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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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Alzheimer's Cases Rise, But Hope Remains
May 18, 2013 | NPR · More than 5 million Americans currently have Alzheimer's disease, and the number is only going to increase — in part, due to aging baby boomers. But researchers say increased awareness and early detection is helping patients live with the disease.
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Week In News: A Rough Week For The White House
May 18, 2013 | NPR · With the White House embroiled in three concurrent scandals this week, Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic, about the way forward for the president and for Congress, with recent history as their guide.
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Internships: Low-Paid, Unpaid Or Just Plain Illegal?
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Fed up with working for free, some interns are suing their employers. Last week, a judge ruled that interns could not sue the Hearst Corp. as a class action, which could be a legal setback for young workers tired of exploitative unpaid internships.
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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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January 20th Show
Jan 20, 2011 — On today's Talk of the Nation,
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Crisis on the Big Screen
Nov 21, 2007 — Darfur returns to the big screen, with the documentary treatment, in Darfur Now.
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Hollywood on Darfur
Oct 8, 2007 — In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Mia Farrow argues that China is underwriting genocide in Darfur, and must do more to stop the violence.
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After Students Are Killed, Protests In Sudan's Capital
Dec 10, 2012 — The demonstrators have been holding the protests in response to the deaths of four students, and some are also calling for the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir.
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State Of Emergency Raises The Stakes In Sudan
Apr 29, 2012 — Sudan has declared a state of emergency as tensions mount along the disputed border it shares with its new neighbor, South Sudan. Are the two nations headed for war?
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South Sudan Joins U.N.; Mass Graves Reported In Nearby Sudan
Jul 14, 2011 — Newly independent South Sudan was welcomed to the United Nations Thursday, days after the largely Christian East African nation formally seceded from Arab-dominated Sudan. But many questions linger over the young nation.
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200 Somalis Presumed Dead After Boat Sinks Off Sudan
Jul 6, 2011 — They were likely fleeing the war in their country and the severe drought in the region, and were trying to get to Saudi Arabia. Human trafficking is common in the largely lawless region.
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In Sudan, 80,000 Flee Fighting As Things Go From 'Worse To Even Worse'
May 27, 2011 — "They are sleeping under the trees. They need food and water ... some people are dying," a local official tells Reuters. Soldiers from the north Sudanese army have seized the disputed Abyei region, which many in the south claim as their own.
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Confirmed: Southern Sudanese Voted For Independence
Feb 7, 2011 — More than 98 percent of the ballots were cast "for" creating a new nation.
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As Southern Sudan Prepares To Vote, Some Background
Jan 7, 2011 — It faces huge challenges and there's the potential for violence, but diplomats are optimistic that things will go smoothly.
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