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Identities Of 24 Victims In Okla. Tornado Emerge
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Oklahomans who were hit by a massive tornado on Monday are trying to recover and rebuild.
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Basements Not An Option For Many Homes In Oklahoma
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to NPR Two-Way blogger Scott Neuman about why basements in Oklahoma are so uncommon.
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Documentary Shows George Plimpton's Best Story Was His Own
May 22, 2013 | NPR · A new documentary about writer George Plimpton uses its subject's own voice to tell the story of his career as a path-breaking "participatory journalist" and longtime editor of the Paris Review. The film also uses the voices of Plimpton's friends and colleagues to defend him against the charge of dilettantism that dogged him throughout his career. NPR's Joel Rose reports.
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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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Novel Explores 'Silence' And 'Roar' Of Life In A Place Like Syria
Mar 5, 2013 — The Silence and the Roar doesn't explicitly take place in Syria, but the similarities between its setting and author Nihad Sirees' home country are undeniable. Sirees' work has been banned from publication in Syria, where he's considered an opponent of the government.
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The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf
Jul 15, 2011 — NPR coverage of The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf by Mojha Kahf. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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'Tangerine Scarf': A Story of Muslims in America
Dec 7, 2006 — The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf, a new novel by Mojha Kahf is about a Syrian girl transplanted to the American Midwest in the 1970s. The book delves into clashes among Muslims and bigotry from non-Muslim Americans.
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'Inheriting Syria' in the Modern Age
Mar 31, 2005 — Flynt Leverett is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. A veteran expert on Middle East policy — from the National Security Council to the CIA, Leverett has also written a book, Inheriting Syria: Bashar's Trial By Fire, about Bashar al-Assad's rule of Syria.
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