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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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After Romney's Loss, Mormons Lament What Might Have Been
Nov 7, 2012 — Mitt Romney's White House run raised the profile of his Mormon faith, and made many fellow Mormons hope that misunderstandings of their faith could be dispelled. And, of course, there was pride in seeing one of their own come so close to the White House. Those hopes were dashed with his loss Tuesday.
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Frontier Utah As Seen By Mormon Bishop, Documentary Photographer
Apr 1, 2011 — Unlike most early documentary photographers of the American West, George Edward Anderson was also a Mormon bishop. His photos offer a unique view of life in Utah at the turn of the 20th century.
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Sen. Orrin Hatch Tells Tea Party: 'I'm Impressed'
Feb 9, 2011 — The Utah senator told Tea Party activists he appreciated their role in taking "America back." Hatch has been targeted by the grassroots movement and is trying to avoid the fate of his former colleague from Utah, Bob Bennett, who was defeated in his re-election effort by the Tea Party.
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Thank Goodness It's Thursday!
Sep 2, 2009 — With companies looking to cut costs without cutting productivity, the state of Utah may have the answer: Four day work weeks.
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Scope Of Hackers' Data Theft From Utah Health Records Grows
Apr 9, 2012 — State officials say a computer breach 10 days ago is far worse than they originally thought. Hackers made off with 280,000 Social Security numbers and "approximately 500,000 other victims had less-sensitive information stolen."
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Utah Legislature Votes To Prohibit Schools From Teaching About Contraception
Mar 7, 2012 — Gov. Gary Herbert (R) has yet to indicate whether he will sign the measure. But it passed the state House and Senate thanks to Republican support.
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'Monster Winds' Roar Across Utah; California Also Whipped
Dec 1, 2011 — Gusts above 90 mph have turned over trucks, knocked down trees and cut power to many. Winds have also been roaring across Southern California and Nevada.
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'2,500 Pennies' Guy Adds His Two Cents To The Story
Jun 6, 2011 — "I didn't at any time yell," Jason West tells a local Utah newspaper. "I didn't go on a rant. I wasn't irate." But he may be fined 14,000 pennies ($140, that is) for paying a disputed medical bill with the coins and allegedly causing a disturbance.
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Utah: At Least 4 State Workers Linked To 'The List'
Jul 16, 2010 — At least four Utah workers are linked to the list of supposed illegal immigrants, officials said.
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Utah Closes In On Origin Of 'Illegal' Immigrant List
Jul 15, 2010 — Utah officials say they know the database containing the names of 1,300 supposed illegal immigrants.
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