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12:59 pm
Thu September 20, 2012

Katrina Survivor Explains How To Weather Disaster

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NEAL CONAN, HOST:

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan.

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Sports
1:16 pm
Wed September 19, 2012

Mets' Pitcher Makes 'Knuckleball!' His Own

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R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets pitches against the Washington Nationals during a game at Citi Field in New York.
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Originally published on Thu September 20, 2012 12:48 pm

It's an exclusive club: Pitchers who rely on the knuckleball, and win, in Major League Baseball. It's one of the most difficult and unpredictable pitches in the game. Only about 80 players have ever used the knuckleball consistently in the major leagues. Even fewer have been successful.

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey is one of the few active starting pitchers in professional baseball who use this slower, methodical pitch. He's chasing 20 wins, and a possible Cy Young Award, in the 2012 season.

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Education
1:08 pm
Wed September 19, 2012

What The Chicago Strike Taught Teachers Unions

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Originally published on Wed September 19, 2012 1:59 pm

The strike in Chicago, the nation's third-largest school district, raises questions about teachers unions nationwide. Jane Hannaway, vice president of the American Institutes for Research, and Andrew Rotherham, co-founder of Bellwether Education, explain how different teachers unions work.

Politics
1:07 pm
Wed September 19, 2012

The Inner Workings Of The Romney Campaign

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NEAL CONAN, HOST:

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. Forty-seven percent, the Palestinians have no interest in peace, and it would be easier to get elected president as a Latino. It's Wednesday and time for a...

MITT ROMNEY: Not elegantly stated...

CONAN: Edition of the political junkie.

PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN: There you go again.

VICE PRESIDENT WALTER MONDALE: When I hear your new ideas, I'm reminded of that ad: Where's the beef?

SENATOR BARRY GOLDWATER: Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.

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From Our Listeners
1:25 pm
Tue September 18, 2012

Letters: Housing Market And Pervasive Poverty

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