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Losers In Chicago School Closings Target Elected Officials
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The Chicago school board voted to close dozens of schools, despite community protests that the closings disproportionately affect minority students. Now the teachers union and community activists want to change the system and oust the elected officials who disagreed with them.
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College Students Wait To See If Loan Rates Double
May 23, 2013 | NPR · College students could end up paying a higher interest rate on their government subsidized loans unless Congress steps in. In a replay of last year's battle, Republicans, Democrats and the Obama administration all have competing proposals. A vote is scheduled in the House of Representatives Thursday. But with no consensus in sight, it's not clear if lawmakers can keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.
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Living In Two Worlds, But With Just One Language
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Elysha O'Brien calls herself a "Mexican white girl." Not just because of her ethnically ambiguous appearance, she says, but also because she can't speak Spanish. Fearing their children would experience discrimination if they spoke Spanish, her parents chose not to teach them their native tongue.
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Four Arrested After British Soldier Hacked To Death In London
May 23, 2013 | NPR · The two men charged with killing a British soldier in south London on Wednesday were apparently on a government watch list, raising questions about why authorities were unable to prevent the attack.
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One Of London Attack Suspects Had Troubled Past
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Robert Siegel speaks with Sandra Laville, crime correspondent for The Guardian, about what's known about the suspect in the Woolwich attack in London on Wednesday.
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Obama Pledges To Be More Transparent About Drone Program
May 23, 2013 | NPR · In a major speech on counterterrorism on Thursday, President Obama said the war on terror has changed and U.S. policy must be adjusted. He promised to be more forthcoming about the government's targeted killing program for terrorism suspects, and said he was open to talking to Congress about ways to review the use of weaponized drones. Carrie Johnson talks to Melissa Block about the evolving drone policy.
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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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Breakin' The Rules: 20 General Principles Suspended In 'Fast And Furious 6'
May 23, 2013 — There are many principles of day-to-day life that don't make their way into the Fast, Furious universe.
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'Before Midnight': Jesse And Celine Are Older Now, And So Are We
May 23, 2013 — It took Jesse and Celine 18 years to find themselves back where they started in the lovely third installment of the series that began with 1995's Before Sunrise.
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Cannes Diary: Delusions Of 'Gatsby' (And Dreams Of Notoriety)
May 22, 2013 — All is Gatsbyish excess on the Croisette, where the Cannes Film Festival's early tone might well have been set by Baz Luhrmann's lavish film — and by Sofia Coppola's accomplished The Bling Ring.
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The Starfleet Divide: The 'Star Trek' Universe Revisits One Of Its Great Debates
May 21, 2013 — J.J. Abrams isn't the first guy to bait Star Trek fans by messing with the brand.
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Loving 'Gatsby' Too Much And Not Enough
May 10, 2013 — Baz Luhrmann's extravagant adaptation of The Great Gatsby makes two fatal and contradictory errors of adaptation.
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Yippee-Kai-Yay, Mr. President: 'White House Down' Looks Very Familiar
May 8, 2013 — We can't help thinking that the dirty, tank-top-wearing hero looks like somebody we followed around Nakatomi Plaza once.
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So Much For Bowling Scenes: What Is And Isn't Wrong With Number-Crunching Scripts
May 7, 2013 — A recent article about number-crunchers moving in on the creative process has caused a lot of hair-tearing, but it's not clear that we've put our finger on the real issue.
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Armor And Anxiety: Tony Stark Is The New Captain America
May 6, 2013 — The latest Iron Man installment continues an argument begun in last summer's The Avengers about two very different kinds of American exceptionalism.
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Everywhere But Here, 'Iron Man 3' Is Already Huge
Apr 29, 2013 — It hasn't opened in the U.S. yet, but Iron Man 3 has already had a huge weekend.
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Tribeca Diary: Documentary Roundup
Apr 26, 2013 — Our man at Tribeca swears he's going to screenings beyond the documentary slate. But with this look at a trio of intriguing films, Joel Arnold suggests that the docs are among some of the festival's best offerings.
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