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Weekend Edition Saturday

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Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday. The program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning  Scott Simon.

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Environment
4:33 am
Sat April 13, 2013

Before Disney, Florida's Silver Springs Lured Tourists

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A glass-bottomed boat glides along water in Silver Springs, Fla. The springs, once a major tourist destination, have declined both in volume and in water quality.
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Alligators sun themselves along the waters of Silver Springs.
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Originally published on Sat April 13, 2013 4:24 pm

Before Disney World, Silver Springs in Central Florida was for decades one of the state's most popular tourist destinations.

Even if you've never visited Silver Springs, you might have seen it. The 1960s television show Sea Hunt was filmed here, as were countless movies, including Tarzan and Creature From the Black Lagoon.

The crystal clear water of Silver Springs made it invaluable to Hollywood. Guy Marwick, the founder of the Silver River Museum, says it drew more than 1 million visitors a year.

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Commentary
4:11 am
Sat April 13, 2013

In NPR's New Building, Everything Will Be Better ... Again

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NPR is heading to its fourth home, at 1111 North Capitol St. in Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Schorr, veteran journalist, died in 2010.
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Susan Stamberg and Bob Edwards in 1978, at the M Street building.
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Originally published on Sat April 13, 2013 9:11 am

  • Susan Stamberg Hosts 'All Things Considered' On July 10, 1972
  • Barbara Hoctor And Bob Edwards On 'Morning Edition,' Dec. 31, 1979
  • Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr On 'Weekend Edition,' Feb. 19, 1994
  • Susan Stamberg's Voice In NPR's Elevators At 1111 North Capitol
  • 'All Things Considered' Story On The Move From M Street In 1994

Starting Saturday, Weekend Edition is broadcasting under the fourth roof that's sheltered National Public Radio. NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg has worked in all of the locations since NPR went on the air in 1971, and once again she shepherds us to our new home.

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Politics
4:10 am
Sat April 13, 2013

Obama, Republicans Agree On Tax Loopholes, But Little Else

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Copies of President Obama's budget plan for fiscal year 2014 are distributed to Senate staff on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
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Originally published on Sat April 13, 2013 11:50 am

President Obama's newly released tax return shows his effective income tax rate was 18.4 percent last year. He'll likely pay a somewhat higher rate in 2013, and that tax bill would be even bigger if Congress were to adopt the recommendations in the president's own budget, unveiled this week.

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It's All Politics
4:09 am
Sat April 13, 2013

Immigration Debate Puts Farm Workers Union In Spotlight

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United Farm Workers members were among the crowd that filled the lawn on Capitol Hill during an immigration rights rally Wednesday.
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Originally published on Sat April 13, 2013 8:58 pm

A new immigration bill is expected to be introduced in the U.S. Senate next week, calling for better border security and a path to citizenship for 11 million immigrants in the United States without legal status.

One big hurdle toward that was cleared this week when the United Farm Workers reached a deal with growers that would address wages and caps the number of visas allowed for new workers.

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Music Interviews
1:03 am
Sat April 13, 2013

Dave Matthews Takes John Denver's Music 'To Tomorrow'

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Dave Matthews performs "Take Me to Tomorrow" on The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver.
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Originally published on Sat April 13, 2013 9:31 am

By the time John Denver died in a plane crash in 1997, he had written and sung a remarkable assortment of cherished music: "Rocky Mountain High," "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Sunshine on My Shoulders," "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and many more. He was often mocked by edgier musicians for being a kind of musically soft, spongy Wonderbread of a singer-songwriter. But his songs have endured — and influenced more than one generation.

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