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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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What It's Like To Work In A Bangladeshi Factory
May 11, 2013 | NPR · More than 1,000 garment workers were killed last month, when the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed last month in Bangladesh. Host Scott Simon speaks with Kalpona Akter, the executive director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity, who began working in garment factories at age 12.
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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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Iraq Vet Takes On Tea-Party Incumbent In Fiery Illinois House Race
Oct 28, 2012 — Freshman Republican Joe Walsh's bombastic rants frequently get him into trouble, even with members of his own party. He's facing a tough Democratic opponent in Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, who lost both of her legs in combat.
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With His Big Win In Illinois, Romney Could Regain Nomination Mojo
Mar 21, 2012 — Illinois, with its more upscale, well-educated and moderate Republicans, especially in the counties surrounding Chicago, was always favorable political terrain for Mitt Romney. It was no surprise that he won, but the margin was impressive. And he also showed strength among voters he has had trouble courting.
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3 Things To Watch For In Illinois
Mar 20, 2012 — With Mitt Romney having what seems like an insurmountable lead in delegates but his rivals, especially Rick Santorum, refusing to exit the race, the GOP primaries have entered the grind-it-out-for-every-delegate phase.That means that Illinois, all of a sudden, counts plenty. The three things to watch for on primary night are turnout in the counties around Chicago, evangelicals the Tea Party.
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Romney Might Like The View From Peoria
Mar 14, 2012 — With Illinois holding its GOP presidential primary next Tuesday, NPR's Don Gonyea speaks to voters in and around the iconic American test market of Peoria, asking: Will Illinois embrace Mitt Romney's politics, or follow the South's lead and favor Rick Santorum?
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Senator From Illinois Gets Sweet Assignment
Feb 14, 2011 — Just in time for Valentine's Day, Mark Kirk has won the right to occupy the Senate's Candy Desk. He will keep the desk filled with candy for his colleagues. It's all about promoting Illinois jobs, he says.
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Judge Rejects Ex-Illinois Guv Ryan's Wish To See Dying Wife
Dec 21, 2010 — The U.S. judge refused to release Ryan to see his dying wife, saying many in prison share his woes. Ryan also wanted his conviction overturned for violating the "honest services" law but the judge refused that, too.
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Sen. Mark Kirk Officially Shrinks Democratic Senate Majority
Nov 29, 2010 — Sen. Kirk's arrival in the Senate means Democrats now need two Republican votes to advance bills. And those GOP votes have been hard to come by.
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The Rejected Story of the Day Is Also the Quote of the Day
Jun 7, 2010 — Rep. Mark Kirk Apologizes For Misleading Public About His Military Service.
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Plead Not Guilty Enough
Feb 2, 2009 — Forget the "Not guilty" plea, here's a recommendation that former Illinois governor Blagojevich might want to plead "Not guilty enough"!
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Sandbagging
Jun 19, 2008 — If you have been affected by the flooding in the Midwest, we want to hear from you.
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