January 16, 2013

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Politics

N.Y. Rep. McCarthy: 'We Have To Break The Myth Of The NRA'

5:47
 

It's All Politics

The Decades-Old Gun Ban That's Still On The Books

4:26
 

Book Reviews

Book Review: 'The Dude And The Zen Master'

by Adam Frank

 

Cineramascope Galactic 0:06

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Harlem River Quiver (Brown Berries) [Take 1] Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1:31

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Politics

Interior Secretary's Legacy Defined By Issues Of Oil

3:05
 

Environment

Could Some Midwest Land Support New Biofuel Refineries?

4:43
 

Lonely Boy [Live] [Live] The Black Keys 0:18

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Source in Between Elio Villafranca & Alexander, Eric 0:29

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Africa

Algeria Hostage-Taking Could Be Retaliation For France's Actions In Mali

1:36
 

Middle East

Explosions At Syrian University Kill More Than 80, Injure Hundreds

4:04
 

The Salt

Jihadi Fighters Win Hearts And Minds By Easing Syria's Bread Crisis

6:45
 

Paper Scissors Stone Portico Quartet 0:21

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Ernossi Ernest Ranglin 1:29

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U.S.

Some States Put Brakes On Driver's Licenses For Illegal Immigrants

4:08

by Craig LeMoult

 

It's All Politics

Dear Mr. President: Tell Obama Your Priority For His Second Term

4:11

by Becky Lettenberger

 

Tiny Mountains Buildings 0:18

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Man I Love The Hot Club of San Francisco 0:18

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Law

Obama: Gun-Control Measures No Substitute For Action From Congress

4:32
 

Around the Nation

Gun Manufacturers Say Assault Weapons Aren't A High Pay-Off Target

5:13
 

Monkey See

Home Video Review: 'Slings And Arrows'

2:45
 

Slings and Arrows, musical play [Medusa] Various 0:10

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Bootie Beat Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins 0:10

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Business

Troubles Continue For 787 Dreamliner With Groundings In Japan, U.S.

4:02

by Wendy Kaufman

 

Europe

Police: Rush Hour Helicopter Crash In London Could Have Been Much Worse

3:44
 

So Much for So Little Kaki King 0:12

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Lonely One Elio Villafranca & Eric Alexander 0:30

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Mental Health

Hard To Identify Many Mass Murders As Mentally Ill Beforehand

4:44
 

U.S.

Violence-Riddled Chicago Hopes Gun Proposals Will Help Shield It

4:16
 

Cult of Color/Act 2, Scene 4. Sesom and His Disciples Graham Reynolds 0:17

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Shots - Health News

Schedule Of Childhood Vaccines Declared Safe

3:59
 

Diamond Klint 0:06

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Mama Loves Nortec Bostich & Fussible & Bostich + Fussible 1:31

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Afghanistan

Taliban Militants Target Afghan Intelligence Center

3:05
 

Media

'Carefully Choreographed Dance': Armstrong's Complicated Media Past

5:14
 

Dirty Blonde The Bad Plus 0:05

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Slinky Spring Milt Southern Culture on the Skids 1:00

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