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10:01 pm
Sun January 8, 2012

Italy's Accordion Industry: Tiny And Thriving

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Italy's famed accordion industry has all the business it wants — but there are limits to its ambitions.
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Italy's accordion industry has attracted new customers, but most of its companies want to stay small.
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By Christopher Livesay

More than 70 percent of Italy's gross domestic product comes from small businesses — and they're not growing. Economists are worried this will make it impossible for Italy to climb out of its massive $2.6 trillion debt.

Even in a global economy, something as small as Italy's accordion industry can have an impact. The work of its craftsmen has reached millions of ears.

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The Salt
10:01 pm
Sun January 8, 2012

For Kids With ADHD, The Elimination Diet Falls Short Of Success

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Eliminating junk food from a child's diet is usually not enough to effectively treat attention deficit disorders, a study has found.
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You may remember the controversial studies linking food coloring and additives to hyperactivity in kids. Or you may know parents who have pinned their hopes on an elimination diet to improve their kids' rowdy behavior.

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History
10:01 pm
Sun January 8, 2012

Dancing Through History With First Ladies' Gowns

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First lady Michelle Obama's inaugural gown.
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Grover Cleveland's wife, Frances, was a fashion icon during the late 1800s and was considered the Jackie Kennedy of her day. Her inaugural gown was more of a two-piece ensemble — an elegant floral chine skirt and a peach velvet bodice crafted by House of Doucet of Paris.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 9:09 am

Every four years in January, Washington, D.C., plays host to the country's biggest "prom." Inaugural balls bring out happy winners, administration bigwigs and a gown — on the first lady — that will become a part of history.

An exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History displays some of those gowns. NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg took her dance card to the show.

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The Arab Spring: One Year Later
10:01 pm
Sun January 8, 2012

Is The Arab Spring Good Or Bad For The U.S.?

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The Arab uprisings have ousted or weakened or weakened some American allies. Elections in Tunisia and Egypt have shown the strength of Islamist political parties. And after the long, hard war in Iraq, the U.S. appears to have a diminished appetite for new, complicated undertakings in the region. In the last of our six-part series on the upheavals changing the Middle East, NPR's Deborah Amos looks at what it all means for America.

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Election 2012
3:45 pm
Sun January 8, 2012

The New Hampshire Primary: Boost Or Bust

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Political signs are pictured at an intersection in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire voters could make Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's nomination a near-certainty on Tuesday, when the state holds the first primary of the 2012 election.

Every presidential candidate in modern history who has won both Iowa and New Hampshire has gone on to win the party's nomination. (Romney narrowly won the Iowa caucuses last week). Since 1920, New Hampshire has been the first state to hold a presidential primary, and Granite State voters guard that status fiercely.

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