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Will The U.S. Military Really Welcome Women On Battlefields?
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Now that the U.S. military has officially agreed to allow women into combat roles, let's examine how quickly the various branches are moving to make that happen. The overall process is expected to take years.
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Liberal Groups Say They Received IRS Scrutiny Too
June 19, 2013 | NPR · The conventional shorthand for the IRS scandal is that employees "targeted" conservative groups for extra scrutiny in the applications for tax-exempt status. Except, as an inspector general's report showed, it wasn't just conservative groups that got extra scrutiny. Plenty of liberal groups had to produce extensive documentation answer dozens of questions, too.
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Animal CSI: Inside The Smithsonian's Feather Forensics Lab
June 19, 2013 | NPR · A keen eye and extensive knowledge of feathers allows forensic ornithologist Carla Dove (yes, that's her name) figure out from feather and bone fragments which type of bird crashed into a plane or was eaten by a snake. But the expertise has an uncertain future.
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Obama Evokes Cold War In Speech At Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Against a backdrop that evoked the Cold War, President Obama renewed his push to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles on Wednesday. Obama delivered an address outside the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. He also meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Democratic Bill Would Limit Government's Digital Surveillance
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel talks to Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) about the legislation he is co-sponsoring with Sen. Ron Wyden, to limit the federal government's ability to collect data on Americans without links to terrorism or espionage.
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AMA Officially Recognizes Obesity As A Disease
June 19, 2013 | NPR · The American Medical Association has recognized obesity as a disease — a distinction that will help change the way medical issues related to obesity are handled — and paid for. The decision is a "catch-up" in many ways, since many doctors and the insurance community have recognized it for years.
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How U.S. Arms Will Reach Syrian Rebels
June 15, 2013 | NPR · This week the Obama administration announced it would send weapons to the Syrian rebels, because of credible evidence Syrian government forces had indeed used chemical weapons. Weekend Edition Saturday Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Deborah Amos about how Syrians are reacting to the news.
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Economy Was Key In Iranian Election
June 16, 2013 | NPR · Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to learn more about new Iran's president-elect, cleric Hassan Rouhani.
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Flexible Gender Identities Confound Expectations Of A Male And Female World
Mar 14, 2013 — In Virginia last month, a transgendered person was made to leave a sex-segregated public bath because of customer complaints. Commentator Barbara J. King sees this discriminatory act as another example of the "born male-born female" dichotomy ingrained in our culture.
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How Sandy's Path Could Chart A Course For Romney's Victory
Nov 5, 2012 — The superstorm began its destructive tour of the American mainland in Florida, and that's where the GOP presidential nominee needs to begin his march on election night. Other states in its path included North Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire, states where Mitt Romney has a strong chance.
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Friday Political Grab Bag: Obama To Israel, Iran - 'I Don't Bluff'
Mar 2, 2012 — Obama told The Atlantic that he doesn't "bluff" as president of the U.S. when he says he's willing to use the military to stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon... Maryland became the eighth state to legalize gay marriage... Virginia approved a controversial anti-abortion bill requiring ultrasound which the governor says he will sign.
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Virginia Senate OKs Abortion Measure Requiring Ultrasounds
Feb 28, 2012 — The measure no longer requires an invasive form of the procedure, but still would force a woman considering an abortion to have some type of ultrasound beforehand. It also exempts victims of rape or incest.
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Perry Lawsuit Could Put More Candidates On Virginia Primary Ballot
Jan 10, 2012 — A federal judge will decide on Friday whether Virginia must give more GOP candidates access to its March 6 primary ballot.
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Gingrich Ballot Stumble In Virginia Could Be Sign Of Delegate Fight Ahead
Dec 26, 2011 — Newt Gingrich's campaign likened his failure to make the Virginia ballot to Pearl Harbor and vowed to find "alternate methods" to compete for the state's 49 delegates.
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Obama Hearts North Carolina But It May Have Lost That Loving Feeling
Oct 17, 2011 — The question for Obama as he resumes his bus tour through political battleground states like North Carolina and Virginia to ostensibly promote his seemingly dead jobs plan, is will Asheville specifically, and North Carolina, generally, love him back as was the case in 2008?
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Sen. Jim Webb, Virginia Democrat, Won't Seek Re-Election
Feb 9, 2011 — Webb's decision ends the chance of a rematch of the 2006 race which Webb won narrowly over Allen.
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Sen. Jim Webb: Poor Whites Ignored By Gov't Diversity Programs
Jul 23, 2010 — Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia says government diversity programs help immigrants but not poor whites.
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Do Not Look At These Dirty, Filthy State Seals
May 4, 2010 — The Attorney General of Virginia recently gave his staff a censored version of the state seal — the original shows a bare breast. Turns out Virginia isn't alone with its NSFW emblem. Join the Wait Wait staff for an illustrated tour of other state seals in need of a little censorship.
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