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Hillary Clinton wants people with student loan debt to pay lower interest rates. That kind of assistance may not help the people who need it most.

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Two hugely important recordings, made by pivotal musicians an ocean apart, were made on the same day in 1936.

Mice and rats are the most common lab animals. That's why some influential new guidelines on how to house mother rodents and their babies have created an uproar. Some experts at research centers say there's no evidence that making costly changes will really benefit the animals.

It took Michael David Lukas seven years to write his debut novel, The Oracle of Stamboul, but as Martha Woodroof writes, the long struggle was worth it. Woodroof speaks with Lukas about going by three names, the young girl who inspired his novel and going broke for one's writing dreams.

Before there was Jennifer Pena, Laura Canales or Selena, one woman rewrote the rules of Texas-Mexican music and became a voice for the impoverished throughout Latin America.

President Obama wraps up his Asia tour in Cambodia tomorrow. His trip included a historic visit to Myanmar, also known as Burma, making him the first sitting American president to visit that country. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with freelance reporter Michael Sullivan, about the significance of the president's trip.

Hear a re-imagined song by Mexican singer-songwriter Carla Morrison, an Argentine trio takes on feminist punk and a Brazilian grunge band with a love for distortion.

The music of Railroad Earth defies conventional classification. The group's bluegrass-influenced style deftly combines exceptional songwriting and interesting improvisations, and the result is earning it praise among the finest jam bands. Here, Railroad Earth brings its unique style to World Cafe.

As a number of Arab states go through dramatic transitions, many are looking to Turkey as an example of a modern, moderate Islamic country that has a working democracy. But it's not clear whether Turkey's successes can be duplicated elsewhere.

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A major factor in the Syrian revolt is the battle between sectarian groups. The Assad family and the minority Alawites have held the top jobs for decades, and feel they would be trampled if the majority Sunni Muslims come to power. These sectarian tensions are never far from the surface in the Middle Eastern nations going through upheavals.