Japan Reports Progress In Stabilizing Nuclear Plant

The operator of Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant has backed away from plans for a tricky venting of radioactive gas at one of the troubled reactors, saying that pressure inside has stabilized.

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Tracking The Latest At The Fukushima Nuclear Plant

The situation at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been changing rapidly and growing increasingly complex since the earthquake and tsunami hit on Friday, March 11. Here, the latest updates on each of the reactors at the stricken power facility.

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Comic Con Is More Than Fan Boy's Feast

The annual Comic Con in San Diego started out as a comic book convention and expanded to graphic novels, comic-inspired films, television series and games of all sorts. It's now all about standing in line to see stars, writers, graphic artists and gaming geniuses.

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Japan Earthquake May Have Shifted Earth's Axis

Richard Gross, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, calculates that last week's earthquake off Japan's coast may have shortened the length of Earth's days by about 1.26 microseconds and shifted its axis by about 6.5 inches. Gross describes the findings and explains how changes in Earth's land masses affect the way it spins.

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AT&T Plan To Buy T-Mobile: Good And Bad News For Consumers?

Quality and coverage might improve, but will costs come down as much as they might have otherwise? Meanwhile, stock markets seem to like the news.

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Japan's Northeast Coast, Before and After The Quake

More than half the population of the Japanese town Minami Sanriku remains missing after the massive quake and tsunami, and many other villages face the same fate. Experts provide a snapshot of the region before and after the quake, aid workers describe relief efforts currently underway and NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce shares an update on Fukushima's nuclear plant.

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What Are The Coalition's Goals In Libya?

Robert Siegel talks with R. Nicholas Burns, a professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, about what the coalition goals are in Libya.

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SXSW Wrap Up: For Bands, Was Austin Worth The Trip?

It's expensive to get to and hard to stand out once you're there, but SXSW offers exposure that's hard to resist.

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Report: Valerie Plame Wilson To Author Suspense Books

The New York Times reports that the former CIA operative has a book deal with Penguin Group USA for a series of international suspense novels. The newspaper says she will team up with mystery writer Sarah Lovett on the books, which will feature a fictional operative.

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Bloody Drug Cartel Wreaks Mayhem In Mexico

Recently, the mutilated bodies of 12 Mexican police officers were found dumped along the side of a road and police headquarters were attacked by gunman throwing grenades. The head of the cartel La Familia, who are reportedly responsible for this bloodshed, later called into a national television program to negotiate. Time Magazine writer Ioan Grillo offers analysis on the Mexico's bloody cartel.

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Bloody Drug Cartel Wreaks Mayhem In Mexico

Recently, the mutilated bodies of 12 Mexican police officers were found dumped along the side of a road and police headquarters were attacked by gunman throwing grenades. The head of the cartel La Familia, who are reportedly responsible for this bloodshed, later called into a national television program to negotiate. Time Magazine writer Ioan Grillo offers analysis on the Mexico's bloody cartel.

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Foreign Policy: Where Fukushima Meets Cyber Wars

Gen. Keith Alexander, head of U.S. Cyber Command, argued before Congress this week that future conflicts will prompt cyber warfare. David Rothkopf of Foreign Policy argues that in light of Japan's nuclear crisis and the Stuxnet virus, the U.S. needs to strengthen cyber security in order to decrease what could be a substantial nuclear threat.

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A Couple Of Aliens, And A Dude From Outer Space

Equal parts road trip movie, buddy comedy, and sci-fi flick, Paul makes great use of its impressively sharp, funny cast without sacrificing any of director Greg Mottola's warm style.

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AT&T To Buy T-Mobile USA For $39 Billion

AT&T will pay about $25 billion in cash and the balance in company stock in a deal that gives Deutsche Telekom, which owns T-Mobile, about an 8 percent equity stake in AT&T. T-Mobile is coming off of two years of flat revenue as it struggles to compete with much larger rivals AT&T and Verizon Wireless.

