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AP Case Adds To Obama Team's Tough Record On Leaks
May 17, 2013 | NPR · His administration has prosecuted six people for giving reporters information about secret national security operations — twice as many cases as all previous presidents combined. Amid criticism from First Amendment advocates, the White House insists it values both press freedoms and national security.
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Weighing Freedom Of The Press Against Public Safety
May 17, 2013 | NPR · The Justice Department has been scrutinized this week for secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors while investigating the disclosure of a CIA operation to thwart a terrorist attack. Steve Inskeep talks to Floyd Abrams, a leading First Amendment lawyer, about how the Constitution and the law treat press freedom.
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Select Young Afghans Chosen As Commandoes In Training
May 17, 2013 | NPR · From the Afghan capital Kabul, Morning Edition's Renee Montagne talks to Gen, Joseph Dunford, the commander of all U.S. and international forces there. They discuss the challenges of the current situation on the ground, and look ahead to the withdrawal of NATO combat troops in 2014.
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Boom Or Bust? Saving Rhode Island's 'Superman' Building
May 19, 2013 | NPR · The iconic Industrial Trust Tower in downtown Providence is empty for the first time in 85 years. Developers want to turn it into luxury apartments — and want the state and city to pay for it. But Providence — like the rest of Rhode Island — faces its own economic problems, as well as a recent failed investment.
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Remembering The Long Lost Germans Of Texas
May 19, 2013 | NPR · More than a century ago, German settlers found a pocket of Texas to call home between Austin and San Antonio. And once the local lingo merged with their own language, it proved to be an interesting dialect. Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with University of Texas professor Hans Boas, who has been archiving the last remaining speakers of this unique blend.
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The Unsuccessful Quest For A Universal Language
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Within science circles, trying to come up with a new universal language was a trendy past-time in the 17th Century. Even the man who discovered gravity, Sir Isaac Newton, took a stab at it. Arika Okrent, editor-at-large at TheWeek.com, talks about its failure to catch on with Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden.
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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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We've Been Misled! No One Won Iowa!
Jan 6, 2012 — Mitt Romney may have come in first but got no delegates in the Iowa caucuses. So one discriminating listener says no one can be declared a 'winner.' NPR's Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, answers. Just when you thought you were caucused out.
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The Truth About Political Junkie
Jun 11, 2010 — Everything you always wanted to know about Political Junkie Ken Rudin, but were (understandably) afraid to ask.  An interview in Media Bistro's FishbowlDC.
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NPR's Ken Rudin Apologizes for 'Boneheaded Mistake'
Oct 23, 2009 — NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin said a "boneheaded" thing on Talk of the Nation on Oct. 21, and now he's apologizing.
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Ombudsversation on Marching in a Gay Pride Parade
Jul 30, 2009 — NPR journalists face ethical challenges everyday. Please join me in watching a video discussion on whether NPR journalists should march in gay pride parades.
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The Political Junkie's Diary
Jun 25, 2009 — Play-by-play of the South Carolina governor's startling announcement, from The Political Junkie.
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The No-Prize Winners' Gallery
Apr 21, 2009 — The No-Prize Winners Gallery!
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What Just Happened?
Nov 5, 2008 — President-elect Barack Obama is the nation's first black president. What does this moment mean to you?
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Campaign 2008: Two Week Notice
Oct 22, 2008 — Polls, swing states, polls, major money, and more polls. What do the candidates need to do in the next 13 days to win this thing?
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The Political Junkie
Sep 24, 2008 — The Political Junkie with guest host Lynn Neary.
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Minnesota Junkie
Sep 3, 2008 — On the trail with The Political Junkie.
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