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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
It's All Politics
Retiring Carl Levin Says He Wants To Leave The Senate Fighting
March 13, 2013 The Michigan senator tells NPR he wants to focus on the fiscal battle, not campaigning, in his last two years. He wants to push for ending tax loopholes and advocate for programs like education, health care and infrastructure.
The Race Card Project: Six-Word Essays
Six Words: Ask Who I Am, Not What
March 13, 2013 Where are you from? Jessica Hong, a Korean-American, is constantly asked about her heritage, often before people learn anything else about her. Charley Sullivan found himself on the wrong side of the same question when he was 12 years old.
Middle East
Syrian Cyber-Rebel Wages War, One Hack At A Time
March 13, 2013 A 28-year-old computer wizard known as the Harvester, along with his online rebel friends, have hacked into a pro-regime TV station as part of their ongoing battle against the government's electronic army.
Middle East
With Official Wink And Nod, Young Saudis Join Syria's Rebels
March 13, 2013 GlobalPost has learned that hundreds of young Saudis are flocking to Syria in a "holy war" against Syrian President Bashar Assad. They are taking up arms with the tacit approval of the Saudi government and financial support from wealthy Saudi elites.
Health Care
'We Shouldn't Have To Live Like This'
March 13, 2013 If you're homeless, you can be on your feet for hours, forced to sleep in the frigid cold, or seriously ill with no place to go. But increasingly, the nation's homeless population is aging — more than half of single homeless adults are 47 or older. Linwood Hearne, 64, and his wife have been homeless for four years, sleeping near Interstate 83 in Baltimore.
