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Parallels

China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?()  

Skyscrapers are obscured by heavy haze in Beijing on Jan. 13. Air pollution remains a serious, sometimes overwhelming, problem, but researchers say environmental technology is available to solve it.

There is some political willingness, but because China is highly decentralized politically the Communist Party has only limited influence over provincial governments and how they regulate their dirty factories. The powerful state-owned oil companies have also resisted pressure to produce cleaner-burning fuel.

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Food

Guava Paste And Tamarind? What To Do With Weird Food Gifts()  

Harrison Gowdy of Dayton, Ohio has accumulated various Indian spices, guava paste and coconut oil — among other things.

Have a food that has you stumped? Submit a photo and we'll ask chefs about our favorites!

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StoryCorps

Military Moms: A Bond Borne From Shared Loss()  

Sally Edwards, 80, (left) and Lue Hutchinson, 71, visited StoryCorps in Cincinnati. Their sons, Jack Edwards and Tom Butts, are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Two mothers whose sons were killed during the first Gulf War talk about how they became friends after their sons' death. The last 22 years would have been tough without the friendship, because, as one tells the other, "what's in our hearts we share."

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Planet Money

Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon?()  

Nay Aung, founder of Oway, a tech startup in Yangon, Myanmar, sits in Taste Cafe, which served as his unofficial office for his first few months in the country. He had to start his business here because it was one of the few places with a stabile Internet connection.

A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur. But it's tough to start an Internet company in a country where the power goes out every day.

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Deceptive Cadence

Igor Stravinsky's 'Rite Of Spring' Counterrevolution()  

After his shocking ballet, The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky branched out in surprising directions.

Not long after his shocking ballet, the composer branched out into a broad range of styles, ushering in new musical trends far from the violent tone of his iconic Rite of Spring.

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National Security

Obama Tweaks U.S. Vision For Fight Against Terrorism

 

Politics

Political Attacks Ramp Up In U.S. Senate Race In Mass.

 

Movie Interviews

Documentary Introduces Us To The Man Behind WikiLeaks

 

Middle East

Iranian Council: Ex-President Rafsanjani Unfit To Run Again

 

Business

Business News

 

Business

Insurers Picked For Calif. Health Exchange

 

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