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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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Then The Curtain Opened: The Bracing Impact Of Stravinsky's 'Rite'
May 25, 2013 | NPR · The aggressively modern ballet premiered in Paris in 1913, and provoked a response just as striking as the music and dance.
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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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The Drummer Queen Who Runs Nairobi Dancefloors
Jan 14, 2013 — She's formidable in both Swahili and English, lunging and stalking over a smeary, funky-drummer, triphoppin' groove, jazzed with psychedelic synthesizer stabs.
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International Hits: Keep Summer Alive With 'Tacata'
Sep 17, 2012 — The happily inane dance song conquered Scandinavia and Italy before taking over Spain.
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Plan B's 'Ill Manors' Falls On Fertile Ground In Britain
Aug 9, 2012 — The song, a bitterly articulate howl of scornful rage, is a national sensation across the pond.
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The Biggest Football Song You Won't Hear In Indianapolis
Feb 3, 2012 — Football players outside America have their own anthem, a Brazilian pop song about hitting on girls.
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Punk Angst Meets Acoustic Yearning On Brazil's Pop Charts
Oct 20, 2011 — Inspired by punk and Brazilian sounds, Nx Zero has continued to evolve over its 10 years.
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Vera Brezhneva: A Neo-Siberian Shaman Charts High In Russia
Sep 23, 2011 — Celestial diva Vera Brezhneva, who's more than meets the eye, climbs the Russian pop charts.
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Sarah Is Doing Better Than 'Okay' On Denmark's Charts
Sep 6, 2011 — "Teenage lesbian Sarah" is controversial at home in Denmark, but her new song is definitely a hit.
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International Hit Parade: Moumoon Is Japan's Guiltless Pleasure
Aug 17, 2011 — The Japanese indie pop duo's video for their hit song "Chu Chu" links desserts and desire.
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Bob Sinclar: Making Love Everywhere But Here
Aug 2, 2011 — "A Far L'Amore" mines Mediterranean nostalgia to climb the Spanish charts.
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International Hit Parade: France Is Sweet On Magic System's 'Cherie Coco'
Jul 18, 2011 — The number four song on France's pop charts, by Ivory Coast's Magic System, nods to the long road West African musicians have taken to commercial acceptance in countries that were once colonial powers.
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