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House, Senate Consider Cuts In Food Stamp Program
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Both the House and Senate are considering farm bills that would cut spending on food stamps, one of the most expensive government programs. But people disagree on how much the changes would affect recipients.
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As FEMA Heads To Oklahoma, Agency Worries About Finances
May 21, 2013 | NPR · President Obama has promised the people of Moore, Okla., that the U.S. is "there for them, behind them, as long as it takes." That means, at least in part, sending in FEMA to provide disaster relief: temporary housing, loans, equipment and repairs. And while there appears to be enough money for now, there is some concern that between sequestration and political gridlock, money could become an issue.
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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: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of April 4, 2013
Apr 5, 2013 — Debuting at No. 4, Z imagines the life of Jazz Age celebrity Zelda Fitzgerald.
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Can This Hypercomplex 'Leopard' Change Its Spots?
Mar 26, 2013 — Kristopher Jansma's hyper-inventive debut novel The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards explores the blurred boundary between truth and lies in a writer's life. Reviewer Heller McAlpin says the book "reaches a dizzying complexity that borders on the tiresome."
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'Unknown Man': The Riches Of A Terrible Past
Jun 4, 2012 — The latest from Andrei Makine — often described as a Russian Proust — tells the story of Ivan Shutov, a disillusioned writer who tries to reconnect with his native Russia after decades as an expat. The country has moved on, but Shutov makes an unlikely connection with a grizzled veteran.
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Booksellers' Picks: Catch The Year's Freshest Reads
Dec 9, 2011 — Susan Stamberg gathers recommendations for the season's best books from independent booksellers Lucia Silva, Rona Brinlee and Daniel Goldin. This winter, their top picks range in subject from toasters to typeface, odd bookmarks to old Volkswagens, department stores to pasta design.
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Gatsby's Girl
Jul 17, 2011 — NPR coverage of Gatsby's Girl by Caroline Preston. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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Summertime
Jul 15, 2011 — NPR coverage of Summertime by J. M. Coetzee. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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The History of Love
Jul 15, 2011 — NPR coverage of The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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Reading Like a Writer
Jul 15, 2011 — NPR coverage of Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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Famous Writers School
Jul 15, 2011 — NPR coverage of Famous Writers School: A Novel by Steven Carter. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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Beatrice and Virgil
Jul 14, 2011 — NPR coverage of Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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