Morning Edition for June 13, 2008 : NPR

'The End of Guantanamo as We Know It'

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Politics

Bill Boosts Resources for Oil-Futures Monitoring

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Science

The Most Important Microbe You've Never Heard Of

by Joe Palca

The Most Important Microbe You've Never Heard Of

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Movies

Marvel's 'Incredible Hulk' Beefy But Doesn't Satisfy

by Kenneth Turan

Marvel's 'Incredible Hulk' Beefy But Doesn't Satisfy

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National

Floods Make Half of Iowa's Counties Disaster Areas

by David Schaper

Floods Make Half of Iowa's Counties Disaster Areas

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Election 2008

Obama's VP Search: Avoiding Party's Past Mistakes

by David Greene

Obama's VP Search: Avoiding Party's Past Mistakes

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Election 2008

McCain's VP Search: Age Makes Pick More Significant

by Scott Horsley

McCain's VP Search: Age Makes Pick More Significant

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Business

Exxon to Sell Off Retail Gasoline Stations

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Business

Yahoo Teams with Google in Web Advertising Deal

by Wendy Kaufman

Yahoo Teams with Google in Web Advertising Deal

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Business

Facing Losses, Lehman Bros. Bank Demotes CFO

by Yuki Noguchi

Facing Losses, Lehman Bros. Bank Demotes CFO

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Education

Women's Colleges Decline in U.S., Rise Globally

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Politics

Democrats Time Votes to Pack Partisan Punch

by Brian Naylor

Democrats Time Votes to Pack Partisan Punch

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Election 2008

States' Party Allegiances Shifty

by Steve Inskeep , Mara Liasson

States' Party Allegiances Shifty

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National

Minneapolis Lures Buyers for Foreclosed Homes

by Jim Zarroli

Minneapolis Lures Buyers for Foreclosed Homes

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StoryCorps

Living on 'One Tough Block'

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National

U.S. on Pace for Record Tornado Season

by Richard Harris

U.S. on Pace for Record Tornado Season

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South Africa at a Crossroads

Where a Hospital Has No Doctors

by Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Where a Hospital Has No Doctors

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Business

Publishers Push for New Rules on Unsold Books

by Lynn Neary

Publishers Push for New Rules on Unsold Books

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Space

Pluto Gets Consolation Prize after Demotion

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Diversions

U.S. Consulate's Manhole Comment Riles Mumbai

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