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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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Episode 331: How Office Politics Could Take Down Europe
Jan 25, 2013 — If you're looking for the beginning — and, possibly, the end — of the European financial crisis, you can find it in a single building: The Greek statistics office, at 46 Peireos Street in Athens.
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The Fake Economist Who Conned A Nation
Jan 24, 2013 — His secret: He told people what they wanted to hear.
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Episode 401: Four In One
Sep 11, 2012 — On today's show, we have four short Planet Money stories.
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Episode 400: What Two Pasta Factories Tell Us About The Italian Economy
Sep 7, 2012 — Italy is two countries — and two economies — in one.
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Draghi: Do Exactly As We Say, And We'll Hand Over The Money
Sep 6, 2012 — Are you a eurozone country? Are you having a hard time borrowing money? Mario Draghi has a deal for you.
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NYT Excerpt: Is The Euro Toast?
Aug 28, 2012 — Despite its many noble goals, the euro has been, in many ways, disastrous.
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Episode 395: Maastricht, Marijuana And The European Dream
Aug 17, 2012 — On today's show: Cross-border tensions in the home of the euro.
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Episode 393: The Building That's In Two Countries At Once
Aug 10, 2012 — An office building on the Dutch-German border was supposed to make it easy to work in both countries. But it's also a reminder of how the European dream isn't yet a reality.
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Why Don't More Unemployed Spaniards Get Jobs In Germany?
Aug 10, 2012 — The eurozone was supposed to create one big labor market by making it easy to cross borders for work.
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The Marijuana Trade In The Euro's Birthplace
Aug 9, 2012 — Maastricht recently passed a law banning foreigners from buying marijuana.
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