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A Challenge To The New Congress: Fix Stagnant Wages

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Opinion

A Challenge To The New Congress: Fix Stagnant Wages

The 2014 election's over, but NPR's Linda Wertheimer says we should still be talking politics, every week. Specifically, she hopes lawmakers will come together to do something about wage stagnation.

A Challenge To The New Congress: Fix Stagnant Wages

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W.Va. Pottery Company Keeps Popular Fiesta Line Thriving

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American Made: The New Manufacturing Landscape

W.Va. Pottery Company Keeps Popular Fiesta Line Thriving

Homer Laughlin China Co. has been making the brightly colored Fiesta dishes for decades at its factory on the banks of the Ohio River. And it's still going strong.

W.Va. Pottery Company Keeps Popular Fiesta Line Thriving

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History

Remembering The Emotional Fallout From Nixon's Resignation

Forty years ago Friday, President Richard Nixon resigned because of the Watergate scandal. He made a speech and got on a helicopter to head back to California.

Remembering The Emotional Fallout From Nixon's Resignation

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Obituaries

Longtime NPR Reporter Margot Adler Made Listening A Delight

Margot Adler joined NPR in 1979. She was known for a personality as dynamic as the city she covered: New York. She died Monday at age 68 of cancer.

Longtime NPR Reporter Margot Adler Made Listening A Delight

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National

Keeping Time By Rubidium At The Naval Observatory

You know when you dial a number, and a man reads you the exact time at the tone? That precise timekeeping starts at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. NPR's Linda Wertheimer takes a tour.

Keeping Time By Rubidium At The Naval Observatory

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Hard-Boiled Hero Jack Irish Lives, And Drinks, In A Shadowy Melbourne

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Hard-Boiled Hero Jack Irish Lives, And Drinks, In A Shadowy Melbourne

Crime fiction writer Peter Temple has created a resourceful Aussie investigator: Jack Irish can fight off bad guys with everything from a child's swing to a tin sheet turned fatal Frisbee.

Hard-Boiled Hero Jack Irish Lives, And Drinks, In A Shadowy Melbourne

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Technology

Game Developers Conference: Not Your Typical Tech Convention

Brian Crecente, who is covering the Game Developers Conference this week for the video game website Polygon, talks about the latest trends in the industry.

Game Developers Conference: Not Your Typical Tech Convention

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'Wheel Of Fortune' Player Cashes In With N And E

A Wheel of Fortune contestant guessed a 12-letter phrase in the bonus round Wednesday night with only two letters revealed — and he won $45,000.

'Wheel Of Fortune' Player Cashes In With N And E

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Food

A Cronut By Any Other Name Is Still A Cronut

A Maine bakery sold its own version of cronuts, the croissant-doughnut hybrids, which it called crauxnuts. But the cronut creator sent a letter saying the name was trademarked, no matter the spelling.

A Cronut By Any Other Name Is Still A Cronut

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Middle East

U.N. Report: All Sides Committing Atrocities In Syria

U.N. investigators are gathering the names of people they suspect of war crimes in Syria. In their latest report, they say all sides in the conflict are committing atrocities against civilians. We hear from Karen Abuzayd, who is with the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria.

U.N. Report: All Sides Committing Atrocities In Syria

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Books

A Meteoric Rise For Young 'Divergent' Author

Veronica Roth, author of the best-selling young adult series "Divergent," signed a book deal while she was still in college. The book hit shelves when she was just 22. Now 25, Roth says she wasn't sure what to think when she heard "Divergent" would be turned into a film. But then Kate Winslet signed on.

A Meteoric Rise For Young 'Divergent' Author

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World

Sanctions Target Business Leaders, Others With Ties To Putin

Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with Washington Post correspondent Will Englund in Moscow about the list of Russians slapped with U.S. sanctions in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea. Englund says the list includes government and business leaders who have been close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Sanctions Target Business Leaders, Others With Ties To Putin

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Opinion

Fifty Years Later, Did The U.S. Win The War On Poverty?

Jan. 8 is the 50th anniversary of President Johnson's War on Poverty. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reflects on whether Johnson succeeded in his goal.

Fifty Years Later, Did The U.S. Win The War On Poverty?

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Politics

With Congress Gone, D.C. Takes On Effortless Beauty

Washington, D.C., clears out in the last weeks of December, as members of Congress and their staffs head back to their home districts for the holidays. NPR's Linda Wertheimer enjoys walking the quiet streets, and uses that time to reflect on the past year in politics.

With Congress Gone, D.C. Takes On Effortless Beauty

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Politics

Tech Execs Complain About NSA During Obama Meeting

Leaders of some of this country's largest technology companies were at the White House on Tuesday to meet with President Obama. While the administration said the meeting would touch on a range of topics, including issues with the health care website, many of the tech executives had another matter on their minds: the National Security Agency.

Tech Execs Complain About NSA During Obama Meeting

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