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Source: NPR "Weekend Edition Sunday"

Roundup

12-31-06

Mining history at the National Archives [audio 6min]

As 2006 comes to a close, the National Archives will begin releasing millions of previously classified documents that are 25 years or older. The papers' subject matter ranges from the New Deal to the Cold War. Report by Andrea Seabrook.

Read entire article at NPR "Weekend Edition Sunday"