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L.A. Mayoral Race Made History For High Spending, Low Turnout
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Los Angeles has elected a new mayor: Eric Garcetti, a longtime city council member and the son of the district attorney who prosecuted O.J. Simpson. The election Tuesday had a record-low voter turnout. Both Garcetti and his opponent, Wendy Gruel, had trouble getting voters excited.
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Go East, Young Marijuana Dealer
May 22, 2013 | NPR · A San Francisco dealer quadrupled his income by moving to New York after California legalized medical marijuana.
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Army Sgt. Accused Of Filming Female Cadets Without Consent
May 22, 2013 | NPR · The sergeant worked at West Point. The story, first reported by The New York Times, is the latest in a series of embarrassing cases for the military, which has acknowledged it has a significant problem of sexual assault and harassment in the ranks.
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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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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of April 5, 2012
Apr 5, 2012 — A medical examiner investigates a death at a safe house in Drawing Conclusions. It debuts at No. 14.
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Mar 28, 2012 — Margaret Drabble's short stories reveal the contours of her life over the past 50 years, while Leslie Daniels explores a woman's life after divorce, and mystery writer Donna Leon looks into the death of a widow. Plus two new biographies explore the lives of Gypsy Rose Lee and Nashville songwriter Rodney Crowell.
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Venetian Verite: Donna Leon's Gritty Italian Mystery
Apr 16, 2011 — Author Donna Leon is celebrating the 20th installment of her Brunetti crime series, which follows the suave Commissario Guido Brunetti as he solves mysteries to the backdrop of Italy, Leon's adopted homeland.
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Donna Leon's Venice: A Tale Of Two Cities
Aug 20, 2007 — To detective novelist Donna Leon, there are two Venices. One is the real Venice inhabited by ordinary Venetians, who know each other's secrets. The other is filled with loud tour guides and attracts up to 20 million visitors a year.
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