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Obama Tweaks U.S. Vision For Fight Against Terrorism
May 24, 2013 | NPR · President Obama discussed America's counter-terrorism strategy — including the use of drones and the prison at Guantanamo Bay — during an address at the National Defense University on Thursday. He rejected the idea that the country can fight an open-ended "global war on terror."
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Political Attacks Ramp Up In U.S. Senate Race In Mass.
May 24, 2013 | NPR · In Massachusetts, what's been a relatively lackluster campaign to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry is heating up. Veteran Democratic Rep. Ed Markey is running against Republican Gabriel Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL. Gomez is a political newcomer.
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Documentary Introduces The Man Behind WikiLeaks
May 24, 2013 | NPR · David Greene talks to filmmaker Alex Gibney about the new documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks. In 2006, Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks and encouraged anyone in the world to pass on information that might expose government secrets.
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Obama: Sexual Assault Has No Place In The Military
May 24, 2013 | NPR · President Obama delivered the commencement address at Annapolis on Friday, challenging the U.S. Naval Academy graduates to help redefine national defense in the 21st century.
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Week In Politics: Obama And Drone Strikes
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss highlights from the national security speech delivered by President Obama on Thursday.
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Battered Jersey Shore Pins Recovery Hopes On Summer Season
May 24, 2013 | NJN · Seven months after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Jersey Shore, Asbury Park is still waiting for insurance and federal aid money. In the meantime, it borrowed $10 million to repair the waterfront in time for the critical Memorial Day weekend.
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Then The Curtain Opened: The Bracing Impact Of Stravinsky's 'Rite'
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The aggressively modern ballet premiered in Paris in 1913, and provoked a response just as striking as the music and dance.
 

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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
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What Science Fiction Books Does A Futurist Read?
Feb 24, 2012 — Science fiction's job is to give us a map of where we're headed. From Jules Verne to William Gibson, sci-fi authors describe their visions of the future, and how people might live in it. We ask Intel's futurist for his list of favorite sci-fi books.
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Voyager Probes Aim For Interstellar Space, Four Decades Of Travel
Dec 14, 2011 — The two Voyager spacecraft are still running, 35 years after their launch. And as you might expect, our two ambassadors to the galaxy are sporting the finest technology of 1977, the year they were launched.
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Steve Jobs Dishes On The Tech Business In 'Lost Interview' From 1995
Nov 16, 2011 — When he died on Oct. 5, Steve Jobs was eulogized as the tech visionary who put elegantly designed gadgets into the lives of people who often hadn't realized the devices were essential — until Jobs, and Apple, created them. A recently recovered 1995 interview offers another chance to hear from the late CEO.
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Game Your Facebook Status: The 'Via' Spoof And Your Gullible Friends
Jul 19, 2011 — Facebook status updates have been blamed for both break-ins and break-ups. Now the "via" feature — which shows the source (device and/or service) of a status update — can let you claim to be communicating from outer space, or via Morse code.
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From My Twitter Feed:  In Loving Memory, May The #WalkmanRIP
Oct 28, 2010 — Take another moment to remember the Sony Walkman and your favorite mix tape.
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Geeking Out For Halloween: Behold The R2-D2 Jack-O'-Lantern
Oct 18, 2010 — All Tech Considered takes an in-depth look at what goes into carving the most seasonal of geek crafts, an R2-D2 jack-o'-lantern, with pumpkin sculptor Noel Dickover.
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Google's Logo Turns To Bouncing Balls For Anniversary, Event (Updated)
Sep 7, 2010 — Google has revamped its logo for yet another special occasion — this time, its name is made out of a flock of colored balls that bounce away from the cursor when a visitor comes to the Google search page.
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Twelve New Ways To Hold Your iPhone 4
Jul 2, 2010 — The new iPhone seems to have a few problems with dropped calls. Well, fear not: we're here to help you keep those dropped calls on that shiny new iPhone to a minimum.
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Still Talking About Chatroulette
Mar 23, 2010 — Chatroulette continues to gain popularity with recent use by TV personality Jon Stewart and singer-songwriter Ben Folds.
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Web Game 'Cream Wolf' Is Surprising, Werewolf-y
Feb 24, 2010 — The Adult Swim Web game "Cream Wolf" is equal parts Atari-era graphics and 2010 humor and shocks.
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