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AP Case Adds To Obama Team's Tough Record On Leaks
May 17, 2013 | NPR · His administration has prosecuted six people for giving reporters information about secret national security operations — twice as many cases as all previous presidents combined. Amid criticism from First Amendment advocates, the White House insists it values both press freedoms and national security.
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Weighing Freedom Of The Press Against Public Safety
May 17, 2013 | NPR · The Justice Department has been scrutinized this week for secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors while investigating the disclosure of a CIA operation to thwart a terrorist attack. Steve Inskeep talks to Floyd Abrams, a leading First Amendment lawyer, about how the Constitution and the law treat press freedom.
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Select Young Afghans Chosen As Commandoes In Training
May 17, 2013 | NPR · From the Afghan capital Kabul, Morning Edition's Renee Montagne talks to Gen, Joseph Dunford, the commander of all U.S. and international forces there. They discuss the challenges of the current situation on the ground, and look ahead to the withdrawal of NATO combat troops in 2014.
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Boom Or Bust? Saving Rhode Island's 'Superman' Building
May 19, 2013 | NPR · The iconic Industrial Trust Tower in downtown Providence is empty for the first time in 85 years. Developers want to turn it into luxury apartments — and want the state and city to pay for it. But Providence — like the rest of Rhode Island — faces its own economic problems, as well as a recent failed investment.
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Remembering The Long Lost Germans Of Texas
May 19, 2013 | NPR · More than a century ago, German settlers found a pocket of Texas to call home between Austin and San Antonio. And once the local lingo merged with their own language, it proved to be an interesting dialect. Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with University of Texas professor Hans Boas, who has been archiving the last remaining speakers of this unique blend.
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The Unsuccessful Quest For A Universal Language
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Within science circles, trying to come up with a new universal language was a trendy past-time in the 17th Century. Even the man who discovered gravity, Sir Isaac Newton, took a stab at it. Arika Okrent, editor-at-large at TheWeek.com, talks about its failure to catch on with Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden.
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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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Joyce DiDonato: Sublime Singing Makes The Unreal Real
Nov 27, 2012 — Hear a celebrated mezzo-soprano sing an aria from her exceptional new recording of Baroque opera selections, ranging from Handel and Haydn to nearly forgotten — but fiery and fabulous — arias by composers including Orlandini and Giacomelli.
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Talk Like An Opera Geek: Pioneering An American Sound
May 9, 2012 — From rugged individualism to visionary technologies, American opera forges a distinct repertoire.
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Talk Like An Opera Geek: Game-Changing Composers In Postwar Europe
Apr 25, 2012 — European opera ranged from realistic to unhinged in the 20th century, as composers wrote with freedom and imagination on all sorts of subjects.
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Talk Like An Opera Geek: Wading Into The 20th Century
Apr 18, 2012 — Hear opera reinvent itself in the hands of cutting-edge composers facing an uncertain new century.
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Talk Like An Opera Geek: How Verdi, Wagner and Puccini Got Their Grooves
Apr 11, 2012 — Hear why these three composers are still superstars in opera houses worldwide.
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Talk Like An Opera Geek: Savoring The Bel Canto Sound
Mar 28, 2012 — The "beautiful singing" of the early 1800s marks an appealing milestone in the story of opera.
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Talk Like An Opera Geek: Popping Opera's Bloated Bubble
Mar 8, 2012 — The excesses of the early 18th century take a decisive hit from a reformer named Gluck.
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Talk Like An Opera Geek: The Age Of 'Serious Opera'
Feb 29, 2012 — Opera seria, with its prescribed plots and extravagant music, dominated 18th-century opera.
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Talk Like An Opera Geek: The Birth Of Opera
Feb 22, 2012 — At the dawn of the 17th century, take a trip through the earliest days of a brand new art form.
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Talk Like An Opera Geek: Musical Signposts
Feb 1, 2012 — Opera singers must obey the musical traffic signals, knowing an accelerando from a rallentando.
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