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Shanghai Dispatch
Every day this week, On Point host Tom Ashbrook will send us a reporter's notebook from Shanghai, China. We'll hear his impressions of the country and how it's changed since Tom was a young reporter in the region.

Future of the Faith, Part 1
This week, Morning Edition airs a series on the Boston Archdiocese, which celebrates its Bicentennial this year. Today, on "The Future of the Faith," a conversation with Cardinal Sean O'Malley.

Webchat Log: The override debate Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:04:15 +0000
This week’s webchat, moderated by State House News Service reporter Craig Sandler, brought out the kind of passion that only financial issues can. "In this world only two things are certain, death and taxes." To which, Sandler added: 10:56Craig-State House News Service Jon, there’s a saying about that conflict at the State House: "Everybody [...]

World of Ideas - The Legacy of 1968: A European Perspective
A lecture by European Parliament member and co-president of the Greens/Free European Alliance Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit.

Wrong-way driver killed in I-495 collision Sunday April 13, 2008
MILFORD - State police are investigating a wrong-way two-vehicle collision early this morning that resulted in one fatality and slowed southbound traffic on Interstate 495 to a crawl for several hours.

Preserving neighborhoods Sunday April 13, 2008
WORCESTER - Housing Inspector Julia R. Vera carries a sheaf of papers attached to a clipboard, a list of residential addresses and who owns them. She jots down notes in black ink when she sees a broken window in a vacant three-decker or a filthy mattress discarded in a backyard.

Massad lashes at accusers Sunday April 13, 2008
WORCESTER - He is one of Central Massachusetts' most prominent businessmen, a multimillionaire with a gruff voice and even gruffer personality, who abhors public attention but of late can't seem to avoid it.

Pope is bringing a message of hope Sunday April 13, 2008
Pope John Paul II instantly endeared himself to Americans when, during his first visit to the United States on Oct. 1, 1979, he got off his jet in Boston at 3:02 p.m. on a rain-swept day and humbly kissed the tarmac at Logan International Airport.

Secret Iraq deal exposes problem Sunday April 13, 2008
BAGHDAD - An $833 million Iraqi arms deal secretly negotiated with Serbia has underscored Iraq's continuing problems with equipping its armed forces, a process that has long been plagued by corruption and inefficiency.

Ski season in New Hampshire on track to establish records Sunday April 13, 2008
MANCHESTER, N.H. - New Hampshire's ski industry may have had its best winter ever in terms of visits, snowfall and revenue.

Lake Champlain flooding expected Sunday April 13, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The National Weather Service yesterday issued a flood warning for communities along Lake Champlain.

Train strikes person on tracks in Conn. Sunday April 13, 2008
STRATFORD, Conn. - Metropolitan Transportation Authority police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by an Amtrak train in Stratford.

People, Places and Things Sunday April 13, 2008
LONDON - Lawmakers, actors and writers marked the fifth anniversary of the conflict in Darfur yesterday with an impassioned plea for more support for Sudanese children displaced by the conflict.

This day in history Sunday April 13, 2008
On April 13, 1958, American pianist Van Cliburn, 23, won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

HISTORY LESSONS: America's dictionary Sunday April 13, 2008
To the chagrin of future high school students everywhere, Noah Webster, America's best-known lexicographer, published his pioneering work An American Dictionary of the English Language this week (April 14) in 1828. Finally, America had a dictionary it could call its own, and as a result, what "Kleenex" is to tissue, or "Xerox" is to copying, or "Scotch" is to tape, "Webster's" is to dictionaries. Fittingly, our great lexicographer's name became a part of t

Health law a work in progress Sunday April 13, 2008
BOSTON - Two years after the state's landmark health law was signed, the cracks are starting to show.

New England briefs Sunday April 13, 2008
ANDOVER - State police are investigating an early morning crash on Interstate 495 in Andover that left a Methuen man dead.

R.I. prepares to free mobster Sunday April 13, 2008
PROVIDENCE - Notorious Providence mobster Frank L. Marrapese Jr., a convicted killer known as a one-man crime wave, is about to rejoin society.

Ticket demand high for public Masses Sunday April 13, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to the United States as spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church will include a meeting with President Bush at the White House, an address at the United Nations, a Mass at Yankee Stadium, and a visit to Ground Zero in lower Manhattan.

Aggressive geese good for business Sunday April 13, 2008
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Buyer beware: A pair of Canada geese guarding their nest outside an Illinois furniture store are attacking unwary shoppers, even drawing blood from a few people.

American Airlines jets OK'd to return to skies Sunday April 13, 2008
DALLAS - American Airlines yesterday received clearance from federal aviation officials to return all of its 300 grounded jets to service, an airline spokesman said.

Sect loyalty can hamper probe Sunday April 13, 2008
PHOENIX - Polygamous sect members who were moved to a Texas compound from their longtime homes along the Utah-Arizona line were handpicked for their fierce loyalty to leader Warren Jeffs, and that allegiance may be a stumbling block for law enforcement, authorities say.

Texas Rangers meet man accused in call from teen Sunday April 13, 2008
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Texas law enforcers met yesterday in Utah with the man accused of abusing the 16-year-old girl whose call for help triggered a raid on the West Texas compound of a secretive polygamous sect.

