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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.
 
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.
 
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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May 17, 2013 | NPR · The House Ways and Means Committee became the first oversight panel in Congress to weigh in on the IRS tax-exempt group controversy on Friday morning.
 
May 17, 2013 | NPR · Audie Cornish speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss controversial IRS audits, the release of White House emails on Benghazi talking points and the Justice Department's seizure of AP phone logs.
 
May 17, 2013 | NPR · A new study confirms that the vast majority of scientists who research the climate accept that the planet is warming and human beings are largely responsible. Yet a large slice of the American public believes that scientists are deeply split about global warming.
 

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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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May 12, 2013 | NPR · Brazil's economic boom has driven the demand for births by caesarean section. Some 80 to 90 percent of women in private hospitals deliver this way. Proponents say it allows mothers and doctors to better organize their time. Critics say the procedure drives up costs and may cause complications.
 

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May 13, 2013 — Lourdes Garcia-Navarro is moving to Brazil in a new role as NPR's South America correspondent. With the region's growing global role, we expect you'll hear a lot from her. So here are the fun facts you won't hear on air. For example, we've got a Game of Thrones fan on our hands.
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May 1, 2013 — As co-host of Planet Money, Alex Blumberg is making a t-shirt (well, about 1,000 of them) - and bringing listeners on the complicated global odyssey behind the production of the basic cotton tee.
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Apr 18, 2013 — We're pleased to introduce you to Gene Demby. You're going to be reading and hearing a lot from him, so get know the Code Switch blog host a little.
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Mar 18, 2013 — NPR Corespondent Quil Lawrence reports this week on the most pressing challenges facing America's nearly 2 million female veterans. Here, he shares some insight into what it takes to get by as a journalist in Kabul, Baghdad and Bogota, and through the streets (and weather) of New York too.
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Mar 15, 2013 — We're celebrating St. Patrick's Day in true public radio form, a conversation with the award-winning host of NPR's The Thistle & Shamrock. Fiona Ritchie has spent more than 30 years digging into the evolving Celtic music tradition, and we got her to dish on the Irish, her children and NPR, too.
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Mar 13, 2013 — Back behind the mic in her new role as NPR Host & Special Correspondent, Michele Norris has set her heart (and ear) on the powerful collection of six-word essays submitted by NPR listeners for The Race Card Project. Read on for more about the project and other insights from the familiar NPR voice.
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Mar 1, 2013 — Guy Raz has one of the most well-known NPR voices, perhaps because he's been working here almost nonstop since his 1997 internship. While his resume is already bursting with notable interviews and accolades, we're stepping off the bio page for some personal insights from the host of TED Radio Hour.
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Feb 1, 2013 — NPR Middle East Correspondent Deborah Amos has given voice to the Arab Spring for our listeners through her reporting from the region. On her most recent trip to the U.S., she talked about what it has all meant and some lighter topics, like her favorite TV show and pedometers, for example.
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Jan 18, 2013 — We took over the quiz reigns to (lightly) grill our Ask Me Another Puzzle Guru on his life on and off stage. Among his answers: Dipthongs, Dr. Who, and a "horde of writers I keep chained in the NPR basement." Get to know NPR's Art Chung in the latest ProFile.
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Jan 5, 2013 — A year into joining NPR as CEO, Gary E. Knell has been busy with official biz - visiting stations, serving as chief fundraiser, and learning the ins and outs of radio. But he has a life too. Find out what you don't know about the dad; sports fan; beer, burger, bagel-loving guy at the head of NPR.
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