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Reporter's Notebook: What It Was Like As A Muslim To Cover The Election

NPR's Asma Khalid reflects on a year covering politics at a moment when being Muslim was seen as a political problem for some.

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Trump's Pick For Education: A Free Market Approach To School Choice

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Will Lehner, a Pearl Harbor veteran, attends an honor flight trip in 2010. Glen Moberg/WPR hide caption

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Pearl Harbor Survivor Recounts Sinking Of Japanese Sub Before Aerial Attack

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A gunman's appearance at a Washington, D.C., pizzeria that was falsely reported to house a pedophilia ring has elevated worries over the unrelenting rise of fake news on the Internet. Nicholas Kamm /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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What Legal Recourse Do Victims Of Fake News Stories Have?

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Dorie Greenspan's coffee cardamom cookies have freshly ground espresso in the dough. Davide Luciano /Courtesy of Dorie Greenspan hide caption

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Not For You, Cindy Lou! These Tasty Holiday Treats Are For Grown-Ups

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Deadly Fire In Oakland May Spur Crackdown On Off-The-Grid Artists' Spaces

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Reporter's Notebook: What It Was Like As A Muslim To Cover The Election

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