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AP Case Adds To Obama Team's Tough Record On Leaks
May 17, 2013 | NPR · His administration has prosecuted six people for giving reporters information about secret national security operations — twice as many cases as all previous presidents combined. Amid criticism from First Amendment advocates, the White House insists it values both press freedoms and national security.
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Weighing Freedom Of The Press Against Public Safety
May 17, 2013 | NPR · The Justice Department has been scrutinized this week for secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors while investigating the disclosure of a CIA operation to thwart a terrorist attack. Steve Inskeep talks to Floyd Abrams, a leading First Amendment lawyer, about how the Constitution and the law treat press freedom.
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Select Young Afghans Chosen As Commandoes In Training
May 17, 2013 | NPR · From the Afghan capital Kabul, Morning Edition's Renee Montagne talks to Gen, Joseph Dunford, the commander of all U.S. and international forces there. They discuss the challenges of the current situation on the ground, and look ahead to the withdrawal of NATO combat troops in 2014.
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Alzheimer's Cases Rise, But Hope Remains
May 18, 2013 | NPR · More than 5 million Americans currently have Alzheimer's disease, and the number is only going to increase — in part, due to aging baby boomers. But researchers say increased awareness and early detection is helping patients live with the disease.
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Week In News: A Rough Week For The White House
May 18, 2013 | NPR · With the White House embroiled in three concurrent scandals this week, Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic, about the way forward for the president and for Congress, with recent history as their guide.
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Internships: Low-Paid, Unpaid Or Just Plain Illegal?
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Fed up with working for free, some interns are suing their employers. Last week, a judge ruled that interns could not sue the Hearst Corp. as a class action, which could be a legal setback for young workers tired of exploitative unpaid internships.
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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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Unfit For Work: The Startling Rise Of Disability In America
Mar 22, 2013 — The story of federal disability programs — who goes on them, and why, and what happens after that — is, to a large extent, the story of the U.S. economy.
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Planet Money On This American Life
Jan 4, 2013 — What happened when a poor country took a small part of its territory and said: Here, we're going to start from scratch.
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Death Takes A Policy, Cont'd
Nov 19, 2012 — An attorney who profited from a scheme involving the terminally ill has pleaded guilty to identity theft and wire fraud.
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Episode 411: Why Preschool Can Save The World
Oct 19, 2012 — A robber baron who spent his billions on finger paint and changing tables. Decades-long studies that found preschool made a huge difference in the lives of poor children. And a Nobel prize-winning economist.
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Take The Money And Run For Office
Mar 30, 2012 — We imagine lobbyists stalking the halls of Congress, trying to influence lawmakers with cash. But often, it's the other way around: Members of Congress stalk lobbyists, looking for contributions.
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Planet Money On This American Life
Jan 20, 2012 — Guilt! Betrayal! Monetary policy! On this week's TAL, we tell the story of the European debt crisis.
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S&P President Steps Down
Aug 23, 2011 — The ratings agency president steps down amid reports that the Justice Department is investigating its ratings of mortgage securities. We talked to Devin Sharma about these securities back in 2009.
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When Patents Attack
Jul 22, 2011 — Why would a company rent an office in a tiny town in East Texas, put a nameplate on the door, and leave it completely empty for a year? The answer involves a billionaire physicist, a 40-pound cookbook, and a war waging right now, all across the software and tech industries.
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How To Create A Job
May 13, 2011 — How do you create a job? Is there a magic formula? A secret cure-all? Planet Money explores the question this week on This American Life.
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Wall Street Stories Win A Pulitzer
Apr 18, 2011 — Our partners at ProPublica won a Pulitzer for a series on Wall Street. Planet Money partnered with ProPublica for parts of the series that aired on This American Life and NPR.
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