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Obama Tweaks U.S. Vision For Fight Against Terrorism
May 24, 2013 | NPR · President Obama discussed America's counter-terrorism strategy — including the use of drones and the prison at Guantanamo Bay — during an address at the National Defense University on Thursday. He rejected the idea that the country can fight an open-ended "global war on terror."
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Political Attacks Ramp Up In U.S. Senate Race In Mass.
May 24, 2013 | NPR · In Massachusetts, what's been a relatively lackluster campaign to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry is heating up. Veteran Democratic Rep. Ed Markey is running against Republican Gabriel Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL. Gomez is a political newcomer.
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Documentary Introduces The Man Behind WikiLeaks
May 24, 2013 | NPR · David Greene talks to filmmaker Alex Gibney about the new documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks. In 2006, Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks and encouraged anyone in the world to pass on information that might expose government secrets.
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Job Searching While Black: What's Behind The Unemployment Gap?
May 25, 2013 | NPR · Income and wealth inequality is just about as American as baseball and apple pie. And although the economy has improved in the last few years, the unemployment rate for black Americans is about double that for whites.
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Week In News: Obama's Foreign Policy Pitch
May 25, 2013 | NPR · This past week, President Obama laid out the foreign policy objectives for the remainder of his time in office, a speech that included his wish to end not just the war in Afghanistan but the "war on terror." Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic.
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Is the Espionage Act Outdated?
May 25, 2013 | NPR · Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with Benjamin Wittes of the Brookings Institution about the Espionage Act. This Word War I-era legislation has been used more frequently in recent times to prosecute government employees who leak information to the press, but the limits set by the act are poorly defined for our modern age.
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Then The Curtain Opened: The Bracing Impact Of Stravinsky's 'Rite'
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The aggressively modern ballet premiered in Paris in 1913, and provoked a response just as striking as the music and dance.
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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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How Trace Amounts Of Arsenic End Up In Grocery Store Meat
May 16, 2013 — A recently published study found slightly elevated amounts of inorganic arsenic in samples of chicken meat purchased at grocery stores. Arsenic-based drugs are no longer used in chickens — but they are still used in turkeys.
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Arsenic In Beer May Come From Widely Used Filtering Process
Apr 9, 2013 — Arsenic in beer doesn't sound like a good idea, even if it's due to a centuries-old filtering process. A new study says filtering beer with diatomaceous earth could boost levels of arsenic. But it's not clear whether this poses a health risk.
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FDA Weighs Federal Standard To Limit Exposure To Arsenic In Rice
Sep 19, 2012 — Levels of inorganic arsenic found in rice worry some, but the FDA says more study is needed before it would recommend consumers change their diets. If you're worried, vary the grains in your diet and swap out sweet potatoes for rice as baby's first food, consumer groups say.
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In Rice, How Much Arsenic Is Too Much?
Feb 24, 2012 — People are asking how much arsenic in food is too much, but they're not getting answers. Scientists say they know a lot less about arsenic in food than they do about the toxic element's effects in drinking water.
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Tainted Nectar? Consumer Group Warns Of Arsenic In Fruit Juice
Dec 1, 2011 — Dangerous levels of arsenic and lead have been detected in juices found in many supermarkets. Consumers Union is calling for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to set a new standard to protect kids.
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Tempest In A Lunch Box: Arsenic Traces In Apple Juice
Sep 15, 2011 — Dr. Oz isn't the only one whose testing has turned up arsenic in apple juice. But his methods have been challenged, and the Food and Drug Administration maintains the drink remains safe to consume.
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Pfizer To Stop Selling Arsenic-Based Drug For Chickens
Jun 9, 2011 — A drug used to promote growth of poultry and pigs is coming off the market. The Food and Drug Administration found higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen, in the livers of chickens treated with the drug than those who didn't get it.
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