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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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Four Arrested After British Soldier Hacked To Death In London
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The two men charged with killing a British soldier in south London on Wednesday were apparently on a government watch list, raising questions about why authorities were unable to prevent the attack.
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One Of London Attack Suspects Had Troubled Past
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel speaks with Sandra Laville, crime correspondent for The Guardian, about what's known about the suspect in the Woolwich attack in London on Wednesday.
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Obama Pledges To Be More Transparent About Drone Program
May 23, 2013 | NPR · In a major speech on counterterrorism on Thursday, President Obama said the war on terror has changed and U.S. policy must be adjusted. He promised to be more forthcoming about the government's targeted killing program for terrorism suspects, and said he was open to talking to Congress about ways to review the use of weaponized drones. Carrie Johnson talks to Melissa Block about the evolving drone policy.
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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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Destination: Detroit
Jan 31, 2012 — Tell Me More shares highlights from Tuesday's broadcast in Detroit, Mich.
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Tell Me More LIVE at NABJ
Aug 3, 2011 — Michel Martin will bring the heat when she hosts a special LIVE broadcast of Tell Me More on Friday August 5, 2011 from the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) conference in Philadelphia.
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Our Interview With Ilyasah Shabazz
Apr 25, 2011 — The editors of Tell Me More offer clarification related to the program's coverage - and, more specifically, a recent interview - focusing on a controversial new biography of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X.
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Thanks To You: A Father-And-Son NPR Moment
Nov 23, 2010 — Guest blogger Arsalan Iftikhar tells how participating in a recent NPR StoryCorps project sealed a special bond between him and his dad.
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A Friday Of Politics With Spice
Nov 11, 2010 — Tell Me More's Lee Hill offers a preview of Friday's program. On the agenda: political infighting, listener reactions to the film For Colored Girls and former president George W. Bush's new memoir.
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Lessons From A ‘Tell Me More’ Road Trip
Nov 3, 2010 — Tell Me More Senior Supervising Editor Portia Robertson Migas writes about the adventures of taking the show on the road.
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We’re Detroit Bound
Nov 2, 2010 — Host Michel Martin and the staff of Tell Me More are taking the show on the road.
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Here Today, Juan Tomorrow?
Oct 22, 2010 — Guest blogger Jimi Izrael responds to fired NPR Analyst Juan Williams' remarks that suggest his ouster had something to do with his race. Izrael says, while he doesn't think skin color is the reason Williams was let go, he doesn't believe it helped.
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Learning To Embrace My Own Opinion
Oct 11, 2010 — As Tell Me More host Michel Martin prepares to receive an award for her commentary series, Can I Just Tell You?, she admits that she never imagined her opinion would matter.
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A Soft Spot In Philly For Donovan McNabb
Oct 4, 2010 — NPR's Brakkton Booker was on hand in Philadelphia Sunday for one of the most anticipated moments in sports - the return of NFL star Donovan McNabb, as a Washington Redskin, to his old turf to face off against his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles.
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