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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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The Siren Call Of The Wilderness Can Be Heard On Mars, Too
Mar 26, 2013 — The wilderness is not just a thing, it's a need. It's an idea that has grown up with humans and it will follow us from this planet to the next, and beyond. Commentator Adam Frank plots our future course.
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Embracing The Beauty In Life
Feb 14, 2013 — Judy Van der Veer poured her experiences of living on a California ranch into books evoking the delights and sorrows of the natural world. On Valentine's Day, commentator Barbara J. King shares her love for Van der Veer's writing.
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Do We Really Know That Cats Kill By The Billions? Not So Fast
Feb 3, 2013 — Murderous cats are in the headlines this week. Commentator and cat-rescuer Barbara J. King questions the reliability of the new, extreme cat-killer statistics, which appear in a "meta-study" that she says makes some questionable assumptions.
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Kids Of Older Fathers Likelier To Have Genetic Ailments
Aug 22, 2012 — Icelandic scientists have found solid evidence that older men have more random mutations in their sperm cells. They're warning that can cause autism, schizophrenia and a long list of other genetic diseases in their offspring. Their findings are reported in the journal Nature.
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A Brief History Of Nothing
Jun 6, 2012 — Can we explain the origin of all things from nothing? First we need to understand what nothing means and how the human mind creates.
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Of Alien Intelligence, The Supernatural And Divinity
May 23, 2012 — Can we distinguish between ultra-advanced aliens and gods? Crazy as it may sound, commentator Marcelo Gleiser says this line of reasoning is sound and blurs the boundary between the natural and the supernatural.
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VIDEO: Amazingly Close Up View Of A Woodpecker
Feb 29, 2012 — You'll feel like you're right there when this woodpecker comes to feed. See if you agree that it's fascinating.
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Flower Once Thought Extinct Will Come Off Endangered List
Aug 4, 2011 — Fifty years after it was brought back from extinction, a Southern flower is being taken off the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Threatened and Endangered list. The Tennessee purple coneflower is only the fifth plant to be removed from the list owing to a recovery.
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Water Can't Put Out A Fire-Ant Raft
Apr 27, 2011 — Fire ants drown when they are alone in water. To survive floods they need a raft, so they build one with their own bodies.
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