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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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Obama Evokes Cold War In Speech At Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Against a backdrop that evoked the Cold War, President Obama renewed his push to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles on Wednesday. Obama delivered an address outside the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. He also meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Democratic Bill Would Limit Government's Digital Surveillance
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel talks to Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) about the legislation he is co-sponsoring with Sen. Ron Wyden, to limit the federal government's ability to collect data on Americans without links to terrorism or espionage.
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AMA Officially Recognizes Obesity As A Disease
June 19, 2013 | NPR · The American Medical Association has recognized obesity as a disease — a distinction that will help change the way medical issues related to obesity are handled — and paid for. The decision is a "catch-up" in many ways, since many doctors and the insurance community have recognized it for years.
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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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The 'Ace Of Cakes' Next Challenge: The Inaugural Ball Cake
Jan 21, 2013 — Ace of Cakes star Duff Goldman says he's still not sure how it happened, but his team of cake makers will be serving their country by bringing the cake to the inaugural ball.
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Caution: Moving Full Speed Ahead
Jan 27, 2009 — Today, there's snow on the ground. It's still cold out, but traffic has since returned to normal (although still painful to sit through). Washington is just as it was a little more than a week ago. ... Then, of course, there's a new President. He ...
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Post-Inauguration Roundup: More From HU
Jan 23, 2009 — As a final installment of TMM's Post-Inauguration Roundup, below are more elements from Inauguration Day at Howard University.
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The Queen's Crown
Jan 22, 2009 — According to the Associated Press, the designer hat worn by Aretha Franklin, aka the "Queen of Soul," is in high demand.
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Now, The Hard Part
Jan 22, 2009 — I am not going to lie to you. I think I'm still recovering from Inauguration Day. I think I have been that cold maybe twice before in my life.
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Inauguration Frustration
Jan 21, 2009 — "We're not accepting those passes here" a policeman says to me about 100 feet from the entry way to the promise land ...
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TMM Post-Inauguration Roundup
Jan 21, 2009 — I am going to turn the virtual mic over to some of our folks who were out and about yesterday ...
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Blogging The Inaugural: TMM On The Scene At Howard University
Jan 20, 2009 — I'm live blogging here at a watch event on the campus of Howard University, a leading historically black college ...
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TMM Covers The Inauguration
Jan 20, 2009 — Greetings from the Canadian Embassy, which sits on Pennsylvania Avenue here in D.C., and along the inaugural parade route.
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Tuesday Passoff
Jan 13, 2009 — ... We're cracking away at targets for TMM's inaugural coverage (thanks to those who wrote to us with suggestions.) ...
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