All Things Considered for January 8, 2017 : NPR

Try To Keep Count Of How Many Times You Hear 'Confirmation' This Week

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Will Obama Grant More Clemency Requests With Less Than 2 Weeks In Office?

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Attack In Jerusalem Leaves 4 Dead And At Least 15 Others Injured

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Attack In Jerusalem Leaves 4 Dead And At Least 15 Others Injured

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Actress Octavia Spencer Says 'Hidden Figures' Is A Movie Anyone Can Get Behind

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'Hidden Figures' A Hit With Young Women Of Color Interested in STEM

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Actor Om Puri Had Roles In More Than 300 Movies During His Life

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Actor Om Puri Had Roles In More Than 300 Movies During His Life

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Which Moral Principle Should Prevail In Case Of Dylann Roof?

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Actress Sigourney Weaver Talks About Redefining The Leading Lady Role

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One Woman's Quest To Make Juneteenth A National Holiday

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What We Can Learn From 'Washington's Farewell'

We don't know if George Washington was saying hello or goodbye in the above portrait, circa 1789. But John Avlon says the first president had one very important goodbye as he left office; Avlon's new book is called Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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What We Can Learn From 'Washington's Farewell'

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All Things Considered

Words You'll Hear

Try To Keep Count Of How Many Times You Hear 'Confirmation' This Week

Try To Keep Count Of How Many Times You Hear 'Confirmation' This Week

National

Will Obama Grant More Clemency Requests With Less Than 2 Weeks In Office?

Will Obama Grant More Clemency Requests With Less Than 2 Weeks In Office?

World

Attack In Jerusalem Leaves 4 Dead And At Least 15 Others Injured

Attack In Jerusalem Leaves 4 Dead And At Least 15 Others Injured

Movies

Actress Octavia Spencer Says 'Hidden Figures' Is A Movie Anyone Can Get Behind

Actress Octavia Spencer Says 'Hidden Figures' Is A Movie Anyone Can Get Behind

Culture

'Hidden Figures' A Hit With Young Women Of Color Interested in STEM

'Hidden Figures' A Hit With Young Women Of Color Interested in STEM

Obituaries

Actor Om Puri Had Roles In More Than 300 Movies During His Life

Actor Om Puri Had Roles In More Than 300 Movies During His Life

Law

Which Moral Principle Should Prevail In Case Of Dylann Roof?

Which Moral Principle Should Prevail In Case Of Dylann Roof?

Culture

Actress Sigourney Weaver Talks About Redefining The Leading Lady Role

Actress Sigourney Weaver Talks About Redefining The Leading Lady Role

National

One Woman's Quest To Make Juneteenth A National Holiday

One Woman's Quest To Make Juneteenth A National Holiday

Author Interviews

What We Can Learn From 'Washington's Farewell'

What We Can Learn From 'Washington's Farewell'

All Things Considered