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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.
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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.
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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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World Cafe: Sense Of Place

What Are The Five Most Important Country Records Ever?
Apr 12, 2013 — Stephen Bowen of the Ernest Tubb Record Shop asked the store's online community to weigh in.
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Country Music Hall Of Fame On World Cafe
Apr 11, 2013 — Curator Michael Gray discusses the key musicians and milestones in the evolution of country music.
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Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale On World Cafe
Apr 11, 2013 — Two treasures of Nashville's Americana scene play songs from their collaborative album, Buddy & Jim.
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Third Man Records' Favorite Live Songs
Apr 10, 2013 — Jack White's Third Man Records has become a cultural force in Nashville. Listen to co-founder Ben Swank play his five favorite recordings from the label's live concert series.
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Moon Taxi On World Cafe
Apr 10, 2013 — The Nashville band develops a distinct indie-prog-jazz-folk style on its new album, Cabaret.
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Grimey's Records On World Cafe
Apr 9, 2013 — As part of World Cafe's Sense of Place spotlight on Nashville, Tenn., we visit the city's best record store, Grimey's.
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Caitlin Rose: Blooming In East Nashville
Apr 9, 2013 — A young darling of Nashville's music scene, Caitlin Rose just released her second album, The Stand-In. Watch her perform her song "Peach" in a tiny East Nashville studio called The Casino.
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Gillian Welch And David Rawlings On World Cafe
Apr 9, 2013 — Gillian Welch and David Rawlings were natural subjects for World Cafe's Sense of Place: Nashville series; They've lived in the city since 1993 and own the historic Woodland Studios. Listen to an extended conversation with the country-folk singers about how the city's changed over the past 20 years.
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Caitlin Rose On World Cafe
Apr 9, 2013 — The singer is a young darling of Nashville's music scene. Here, she plays songs from The Stand-In.
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Next: Luella And The Sun
Apr 8, 2013 — Nashville veterans John Radford, Joe McMahan, Adam Bednarik and Melissa Mathes come together to craft a raw and powerful fusion of gospel and roots music.
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