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Wisconsin Judge Blocks Gov. Walker's Collective Bargaining Law For Now

Opponents of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's anti-collective bargaining efforts won a victory Friday. A Wisconsin judge said it appeared likely GOP actions violated the state's open-meeting laws.

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Deadly Crashes Put Tour Bus Rules Under Scrutiny

Politicians are calling for an overhaul of how the discount bus industry is regulated after 15 people were killed in the crash of a casino bus in the Bronx, N.Y., and a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that claimed two more lives.

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House Votes To Cut NPR's Federal Funds

The president and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) oppose the measure.

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'Super Moon' To Appear On Saturday

Saturday, a full moon will get the closest it's been to the Earth in 18 years. It's being called an "extreme super moon." Robert Siegel has more.

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North Carolina Town's Longtime Barbershop Cutups

Lawrence Anthony and David Shirley have spent the past 40 years cutting hair together in a Drexel, N.C., barbershop. Together, the two share memories of their fading town and tapering careers.

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A Tale Of Two Dogs Is Testament To Japan's Humanity

An animal rescue group says, "helping the pets in Japan is to help people. All of us who are animal lovers can relate to what it would feel like to be reunited with a pet after a disaster."

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A Couple Of Aliens, And A Dude From Outer Space

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Libya Under Missile Attack

It started with the French taking on Libyan troops around Benghazi, then later 112 cruise missiles were launched from U.S. and British ships and subs, each with a 1,000-pound warhead, according to NPR's Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman.

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In Japan, Reports Of Radiation Tainted Food

Japanese officials are ramping up their efforts to bring the damaged nuclear reactors under control. But authorities say radiation has tainted some food from the region near the nuclear complex, and the effects of the damage have both short and long-term economic consequences. NPR science correspondent Chris Joyce and NPR economic correspondent John Ydstie, both in Tokyo, talk with Scott Simon about the latest developments.

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Oracle CEO Ellison Saves Tennis' BNP Paribas Open

The BNP Paribas Open is considered one of the biggest tennis tournaments of the year ? yet few people in the United States have heard of it. The tournament was close to moving from its current home in Indian Wells, Calif., to China or the Middle East. That is, until Oracle CEO Larry Ellison stepped in to save it.

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A Tale Of Two Dogs Is Testament To Japan's Humanity

An animal rescue group says, "helping the pets in Japan is to help people. All of us who are animal lovers can relate to what it would feel like to be reunited with a pet after a disaster."

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Survivors Attempt Dignified Farewell For Deceased

The earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan's northeast have torn the social fabric of many communities and wrought havoc on the normal cycles of life and death. In the northern city of Kesennuma, members of the community are struggling to maintain dignity and respect as they send off the deceased.

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Chernobyl: A Quiet Wilderness, Teeming With Life

In early 2011, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone ? a 60-mile area that's been off-limits for over two decades ? was opened to tourists. Outside Magazine's Henry Shukman visited the area and discovered lush forests, families who live there and the radiation that lingers twenty-five years later.

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For Matadora, Bullfighting Is Her 'Absolute Truth'

Last Sunday, a 32-year-old bullfighter named Lupita Lopez appeared in Mexico City's Plaza Mexico ? the largest bullring in the world ? and was inducted into the tiny sorority of matadoras, or professional female bullfighters. Lopez has wanted to be a bullfighter since she was 11.

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A Couple Of Aliens, And A Dude From Outer Space

Equal parts road trip movie, buddy comedy, and sci-fi flick, Paul makes great use of its impressively sharp, funny cast without sacrificing any of director Greg Mottola's warm style.

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Wisconsin Judge Blocks Gov. Walker's Collective Bargaining Law For Now

Opponents of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's anti-collective bargaining efforts won a victory Friday. A Wisconsin judge said it appeared likely GOP actions violated the state's open-meeting laws.

