Morning Edition for August 24, 2012 : NPR

Democrats, GOP Need Donors For Party Conventions

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Pre-Election Legal Battles Target Voting Rules

Protesters hold signs in Allentown, Pa., om July 25 as the Commonwealth Court holds hearings on voter ID laws. Stephen Flood/Express-Times /Landov hide caption

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Pre-Election Legal Battles Target Voting Rules

by Pam Fessler

Pre-Election Legal Battles Target Voting Rules

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Searching For 'Bernadette' In The Wilds Of Seattle

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Searching For 'Bernadette' In The Wilds Of Seattle

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The Origin Of 'Proof Is In The Pudding'

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Comeback Kid: Brian Baker Rocks Tennis World

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Comeback Kid: Brian Baker Rocks Tennis World

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In Southwest, Worst-Case Fire Scenario Plays Out

Craig Allen, left, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and Jorge Castro, a visiting professor of ecology from Spain, survey a plateau ravaged during last year's Las Conchas fire in New Mexico. The megafire burned over 150,000 acres of forest. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption

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Megafires: The New Normal In The Southwest

In Southwest, Worst-Case Fire Scenario Plays Out

by Christopher Joyce

In Southwest, Worst-Case Fire Scenario Plays Out

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In The Kitchen With The Inventor Of Steak-Umm

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Planet Money

In The Kitchen With The Inventor Of Steak-Umm

by Jacob Goldstein

In The Kitchen With The Inventor Of Steak-Umm

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Business

Apple, Samsung Infringed Each Other's Patents

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Nintendo's Wii U is the only new game system on the horizon as console makers are having a hard time figuring out how to improve on what they've got. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Is The Cloud In Gamers' Future?

by Laura Sydell

Is The Cloud In Gamers' Future?

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Business

Controversy Brewing Around Colombian Beer

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Politics

Akin's Rape Comment Gives Democrats Ammunition

by Ari Shapiro

Akin's Rape Comment Gives Democrats Ammunition

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Politics

Family Research Council Stands Behind Rep. Akin

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Web Cartoonist Raises $1 Million For Tesla Museum

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Science

Web Cartoonist Raises $1 Million For Tesla Museum

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Web Cartoonist Raises $1 Million For Tesla Museum

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StoryCorps

An Inmate Firefighter Finds His Proudest Moment

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Book News & Features

'No Easy Day' To Tell About Bin Laden's Death

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Movies

Langella Holds The Screen In 'Robot And Frank'

by Kenneth Turan

Langella Holds The Screen In 'Robot And Frank'

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Sports

Armstrong To Be Stripped Of Cycling Records

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Armstrong To Be Stripped Of Cycling Records

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Europe

Norway's Mass Murder Sentenced To 21 Years

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Author Interviews

For Julie Smith, It's All About New Orleans' Secrets

by JJ Sutherland

For Julie Smith, It's All About New Orleans' Secrets

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National

Details Emerge In Shooting By Empire State Building

by Steve Inskeep , Joel Rose

Details Emerge In Shooting By Empire State Building

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National

Doctor Borrows Child's Bike To Make It To Surgery

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National

Simpsons Not A Big Seller For U.S. Postal Service

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