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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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NSA Chief: Surveillance Programs Disrupted Terror Plots
June 18, 2013 | NPR · National Security Agency director Keith Alexander returned to the Hill on Tuesday, this time to testify before a House intelligence committee about the NSA spying revelations. Alexander said the programs in question foiled 50 terrorist plots, including one against the New York Stock Exchange.
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Congressman On NSA: Checks And Balances Prevent Abuse
June 18, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to Republican Congressman Mac Thornberry, who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He talks about the testimony by leaders of the National Security Agency, the Department of Justice and the FBI on Tuesday morning. He's been supportive of the NSA surveillance program, saying it's not only legal, but vital to security.
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Letters: Mozart's Violin And The Price Of Potatoes
June 18, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel and Melissa Block read emails from listeners about Mozart's violin and the price of potatoes.
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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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Symphonic Superstorms: A Puzzler
Oct 31, 2012 — Over centuries of nasty weather, composers have whipped up some impressive orchestral storms of their own. Put on your musical meteorologist cap to identify the symphonic tempests and their authors in this interactive puzzler, which shows low-pressure cells in the concert hall and the opera house.
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Pop Goes Classical Puzzler
Sep 19, 2012 — What happens when pop songs dress up in classical music clothes? Test your wits in a listening quiz.
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The 2012 Classical Olympians Puzzler
Jul 30, 2012 — Match these classical music characters with their Olympian athletic prowess.
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The Operatic Occupations Puzzler
Jul 18, 2012 — See if you can identify the jobs of these operatic characters by listening to their music.
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Add Verse Reactions: The Poetry Month Music Puzzler
Apr 30, 2012 — Think you know your American poets and composers? Try this interactive poetry and music puzzler.
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Ring My Bells: The 2011 Deceptive Cadence Holiday Puzzler
Dec 22, 2011 — How well do you know your bells? Match the jingling music with the composer who wrote it.
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The 2011 Halloween Puzzler: It's Your Funeral
Oct 26, 2011 — Test your wits this Halloween with music meant to remember the dead.
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The Summer Opera Drinking Puzzler
Aug 15, 2011 — Test your taste for drinks and love for opera in this interactive puzzler.
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The Official James Levine Puzzler
Jun 2, 2011 — Conductor James Levine has had his ups and downs lately. Celebrate the famed (and beleaguered) conductor's 40 years at the Met with this interactive puzzler.
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How Well Do You Know Your Wagnerians?
Apr 21, 2011 — Inspired by the Met's new production of Die Walküre, with its starry cast and high-tech sets, we present a interactive test of your knowledge of classic Wagner singers.
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