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Looking At The Weather On Saturn's Moon Titan

The Cassini spacecraft left for Saturn in 1997 and has been observing the planet, its rings and moons since 2004. Writing in the journal Science, research scientist Elizabeth Turtle describes the weather on Titan, one of Saturn's moons, and its effects on the moon's surface.

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'Hair' Hunk Will Swenson, Shedding His Inhibitions Again In 'Priscilla'

A stand-out in Hair, he's back on Broadway with a starring role in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, an exuberant musical based on the glam-tacky 1994 film.

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Diet Coke Surges Past Pepsi To No. 2 Cola Spot

It's the first time Diet Coke has topped its rival in popularity in the U.S. Diet Coke's rise reflects a long-term trend toward diet sodas. Ten years ago, only two of the top 10 were diet sodas. Now, four are on the list: the diet versions of Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Dr Pepper.

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The Hazards Of Twitter: How Much Is Too Much In 140 Characters Or Less?

Neda Ulaby reports that recent world events have refocused attention on the shifting standards for jokes in the Twitter age. One comedian has already lost a high-profile job for tweeting about Japan.

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'Limitless': Possibilities, Hemmed In By Hollywood

A slick new vehicle for The Hangover's Bradley Cooper, this thriller about a dizzyingly powerful "smart drug" turns out to be strictly (if entertainingly) middlebrow.

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U.S. Rescue Team: Japan's Damage Is "Off The Charts"

As Japanese firemen work through the tsunami debris looking for bodies, they have been joined by a team from the Los Angeles Fire Department. Leader Dave Stone, who has worked recently in New Zealand and Haiti, says his team has never seen anything to "this scope and magnitude."

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A Second Run For Stoppard's Duality-Driven 'Arcadia'

Tom Stoppard's masterful comic romance plays out in two centuries at once, tripping lightly through subjects as diverse as sex and landscape gardening, academic ambition and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. A much-anticipated Broadway revival opens March 17.

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In A World Far From Home, A 'Desert Flower' Blooms

A biographical drama tracks Waris Dirie's journey from her native Somalia to the high-fashion catwalks ? and onward to a high-profile career as an activist seeking to end female genital mutilation.

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Risky Raccoon Roundworms Found In Pet Kinkajous

An intestinal worm that is common in raccoons has now been found in pet kinkajous. The worm eggs can be passed from animals to humans and cause serious infections, especially in children.

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The 'Secret History' Of Baseball's Earliest Days

Baseball's official historian, John Thorn, sets the record straight on the game's earliest days ... in the 1700s. Yes, that's right, baseball started decades before Abner Doubleday supposedly created the game at Cooperstown ? and it only became popular when professional gamblers took an interest.

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New Republic: Japan Holds A Lesson For US Politics

The unfolding disaster in Japan at the Fukushima nuclear power plant continues to deepen, causing many to worry about the impact of nuclear power over human health and the environment. Judis takes a look into the history and evolution of American politics on energy and the environment, and argues that the role of nature needs to be taken more seriously.

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The Nation: No Nukes Is Good Nukes

Japanese authorities continue the struggle in squelching the ongoing problems at Fukushima nuclear power plant ? so far, it would appear, to little success. Robert Scheer of The Nation remembers his time spent at Chernobyl after it's own nuclear disaster, and argues that the risks of nuclear power far outweigh the positives.

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Nuke-O-Noia Could Be The Worst Threat To Japan

The world has been riveted in recent days by the news coming out of Japan. Explosions at nuclear power plants, earthquakes and tsunamis are enough to scare anyone, but commentator David Ropeik says the greatest danger could come from fear itself.

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Helicopters Drop Water On Stricken Reactor In Japan

Several military helicopters flew over the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, each with a large bucket-like container dangling below, as efforts to cool reactors continued Thursday. A second priority is trying to restore power at the plant, which was disrupted by Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

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Wisconsin Labor Law Prompts Recall Campaigns

After three weeks in Illinois trying to postpone a vote limiting the rights of state workers, 14 Wisconsin Democratic state senators are home. Several state senators and the governor are now facing recall campaigns. Sen. Tim Carpenter (D) and Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (R) discuss the recall efforts with NPR's Ken Rudin.

