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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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To Catch A Suspect — On Pinterest
Dec 7, 2012 — The social media site Pinterest is known as a place where people share recipes, crafts or fashion. But a new set of images have started showing up: mug shots. It's the result of one local police department's effort to get wanted notices in front of more eyeballs.
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Those Nigerian Email Scams Are Ridiculous For A Reason
Jun 22, 2012 — A new paper suggests it's actually a brilliant strategy designed to save time and maximize profit.
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Is It Illegal For A Husband To Snoop On His Wife?
Jan 6, 2011 — A Michigan man suspected his wife was having an affair. He snooped in her email account and has now been charged with a felony that could land him up to 5 years in jail. Is it a crime for a spouse to snoop?
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Save Ferris...Or Arrest Ferris?
Jul 13, 2010 — "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around and once in a while, you could miss it," says Ferris Bueller. But when life slows down, you get into trouble. Fans of Ferris Bueller's Day Off list crimes he committed while playing hookie.
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New Game! Name That Crime
Jun 9, 2010 — Play Wait Wait's new Mug Shot Game! Take your best guess: what was this guy arrested for?
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The 'Nine Fingered Economy'
Dec 4, 2009 — On today's podcast, the economics of organized crime in Japan.
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Inside The Mind Of A Financial Criminal
Aug 19, 2009 — On today's Planet Money, we get the inside scoop on the Crazy Eddie scam of the 70's and 80's from Sam Antar, Crazy Eddie's CFO.
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Experts Marvel At How Cyberthieves Stole $45 Million
May 11, 2013 — The thieves hacked back-end computers and cloned prepaid debit cards, but their synchronized ATM withdrawals were even more extraordinary.
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Maine Court Sets $25,000 Bail For 'North Pond Hermit'
Apr 16, 2013 — Christopher Knight, whose 27 years of living in near-total isolation in Maine made him an object of fascination after he was arrested for stealing food and supplies, appeared by video for a court hearing Tuesday, when a Kennebec County judge set his bail at $25,000 cash.
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Pistorius's Story Challenged: Witness Heard Screams And Shots, Police Say
Feb 20, 2013 — The Olympic and Paralympic sprinter is accused of murdering his girlfriend. He says it was a terrible mistake — that he thought there was an intruder in his home. At a bail hearing, the case is taking shape.
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