History
A Look Back At How Newspapers Covered The Civil Rights Movement
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Boehner Seeks To Reassure House GOP On Immigration
()House Speaker John Boehner strongly suggested he would abide by the Hastert Rule on immigration legislation, meaning no floor vote unless a majority of House Republicans backed the bill.
Google Files First-Amendment Request With FISA Court
Last week, Google asked the government to let it publish data about national security requests.
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NPR tracks significant events and developments in the Obama administration.
The Two-Way
Perk Backlash: Do Surprise Upgrades Make Us Uneasy?()
When we get free perks we didn't earn, negative feelings can result, according to researchers. Part of the problem? Fellow customers. It helps if they're not around, a new study says.
Shots - Health News
Patients Lead The Way As Medicine Grapples With Apps()
WBURSmartphone apps can help count calories or detect a heart attack. People are embracing them to manage many aspects of their health. But medical apps are largely unregulated now, so there's no easy way to be sure which ones are trustworthy and which ones aren't.
It's All Politics
Obama's Unplanned NSA Discussion()
President Obama didn't expect he'd need to have a "national conversation" about government data-gathering.
The Two-Way
'Days Of Rambo Are Over': Pentagon Details Women's Move To Combat()
The U.S. military said in January that it will end its front-line combat exclusion for women; the shift means that women could join elite forces such as the Army Rangers and Navy SEALs in the next three years.
Shots - Health News
FDA Backs Off On Regulation Of Fecal Transplants()
Fecal transplants are being used more often to treat life-threatening bacterial infections. But the Food and Drug Administration worried that the still-experimental procedure put patients at risk. Now it is dropping plans to restrict transplants after doctors and patients complained.
The Two-Way
Where's Jimmy Hoffa? Everywhere And Nowhere()
FBI agents believe they have a credible lead on the whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa's body. If they're right, it will solve a longstanding mystery, which will also deflate Hoffa's resonance in popular culture.