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Boxing's World Series Tries To Hook Followers

A new international league is trying to make boxing relevant again. The World Series of Boxing wraps up its first regular season this week with playoffs and a championship just around the corner. One of the 12 teams is in Los Angeles.

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Haley Barbour's Challenge: Dropping Deep South's Baggage

Haley Barbour's early stumbles on race have been surprising given his political knowledge. As a savvy politician with national aspirations from the Deep South, one might have expected him to be off to a better start.

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Last Galapagos Tortoise May Become Oldest Dad

Scientists have been playing matchmaker for the "rarest living creature" for more than a decade. Now Lonesome George, the last known Galapagos giant tortoise, may soon become a father. George is somewhere between 90 and 100 years old.

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The Road To An American 'El Sistema'

A free program provides music education for hundreds of thousands of youth in Venezuela. Now, music educators are trying to bring the system to the U.S.

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Stocks Plunge As Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsens

The stock market dropped sharply on news that dangerous levels of radiation were leaking from a crippled nuclear plant. The plant was damaged in last week's earthquake and tsunami. Japan, the world's third-largest economy, accounts for 10 percent of U.S. exports.

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Homebuilders' Outlook Up Slightly, Still Negative

Homebuilders' pessimistic outlook improved slightly this month, but it remains dim. The National Association of Home Builders index climbed to 16, the first rise in five months, but any reading below 50 indicates negative sentiment about the market.

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Voters In Miami-Dade To Vote On Mayor Recall

Voters in Florida's largest county, Miami-Dade, go to the polls Tuesday to choose whether to recall their mayor. The effort is being led by a deep-pocketed local businessman who disagreed with the mayor's budget. The effort is another reflection of an angry electorate.

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New Republic: Obama Must Face His Fears In Libya

Opinions are flying as to how President Barack Obama should handle the escalating conflict in Libya. Larry Diamond of The New Republic argues that while Obama has mostly been adept at handling conflicts so far, the clock is ticking on his most important action to date ? Libya. How Obama responds will impact his foreign policy legacy.

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Will Japan's Disaster Hurt The Global Economy?

Japanese officials are still assessing the damage from the earthquake, tsunami and what appear to be partial meltdowns at some nuclear plants. The cost will be in excess of $100 billion. The Japanese economy is likely to shrink temporarily. But the global implications aren't so clear yet.

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Clearing Up Myths And Facts About Public Workers

State budget battles nationwide have centered on public workers: their salaries, benefits, retirement plans and bargaining rights. Underpinning many of those debates are competing claims about what public employees really cost their employers, and how they stack up against workers in the private sector.

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Wilderness Tales To Awaken Your Natural Spirit

When writer Jonathan Evison reads a book, he wants full immersion ? emotionally, intellectually and sensually. He suggests three wild, Western adventure tales that will pick you up, knock you down and leave you breathless.

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Competition For Online Video Content Heats Up

The explosion of online video content has a varied group of companies, including Netflix and Amazon, competing with movie studios as well as cable and phone companies to meet customer demand. So far, Netflix is leading the pack with its 20 million subscribers.

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Japan Triggers Shift In U.S. Nuclear Debate

The crisis unfolding at a nuclear power plant in Japan is already having an effect on policy debates in the United States. President Obama's call for $36 billion in help for the nuclear industry may now be at risk.

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Japan Moves To Prevent Financial Panic

Japan's central bank dumped a massive amount of money into the country's economy Monday in an effort to prevent a financial panic. It worked.

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How To Transform The Number Pi Into A Song

Musician Michael John Blake had to exercise a little arithmetic in order to compose, record and put on YouTube his musical interpretation of the famous mathematical constant. Here, he explains how his viral hit came together.

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Corning's Journey From Cookware To Gorilla Glass

Corning, a 160-year-old New York manufacturer, is still developing some of the toughest glass in the world. But its focus has shifted from kitchen products to the high-tech universe, with products like Gorilla Glass, which was used on about 200 million mobile phones last year.

