August 27, 2012

As Conventions Begin, Where Is The U.S. Economy?

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Sales of new homes, like this one in Palo Alto, Calif., rose 3.6 percent in July.
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Young job-seekers look over a list of 85 business participating in a job fair last week in Washington, D.C.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average is nearly back to where it was before the recession hit in 2007.
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Originally published on Mon August 27, 2012 1:52 pm

In late August of 2008, just as delegates were coming together for their political-party conventions, the U.S. economy was falling apart. Home sales were shutting down, employers were slashing payrolls, and financial institutions were lurching toward chaos.

Subsequent weeks saw political leaders and regulators fighting through one gut-wrenching day after another, trying to avert a complete collapse of global markets. On Sept. 24, Republican presidential candidate John McCain temporarily suspended his campaign to help Congress develop financial bailout plans.

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