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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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Obama Evokes Cold War In Speech At Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Against a backdrop that evoked the Cold War, President Obama renewed his push to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles on Wednesday. Obama delivered an address outside the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. He also meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
 
Democratic Bill Would Limit Government's Digital Surveillance
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel talks to Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) about the legislation he is co-sponsoring with Sen. Ron Wyden, to limit the federal government's ability to collect data on Americans without links to terrorism or espionage.
 
AMA Officially Recognizes Obesity As A Disease
June 19, 2013 | NPR · The American Medical Association has recognized obesity as a disease — a distinction that will help change the way medical issues related to obesity are handled — and paid for. The decision is a "catch-up" in many ways, since many doctors and the insurance community have recognized it for years.
 

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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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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of December 13, 2012
Dec 14, 2012 — At No. 8, Michael Connelly's The Black Box links a recent crime to an unsolved 1992 murder.
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Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
Aug 7, 2012 — More than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite young-adult fiction. Now, after all the nominating, sorting and counting, the final results are in. Here are the 100 best teen novels, chosen by the NPR audience.
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An Apocalyptic Romp Through The 'Golden' State
Aug 6, 2012 — Golden Days starts out as a fun tale of '80s Los Angeles. By the end, it's a devastating portrait of life after a nuclear blast. Author Gabrielle Zevin says it showed her that novels, like life, can span multiple genres. Do you have a favorite book about life in California? Tell us in the comments.
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New In Paperback Feb 27-March 4
Feb 29, 2012 — Former Los Angeles prosecutor Marcia Clark debuts as a mystery writer, and Julian Barnes returns with stories of love. Robert Putnam and David Campbell look at American religion, Ron Rosenbaum warns of the potential for nuclear war, and Bing West evaluates military failures in Afghanistan.
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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of December 8, 2011
Dec 8, 2011 — An LAPD detective makes chilling discoveries in Michael Connelly's The Drop, which debuts at No. 2.
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'Damage Control': Privilege And Murder, L.A. Style
Sep 7, 2011 — The heroine of Denise Hamilton's latest novel is a crisis management expert charged with cooling down the media maelstrom after an old friend is involved in a high-profile crime.
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86'd
Jul 15, 2011 — NPR coverage of 86'd: A Novel by Dan Fante. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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The Overlook
Jul 14, 2011 — NPR coverage of The Overlook by Michael Connelly. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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Simpson Prosecutor Marcia Clark Takes On Fiction
Apr 19, 2011 — Fifteen years after she led the prosecution against O.J. Simpson in one of the most public trials of the century, Marcia Clark returns to the courtroom. But this time, it's to make her fiction debut as the writer of a new legal thriller novel, Guilt by Association..
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Three Eyewitness Books About Crime Fighting
Jan 31, 2011 — The best cop stories are written by cops themselves — and the crime reporters who cover them. Rick Baker, a retired Compton, Calif., police department detective sergeant, recommends some hands-on, eyewitness accounts by and about the men and women who keep us safe.
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