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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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A Picture Postcard From Wild Wrangel Island
May 6, 2013 — Unless you have an icebreaker or a helicopter, you'll probably only see this remote Russian nature preserve in photos. It's inhospitable and practically inaccessible, but the island's wildlife — including arctic fox, polar bears and musk oxen — are a strong draw for scientists and photographers.
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It's Called 'De-Extinction' — It's Like 'Jurassic Park,' Except It's Real
Mar 15, 2013 — Science writer Carl Zimmer says we're not going to bring back dinosaurs. But we might be able to resurrect other extinct species.
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Midnight In The Garden Of Long Exposures
Feb 22, 2013 — For one of these night photographs to turn out, the stars have to align — almost literally.
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Pictures Of A Place Where No One Should Live
Feb 5, 2013 — Afghanistan's Kyrgyz nomads call home "the roof of the world," though by most standards, it's hardly homey.
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National Geographic Photo Contest Winners
Jan 7, 2013 — More than 22,000 entries have been whittled down to just a few winners.
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Looking For Lost Memories In The Delta
Jan 5, 2013 — Photographer Eugene Richards explains why, 40 years after his first visit to the Arkansas Delta, he decided to go back.
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One Photo, 126 Frames, 2 Billion Leaves, 247 Feet
Dec 13, 2012 — Those numbers represent one giant sequoia. Oh, also: The "President," as it's called, is more than 3,000 years old.
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Rockets, Cigarettes And A Lion: Just A Few Of The Things Smuggled Into Gaza
Nov 20, 2012 — The Gaza Strip faces tight restrictions from Israel, and this has led to an elaborate system of smuggling tunnels linked to neighboring Egypt. National Geographic examines the tunnels in a piece that has appeared just as Gaza has returned to the forefront of the news.
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Amazing Art From Ivory, But At An Extreme Expense
Sep 21, 2012 — With such detail and complexity, one can see why ivory sculptures would be coveted and sold at a high price
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Slideshow: The Light And Dark On Pine Ridge Reservation
Aug 13, 2012 — Some of the country's poorest belong to one of the communities that has been here the longest.
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