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Some Cuban-Americans Wary As Cuba Welcomes Pope

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A man rides his bicycle past a billboard welcoming Pope Benedict XVI, just days before his arrival, in Havana, Cuba. Pope Benedict's trip to Latin America includes Mexico and Cuba.

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Cuban leader Fidel Castro greets Pope John Paul II after the pope's historic Mass in Havana's Plaza of the Revolution on Jan. 25, 1998.

By Greg Allen

Originally published on Mon March 26, 2012 2:05 am

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In 1998, when Pope John Paul II made his historic visit to Cuba, few Cuban-Americans made the pilgrimage across the Florida straits.

But when Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Cuba on Monday, hundreds of Cuban-Americans will be on hand in Santiago de Cuba when he celebrates Mass.

Carlos Saladrigas is well-known in Miami's Cuban-American community. He's a prominent businessman and co-chairman of the Cuba Study Group, an organization working to make Cuba a free and open society. He'll be in Antonio Maceo Revolution Square for Mass.

11:01 pm

Sun March 25, 2012

Supreme Court Word Search: Health Care

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When the U.S. Supreme Court hears challenges to the Obama administration's health care law this week, the arguments will be complex, with questions about states' rights, mandatory insurance, and Medicaid.

To introduce those concepts — and to give the rest of us something to do while the court hears six hours of arguments — we offer a word search game. The grid below features many words you'll likely hear this week, as NPR's Nina Totenberg reports from the court.

3:00 pm

Sun March 25, 2012

Susan Justice: Sometimes You Just Have To 'Eat Dirt'

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To get away from a strict religious family, Susan Justice fled to New York in 2001 to busk on the streets.

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Originally published on Sun March 25, 2012 11:01 pm

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11:19 am

Fri March 23, 2012

Obama Announces Pick For World Bank Post

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The White House has made its choice for who should lead the World Bank. Jim Yong Kim is currently the president of Dartmouth University. He's a physician and a global health expert and something of a surprise to people who've been watching this process.

Here is President Obama at the White House this morning.

3:58 am

Fri March 23, 2012

How A City Goes Broke

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A garbage truck at the Harrisburg incinerator.

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This is the first of two stories we're doing on Harrisburg. Read the second story here.

Eric Papenfuse owns a bookstore in Harrisburg, Pa. He used to be on the city agency in charge of basic municipal services — sewer, water, trash.

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