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May 23, 2013 | NPR · The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America votes to allow gay Scout members but to continue a ban on openly gay adult Scout leaders.
 

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May 23, 2013 | NPR · Lois Lerner has been at the center of a scandal over the tax agency’s alleged targeting of conservative groups.
 

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May 23, 2013 | NPR · The Congressman says he will step down in August to take a senior position at the University of Alabama.
 

Arts & Life

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May 23, 2013 | NPR · The latest documentary from the prolific Alex Gibney digs into the genesis — and the implications — of what creator Julian Assange describes as “an intelligence agency of the people.” (Recommended)
 

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May 23, 2013 | NPR · Rama Burshtein’s ravishing family story is a love poem to life in an insular community — the ultra-Orthodox Hasidim of Tel Aviv, where the director lives. Studiously nonpolitical, it’s a low-stakes story with the emotional punch of high drama. (Recommended)
 

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May 23, 2013 | NPR · Can you imagine your own superhero? That’s the question author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka posed to kids on a recent afternoon at a school in Washington, D.C. Krosoczka also described how he overcame a difficult childhood to become the author of the beloved Lunch Lady series.
 

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May 23, 2013 | WFIU · The great composer and bandleader was distraught over the 1967 death of Billy Strayhorn, his songwriting and arranging partner of 28 years. But Ellington took Strayhorn’s passing as an impetus, born of necessity, to increase his own productivity. Here are five examples.
 

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May 23, 2013 | NPR · After weeks of anticipation and cryptic messages the Scottish electronic duo finally shares a new song, and an eerie video.
 

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May 23, 2013 | NPR · One of France’s most beloved songwriters, Moustaki died Thursday in Nice after a long illness. He was known for infusing French song with sounds from around the world.
 

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