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Matzo Balls Meet Bacon At Top Chef's Restaurant

At the fusion brainchild of a Ilan Hall, you can eat bacon-wrapped matzo balls, gefilte fish and chips, and Manischewitz-braised pork belly all in one sitting. It's Scottish-Jewish food at it's finest ? even if there isn't much competition.

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Search And Rescue Continues In Japan Disaster

A second explosion was reported Monday at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan as officials say that three of the plant's reactors may have experience partial meltdown. And search and rescue operations continue along coastal areas that were hardest hit by Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

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Matzo Balls Meet Bacon At Top Chef's Restaurant

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In 'Raceball', A Look At Players And Race

Not too long ago, African-Americans played a much bigger role in baseball. In the mid-1970s, a quarter of all players were black Americans. Today, it's one in 10. Baseball historian Rob Ruck writes about how that happened in his new book, Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game.

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Miami Proposes Horse Racing At Airport Parking

Miami's city commissioners want to install slot machines at Miami International Airport to generate revenue, but under a Florida statute they must also install horse racing. Writer and humorist Dave Barry says though it would be great to have racing, it would be nicer to get the airport running first.

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U.S. Offers Japan Assistance In Wake Of Devastation

At a press conference Friday, President Obama offered to provide Japan with any assistance it needs in the wake of a deadly earthquake and tsunami. Obama also took questions on Libya, the federal budget, and the rising price of gasoline.

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With Movies About Radio, Art Imitates Life

On its face, radio might seem glamorous and sometimes it is. But mostly, it is a business rife with the kind of stress and dramatic conflict that movie-makers love, says guest blogger Jimi Izrael.

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Next Fight At The Polls, Wis. Labor Protesters Say

Clogging the Wisconsin Capitol grounds and screaming angry chants, tens of thousands of undaunted pro-labor protesters descended on Madison again Saturday and vowed to focus on future elections now that contentious cuts to public worker union rights have become law.

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Japan's Disaster Sends Shock Waves Through Market

Oil prices have dropped as traders react to factory closures in Japan and a possible drop in energy demand from the world's third largest oil consumer. The Nikkei ended down 1.7 percent. In Europe, shares of re-insurance companies, which help insurers absorb the cost of big claims (like those tied to natural disasters), plunged. The tsunami is also helping push down U.S. stock prices.

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'Jerusalem, Jerusalem' Tells A Tale Of Two Cities

Jerusalem has many identities ? some real, some imagined. It's known as "the city of peace," but author James Carroll identifies it as the "home base of religious violence." In his new book Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Carroll traces the history of this holy city and how it has shaped the modern world.

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GOP Without A Clear Front-Runner For 2012 Race

For the first time in more than 50 years, the GOP is without a clear front-runner at this stage of the campaign. That's according to a recent Gallup poll. Guest host Linda Wertheimer takes a look at the early contenders with Don Gonyea, NPR's national political correspondent.

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A 'Black Death' Saga With More Than One Plague

"Going medieval" on your enemies isn't just a figure of speech in Christopher Smith's stylish spatter-horror exercise, which uses desperation-fueled religious fervor to interrogate the intersection of fear and faith.

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TV And Smart Phones May Hamper A Good Night's Sleep

Nearly half of American adults say they rarely ? or never ? get a good night's sleep, according to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation. Sleep researchers Charles Czeisler and Scott Huettel discuss how sleep deprivation affects the brain, and why bedtime technology use may be partly to blame.

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Weekly Standard: The Increasing Stakes In Libya

The pressure is on the U.S. as it decides what measures to take in the ongoing crisis in Libya. Lee Smith of The Weekly Standard argues that though he can understand the hesitation given that the U.S. is already engaged in two wars, the American interests in Libya far outweigh the possible drawbacks of intervening.

