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Losers In Chicago School Closings Target Elected Officials
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The Chicago school board voted to close dozens of schools, despite community protests that the closings disproportionately affect minority students. Now the teachers union and community activists want to change the system and oust the elected officials who disagreed with them.
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College Students Wait To See If Loan Rates Double
May 23, 2013 | NPR · College students could end up paying a higher interest rate on their government subsidized loans unless Congress steps in. In a replay of last year's battle, Republicans, Democrats and the Obama administration all have competing proposals. A vote is scheduled in the House of Representatives Thursday. But with no consensus in sight, it's not clear if lawmakers can keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.
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Living In Two Worlds, But With Just One Language
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Elysha O'Brien calls herself a "Mexican white girl." Not just because of her ethnically ambiguous appearance, she says, but also because she can't speak Spanish. Fearing their children would experience discrimination if they spoke Spanish, her parents chose not to teach them their native tongue.
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Identities Of 24 Victims In Okla. Tornado Emerge
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Oklahomans who were hit by a massive tornado on Monday are trying to recover and rebuild.
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Basements Not An Option For Many Homes In Oklahoma
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to NPR Two-Way blogger Scott Neuman about why basements in Oklahoma are so uncommon.
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Documentary Shows George Plimpton's Best Story Was His Own
May 22, 2013 | NPR · A new documentary about writer George Plimpton uses its subject's own voice to tell the story of his career as a path-breaking "participatory journalist" and longtime editor of the Paris Review. The film also uses the voices of Plimpton's friends and colleagues to defend him against the charge of dilettantism that dogged him throughout his career. NPR's Joel Rose reports.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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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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Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite Heart NPR
Jan 31, 2013 — Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite have been talking about making an album together for 10 years, and now it's out. They came in to talk to NPR host Steve Inskeep for Morning Edition about harmonica playing, song writing, and Muddy Waters. The guys even had a little love duet to show for NPR.
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Sandy, Steve Inskeep And The Absurd On Morning Edition
Nov 5, 2012 — Steve Inskeep is a veteran reporter of wars and disasters with an appreciation for dark humor and the absurd. But how far can you go when you are the host of one of the largest general news shows in the country? Some listeners complained about his comments during coverage of Hurricane Sandy.
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Cut Short: Rep. Barney Frank on Morning Edition
Aug 10, 2011 — Our inbox filled up after Steve Inskeep interrupted the Democratic Representative from Massachusetts, prompting Frank to say, "I wish you wouldn't ask me complicated questions with five seconds to go."
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Torpedoing the Debt: Perils of Going Live
Aug 1, 2011 — Was Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep "hostile" in his questioning of GOP Rep. David Dreier on the debt compromise?
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'Dead Wrong': A Model Apology
Jul 14, 2011 — How does a journalist apologize for an error? Morning Edition guest David Cay Johnston set an example Wednesday with a sincere on air apology.
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Obama Budget Chief Lew Stays Vague On Entitlements
Feb 15, 2011 — According to Obama's budget chief, the less said by the White House in terms of how to slow entitlements spending, the better as it tries to reach a bipartisan deal. When presidents have made proposals early, that has only hurt the process, Jacob Lew told Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition.
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Obama Kept Many Campaign Promises But Now Faces GOP Wall
Jan 18, 2011 — Obama has had great success keeping his 2008 promises. But the GOP House will likely slow that, according to Bill Adair, editor of PolitiFact, the fact checking service.
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Obama: Democrats Won't Stop Tax Deal
Dec 9, 2010 — President Obama tells NPR that he is confident that "the framework is going to look like the one that we put forward." He says that "nobody - Democrat or Republican - wants to see people's paychecks smaller on Jan. 1 because Congress didn't act."
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President Obama To Talk With NPR
Dec 9, 2010 — NPR host Steve Inskeep is scheduled to talk with Obama and seeks suggestions for questions.
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Charlie Rangel: At 80, You Don't Start Over, You Continue
Dec 9, 2010 — In an interview with Steve Inskeep Rangel indicated he just wanted to move on to being a lawmaker. He said at his age, you don't start over. He also denied charges that he wrongly used campaign funds for his recent defense against ethics charges.
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