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A Gift Of Life And Friendship After A Family’s Loss
May 17, 2013 | NPR · In February 2007, Rick Bounds was diagnosed with a serious liver disease and given eight months to live.
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Demand For Ammunition Is Up. Why Aren’t Prices?
May 17, 2013 | NPR · Demand increased recently, leading to widespread shortages. An economics textbook would say ammo sellers should have raised prices rather than have empty shelves. But that hasn’t happened.
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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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LA Mayor Candidates Try To Persuade Voters To Pay Attention
May 17, 2013 | NPR · City Councilman Eric Garcetti and City Controller Wendy Greuel are in an all-out blitz for votes ahead of Tuesday’s election to replace the term-limited Antonio Villaraigosa. But observers say the race hasn’t garnered much interest — even though Greuel could become the first female mayor.
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Are Buddhist Monks Involved In Myanmar’s Violence?
May 17, 2013 | NPR · When tightly controlled societies open up, long-suppressed sectarian tensions can flare. That’s been happening in Myanmar. And the twist is that Buddhist monks, widely viewed as pacifists, are part of this rising Buddhist nationalism.
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Sam Amidon: Reshaping An American Folk Tradition
May 17, 2013 | NPR · Shape-note singing is a communal form of music that began in New England 200 years ago, mostly from townsfolk without any musical training. Sam Amidon says the melodies of shape-note hymns are some of the “deepest-seated for me.”
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Budget Woes Mean Big Delays For Small Claims Courts
May 17, 2013 | NPR · With budgets tight, the court in San Joaquin County, Calif., stopped hearing all small claims cases in September. More than 800 people have since filed claims with no hearing dates in sight. Many other counties nationwide are experiencing similar delays for civil cases as they grapple with spending cuts.
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Focus On Women, Families Propels New York’s Sen. Gillibrand
May 16, 2013 | NPR · Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand is introducing legislation with other lawmakers Thursday that would change the way the military prosecutes sexual assault cases. It’s the latest high-publicity move for a senator who was almost unknown four years ago when she was appointed to fill Hillary Clinton’s seat.
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Tina Brown’s Must-Reads: On Luck, Good And Bad
May 16, 2013 | NPR · In the latest edition of Word of Mouth on Morning Edition, Steve Inskeep talks to Newsweek editor Tina Brown to get her reading recommendations.
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Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock
May 16, 2013 | NPR · The news that scientists have successfully cloned a human embryo seems almost certain to rekindle a political fight that has raged, on and off, since the creation of Dolly the sheep. It’s a fight that has, over the past decade and a half, produced a lot of heat and light and not a lot of policy.
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Prominent Pakistani Politician Shot, Killed On Re-Election Eve
May 18, 2013 | NPR · The PTI party chairman, Imran Khan, blamed Zahra Shahid Hussain’s death on a rival party. Police told Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper that she was killed during an armed robbery.
 

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Spaniard’s Song Brings YouTube Fame … And Maybe A Job
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Enzo Vizcaíno looks like a busker, strumming away on his ukulele as he roams a Barcelona metro car. But he sings of his bachelor’s degree and postgrad diploma. “I’m the King of Microsoft,” he croons. He’s not looking for a handout. He just wants a job. And his creative approach may be paying off.
 

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Bashar Assad: A Political Solution In Syria Is ‘Unreal’
May 18, 2013 | NPR · The Syrian president also left no room for his departure. “The captain of a ship doesn’t flee when faced with a storm,” he said during an interview with an Argentine newspaper.
 

Arts & Life

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New ‘Trek’ Goes ‘Into Darkness,’ But Not Much Deeper
May 18, 2013 | NPR · NPR’s Bob Mondello says J.J. Abrams’ latest Star Trek film knows how to make the sparks and feelings fly, but doesn’t bother making the sparks and feeling matter very much.
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Three-Minute Fiction Reading: ‘Plum Baby’
May 18, 2013 | NPR · NPR’s Susan Stamberg reads an excerpt of one of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest. She reads Plum Baby by Carmiel Banasky of Portland, Ore.
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‘Waiting To Be Heard’ No More, Amanda Knox Speaks Out
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Less than two months into her study abroad program in Italy, Amanda Knox was accused and eventually convicted of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher. After her conviction was overturned, Knox returned home to Seattle — and now faces a potential retrial. Knox tells her story in a new memoir.
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Draco Rosa: A Pop Survivor Returns From The Brink, With Friends
May 18, 2013 | NPR · In the 1980s, he was Robi Rosa, the lead singer of Menudo at the boy band’s peak of popularity. Rosa went on to write hits for bandmate Ricky Martin and develop a solo career. When Rosa was diagnosed with cancer several years ago, some of the biggest names in Latin music assembled to support him.
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After Health Issues, Influential Conductor Back At Met Opera
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Host Scott Simon speaks with New York Times classical music critic Anthony Tommasini about conductor James Levine’s return to the Metropolitan Opera after a series of health problems kept him away for two years.
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Ana Popovic Shreds The Belgrade Blues
May 18, 2013 | NPR · The Serbian guitarist fell in love with American blues music as a kid — well before she could understand the words.
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