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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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Job Searching While Black: What's Behind The Unemployment Gap?
May 25, 2013 | NPR · Income and wealth inequality is just about as American as baseball and apple pie. And although the economy has improved in the last few years, the unemployment rate for black Americans is about double that for whites.
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Week In News: Obama's Foreign Policy Pitch
May 25, 2013 | NPR · This past week, President Obama laid out the foreign policy objectives for the remainder of his time in office, a speech that included his wish to end not just the war in Afghanistan but the "war on terror." Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic.
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Is the Espionage Act Outdated?
May 25, 2013 | NPR · Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with Benjamin Wittes of the Brookings Institution about the Espionage Act. This Word War I-era legislation has been used more frequently in recent times to prosecute government employees who leak information to the press, but the limits set by the act are poorly defined for our modern age.
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Then The Curtain Opened: The Bracing Impact Of Stravinsky's 'Rite'
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The aggressively modern ballet premiered in Paris in 1913, and provoked a response just as striking as the music and dance.
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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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Brazil Moves To Ease Soccer Beer Ban, As World Cup Spat With FIFA Grows
Mar 7, 2012 — Brazil moved toward relaxing its strict ban on alcohol at soccer games Tuesday, responding to World Cup organizers' concerns. Soccer's governing body is pushing for the change so it can make Budweiser the "Official Beer of the FIFA World Cup" when Brazil hosts the event in 2014.
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U.S. Loses To Sweden; Allows First Goals Of Women's World Cup
Jul 6, 2011 — The 2-1 victory is Sweden's first over the United States in the World Cup. The loss drops the U.S. women to second place in Group C, meaning they will play Brazil in the quarterfinals Sunday.
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At Cricket's World Cup, Tendulkar Denied His 100th 100; But India Wins
Mar 30, 2011 — If you understand our headline you already know more than we do. But we know enough to say that cricket's greatest batsman is close to a remarkable achievement.
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Preparing for 2022 World Cup, Qatar Unveils Remote-Control 'Cloud'
Mar 25, 2011 — The airship, made from a lightweight carbon structure, can provide shade to stadiums during games.
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Ronaldo, One Of Soccer's Greatest, Retires
Feb 14, 2011 — The Brazilian is thought by many to be the greatest "striker" in soccer history. He retires with two World Cup championships and a record 15 World cup goa.s
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FIFA Chief Under Fire For Saying Gays Should Avoid Sex At 2022 World Cup
Dec 14, 2010 — Sepp Blatter, head of the world soccer federation, went on to say that the game has "no boundaries." But gay rights groups say his comment about what homosexuals should not do in Qatar were offensive.
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World Cup Goes To Russia In 2018, Qatar In 2022
Dec 2, 2010 — FIFA's executive committee chose Qatar over the U.S., Australia, Japan and South Korea.
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Spain Wins 2010 World Cup Final
Jul 11, 2010 — Spain won its first World Cup championship in its first appearance in the final match.
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Bad Calls In The World Cup? Sue 'Em
Jul 1, 2010 — Soccer fans groaned over a number of botched calls in this year's World Cup.  Dave Zirin argues it's time to do more than complain.
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What The World Cup And Toilets Have In Common
Jun 23, 2010 — Doing the wave in different hemispheres.
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