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NSA Chief: Surveillance Programs Disrupted Terror Plots

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Congressman On NSA: Checks And Balances Prevent Abuse

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Letters: Mozart's Violin And The Price Of Potatoes

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Flux and Meter Tommy Guerrero

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Roundabout Edgar Meyer

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How The Civil Rights Movement Was Covered In Birmingham

A 17-year-old Civil Rights demonstrator is attacked by a police dog in Birmingham, Ala., on May 3, 1963. This image led the front page of the next day's New York Times. Bill Hudson/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption

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How The Civil Rights Movement Was Covered In Birmingham

by Audie Cornish

How The Civil Rights Movement Was Covered In Birmingham

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Black Sands Bonobo

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Red Leaves The Giving Tree Band

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Pentagon Debuts Plans For Opening Combat Positions To Women

by Larry Abramson , Melissa Block

Pentagon Debuts Plans For Opening Combat Positions To Women

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Patients Lead The Way As Medicine Grapples With Apps

How many calories in that bite? My Fitness Pal and other fitness and nutrition apps can help find the answer. Heather Rousseau/NPR hide caption

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Patients Lead The Way As Medicine Grapples With Apps

by Martha Bebinger

Patients Lead The Way As Medicine Grapples With Apps

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Mexico's Tech Startups Look To Overcome Barriers To Growth

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Mexico's Tech Startups Look To Overcome Barriers To Growth

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Mexico's Tech Startups Look To Overcome Barriers To Growth

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Queremos Paz Gotan Project

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Bone Chaos in the Castle Kaki King

Russian Parliament May Pass Anti-Gay Law

by Corey Flintoff

Russian Parliament May Pass Anti-Gay Law

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Music Reviews

Kanye's 'Yeezus' Packs A Bite

by Oliver Wang

Kanye's 'Yeezus' Packs A Bite

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Bound 2 Kanye

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I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE DUKE ELLINGTON

Afghan Forces Take Formal Control Of Security Operations

by Tom Bowman , Robert Siegel

Afghan Forces Take Formal Control Of Security Operations

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Obama Visits Germany 50 Years After Kennedy's Famous Speech

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Obama Visits Germany 50 Years After Kennedy's Famous Speech

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Brazilian Leaders Take Conciliatory Tone Toward Protesters

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro , Melissa Block

Brazilian Leaders Take Conciliatory Tone Toward Protesters

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Hyper Worm Tamer Grinderman

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Safari Strut Whitefield Brothers

New Data Shows Wide Income Gap Within Some Professions

by Adam Davidson , Melissa Block

New Data Shows Wide Income Gap Within Some Professions

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Book Reviews

Reader Advisory: 'Shining Girls' Is Gruesome But Gripping

by Alan Cheuse

Reader Advisory: 'Shining Girls' Is Gruesome But Gripping

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Eyesdown Bonobo feat. Andreya Triana

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One Way Gal Lyle Lovett

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Immigration Reform Bill Under Republican Pressure

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Immigration Reform Bill Under Republican Pressure

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House Passes Bill That Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

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House Passes Bill That Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

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House Passes Bill That Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

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Sunny's Song Benevento-Russo Duo

Home-Schooled Students Fight To Play On Public School Teams

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Home-Schooled Students Fight To Play On Public School Teams

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Home-Schooled Students Fight To Play On Public School Teams

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Happy With You The Bewitched Hands

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Layin a Strip for the Higher-self State Line The Bad Plus

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A Roundup Of Spring Poetry Collections

by Tess Taylor

A Roundup Of Spring Poetry Collections

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Change Is On The Horizon For London's Famous Skyline

London's 122 Leadenhall Street (nicknamed the "Cheese-Grater") is shown under construction on March 5. Once complete it will be London's second-tallest building. The recent construction of numerous skyscrapers has sparked concern that views of historic landmark buildings, such as St Paul's Cathedral, are being obscured. Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images hide caption

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Architecture

Change Is On The Horizon For London's Famous Skyline

by Christopher Werth

Change Is On The Horizon For London's Famous Skyline

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Ready Set Loop Sbtrkt

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Swing This The Hot Club of San Francisco

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