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As debt talks continue, a Capitol Hill pizza place is inundated with orders. Sean Locke/iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Economy

Pizza Joint Stays Busy As Debt Debate Drags On

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Pizza Joint Stays Busy As Debt Debate Drags On

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks to ABC's This Week host Christiane Amanpour about the debt ceiling on Sunday. Fred Watkins/AP/ABC News hide caption

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Economy

Stopping That Fed Check Isn't So Easy

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Stopping That Fed Check Isn't So Easy

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Israa Saad Diab lifts the cover from her son Hamza's face, while her husband, Ibrahim Muhammad, watches, after the traditional Sebou ceremony in Mansoura, Egypt, on May 27. Holly Pickett for NPR hide caption

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Culture And Traditions

At 7 Days, Egyptian Babies Mark First Rite Of Passage

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At 7 Days, Egyptian Babies Mark First Rite Of Passage

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Ashton Shepherd's new album is titled Where Country Grows. Danny Clinch hide caption

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Danny Clinch

Music Interviews

Ashton Shepherd: Country Music With Roots

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Ashton Shepherd: Country Music With Roots

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News International executive James Murdoch testified at a parliamentary hearing that he was unaware of a wider problem of cell phone hacking until a lawsuit in 2010. Warren Allott/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Media

In Britain, News Corp. Remains Under Pressure

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In Britain, News Corp. Remains Under Pressure

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Justin Bock holds his daughter, Lina, at his graduation from basic training earlier this year. Bock decided to enlist in the Navy after both he and his wife, Ashley, were laid off. Courtesy of the Bocks hide caption

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Economy

A Weak Economy Is Good For Military Recruiting

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A Weak Economy Is Good For Military Recruiting

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En Pointe: Nurse-trainee Samuel (Gilles Lellouche) is on the run for much of Point Blank, which finds him outmaneuvering (and eventually succumbing to) bad guys as a consequence of saving a mysterious man's life. Magnolia Pictures hide caption

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Movies

A Frantic, Nonstop Chase At 'Point Blank' Range

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A Frantic, Nonstop Chase At 'Point Blank' Range

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Alison MacAdam with her son, Abe, about eight months after she put this mix to use. Courtesy of the MacAdam family hide caption

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Culture And Traditions

Songs For The Delivery Room: One Woman's Playlist

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Songs For The Delivery Room: One Woman's Playlist

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House Poised To Vote On Debt Bill

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House Passes Debt Bill

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House Passes Debt Bill

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