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Inaugural Balls Celebrate Obama's 2nd Term
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Shots - Health News
'Roe V. Wade' Turns 40, But Abortion Debate Is Even Older
January 22, 2013 Abortion foes say the U.S. Supreme Court's aggressive decision set the issue on the path toward becoming intractable. Others say factors besides the landmark case — including doctors, lawyers, President Nixon and the Catholic Church — more strongly influenced the state of today's debate.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Monkey See
Searching For Signs Of King's Inner Life In His Advice Column
January 21, 2013 In the late 1950s, the civil rights leader wrote an advice column for Ebony magazine on issues of race, love and marriage.
In Kentucky's Coal Country, A Resentment For Obama
January 21, 2013 If the voters in Louisa, Ky., had their wish, Mitt Romney would have taken the oath of office Monday. The local coal-fired power plant is due to close amid a push for cleaner-burning plants. Local residents blame Obama for the pending job losses.
Animals
To Catch A Marten: Seeking Clues In Olympic National Forest
January 21, 2013 KUOWScientists are worried about the elusive members of the weasel family that live in parts of Olympic National Forest in Washington state. To see whether martens are endangered, volunteers are installing remote camera traps to take photos of the animals.
Gun Background Checks Need Fixes, Experts Say
January 21, 2013 One of President Obama's gun control proposals appears to have widespread support — universal background checks for gun purchases. Some experts on mental health and gun violence find problems with the current laws, and they say the system doesn't do a very good job of predicting and preventing gun crime.
