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Obama Tweaks U.S. Vision For Fight Against Terrorism
May 24, 2013 | NPR · President Obama discussed America's counter-terrorism strategy — including the use of drones and the prison at Guantanamo Bay — during an address at the National Defense University on Thursday. He rejected the idea that the country can fight an open-ended "global war on terror."
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Political Attacks Ramp Up In U.S. Senate Race In Mass.
May 24, 2013 | NPR · In Massachusetts, what's been a relatively lackluster campaign to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry is heating up. Veteran Democratic Rep. Ed Markey is running against Republican Gabriel Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL. Gomez is a political newcomer.
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Documentary Introduces The Man Behind WikiLeaks
May 24, 2013 | NPR · David Greene talks to filmmaker Alex Gibney about the new documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks. In 2006, Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks and encouraged anyone in the world to pass on information that might expose government secrets.
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Obama: Sexual Assault Has No Place In The Military
May 24, 2013 | NPR · President Obama delivered the commencement address at Annapolis on Friday, challenging the U.S. Naval Academy graduates to help redefine national defense in the 21st century.
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Week In Politics: Obama And Drone Strikes
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss highlights from the national security speech delivered by President Obama on Thursday.
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Battered Jersey Shore Pins Recovery Hopes On Summer Season
May 24, 2013 | NJN · Seven months after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Jersey Shore, Asbury Park is still waiting for insurance and federal aid money. In the meantime, it borrowed $10 million to repair the waterfront in time for the critical Memorial Day weekend.
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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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Go East, Young Marijuana Dealer
May 22, 2013 — A San Francisco dealer quadrupled his income by moving to New York after California legalized medical marijuana.
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Demand For Ammunition Is Up. Why Aren't Prices?
May 17, 2013 — Demand increased recently, leading to widespread shortages. An economics textbook would say ammo sellers should have raised prices rather than have empty shelves. But that hasn't happened.
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Can Economics Save The African Rhino?
May 15, 2013 — Poachers kill rhinos for their horns. Some economists think legalizing the horns could save the rhinos.
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We're Making T-Shirts. Lots And Lots Of T-Shirts.
May 15, 2013 — Thanks so much to everybody who backed the Planet Money t-shirt. We can't wait to start telling the story of your shirts.
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Episode 458: Bangladesh's T-Shirt Economy
May 14, 2013 — The Planet Money men's t-shirt will be made in part in Bangladesh.
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Episode 457: Why Pink?
May 10, 2013 — On today's show: What the color of the Planet Money t-shirt has to do with a painting from 1969.
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NYT Excerpt: A Food-Truck Mystery
May 7, 2013 — Shouldn't there be four Wafels & Dinges trucks for every hot-dog cart?
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Episode 224: The Cotton Wars
May 3, 2013 — Meet a Brazilian who took on the world's largest superpower, a Texas cotton farmer who's tired of hearing the Brazilians complain, and a guy named Renato — a.k.a. Retaliation Master.
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'The Single Most Valuable Document In The History Of The World Wide Web'
May 1, 2013 — What if the Web had been patented?
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Episode 455: The Planet Money T-Shirt Is Finally (Almost) Here
Apr 30, 2013 — We're making a t-shirt that tells the story of its own creation.
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