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Pythagorean Theorem: There's More To This Equation

In their new book, Hidden Harmonies, husband and wife mathematics team Robert and Ellen Kaplan pay tribute to that familiar formula you learned in high school math class.

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Who Wins And Who Loses When Gas Prices Spike?

As oil prices spike on the world market, the rising cost of gas is taking a toll on consumers. Steve Everly of the Kansas City Star explains what's behind the current price hikes, and Chris Steiner of Forbes explains the potential impact if prices continue to rise.

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Smile, Crocodile! Up Close With A Predator

Photographer Roger Horrocks swims deep with the sometimes docile, sometimes hostile Nile crocodile.

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The Economic Consequences Of The Quake

The impact of Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan is still being assessed, but any disruptions to the country's exports could hurt its already stagnant economy. And Japan's debt could complicate building efforts.

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High-Tech Opera Features Robots as Stars

Composer and inventor Tod Machover is looking to design the opera of the future. His new work, Death and the Powers, tells the story of a wealthy businessman who downloads himself into his environment in a bid for immortality. Machover, a professor of music and media at MIT, talks about his work melding music and technology.

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A New 'Jane Eyre,' With Many A Vintage Pleasure

Director Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre) has a canny grasp of the fact that as pioneers of chick-lit go, the Bront� sisters were Goth girls to the core. A mousy Mia Wasikowska is only the first of his achievements.

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Rep. Giffords Told She Was Shot, Doctors Say

"She has been told both by her husband and by us, and I think she understands," her doctor said at a press conference Friday. It was unclear, however, if the congresswoman knows others were killed when she was shot in January.

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Explosion At Japanese Nuclear Plant

An explosion at a nuclear power station Saturday destroyed a building housing the reactor amid fears that it could melt down after being hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. Large amounts of radiation were spewing out and the evacuation area around the plant was expanded but officials did not know how dangerous the leak was to people.

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Online Music Services Compete For Small Pool Of Investment Capital

The road to profitability isn't so much strewn with abandoned cars as it is with idling vehicles.

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Cary Fukunaga, Leading 'Jane Eyre' Toward The Dark

Jane Eyre returns to the silver screen in a new version from Cary Fukunaga ? director of the acclaimed Sin Nombre ? whose version of the Gothic romance still swoons, even as it flirts openly with the conventions of horror.

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Iowa Prepares For 2012 Presidential Primaries

The start of the 2012 presidential primary season is still almost a year away. The field of candidates has just begun to form. But some Iowa organizations are already gearing up for the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses next winter.

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Who Wins And Who Loses When Gas Prices Spike?

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Weekly Standard: The Increasing Stakes In Libya

The pressure is on the U.S. as it decides what measures to take in the ongoing crisis in Libya. Lee Smith of The Weekly Standard argues that though he can understand the hesitation given that the U.S. is already engaged in two wars, the American interests in Libya far outweigh the possible drawbacks of intervening.

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Massive Quake Off Japan Prompts Tsunami Warnings

A major earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, causing destructive tidal waves on the Japanese coast and tsunami warnings across the Pacific. Ross Stein, a geophysicist with the USGS, explains the connections between quakes and tsunamis.

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AOL Cuts 900 Jobs After Huffington Post Deal

AOL said it will slash nearly 20 percent of its workforce worldwide, partly to eliminate overlap that stems from its recent purchase of The Huffington Post. The cuts leave AOL with 4,000 employees ? a fifth of what the company had at its peak in 2004.

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A New 'Jane Eyre,' With Many A Vintage Pleasure

Director Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre) has a canny grasp of the fact that as pioneers of chick-lit go, the Bront� sisters were Goth girls to the core. A mousy Mia Wasikowska is only the first of his achievements.

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Wis. Assembly Cuts Public Worker Bargaining Rights

The state's Assembly approved a bill ending collective bargaining rights for most of the state's public employees. Thousands of angry people streamed to the Capitol after Senate Republicans outfoxed Democrats and passed the measure Wednesday.

