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All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Tune in each day for news, analysis, and features from NPR, plus regular checks of regional news from the WKU Public Radio news team.

NPR's first show, All Things Considered began broadcasts in 1971. Each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.

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From Scorn For Zevon, A Father-Daughter Moment Is Born

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Warren Zevon on the cover of Excitable Boy, the 1978 album which includes "Werewolves in London."

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Christiana Pappas and her dad.

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Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 5:51 pm

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In Kayla Harrison, U.S. Has Chance For Judo Gold, And A 'Comeback Kid' Story

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Kayla Harrison, who is on the U.S. judo team, is going to the Olympics for the first time.

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Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 9:10 pm

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Thu July 26, 2012

A Know-It-All's Guide To Olympic Music

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Among all things official at the Olympics, like the flag, is music composed for the opening and closing ceremonies.

By Tom Huizenga

Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 5:24 pm

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Wed July 25, 2012

Part Of Romney's Foreign Itinerary: Raising Money

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A campaign sticker for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is seen on a sign for Romney Street in London on Wednesday, as Romney arrived to meet with leaders, hold fundraisers and attend the opening of the Olympics.

By Peter Overby

Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 6:29 pm

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is on a weeklong trip in which he's scheduled to meet with three prime ministers, give two speeches and attend the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics. On a more practical level, he'll also raise some campaign cash.

This trip is designed to highlight how Romney would fix the failings he sees in President Obama's foreign policy.

Romney opened his attack Tuesday while still in the U.S. In an address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Reno, Nev., he lit into the Obama administration's relationship with Israel.

4:24 pm

Wed July 25, 2012

Gov. Brown Unveils New Water Tunnel Plans For California

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Gov. Jerry Brown waits for the start of a news conference to announce plans to build a giant twin tunnel system to move water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to farmland and cities.

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Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 6:29 pm

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Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a new $23.7 billion proposal that would build a twin tunnel system to carry water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta over to the southern part of the state.

Water in Southern California has become an intractable problem. The frustration was evident at the press conference, when Brown dropped a four-letter expletive.

The Sacramento Bee reports:

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