Nation/World briefs Sunday April 13, 2008
NEW YORK - A man who worked in the admissions department at a prestigious Manhattan hospital has been charged with stealing and selling information on nearly 50,000 patients.

Mosque blast kills 9 in Iran Sunday April 13, 2008
TEHRAN, Iran - A bomb explosion in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers in southern Iran killed at least nine people and injured more than 100 yesterday, local media reported.

23 people in 14 states sickened by recalled cereal Sunday April 13, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS - At least 23 people in 14 states - including two people in Massachusetts - have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said yesterday.

Clinton pounces on Obama's 'bitter' talk Sunday April 13, 2008
MISHAWAKA, Ind. - A political tempest over Barack H. Obama's comments about bitter voters in small towns has given rival Hillary Rodham Clinton a new opening to court working class Democrats 10 days before Pennsylvanians hold a primary that she must win to keep her presidential campaign alive.

Ex-town employee faces more charges Sunday April 13, 2008
NEW LONDON, Conn. - A former Ledyard town employee who is nearing the end of an eight-month prison sentence for embezzlement has been charged with stealing money from a third organization.

Departures raise issues about balance of power in House Sunday April 13, 2008
BOSTON - Slowing home sales, rising mortgage defaults and decreased consumer spending are signs of a sputtering economy. Are legislative resignations a similar sign of trouble in the House of Representatives?

Great day for a race Sunday April 13, 2008
ATHOL - With weather in advance of the annual River Rat Race turning from good to great yesterday morning, Dave Flint indulged in a little self-congratulation.

Listening with LENA Sunday April 13, 2008
WOODSTOCK - Last year, Crystal Adams was browsing a Web site on child health when she came across an advertisement inviting parents to participate in a research study testing a new device to measure language development in children.

Bacterial meningitis victim, 17, on mend at UMass Memorial Sunday April 13, 2008
WESTBORO - The 17-year old Westboro teen struck with meningococcemia made a breakthrough yesterday: He managed to walk to the bathroom with the aid of a walker.

Three generations appear in 'Annie' Sunday April 13, 2008
CLINTON - Lucas Taylor didn't really want to be in the show, at first.

Used's brash bashing tickles aficionados at the Palladium Sunday April 13, 2008
WORCESTER - Making people feel good about feeling bad is an art unto itself, one the band The Used is pretty good at.

Police arrest 3 in connection with shooting Sunday April 13, 2008
WORCESTER - A 25-year-old city man was in stable condition yesterday after being shot multiple times outside Golden Original Pizza, 107 Chandler St., early yesterday morning.

Butterfly princess Sunday April 13, 2008
WORCESTER - Britney Thai-do gets her face painted Friday at the YMCA Health Day, during which kids had fun while learning to adopt a healthy lifestyle. T&G Staff / MARK C. IDE

Soldier served country with distinction in Iraq Sunday April 13, 2008
WESTBORO - The day after he was scheduled to be discharged from the Army, Sgt. Timothy M. Smith was instead sent for a second tour of duty to a war zone. Less than five months later, he would be killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad.

Conn.-N.Y. cable to carry electricity Sunday April 13, 2008
NORWALK, Conn. - A massive cable-laying ship, rising high above Long Island Sound halfway between Connecticut and New York, is at rest after wrapping up its work stringing miles of electrical cables along the seabed.

Bumper crop of lambs provides science lessons Sunday April 13, 2008
TRUMBULL, Conn. - Lily had a little lamb. And then another, and another after that. And thanks in part to their births March 4, the Trumbull Agriscience and Biotechnology Center is celebrating a bumper crop of little lambs born this year to six of the school's ewes.

Mayor retains resolve, even if unpopular Sunday April 13, 2008
Throughout her 24-year political career, which includes tenures on the School Committee, City Council and now as mayor, Konstantina B. Lukes has had many defining moments.

College Town Sunday April 13, 2008
A big plus of living in

Leatherneck MC Dance ts set for Saturday Sunday April 13, 2008
East Side American Legion Post 201 will meet at 7 p.m. at 326 Plantation St., Worcester. The executive board will meet at 6.

Regional digest Sunday April 13, 2008
DUDLEY -- Two teenage boys were charged yesterday with burglarizing a home at 9 Nelco Ave., police said.

Boston reigns Sunday April 13, 2008
BOSTON - Terry Francona likes to say, during these first few weeks of the baseball campaign, how much he looks forward to getting into the grind of the season.

Habs trump Bruins in OT Sunday April 13, 2008
MONTREAL - Alex Kovalev scored a power-play goal 2:30 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins last night and a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.

National title No. 3 for Eagles Sunday April 13, 2008
DENVER - It took three straight tries, but the Eagles finally landed their third national championship.

Red Sox rebound Sunday April 13, 2008
Manny Ramirez's home run was the first this month by one of the Red Sox' right-handed batters. Ramirez is the only Boston right hander to hit a home run so far this season, period. His other one was in Toyko on March 26.

Rest may be best for Papi Sunday April 13, 2008
BOSTON - It's rest time for David Ortiz.

Floyd fires a gem to blank Detroit Sunday April 13, 2008
Gavin Floyd nearly took his success against Detroit to a new level.

Scout camp trails open for first Rally Sunday April 13, 2008
Mountain bikers can't earn a merit badge, but they will be able to compete in a race at Treasure Valley Scout Reservation in Rutland this season.

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