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Losers In Chicago School Closings Target Elected Officials
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The Chicago school board voted to close dozens of schools, despite community protests that the closings disproportionately affect minority students. Now the teachers union and community activists want to change the system and oust the elected officials who disagreed with them.
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College Students Wait To See If Loan Rates Double
May 23, 2013 | NPR · College students could end up paying a higher interest rate on their government subsidized loans unless Congress steps in. In a replay of last year's battle, Republicans, Democrats and the Obama administration all have competing proposals. A vote is scheduled in the House of Representatives Thursday. But with no consensus in sight, it's not clear if lawmakers can keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.
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Living In Two Worlds, But With Just One Language
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Elysha O'Brien calls herself a "Mexican white girl." Not just because of her ethnically ambiguous appearance, she says, but also because she can't speak Spanish. Fearing their children would experience discrimination if they spoke Spanish, her parents chose not to teach them their native tongue.
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Identities Of 24 Victims In Okla. Tornado Emerge
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Oklahomans who were hit by a massive tornado on Monday are trying to recover and rebuild.
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Basements Not An Option For Many Homes In Oklahoma
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to NPR Two-Way blogger Scott Neuman about why basements in Oklahoma are so uncommon.
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Documentary Shows George Plimpton's Best Story Was His Own
May 22, 2013 | NPR · A new documentary about writer George Plimpton uses its subject's own voice to tell the story of his career as a path-breaking "participatory journalist" and longtime editor of the Paris Review. The film also uses the voices of Plimpton's friends and colleagues to defend him against the charge of dilettantism that dogged him throughout his career. NPR's Joel Rose reports.
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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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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
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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DNA-Mapped Furniture Really Ties The Room Together ... With You
Apr 2, 2013 — A Dutch design studio is building furniture that is built from a person's unique DNA profile. The process takes genetic profiles, maps them with 3-D imaging and constructs pieces of furniture.
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Like 007 Himself, James Bond Movie Posters Live To See Another Day
Oct 2, 2012 — A lavish new book explores the essence of one of cinema's most enduring brands as defined by Bond posters from around the globe and across the decades.
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Photographing Literature's Famous Food Scenes
Sep 20, 2012 — What are scuppernongs? Scout's meal in To Kill a Mockingbird is just one of many re-created and captured by Dinah Fried.
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Designer Kitchens And Why We Think We Need Them
Jul 26, 2012 — Trophy kitchens rule the real estate market, but fewer of us than ever actually cook, or need granite counters and Viking ranges. It's more about the look than the practicality, one realtor admits.
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What Does Your NPR Smell Like?
Jun 29, 2011 — Inspired by the aroma of his beloved New York Times, the late artist Tobias Wong left behind plans for a fragrance inspired by its olfactory combo of newsprint and black ink. Some friends help his dream become a reality: a candle, "The Times Of New York."
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'Weaving' Carpets With Pasta, Pine Cones And Plastic Forks
Jan 24, 2011 — A team of Dutch artists explores traditional carpet motifs but lets the unusual materials dictate the design. The temporary constructions are made to be photographed or exhibited, not walked on, and are never glued in place.
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