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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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'Ray': One Diver's Rich Life Underwater
Sep 24, 2011 — Ray: A Life Underwater is a short documentary made by Amanda Bluglass. It's about Ray Ives, a 75-year-old man who, after a long career as a commercial diver, still sinks into the deep on the hunt for treasure.
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A Lens On Life For Boys In The Bronx
Aug 4, 2011 — An intimate and personal photo essay explores what it's like to come of age in the Bronx.
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Are Humans the Albino Crocodiles of the Future?
Jul 12, 2011 — Documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog explores a cave with what could be the oldest paintings in the world. And in true Herzog fashion, he goes into the depths of the brain as well as the depths of the cave.
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June 29th: What's On Today's Show
Jun 29, 2011 — Today on Talk of the Nation, political junkie Ken Rudin and what people mean when they talk about a party's "base," Eddie Bocanegra and Alex Kotlowitz from the documentary The Interrupters, and innovators talk about where ideas come from.
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Before "'Melo-Drama," MJ Rode The Bus
Mar 1, 2011 — Denver Nuggets fans: please don't lose your cool, now that 'Melo is headed to New York City. It could be worse. He could've quit the team with little notice to play a completely different sport, like Michael Jordan did in 1994.
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Art From Analog: 20 Years Of Voice Mail Makes A Movie
Nov 18, 2010 — Filmmaker Mark Craig has been saving his answering machine messages for two decades, and now he wants you to hear them.
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Choose Your Own Adventure With 360-Degree Documentaries
Nov 4, 2010 — Highrise is an interactive documentary that lets you choose your own adventure.
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Two Men, 12 Months, 12 Documentaries
Nov 3, 2010 — From family circuses to stripper karaoke, Sparrow Songs set out to make one documentary each month for a year.
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A Movie About Working At The Movies
Oct 8, 2010 — A charming film short pays homage to an endangered vocation: movie projectionist.
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Have A Heart: A Toddler's Transplant Story
Oct 7, 2010 — In an ongoing showcase of finalists in Vimeo's video contest, today's spotlight is on Penny's HEART — a moving account of a little girl, life's fragility, and parents' love.
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