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Karzai Cousin Slain In NATO Raid, Relative Says

NATO forces stormed 65-year-old Mohammad Karzai's home in Kandahar late Wednesday, killing him and detaining his son, the Afghan president's brother said. NATO said it was aware of the report but unable to immediately confirm the victim's identity.

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Opinion Roundup: Muslim Radicalization Hearings

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is preparing to hold House hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims. Opponents complain the hearings amount to a witch hunt, while supporters argue they will offer insight into the extent of the threat of homegrown terrorism.

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Judy Collins, From Both Sides Now

Grammy-award winning singer Judy Collins went from being a child prodigy to one of the most prolific folk musicians of our time. And after a five-decade career in music, she is still reinventing herself. Judy Collins performs live and talks about her music, social activism and the secret to her longevity.

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Rising Gas Prices Spur Calls For U.S. Oil Production

Republicans accuse the Obama administration of deliberately curtailing domestic oil production. But the White House notes domestic production last year rose to its highest level since 2003. Still, credit for the increase belongs less to any administration policy than to advanced drilling techniques, and the higher oil prices that make them worthwhile.

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NPR CEO Resigns In Wake Of 'Sting Video'

NPR has announced that NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned. The departure follows the release of a secretly taped video showing then-NPR senior vice president for fundraising Ron Schiller (no relation) making disparaging remarks about conservatives.

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Agriculture Industry Seeks To Restore Its Image

Farmers and the groups that represent them are wincing from a steady stream of bad publicity. So big agriculture companies ? and some smaller operators ? are trying to get together in defense to help revive the industry's somewhat tarnished image.

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Photographing Every Rest Stop In America

Photographer Lizzy Oppenheimer has misty watercolor memories of ... rest stops. And wants to photograph each one in America.

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Egypt's New Chapter: Three Books To Catch You Up

Egypt is an old country brimming with a young population. Yasmine Mariam Kloth, a young Egyptian-American writer, offers a literary crash course on the country's vibrant history and culture.

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'Oreo': A Satire Of Racial Identity, Inside And Out

Fran Ross' Oreo is an uproarious look at American identity, through the eyes of a biracial girl. The funny, poignant novel was largely ignored when it was published in 1974 ? but writer Mat Johnson says the time for the quirky novel is now.

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Questions Remain As Iraq Withdrawal Deadline Looms

The late 2011 deadline is approaching for U.S. troops to completely withdraw from Iraq. Some say the U.S. should be out as soon as possible, but others say it's too soon, and that U.S. troops are needed to continue addressing political and security concerns.

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Race, Humor And Family Intersect In 'My Korean Deli'

In Ben Ryder Howe's funny new memoir, My Korean Deli, the author explains how he helped his wife's family buy a Brooklyn bodega ? and then spent his nights working there, while trying to balance his day job as an editor at The Paris Review.

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Egypt's New Chapter: Three Books To Catch You Up

Egypt is an old country brimming with a young population. Yasmine Mariam Kloth, a young Egyptian-American writer, offers a literary crash course on the country's vibrant history and culture.

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Navigating In A Changing Climate

Is climate change a national security issue? Rear Adm. David Titley, a meteorologist and Navy oceanographer, discusses how melting glaciers, changing sea ice and rising sea levels might affect Navy operations in the Arctic and around the world ? and how the Navy is preparing.

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Heard on Science Friday: Complaints And Compliments

Got something you need to get off your chest? In this segment, host Ira Flatow reads listener complaints, compliments and comments from Science Friday's inbox, mailbox and Facebook page. Call in with a suggestion for a future show, or tell us what we could be doing better.

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Weekly Standard: Winning The Real Budget Fight

Last week, President Obama signed $4 billion in budget cuts for fiscal year 2011 as part of a stopgap resolution to keep funding the government until March 18. However, Matthew Continetti of The Weekly Standard argues that the real challenge is the budget for 2012, and that the necessary changes can only be made by electing a Republican for the White House.

