WASHINGTON - The checks are not in the mail, but they will be soon. President Bush signed legislation yesterday to rush rebates ranging from $300 to $1,200 to millions of people, the centerpiece of government efforts to brace the wobbly economy. First, though, the 2007 tax returns must be filed.

Private Parts
Anne Bernays reveals all, nearly, in the Harvard Bookstore. Thanks to Magnatune recording artists Philharmonia Baroque for the use of “Entree des Pelerins - Air de Furie” and “Gavottes - Air pour les Pagodes” in the production of this week’s podcast. These are sampled under an Attribution 2.5 Creative Commons license. http://magnatune.com/artists/pbo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ Information about the film Vienna’s Lost Daughters at http://viennaslostdaughters.at Morning Stories on Flickr, http://flickr.com/photos/wgbhmorningstories Support Morning Stories at our website, http://wgbh.org/morningstories

City moves to acquire foreclosed properties
Boston is moving to buy or seize several foreclosed condominiums in Dorchester in a significant expansion of the city’s efforts to prevent abandoned buildings from blighting fragile neighborhoods.

Who Will Sing for the Nightingale?
Since she was a little girl, Deborah Henson-Conant has heard the same voice singing in her head. “The Nightingale” was produced and performed by Deborah, and appears on her 2006 CD & DVD entitled “Invention & Alchemy.” Deborah’s website is http://hipharp.com. Morning Stories on Flickr, http://flickr.com/photos/wgbhmorningstories Support Morning Stories at our website, http://wgbh.org/morningstories

First Love
Tony Kahn finds his first love in high school hard to remember. Thanks to Magnatune recording artists Rob Costlow for the use of “L.A. Passing By” and Heavy Mellow for the use of “Long Ago and Far Away”in the production of this week’s podcast. These are sampled under an Attribution 2.5 Creative Commons license. http://magnatune.com/artists/costlow http://magnatune.com/artists/heavy_mellow http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ More about the book “Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World” at http://giving.clintonfoundation.org/ Morning Stories on Flickr, http://flickr.com/photos/wgbhmorningstories Support Morning Stories at our website, http://wgbh.org/morningstories

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