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The final argument the Supreme Court will hear about the new health care law is whether its Medicaid expansion unfairly forces states to participate. Adam Cole/NPR hide caption

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Supreme Court's Medicaid Decision Could Reach Far Beyond Health Care

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A protester blocks an Atlanta street during a rally protesting Georgia's new immigration law in June 2011. Now, the state's lawmakers are considering a bill that would also ban students here illegally from attending all public colleges. John Bazemore/AP hide caption

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In Southern States, Immigration Law Battle Rages On

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Bill Maher, shown here at a 2011 event in Los Angeles, gave $1 million to the superPAC supporting President Obama's re-election bid. Chris Pizzello/AP hide caption

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Bill Maher's Obama SuperPAC Donation Causing Stir

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Alan Lomax (right) with musician Wade Ward during the Southern Journey recordings, 1959-1960. Shirley Collins/Courtesy of Alan Lomax Archive hide caption

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Alan Lomax's Massive Archive Goes Online

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Rene Resendez, a 24-year-old uninsured graduate student, used to be a client at the Planned Parenthood in Odessa, Texas, which closed earlier this month because of state budget cuts. John Burnett/NPR hide caption

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Texas, Feds Face Off Over Planned Parenthood

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Fukumoto in one of the numerous period costume dramas he has acted in for the Toei Company's film studios since he began work there in 1959. Toei Kyoto Studio Park hide caption

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In Japan, 'Sliced-Up Actors' Are A Dying Breed

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Archer Khatuna Lorig, seen here during the London Archery Classic last October, helped actress Jennifer Lawrence prepare for her role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images hide caption

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After 'Hunger Games,' U.S. Archer Shoots For Olympic Games

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Duke freshman Austin Rivers, seen here in the Blue Devils' loss to Lehigh in the NCAA tournament, is leaving school for the NBA draft. The trend of athletes spending only one year in college has hurt the sport, says Frank Deford. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images hide caption

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Watching College Basketball's Slump Into Anonymity

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