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Losers In Chicago School Closings Target Elected Officials
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The Chicago school board voted to close dozens of schools, despite community protests that the closings disproportionately affect minority students. Now the teachers union and community activists want to change the system and oust the elected officials who disagreed with them.
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College Students Wait To See If Loan Rates Double
May 23, 2013 | NPR · College students could end up paying a higher interest rate on their government subsidized loans unless Congress steps in. In a replay of last year's battle, Republicans, Democrats and the Obama administration all have competing proposals. A vote is scheduled in the House of Representatives Thursday. But with no consensus in sight, it's not clear if lawmakers can keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.
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Living In Two Worlds, But With Just One Language
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Elysha O'Brien calls herself a "Mexican white girl." Not just because of her ethnically ambiguous appearance, she says, but also because she can't speak Spanish. Fearing their children would experience discrimination if they spoke Spanish, her parents chose not to teach them their native tongue.
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Four Arrested After British Soldier Hacked To Death In London
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The two men charged with killing a British soldier in south London on Wednesday were apparently on a government watch list, raising questions about why authorities were unable to prevent the attack.
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One Of London Attack Suspects Had Troubled Past
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel speaks with Sandra Laville, crime correspondent for The Guardian, about what's known about the suspect in the Woolwich attack in London on Wednesday.
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Obama Pledges To Be More Transparent About Drone Program
May 23, 2013 | NPR · In a major speech on counterterrorism on Thursday, President Obama said the war on terror has changed and U.S. policy must be adjusted. He promised to be more forthcoming about the government's targeted killing program for terrorism suspects, and said he was open to talking to Congress about ways to review the use of weaponized drones. Carrie Johnson talks to Melissa Block about the evolving drone policy.
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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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Imagine A Flying Pig: How Words Take Shape In The Brain
May 2, 2013 — Linguists used to think the human brain had a specific region devoted to understanding language. But brain scans now indicate that regions controlling vision, movement, taste, smell and touch are all called into action when we think of a word, too.
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'Baby' Robot Learns Language Like The Real Thing
Jun 23, 2012 — With DeeChee's help, researchers are studying how babies transition from babbling to forming words.
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The Zombie Within
May 20, 2012 — You don't need to deliberate to be thoughtful, says commentator Alva Noë. In fact, it's better if you don't. We are at our most intelligent when we let the world guide us. And we can do this because we are expert at many things we take for granted.
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Mailbox: When Saying "Politically Correct" Is No Longer Correct
Mar 12, 2012 — The assistant dean of students at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and blog readers share their reactions to the term "politically correct."
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Politically Correct: An Aspiration or Pejorative?
Mar 8, 2012 — In last week's column, I asked whether it was taking political correctness too far to question the word "nutcase" in an NPR report. Most readers agreed it wasn't, but some - including NPR's own Vice President of Diversity — disliked framing the conversation in terms of "political correctness."
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Americanisms That Rankled Brits: 'Reliable,' 'Talented'
Jul 13, 2011 — The modern misuse of words often prompts complaints from purists. The same was true in 19th-century Britain, when the Americanisms lengthy and reliable were seen as signs of the coming apocalypse.
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Farewell? Good Bye? Au Revoir?
Mar 1, 2011 — The New York Times Magazine published the final "On Language" column last Sunday. It marks the end of weekly lectures on common mistakes and misuse in language and grammar. For those who are relieved, research the history of off the hook yourself.
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Oh, The Things We Say Wrong ...
Dec 21, 2010 — Everyday, we hear people purposefully slur or combine words in conversation, like "imma" and "a whole 'nother." This informative YouTube video called "Things We Say Wrong" gives a quirky language explainer on why pronunciation matters.
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He Said, She Said
May 20, 2010 — What's a pronoun worth?  A whole lot.
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Approaching Fluency
Sep 25, 2007 — For most of us who try it, learning another language is a long, frustrating process. In middle school, I made stacks of flash cards to memorize Spanish vocabulary. My friends and I affec
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