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Obama Tweaks U.S. Vision For Fight Against Terrorism
May 24, 2013 | NPR · President Obama discussed America's counter-terrorism strategy — including the use of drones and the prison at Guantanamo Bay — during an address at the National Defense University on Thursday. He rejected the idea that the country can fight an open-ended "global war on terror."
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Political Attacks Ramp Up In U.S. Senate Race In Mass.
May 24, 2013 | NPR · In Massachusetts, what's been a relatively lackluster campaign to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry is heating up. Veteran Democratic Rep. Ed Markey is running against Republican Gabriel Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL. Gomez is a political newcomer.
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Documentary Introduces The Man Behind WikiLeaks
May 24, 2013 | NPR · David Greene talks to filmmaker Alex Gibney about the new documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks. In 2006, Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks and encouraged anyone in the world to pass on information that might expose government secrets.
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Obama: Sexual Assault Has No Place In The Military
May 24, 2013 | NPR · President Obama delivered the commencement address at Annapolis on Friday, challenging the U.S. Naval Academy graduates to help redefine national defense in the 21st century.
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Week In Politics: Obama And Drone Strikes
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss highlights from the national security speech delivered by President Obama on Thursday.
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Battered Jersey Shore Pins Recovery Hopes On Summer Season
May 24, 2013 | NJN · Seven months after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Jersey Shore, Asbury Park is still waiting for insurance and federal aid money. In the meantime, it borrowed $10 million to repair the waterfront in time for the critical Memorial Day weekend.
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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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NYT Excerpt: Larry Summers, Glenn Hubbard And The Future Of The U.S. Economy
May 2, 2013 — "How did two men, whose work is widely respected, reach such different conclusions from data about the same economy?"
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NYT Excerpt: The Economics Of Illegal Immigration
Feb 13, 2013 — Nearly all economists, of all political persuasions, agree that immigrants — those here legally or not — benefit the overall economy.
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NYT Excerpt: An Existential Crisis For U.S. Labor Unions
Jan 29, 2013 — Union membership is at a 97-year low. Will private-sector organized labor survive the 21st century?
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NYT Excerpt: Is Fracking A Blessing Or A Curse?
Dec 11, 2012 — If there is an uneasy equilibrium, right now, between environmentally concerned citizens and pro-fracking industrial groups, what will the political balance be like in a decade?
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NYT Excerpt: Breaking Bad, Mad Men And The Business Of Cable TV
Dec 4, 2012 — The business model that created the current, golden age of cable TV is brilliant, possibly evil, and ultimately doomed.
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NYT Excerpt: What Rust Belt Voters Really Need
Oct 24, 2012 — Rust Belt voters would be better served if the next president could persuade American businesses to stop complaining about China and instead focus on making goods that Chinese consumers want to buy.
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NYT Excerpt: What Undecided Voters Agree On
Oct 9, 2012 — On many economic issues, there's a broad consensus among undecided voters.
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NYT Excerpt: Time For A Little Reckless Spending
Sep 25, 2012 — Ben Bernanke needs to convince consumers that they can trust the economy again, that now really is the time to jump back into the stock market or buy that bigger house.
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NYT Excerpt: It's Hard To Get Rich Making $4,000 Suits
Sep 4, 2012 — It takes Peter Frew about 75 hours to make a suit — he averages about two per month — and he has no employees.
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NYT Excerpt: Paul Ryan's (Sort Of) Hayekian Roots
Aug 22, 2012 — When the vice presidential candidate takes the stage in Tampa next week, the ghost of an Austrian economist will be hovering above him.
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