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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.
 
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.
 
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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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.
 
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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May 19, 2013 | NPR · NPR's Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts of two of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest. They read Ten Ring Fingers by Tamara Breuer of Washington, D.C., and Ghost Words by Matheus Macedo of Winthrop, Mass.
 

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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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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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Mar 4, 2011 — For political journalists dying for the 2012 presidential contest to begin, Newt Gingrich's exploratory effort is a shot in the arm. And for the podcast as well.
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Feb 4, 2011 — Here's what we don't know: what's going to happen in Egypt. Here's what we do know: Charlotte will host the 2012 Democratic convention, Rahm Emanuel will be on the Chicago ballot, and Ronald Reagan would have turned 100 on Sunday. All in this week's podcast.
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Feb 2, 2011 — This week's Political Junkie segment on Talk of the Nation: Remembering Ronald Reagan, the 40th president, who would have turned 100 on Sunday.
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Jan 28, 2011 — This week's podcast episode focuses on the State of the Union and the (two) responses. Plus: Rahm Emanuel battles for ballot position in Chicago and George Allen hopes for a rematch in Virginia.
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Jan 7, 2011 — It's a new Congress and, maybe, a new chairman of the Republican National Committee. That, and more, in this week's episode of the "It's All Politics" podcast.
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Dec 10, 2010 — A compromising president and an angry progressive wing of the Democratic Party.  That basically sums up the week in politics in Washington, and it sums up this week's episode of the "It's All Politics" podcast.
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Dec 3, 2010 — Many issues, ranging from the Bush-era tax cuts and Don't Ask/Don't Tell, to extending unemployment insurance and the START Treaty with Russia, are still unresolved between Obama and the GOP.
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Dec 1, 2010 — Can politicians put their ideological labels aside for the betterment of the nation?  David Frum thinks so.  He's the special guest in the Political Junkie segment in today's TOTN.
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Nov 30, 2010 — The latest episode of our "It's All Politics" podcast focuses on ethics woes in the House, the latest GOP victories, and the Bristol Palin heartbreak.
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Nov 19, 2010 — Charlie Rangel's woes, Michael Steele's warning, and Lisa Murkowski's win — all in this week's edition of our "It's All Politics" podcast.
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