On Washington Wednesday, competing priorities for Republicans in Congress; on World Tour, news from Angola, Uruguay, Laos, and France; and a hostage's story of survival. Plus, a presidential turkey pardon, introducing a new music feature, The Great American Songbook, Janie B. Cheaney on the relative calm since the election, and the Wednesday morning news

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