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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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So What Happens If The Farm Bill Expires? Not Much, Right Away
Sep 19, 2012 — The farm bill is likely to be left on the table when Congress leaves for recess, but don't panic. The nutrition and commodity programs will likely be extended after Election Day at current funding levels for a while, if the last session is any guide.
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Report Urges Food Stamp Program To Clarify Purchases, Corporate Profits
Jun 14, 2012 — While Congress debates food stamp cuts, the government should disclose where the program's costs are going and how much retailers and banks are profiting, says a new consumer watchdog report, Food Stamps: Follow The Money.
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Food Stamps Helped Many Families Weather The Recession
Apr 17, 2012 — Food stamps helped buffer effects of the economic downturn for millions of families, a new report says. The benefit was particularly strong for children.
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White House Aide Calls 'Crazy' Notion That Obama = Food Stamps
Jan 17, 2012 — White House Press Secretary Jay Carney got the chance Tuesday to respond to Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's controversial campaign applause line that President Obama is a "food stamp president," indeed the best there ever was.
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When The Formerly Rich Need Help Buying Food
Dec 15, 2011 — Presidential candidates have been sounding off about millionaires on food stamps, but the reality is harsher. Even in high-income zip codes, the formerly well off are having to turn to food stamps to put food on the table. That's according to two new surveys of food insecurity and income.
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Mississippi Leads U.S. In Reliance On Food Stamps
Nov 8, 2011 — The state of Mississippi has the highest percentage of its population — 24 percent — on food stamps of any state in the country. The director of the SNAP program in Mississippi explains why.
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October 10th: What's On Today's Show
Oct 10, 2011 — In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the difficulties for many veterans to adjust to civilian life, and law Professor Jonathan Turley explains why he feels President Obama is a disaster for civil liberties. In the second hour, a portrait of the new India, and the debate on food stamps.
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Discussing Food Stamps And The Poor: Callous or Balanced?
Aug 31, 2011 — In one listener's objections to a segment about food stamps, signs of more liberal criticism of NPR. But who's responsible for the poor?
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The Art Of Living At The Poverty Line
Oct 5, 2010 — Meet a single mother who makes $16,000 a year — and who managed to fund a vacation at a Caribbean resort with an interest-free loan from one of the world's largest banks.
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From Food Critic To Food Stamps
Jun 3, 2010 — As a restaurant critic, Ed Murrieta had an expense account and a nice home. Now, he struggles to get by on food stamps, and embraces the challenge.
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