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Friday

Books

Trading The Spy Beat For Spy Fiction

As an NPR reporter, Mary Louise Kelly covered the CIA and the intelligence beat, traveling around the world and interviewing some of the world's foremost spies. Now, she's used that experience in a new career as a spy novelist. Her thriller, Anonymous Sources, has just been published.

Trading The Spy Beat For Spy Fiction

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National

FAA In Limbo After Congress Misses Deadline

Today might be a good day to buy an airline ticket, because you won't have to pay any tax on it. The Federal Aviation Administration's authorization ran out Friday night when Congress failed to renew it. Air traffic controllers and other essential employees are still on the job, but 4,000 others have been laid off, and construction projects have come to a halt. It's because the House and Senate cannot agree on subsidies for commercial flights to rural areas.

FAA In Limbo After Congress Misses Deadline

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Politics

Analysis: Is Financial Catastrophe Looming For U.S.?

House Speaker John Boehner summoned rank-and-file conservative lawmakers in a Sunday-afternoon conference call to be ready for compromise but the day ended with bipartisan talks stalled.

Analysis: Is Financial Catastrophe Looming For U.S.?

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Friday

Middle East

Syrian Army Escalates Crack Down In Homs

In Syria, army tanks have swept into the country's third largest city Homs. It's part of an assault on heavily populated residential neighborhoods. The army assault appears to mark an escalation of tactics to crush the protest movement in Homs.

Syrian Army Escalates Crack Down In Homs

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Thursday

Space

Atlantis Landing Ends 30 Years Of Shuttle Missions

Central Florida Public Media

Atlantis and its four crew members landed at the Kennedy Space Center just before 6 a.m. Now that Atlantis has returned to Earth, there will be no more shuttle flights. The program is ending after 30 years.

Atlantis Landing Ends 30 Years Of Shuttle Missions

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Wednesday

Politics

Senate, House Far Apart On Debt Ceiling Deal

Lawmakers in the House passed the Cut, Cap and Balance Act Tuesday. The measure conditions a higher debt ceiling on a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. The largely symbolic vote was seen as a chance for the most conservative elements of the Republican majority to flex their muscles and show their commitment to a "no new taxes solution" to the federal deficit issue.

Senate, House Far Apart On Debt Ceiling Deal

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Tuesday

Media

Rupert Murdoch Appears Before Parliament Panel

Rupert Murdoch, his son and the former head of his newspaper business in the United Kingdom appeared before a Parliamentary committee Tuesday, facing questions about the News of The World phone-hacking scandal. The head of the Metropolitan Police, who is leaving his job because of connections to the scandal, faced another committee.

Rupert Murdoch Appears Before Parliament Panel

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Monday

Politics

Obama To Announce Chief For Consumer Agency

The Obama administration is expected to nominate former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The appointment would pass up Elizabeth Warren who pushed for the bureau's creation.

Obama To Announce Chief For Consumer Agency

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Phone-Hacking Scandal Widens Into Bribery Probe

Rebekah Brooks became the latest News Corp. executive to face criminal charges amid the ongoing phone-hacking scandal in Great Britain. Police arrested the former chief executive Sunday. The scandal has also cost Britain's top policeman his job.

Phone-Hacking Scandal Widens Into Bribery Probe

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Friday

Media

Brooks Resigns Over Phone-Hacking Scandal

Rebekah Brooks has resigned as chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's embattled British newspapers. She is the biggest casualty so far in the phone hacking scandal at a Sunday British tabloid. News Corp. says Tom Mockridge is her replacement.

Brooks Resigns Over Phone-Hacking Scandal

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National Security

Outspoken Panetta Returns From Iraq, Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is just back from trips to Afghanistan and Iraq. They are his first visits to the war zones since taking over the top job at the Pentagon. His trip was punctuated with rough and tumble rhetoric.

Outspoken Panetta Returns From Iraq, Afghanistan

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National

Deal In Place To End Minnesota Shutdown

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The state government in Minnesota may be back in business soon. The state's Democratic governor and GOP leadership have agreed on a proposal that would raise $1.4 billion in new revenue. The government has been shut down for two weeks.

Deal In Place To End Minnesota Shutdown

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