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All Things Considered for July 11, 2011

In Iraq, Panetta Has Tough Words On Troop Deadline

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta sits with Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, as they fly in a Black Hawk helicopter over Baghdad on Monday. Paul J. Richards/AP hide caption

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In Iraq, Panetta Has Tough Words On Troop Deadline

In Iraq, Panetta Has Tough Words On Troop Deadline

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Dispute Over Key Jobs Stalls Iraq's Government

Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans during a weekly protest against corruption, unemployment and poor public services in the war-torn country at Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 8. Mahmoud Othman, a Kurdish member of Parliament, says it's the Iraqi people who are losing out as a political stalemate continues. Ali al-Saadi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Dispute Over Key Jobs Stalls Iraq's Government

Dispute Over Key Jobs Stalls Iraq's Government

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All Things Considered for July 10, 2011

30-Year Con: From German Kid To Rockefeller Scion

Christian Gerhartsreiter moved to America at 17 and spent the next 30 years of his life assuming false identities. His deception culminated in a 12-year marriage to a woman who believed he was a Rockefeller. Lisa Poole/AP hide caption

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30-Year Con: From German Kid To Rockefeller Scion

30-Year Con: From German Kid To Rockefeller Scion

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All Things Considered for July 9, 2011

More Roads May Pave The Way To More Traffic

Bumper-to-bumper traffic plagues Interstate 405 near Los Angeles. The freeway will be closed for 53 hours starting Friday for a billion-dollar widening project. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption

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More Roads May Pave The Way To More Traffic

More Roads May Pave The Way To More Traffic

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Banana Car Prepares To Slip Out For World Tour

Steve Braithwaite sits in the driver's seat of his Big Banana Car in front of a closed nightclub in Allentown, Pa. Steve Braithwaite hide caption

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Banana Car Prepares To Slip Out For World Tour

Banana Car Prepares To Slip Out For World Tour

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The Troubled History Of The Supermarket Tomato

A worker inspects tomatoes at the West Coast Tomato plant in Palmetto, Fla. The Sunshine State produces one-third of all fresh tomatoes in the U.S. Robert Browman/Getty Images hide caption

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The Troubled History Of The Supermarket Tomato

The Troubled History Of The Supermarket Tomato

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Ledisi: A Singer's Second Life

Ledisi's fifth and latest album is called Pieces of Me. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Ledisi: A Singer's Second Life

Ledisi: A Singer's Second Life

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All Things Considered for July 8, 2011

Obama Scrambles To Respond To Jobs Report

Obama discusses the new monthly jobs report in a cloudy Rose Garden on July 8. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images hide caption

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Obama Scrambles To Respond To Jobs Report

Obama Scrambles To Respond To Jobs Report

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Cartels Make Crossing U.S. Border Even Riskier

Undocumented Mexican immigrants walk through the Sonoran Desert after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Migrants attempting to cross are at risk of being kidnapped, extorted or even killed by drug gangs. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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Cartels Make Crossing U.S. Border Even Riskier

Cartels Make Crossing U.S. Border Even Riskier

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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's Earthquake Ballad

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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's Earthquake Ballad

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's Earthquake Ballad

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Cancer Patient Gets First Totally Artificial Windpipe

Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, of Karolinska University Hospital, implants a synthetic windpipe. Karolinska Institute hide caption

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Cancer Patient Gets First Totally Artificial Windpipe

Cancer Patient Gets First Totally Artificial Windpipe

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All Things Considered for July 7, 2011

Murdoch Folds Tabloid Over Hacking Scandal

A policeman walks through the security gates at News International's Wapping plant on July 7, 2011 in London, England. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images hide caption

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Murdoch Folds Tabloid Over Hacking Scandal

Murdoch Folds Tabloid Over Hacking Scandal

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Some Russian Voters Happy To Back Status Quo

President Dmitry Medvedev (left) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin walk after a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Moscow's Kremlin Wall. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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Some Russian Voters Happy To Back Status Quo

Some Russian Voters Happy To Back Status Quo

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South Sudan Prepares For Independence

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South Sudan Prepares For Independence

South Sudan Prepares For Independence

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