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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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Alzheimer's Cases Rise, But Hope Remains
May 18, 2013 | NPR · More than 5 million Americans currently have Alzheimer's disease, and the number is only going to increase — in part, due to aging baby boomers. But researchers say increased awareness and early detection is helping patients live with the disease.
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Week In News: A Rough Week For The White House
May 18, 2013 | NPR · With the White House embroiled in three concurrent scandals this week, Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic, about the way forward for the president and for Congress, with recent history as their guide.
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Internships: Low-Paid, Unpaid Or Just Plain Illegal?
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Fed up with working for free, some interns are suing their employers. Last week, a judge ruled that interns could not sue the Hearst Corp. as a class action, which could be a legal setback for young workers tired of exploitative unpaid internships.
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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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Book News: Myanmar Celebrates As Censorship Recedes; And Oh Those Seussian Hats
Feb 4, 2013 — Also: Jared Diamond gets into trouble with an indigenous rights group; NFL players re-imagined as Dickens characters; a new theory about the Lockerbie bombing; and the best books of the week.
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Latest On Libya: Pilot Refuses To Bomb Benghazi; Gadhafi Ordered Lockerbie?
Feb 23, 2011 — A Libyan newspaper says the two-man crew bailed out rather than attack the city in eastern Libya. Meanwhile, the former justice minister has told a Swedish newspaper that Gadhafi ordered the bombing of a Pan Am jet over Scotland.
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U.S. Release Of Terrorist Trainer Sparks Anger, Comparisons To Lockerbie
Feb 14, 2011 — Mohammed Junaid Babar set up the camp in Pakistan where those responsible for the July 7, 2005, bombings in London were trained. American authorities say he provided useful information. Relatives of the U.K. victims say he should stay in prison.
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Obama Wants Libyans To Return Lockerbie Bomber To Prison
Aug 20, 2010 — The Obama Administration has asked Libya to return the Lockerbie bomber to a Scottish prison. The Scottish government released Abdel Baset al-Megrahi last year when it was thought he only had months to live because of cancer. But he's still alive.
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No Link Between BP And Lockerbie Release: UK Envoy
Jul 16, 2010 — British ambassador to the U.S. says there was no link between the Lockerbie bomber's release and BP.
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