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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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Outgoing Acting IRS Director Grilled By House Lawmakers
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.
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Week In Politics: IRS, Benghazi Emails, AP Phone Logs
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.
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Scientists Agree On Climate Change, Why Doesn't The Public?
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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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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C-Sections Deliver Cachet For Wealthy Brazilian Women
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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Sharon Van Etten: A Love Song For Everyone
Feb 14, 2011 — "Love More" works in slow motion, but with an uncharacteristically bold and dramatic statement attached: As the song progresses, she lets a bleak and troubled past lay the groundwork for a tiny mantra to live by.
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Oh No Oh My: The Head vs. The Heart
Feb 15, 2011 — In the beautifully orchestrated "Brains," Oh No Oh My nicely sums up the age-old conflict between thoughts and feelings. The result is a fine love song for those who can't often get out of their heads long enough to engage with their own feelings.
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Gang Of Four: Back To The Best And Brightest
Feb 28, 2011 — For almost four minutes, "Never Pay for the Farm" burns on nothing but a rough groove. Gang of Four's shrill guitar leads make a mess all over the mix, even sounding like a short-circuiting microwave at times.
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Deerhoof: The Battle To Stay Surprising
Feb 9, 2011 — In "No One Asked to Dance," Deerhoof proves again that mystery is more seductive than truth.
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Campfire OK: A Song For The 'Strange'
Feb 11, 2011 — A wonderfully layered pop-rock song, Campfire OK's "Strange Like We Are" grows as it goes, with handclaps and three-part harmonies culminating in more powerful choruses.
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First Listen
May 12, 2013 — This week, preview new albums from Mount Kimbie, Tricky, Laura Marling and more.
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Alt.Latino: Special Guest Calle 13
Nov 21, 2012 — The Puerto Rican duo talk about their musical inspirations, politics and the day they spent in a mental institution.
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Harvey Danger: How And Why To Say Goodbye
Dec 30, 2011 — Anyone who's had a lousy year would do well to jam "The Show Must Not Go On" as the clock strikes midnight. It'll make a powerful soundtrack to a much-needed drowning of the past.
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'Video Games Live': Mario As Muse
Nov 22, 2011 — Martin Leung's solo piano rendition of Koji Kondo's Super Mario theme music underlines the wit and invention of the source material. The result reveals just how much the composer inserted into what might have been a throwaway project.
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Songs For Stuffing: A Thanksgiving Mix
Nov 20, 2011 — Whether you're having turkey, turducken, tofurkey or fish tacos, Thanksgiving is about family, food and the soul-deadening stress of logistics. So here's a mix designed to help you keep your mind on the bonding-fueled feast that justifies it all.
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