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All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Tune in each day for news, analysis, and features from NPR, plus regular checks of regional news from the WKU Public Radio news team.

NPR's first show, All Things Considered began broadcasts in 1971. Each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.

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Crews Work To Restore Power, And Explain The Delay

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Utility crews work on power lines as dusk falls in Ship Bottom, a community on Long Beach Island, N.J.

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Scott Hallamin of PSE&G works with his crew to restore power on Montclair Avenue in Nutley, N.J.

By Kathy Lohr

Originally published on Sat November 3, 2012 5:45 pm

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More than 8 million people lost power after Superstorm Sandy. Five days later, 2.5 million are still waiting as power companies across the region continue to say that restoring power is more complicated than it seems.

The storm packed a one-two punch. First, it flooded several switching stations including one hidden under the New Jersey Turnpike in Newark, says Art Torticelli, who was out with his crew from Public Service Electric and Gas at a switching station in Essex, N.J.

3:40 pm

Sat November 3, 2012

'For Whom Will You Vote?' May Be Wrong Question

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If you want to predict a candidate's fate, there may be a better question to ask than whom voters cast a ballot for.

By editor

Originally published on Sat November 3, 2012 5:53 pm

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In the vast majority of pre-election polls, likely voters are usually asked, "If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?"

That's the wrong question to ask, says Justin Wolfers, a political economist with the University of Michigan. He's spent years researching polls, and in a new paper he offers what he says is the right question:

Who do you think will win?

7:01 pm

Fri November 2, 2012

Taylor Swift: 'My Confidence Is Easy To Shake'

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Taylor Swift's fourth studio album, Red, sold 1.2 million copies in its first week — the highest first-week sales total in a decade.

By editor

Originally published on Sat November 3, 2012 4:36 pm

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6:43 pm

Fri November 2, 2012

New York City Marathon Cancelled As Lights Come Back

By Joel Rose

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In New York City, the lights are coming back on, and the annual marathon has been called off. Robert Siegel talks to Joel Rose.

Around the Nation

6:41 pm

Fri November 2, 2012

In New York, Lights Are Back On But The Race Is Off

By Robert Siegel

In New York City on Friday, the lights came on in more of Manhattan and the annual marathon was called off. Margot Adler talks to Robert Siegel.

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