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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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Outgoing Acting IRS Director Grilled By House Lawmakers
May 17, 2013 | NPR · The House Ways and Means Committee became the first oversight panel in Congress to weigh in on the IRS tax-exempt group controversy on Friday morning.
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Week In Politics: IRS, Benghazi Emails, AP Phone Logs
May 17, 2013 | NPR · Audie Cornish speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss controversial IRS audits, the release of White House emails on Benghazi talking points and the Justice Department's seizure of AP phone logs.
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Scientists Agree On Climate Change, Why Doesn't The Public?
May 17, 2013 | NPR · A new study confirms that the vast majority of scientists who research the climate accept that the planet is warming and human beings are largely responsible. Yet a large slice of the American public believes that scientists are deeply split about global warming.
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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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C-Sections Deliver Cachet For Wealthy Brazilian Women
May 12, 2013 | NPR · Brazil's economic boom has driven the demand for births by caesarean section. Some 80 to 90 percent of women in private hospitals deliver this way. Proponents say it allows mothers and doctors to better organize their time. Critics say the procedure drives up costs and may cause complications.
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Love In Coach Class
May 18, 2009 — Make a love connection on board Air New Zealand. Would you want a 13-hour overnight blind date in coach?
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New Zealand Lawmakers Pass Same-Sex Marriage Law
Apr 17, 2013 — New Zealand lawmakers approve same-sex marriage law; despite opposition from some religious and social organizations, gay and lesbian couples will also be able to jointly adopt children.
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VIDEO: No Stupid Pet Trick; In New Zealand, Some Dogs Learn To Drive
Dec 5, 2012 — Hoping to convince animal lovers that rescue dogs are as smart as any other pets, New Zealand's SPCA has been teaching three canines to do a bit of driving. See the video evidence.
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Decades-Old Nuclear Standoff Finally Ends ... With New Zealand
Sep 23, 2012 — A little-known, but longtime nuclear standoff ended this week when U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifted a 26-year-old ban that kept New Zealand naval ships from docking at U.S. bases. The ban stems from New Zealand's nuclear-free policy that forbids U.S. nuclear ships into its ports.
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Chaos Feared When New Zealand Changes Road Rules Sunday
Mar 23, 2012 — They're changing some of the rules about yielding at intersections, and despite a public awareness campaign there's concern that when the switch is made on Sunday many drivers will be confused.
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VIDEO: 'Sofia The Lion Tamer' Goes Nose-To-Nose With Big Cat
Jan 12, 2012 — There was thick glass in between. But the 3-year-old New Zealander still had quite a close encounter with a very big lion, and she didn't back down. Her experience has now been seen around the world.
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New Zealand Miners Missing After Blast
Nov 19, 2010 — New Zealand mine accident; Obama in Lisbon; Ireland money woes
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Thousands Take To The Streets To Keep Middle Earth In New Zealand
Oct 25, 2010 — Hollywood executives have threatened to move production of the Hobbit to another country after unions threatened action against the movie. The walkout threat has been withdrawn, but the fate of the movie is unclear.
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New Zealand Hit By Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake
Sep 3, 2010 — A 7.2 earthquake has struck New Zealand early in the morning near the city of Christchurch.
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