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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Around the Nation

Union Membership Continues To Drop In U.S.

4:43
from All Things Considered
 

Politics

John Kerry Lauded At Senate Confirmation Hearing

4:13
from All Things Considered
 

Around the Nation

SEC Nominee Could Be First Former Prosecutor To Lead Commission

4:38

by Ailsa Chang

from All Things Considered
 

Around the Nation

A Month Later, Many Questions Remain In Newtown, Conn.

3:20

by Jeff Cohen

from All Things Considered
 

National Security

Woman Who Sued To Reverse Combat Ban Was 'Stunned, Then Ecstatic'

4:58
from All Things Considered
 

Sierra Club: 'Civil Disobedience Is Part Of A Great American Tradition'

4:52
from All Things Considered
 

National Security

Panetta: 'Everyone Entitled To A Chance' At Combat

3:56
from All Things Considered
 

Around the Nation

Thousands Still Cold And Struggling Months After Superstorm Sandy

2:21

by Stephen Nessen

from All Things Considered
 

The Two-Way

Can An Ex-Prosecutor Make The SEC Tougher On Wall Street?

Mary Jo White, then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a May 2001 press conference following guilty verdicts in the trial of four followers of Osama bin Laden that bombed two U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998. President Obama intends to nominate White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.

January 24, 2013 President Obama's choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission has prosecuted terrorists and mobsters. If she's confirmed, Mary Jo White's next challenge will be tackling reckless behavior on Wall Street. The success of this get-tough push will depend on changing the SEC's culture, analysts say.

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The Two-Way

Women In Combat: 5 Key Questions

Female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Pentagon announced Thursday that women will no longer be banned from combat roles.

January 24, 2013 The Pentagon's announcement that it is lifting the ban on women in combat raises a host of questions. We answer a few.

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National Security

A Closer Look at Women In Combat

23:39
from Talk of the Nation
 

National Security

The Changing Nature of American Diplomacy

22:43
from Talk of the Nation
 

Opinion

Roe v. Wade at 40: A Look at Its Legacy

10:26
from Talk of the Nation
 

Politics

Women In Combat: Why Now?

6:37
from Tell Me More
 

Television

Is Honey Boo Boo Hazardous?

9:48
from Tell Me More
 

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