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High Court Strikes Down Voting Law In Arizona
June 18, 2013 | NPR · The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Arizona has no right to demand documents proving citizenship when people register to vote. In a 7-2 decision, the court said the National Voter Registration Act trumps state law. At the same time, the court told Arizona officials how to get what they want, anyway.
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Why The FISA Court Is Not What It Used To Be
June 18, 2013 | NPR · President Obama says federal judges have been "overseeing" the recently exposed government surveillance programs. But few, if any, experts in the Bush or Obama administrations believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has the enforcement teeth it once had.
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Study: Teacher Prep Programs Get Failing Marks
June 18, 2013 | NPR · The first-ever study of more than 1,100 schools of education released Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality shows that teacher preparation is in disarray. The study warns that 163 programs provide only "minimal, substandard training."
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NSA Chief: Surveillance Programs Disrupted Terror Plots
June 18, 2013 | NPR · National Security Agency director Keith Alexander returned to the Hill on Tuesday, this time to testify before a House intelligence committee about the NSA spying revelations. Alexander said the programs in question foiled 50 terrorist plots, including one against the New York Stock Exchange.
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Congressman On NSA: Checks And Balances Prevent Abuse
June 18, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to Republican Congressman Mac Thornberry, who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He talks about the testimony by leaders of the National Security Agency, the Department of Justice and the FBI on Tuesday morning. He's been supportive of the NSA surveillance program, saying it's not only legal, but vital to security.
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Letters: Mozart's Violin And The Price Of Potatoes
June 18, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel and Melissa Block read emails from listeners about Mozart's violin and the price of potatoes.
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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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Episode 466: DIY Finance
Jun 18, 2013 — Mike Smith has thousands of dollars stashed around his house in different accounts. Tamara Bullock is part of an informal savings club. Miguel Rada has a whole bank in his pocket — he takes deposits from some people and lends to others.
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This One Page Could End The Copyright War Over 'Happy Birthday'
Jun 17, 2013 — The birthday song — Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, etc. — is still under copyright protection. That may soon change.
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Episode 396: A Father Of High-Speed Trading Thinks We Should Slow Down
Jun 14, 2013 — Thomas Peterffy's life story includes a typing robot, a proto-iPad, and a vast fortune he amassed as one of the first people to use computers in financial markets.
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When People Make Their Own Banks
Jun 14, 2013 — An ex-con lends money to people in need; a group of friends creates a savings club. Even without banks, people often figure out how to get the money they need, when they need it.
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Why More People Are Renting Tires
Jun 14, 2013 — "I understand that I'll probably end up paying a lot," one customer says. "But right now, I need the tires."
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Pop Stars And The Rise Of Inequality In America, In 2 Graphs
Jun 13, 2013 — What ticket sales tell us about what's driving the gap between the 1 percent and everybody else.
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The 17th Century Version Of The Fight Over Uber
Jun 12, 2013 — Taxi drivers and their predecessors have been fighting threatening technology for 500 years.
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Episode 465: Myanmar Opens Up
Jun 11, 2013 — On today's show, we meet two businessmen in Yangon. One is launching a startup. The other works for Coca-Cola — which is going back into Myanmar after a 60-year absence.
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NYT Excerpt: When Fancy Car Seats Make Babies Safer
Jun 11, 2013 — Car-seat manufacturers add bells and whistles to try to justify higher profit margins. Sometimes, everyone benefits.
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A Giant, Secret Vault Where Rich People Store Their Stuff Tax-Free
Jun 10, 2013 — Art, wine and tons of gold: Freeports are the safe-deposit boxes of the offshore tax-haven world.
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