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Libya's History Sheds Light On Current Conflict

Decades of autocratic rule and an historically divided population have set the stage for unrest in Libya. Cambridge University's George Joffe and Chuck Cecil, former U.S. Liaison Officer in Libya, explain how Libya's political history has shaped the conflict of today.

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New Republic: Placing Presidential Bets On Pawlenty

With no clear Republican forerunner (and, for that matter, no officially declared candidates) in the looming 2012 presidential elections, Jonathan Chait of The New Republic bets on Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty as the politician to unite the GOP's base with their elite.

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50 Years After His Death, A New Thrill From Hammett

Dashiell Hammett gave us Sam Spade, not to mention Nick and Nora Charles. Now, from the long-deceased author of The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, comes a never-before-published short story: "So I Shot Him."

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Obama Guantanamo Retreat: Maybe Embarrassing But Politically Neutral

The president's failure to close Guantanamo is unlikely to hurt him politically because voters are more concerned about the economy than terrorism and Gitmo.

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NPR Book Club For March: 'Cutting For Stone'

Throughout the month of March, NPR Books will be running an online discussion about Abraham Verghese's novel Cutting For Stone. Find out how you can take part in the club, both on the Web and in your community.

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New Republic: Placing Presidential Bets On Pawlenty

With no clear Republican forerunner (and, for that matter, no officially declared candidates) in the looming 2012 presidential elections, Jonathan Chait of The New Republic bets on Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty as the politician to unite the GOP's base with their elite.

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Effects Company Specializes In Giving Movies A 3-D Makeover

Legend3D is a San Diego-based visual effects company that converts 2-D films to 3-D. The company can't hire fast enough to keep up with demand. They're hiring young talent fresh out of art school.

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Can A Muslim Custom Settle U.S-Pakistan Dispute?

Pakistan and the U.S. are stalled in a dispute over CIA contractor Raymond Davis, who is being held in Pakistan after shooting two Pakistani men in January. Washington Post columnist David Ignatius says a Muslim compensation tradition called "blood money" could help resolve the case.

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Weekly Standard: Gadhafi's Pal In Venezuela

Some argue that it seems as if Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is trying to boost his image by meddling in the recent uprisings in Libya. Vanessa Neumann of The Weekly Standard argues that Chavez must be careful that he doesn't end up like the ousted Arab rulers in the east.

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21 Airlines Fined For Fixing Fees

The airlines' crimes cost U.S. consumers and businesses ? mostly international passengers and cargo shippers ? hundreds of millions of dollars, prosecutors say.

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Wisconsin Senate Democrats Want Meeting With Gov. Walker

Wisconsin's Senate Democratic leader wants to meet near the Illinois border. Sen. Mark Miller didn't say which side of the border. There's obviously the risk of being taken into custody on the Wisconsin side of the border since all Republicans need is one warm Democratic body to pass their bill.

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Libyan Ambassador in Limbo as Fighting Rages

As bloody battles rage between government troops and rebel forces in Libya, one man has found himself in a diplomatic tight spot. Libya's ambassador to the U.S. Ali Aujali quit his post nearly two weeks ago, denouncing the man who appointed him, Colonel Moammar Gadhafi. But the ambassador says he is remaining in his office at the Libyan Mission in Washington DC, to represent the Libyan people. Aujali speaks about his changing role and the crisis in Libya.

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'The Tiger's Wife:' A Young Talent Takes On Folklore

In The Tiger's Wife, Natalia reflects on her close relationship with her grandfather, a reasonable man with a penchant for mythical Balkan folktales. Young author Tea Obreht tells Lynn Neary about growing up in the former Yugoslavia and returning to it for inspiration.

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Uncertain Future For The Defense Of Marriage Act

President Obama has decided that his administration will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg explains the decision and its implications.

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Gates: U.S. Should Stay Involved in Afghanistan

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that both the U.S. and Afghan governments agree the American military should remain involved in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 end of combat operations to help train and advise Afghan forces.

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