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Source: NPR "Weekend Edition - Sunday"

Roundup

Voices in the News: Nagin, Gore, Cheney and W. Va. [2min]

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including: the late Wilson Pickett; New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin; New Orleans resident Alex Gerhold; Former Vice President Al Gore; Vice President Dick Cheney; Lara Ramsburg, spokeswoman for West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin; West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin.

Read entire article at NPR "Weekend Edition - Sunday"