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NPR Programs: Weekend Edition Sunday
- University Creates Student Oasis in Egypt's Desert
- This summer, American University in Cairo is set to open a $400 million campus outside the country's capital. The 260-acre site uses environmentally conscious designs and extensive gardens to keep buildings cool during the day and warm at night.
- Injured U.S. Troops Battle Drug-Resistant Bacteria
- A highly drug-resistant strain of bacteria is complicating the recovery of hundreds of U.S. troops who served in Iraq. Acinetobacter baumannii initially was seen in field hospitals, and government officials say it has lead to a handful of troop deaths.
- Umm Kulthum: The Voice of Egypt
- She had the musical chops of Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis Presley. More than 30 years after Umm Kulthum's death, Egyptians young and old still celebrate the voice of their country's greatest singer.
- Higher Education in China Expanding
- China is in the midst of a building boom of colleges and universities. The country is attempting to improve the quality of these institutions and its world ranking.
- U.S. Universities No Longer Only Game in Town
- In the past few years there has been an increase in applications to American graduate schools but the rate of growth is slowing. Beth McMurtrie, international editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education talks with Liane Hansen about why there has been a decline in the number of foreign students attending U.S. universities.
- Zingerman's: Not Your Grandfather's Deli
- In 1982, Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig opened Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, Mich. After 26 years, they have built an empire called Zingerman's Community of Businesses that Inc. magazine called "The Coolest Small Company in America." On Friday, Oprah Winfrey rated a sandwich from Zingerman's an amazing 11 out of 5.
- Cylcone Relief Teams Still on Standby in Thailand
- At least a million and a half people in Myanmar are in need of food and shelter. Aid teams are arriving slowly from Thailand, but many relief workers are still awaiting visas.
- Fragile Cease-Fire Takes Hold in Baghdad Slum
- A tenuous cease-fire is in place in Baghdad's Sadr City on Sunday. The Iraqi government and militia members loyal to the anti-American cleric Muqtadah Al-Sadr temporarily agreed to lay down arms. Fighting has been raging in the Shiite slum for the last six weeks, and more than 1,000 people have been killed.
- Letters: Fumarase, Primary, Autistic Son
- Listeners respond to stories about fumarase, a genetic disease afflicting children living in a polygamist community; commentaries on the primary process and clothes dryers; and Donald Rosenstein's "This I Believe" essay about his autistic son.
- Mail-In Vote Presents Challenges in Oregon
- Oregon is the only state that votes entirely by mail, which means Election Day lasts about two and a half weeks. Votes must be in for the Democratic presidential primary by May 20.
- Moms, Kids Play Role in Campaign Ads
- We play clips from recent presidential campaign ads, including ads featuring Sen. John McCain's 96-year-old mother; Chelsea Clinton talking about mom, Hillary; and kids urging their mothers to vote for Sen. Barack Obama.
- A Party Divided
- In her most recent posting to NPR's election blog, Sunday Soapbox, regular contributor Faye Anderson says the Democratic nomination process is beyond repair.
- W.Va. Demographics Favorable to Clinton
- West Virginia holds its Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday. Recent polls show Hillary Clinton with a wide lead over Barack Obama. Anna Sale of West Virginia Public Broadcasting talks with Liane Hansen about the upcoming primary.
- Mother's Day Founder Opposed Commercialization
- West Virginian Anna Jarvis founded Mother's Day 100 years ago today. Her original idea was to make it a "day of rest" for mothers. However, as the years of the celebration progressed, Jarvis became discouraged by the commercialization of the day.
- A Whiff of a New Cold War
- As relations between Russia and the United States have been heating up in the last several weeks, NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr wonders whether it may not be the start of a new mini-Cold War.
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