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Former President Bill Clinton has checked into a New York City hospital and is expected to undergo heart bypass surgery. Doctors advised surgery after Clinton complained of mild chest pains and shortness of breath Thursday, according to a statement from Clinton's office.

Nick Romero is a 21-year-old alternate delegate at the RNC in New York. He's spent his week meeting his Republican heros, going to sessions and taking in all that New York City has to offer. Youth Radio has been following Romero, recording his reactions and his impressions.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the controversy over Bruce Springsteen's new song that alludes to the police shooting of African immigrant Amadou Diallo. The song is called American Skin. New York City's police union leaders are irked over the song's lyrics — quote — "You can get killed just for living in your American skin."

This past week musicians from all over the world commemorated guitar great Django Reinhardt in New York City. Reinhardt died in 1953 but is reknowned for his fast, passionate guitar compositions. Lisa talks to Saxophonist James Carter who was there; his newest CD is called Chasin' the Gypsy, wherein he pays tribute to the "Hot Jazz" of 1920s and '30s Paris.

Darren Star, who created "Sex and the City," is also behind this show — and there seem to be some similarities.

At least 12 states and more than a hundred towns and cities throughout the nation have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day as a holiday.

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The death toll from the train crash near the Greek city of Larissa on Tuesday has risen to 57. The incident has led to civil unrest.

Pakistanis have a proud tradition of feeding the hungry. But as the country approaches economic default, lines for free meals are growing longer even in once-prosperous cities.

The Sundance Film Festival is underway in Park City Utah. The celebration of cinema includes dozens of marquee movies.