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May 22, 2013 | NPR · Both the House and Senate are considering farm bills that would cut spending on food stamps, one of the most expensive government programs. But people disagree on how much the changes would affect recipients.
 
May 22, 2013 | WLRN · The future of parking has been showcased in Fort Lauderdale, Fla, this week at the International Parking Institute's annual conference. The conversation has been about helping drivers get in and out of spaces as conveniently as possible.
 
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May 21, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block and Robert Siegel give the latest in Oklahoma after a huge tornado tore through the state on Monday.
 
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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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Jun 20, 2012 — A walk in the woods isn't that different from a walk through the produce section of the supermarket for Langdon Cook, an influential Seattle forager, blogger, and home cook. He's dedicated to rekindling interest in forgotten foods.
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Feb 21, 2012 — A new way to discuss science in the public sphere.
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Feb 8, 2011 — Times are tough for everyone these days — even robbers. A 65-year-old man trying to keep his family afloat held up a convenient store attendant at gunpoint...but apologized for his wrongdoing thereafter.
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Jun 7, 2010 — The Wait Wait crew visits Salumi, a legendary Seattle sandwich shop and cured meat emporium, headed by Principal Salumist (that's a real title) Armandino Batali.
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Apr 8, 2013 — Diaz is retiring at a time when his department is under close scrutiny by the Department of Justice, which found the department policed in a bias manner.
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Nov 15, 2012 — With possession of small amounts of pot about to be decriminalized in Washington State, Seattle's finest went to the Web to explain what's going to happen. Bilbo and Gandalf from Lord of the Rings help set the cool mood.
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Jan 18, 2012 — Though forecasters have scaled back from earlier ominous predictions, it's still going to be a mess in much of western Washington State today.
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Dec 9, 2010 — The Yellow Pages are under attack in Seattle, and they're fighting back. The Yellow Pages' publisher is suing the city after Seattle called the books obsolete and decided to regulate their distribution.
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