Topic: Robert Johnson
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When can you eavesdrop on police? Chicago case exposes legal gray area.
Illinois state law prohibits secretly recording conversations with police – or anyone else. But a woman was acquitted of the charges because she said she was exposing criminal behavior.
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Angry squirrel terrorizes Vermont town
A neighborhood in Bennington, Vt., is under siege following a series of attacks carried out by a gray squirrel.
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John Mellencamp calls Internet most dangerous invention since atomic bomb
John Mellencamp says that the Internet blew up his "Cherry Bomb," along with the rest of rock 'n' roll.
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Timbuktu, the birthplace of blues
Don't argue with an African about the birthplace of blues. It's Timbuktu. Hear why.
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Stars, famous and not-so-famous, descend on DC for huge inaugural parties
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Honeyboy's not-so-blue gig: Inauguration party
From sharecropping childhood to the election of a black president, Mississippi bluesman Honeyboy Edwards has a long story.
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Long-forgotten old-time music finds new audience
Roots music from the early 20th century is experiencing a mini-revival with a series of new CD releases.
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The changing face of Chicago blues
Foreign-born players and whites pick up the slack creating a global appeal and expanded songbook.
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How African-Americans stand 40 years after the death of Martin Luther King
A statistical snapshot of black progress in areas from education to home ownership.
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