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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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Let's Rush To Judgment

Let's Rush To Judgment: Vince Vaughn In 'Delivery Man'
May 31, 2013 — Vince Vaughn stars as a guy with a lot of kids. A lot.
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Let's Rush To Judgment: 'Don Jon'
May 28, 2013 — We look at the trailer for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's first feature as a writer and director.
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Yippee-Kai-Yay, Mr. President: 'White House Down' Looks Very Familiar
May 8, 2013 — We can't help thinking that the dirty, tank-top-wearing hero looks like somebody we followed around Nakatomi Plaza once.
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Let's Rush To Judgment: 'Catching Fire'
Apr 15, 2013 — The trailer for the next Hunger Games movie brings a darker, more explicitly political story.
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Let's Rush To Judgment: 'Grown Ups 2'
Apr 5, 2013 — What can we say? Well, we can say that this is one dismal trailer.
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Let's Rush to Judgment: 'Man of Steel'
Dec 11, 2012 — Our comics blogger examines the new 'Man of Steel' from a historical perspective and asks, Is Zack Snyder making Ma and Pa Kent ... interesting?
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Let's Rush To Judgment: 'Flight'
Oct 16, 2012 — Denzel Washington's new awards-bait movie from director Robert Zemeckis has an intriguing trailer. But it's a little tough to actually figure out what sort of a film it is.
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Let's Rush To Judgment: 'Butter'
Aug 27, 2012 — Jennifer Garner is a very competitive butter-sculpting wife in Butter.
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Let's Rush To Judgment: 'Liberal Arts'
Aug 21, 2012 — We look at the trailer for Josh Radnor's upcoming college movie Liberal Arts.
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Let's Rush To Judgment: 'Pitch Perfect'
Jun 15, 2012 — The trailer for the new Anna Kendrick singing comedy Pitch Perfect has arrived.
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