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U.S. War Planes Participate In Exercises In Jordan
June 17, 2013 | NPR · Jordan is hosting major military exercises known as Eager Lion 2013. More than 15,000 soldiers from 18 countries, including the U.S., will be participating. The war games kicked off as Syria's civil war rages next door.
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Iran Elects Moderate Cleric Hasan Rouhani President
June 17, 2013 | NPR · Moderate cleric Hasan Rouhani replaces Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has been in power since 2005. David Greene talks to Thomas Erdbrink, a reporter for The New York Times in Tehran, about Iran's newly elected president.
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In Neville's Thrillers, Belfast's Violent Past Still Burns
June 17, 2013 | NPR · The capital of Northern Ireland is no longer the city of snipers that it was before the Good Friday Agreement, but novelist Stuart Neville still draws inspiration from the decades of violence. In The Ghosts of Belfast, he examines the shattered life of an IRA killer in the aftermath of The Troubles.
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G-8 Summit To Tackle Trade, Syria, Slow Economic Growth
June 17, 2013 | NPR · President Obama celebrated the unlikely peace process in Northern Ireland on Monday, before attending a G-8 summit where much of the talk is about war in Syria.
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Northern Ireland A Poignant Location For G-8 Summit
June 17, 2013 | NPR · Northern Ireland is host to this year's G-8 summit and is using the international attention to showcase local vistas, golf courses and how far the area has come since the days of brutal political violence. Melissa Block speaks with Peter Shirlow of Queen's University in Belfast about the changes he's seen and where Northern Ireland is today.
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Calif. Wonders About Energy Future After Nuclear Plant Closes
June 17, 2013 | NPR · Summer is almost here — and in California that means it's the season to worry about rolling blackouts. There's even more cause for concern this year. The San Onofre nuclear power plant is shutting down for good. It's been off-line for more than a year after a pipe was found leaking radioactive steam. When fully operational, San Onofre produced power for more than a million homes.
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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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Gingrich Formally Ends Campaign, 'A Truly Wild Ride'
May 2, 2012 — What to say about Newt Gingrich that Newt Gingrich hasn't already said about Newt Gingrich? As the former House speaker formally leaves the Republican presidential race, a look back at his long, costly and quixotic campaign.
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Gingrich Out Of The Race, But Still In Debt
May 3, 2012 — The former House speaker said Wednesday that he's suspending his presidential campaign, and he's ready to help the presumptive Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, battle President Obama. But Newt Gingrich might have a more pressing problem: His campaign has about $4 million in debt.
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As Gingrich Leaves Stage, Obama Campaign Says Thanks For The Memories
May 2, 2012 — On the day Newt Gingrich finally gets out of the way of Mitt Romney, the Democrats have offered a parting gift of sorts from the former House speaker to the presumptive Republican nominee.
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Gingrich Says Goodbye To 2012 Campaign In New Video
May 1, 2012 — He's giving supporters "an insider advanced notice that on Wednesday I'll be officially suspending the campaign." And he's using the message to say, again, that reelecting President Obama "would be a genuine disaster."
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Report: Gingrich's Secret Service Protection To End
Apr 26, 2012 — Newt Gingrich is ending his presidential campaign next wee. A conservative taxpayers group had called on him to give up his Secret Service protection.
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Gingrich's Unconventional White House Bid: A Retrospective
Apr 25, 2012 — Newt Gingrich has experienced a long slide since March 6, when he won Georgia's Republican primary. It was his second and final victory of the campaign season, but Gingrich fought to stay in the race through a Southern strategy that never caught on.
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Sources: Gingrich Will End His White House Bid Next Week
Apr 25, 2012 — Sources are telling media outlets that the former House speaker will soon exit the campaign and that it's highly likely he will endorse Mitt Romney.
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Through Debt And Derision, Gingrich Keeps Running
Apr 24, 2012 — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is more than $4 million in debt, but he keeps campaigning, despite having no chance of seizing the GOP nomination from Mitt Romney. Some critics say Gingrich's dogged refusal to leave the race could seriously damage his political brand.
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Sticking With Gingrich Has Benefits, Including Online Discounts
Apr 17, 2012 — Backers of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich have been asked to pay $50 for a photo with the former House speaker. And on Tuesday, Gingrich supporters received an email with a discount offer from LifeLock — the identity theft protection company.
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Gingrich Is 'At The End Of His Line,' Says His Biggest Financial Supporter
Mar 29, 2012 — Sheldon Adelson, who along with his wife has used a superPAC to give Newt Gingrich $15 million of support, says the former House speaker can't get enough delegates to be the nominee. Meanwhile, Gingrich and Mitt Romney met secretly on Saturday.
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