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Candidates Court An Elusive Vote: Men

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Politics

Candidates Courting An Elusive Vote: Men

While Republicans typically do better among white males than do Democrats, candidates often have a harder time reaching men than women — no matter their race or political dispositions.

Candidates Court An Elusive Vote: Men

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Politics

Candidates Court An Elusive Vote: Men

by Brian Naylor

4 min

Candidates Court An Elusive Vote: Men

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Residents Worry Urban Drilling Will Turn Downtowns Into Oil Towns

When Dawn Gioia first received a request to lease mineral rights under her home, in a downtown neighborhood in Brighton, Colo., she thought it was a scam. Lesley McClurg/Colorado Public Radio hide caption

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Energy

Residents Worry Urban Drilling Will Turn Downtowns Into Oil Towns

by Lesley McClurg

4 min

Residents Worry Urban Drilling Will Turn Downtowns Into Oil Towns

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A $1 Microscope Folds From Paper With A Drop Of Glue

All folded up and ready to magnify: The Foldscope weighs less than two nickels, is small enough to fit in your back pocket and offers more than 2,000-fold magnification. TED/YouTube hide caption

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Goats and Soda

A $1 Microscope Folds From Paper With A Drop Of Glue

by Joe Palca

2 min

A $1 Microscope Folds From Paper With A Drop Of Glue

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Perdue Says Its Hatching Chicks Are Off Antibiotics

Chicks in the Perdue hatchery in Salisbury, Md. The company says an increasing number of its chickens are now raised using "no antibiotics, ever." Dan Charles/NPR hide caption

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The Salt

Perdue Says Its Hatching Chicks Are Off Antibiotics

by Dan Charles

4 min

Perdue Says Its Hatching Chicks Are Off Antibiotics

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The Business Of Halloween Means You Can Buy An Arm And A Leg

Grace Feigh and Melissa Sack of Dapper Cadaver, a Hollywood-based company that specializes in horror props for movies, television and Halloween enthusiasts. Beth Accomando/KPBS hide caption

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National

The Business Of Halloween Means You Can Buy An Arm And A Leg

by Beth Accomando

4 min

The Business Of Halloween Means You Can Buy An Arm And A Leg

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