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Will The U.S. Military Really Welcome Women On Battlefields?
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Now that the U.S. military has officially agreed to allow women into combat roles, let's examine how quickly the various branches are moving to make that happen. The overall process is expected to take years.
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Liberal Groups Say They Received IRS Scrutiny Too
June 19, 2013 | NPR · The conventional shorthand for the IRS scandal is that employees "targeted" conservative groups for extra scrutiny in the applications for tax-exempt status. Except, as an inspector general's report showed, it wasn't just conservative groups that got extra scrutiny. Plenty of liberal groups had to produce extensive documentation answer dozens of questions, too.
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Animal CSI: Inside The Smithsonian's Feather Forensics Lab
June 19, 2013 | NPR · A keen eye and extensive knowledge of feathers allows forensic ornithologist Carla Dove (yes, that's her name) figure out from feather and bone fragments which type of bird crashed into a plane or was eaten by a snake. But the expertise has an uncertain future.
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NSA Chief: Surveillance Programs Disrupted Terror Plots
June 18, 2013 | NPR · National Security Agency director Keith Alexander returned to the Hill on Tuesday, this time to testify before a House intelligence committee about the NSA spying revelations. Alexander said the programs in question foiled 50 terrorist plots, including one against the New York Stock Exchange.
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Congressman On NSA: Checks And Balances Prevent Abuse
June 18, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to Republican Congressman Mac Thornberry, who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He talks about the testimony by leaders of the National Security Agency, the Department of Justice and the FBI on Tuesday morning. He's been supportive of the NSA surveillance program, saying it's not only legal, but vital to security.
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Letters: Mozart's Violin And The Price Of Potatoes
June 18, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel and Melissa Block read emails from listeners about Mozart's violin and the price of potatoes.
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How U.S. Arms Will Reach Syrian Rebels
June 15, 2013 | NPR · This week the Obama administration announced it would send weapons to the Syrian rebels, because of credible evidence Syrian government forces had indeed used chemical weapons. Weekend Edition Saturday Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Deborah Amos about how Syrians are reacting to the news.
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Economy Was Key In Iranian Election
June 16, 2013 | NPR · Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to learn more about new Iran's president-elect, cleric Hassan Rouhani.
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NPR Promotes Two Executives To Key Posts
Feb 24, 2012 — Kinsey Wilson, an NPR senior vice president and general manager of NPR Digital Media, is becoming executive vice president and chief content officer. Margaret Low Smith, who has been acting senior vice president for news, is continuing in that role.
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New NPR CEO Gary Knell Starts Work, Takes Listeners' Calls
Dec 1, 2011 — He fills the positions that opened earlier this year when controversies led to Vivian Schiller's departure. Today on Talk of the Nation, and later on Twitter, Knell takes questions.
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NPR Names Sesame Workshop's Gary Knell As New CEO/President
Oct 2, 2011 — He has led Sesame Workshop for a dozen years. NPR launched the search for a new CEO and president last March, after Vivian Schiller departed following controversies that led the board to conclude she couldn't effectively lead the organization.
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Former NPR CEO Vivian Schiller To Be NBC News' Chief Digital Officer
Jun 2, 2011 — Schiller, who joined NPR in January 2009, resigned after NPR's board of directors concluded that controversies under her watch had become such a distraction that she could no longer effectively lead the organization.
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NPR: O'Keefe 'Inappropriately Edited' Video; Exec's Words Still 'Egregious'
Mar 14, 2011 — The conservative political activist left out some things and made some misleading edits. But the network says executive Ron Schiller still said things he should not have.
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Questions Raised About O'Keefe's Editing Of NPR Sting Video
Mar 13, 2011 — Though an NPR executive, who has since left the organization, has admitted he was wrong to say the things he did, a conservative website's analysis suggests that "editing tactics" were designed to mislead viewers.
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Latest Headlines On NPR's Vivian Schiller And Related News
Mar 10, 2011 — News outlets continue to follow the story.
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Quick Links To Coverage Of NPR CEO's Departure
Mar 9, 2011 — Links to our coverage of Vivian Schiller's departure.
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NPR CEO Vivian Schiller's Departure Grabs Headlines, Sparks Debates
Mar 9, 2011 — From online analyses to news stories and a vigorous conversation in The Two-Way's comments section, the news is getting a lot of attention.
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Rep. Cantor: Schiller's Resignation Doesn't Change Minds On NPR Funding
Mar 9, 2011 — "Our concern is not about any one person at NPR, rather it's about millions of taxpayers," the House majority leader says.
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