Morning Edition for September 21, 2012 : NPR

Obama Pressed On Slow Changes To Immigration Law

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Elections

Romney Argues For The Proper Role Of Government

by Mara Liasson

Romney Argues For The Proper Role Of Government

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Smaller Audience, Bigger Payoff For Glenn Beck

Since leaving Fox News in 2011, Glenn Beck has found his way back to TV. His Internet television network, The Blaze TV, is now available to subscribers of the Dish Network. Kris Connor/Getty Images for Dish Network hide caption

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Media

Smaller Audience, Bigger Payoff For Glenn Beck

by David Folkenflik

Smaller Audience, Bigger Payoff For Glenn Beck

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Movies

Eastwood Returns To Acting With A Baseball Drama

by Kenneth Turan

Eastwood Returns To Acting With A Baseball Drama

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Swedes Perform Pioneering Uterine Transplants; Americans Not Far Behind

A surgical team with Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, performs the first mother-to-daughter uterine transplant. Johan Wingborg/University of Gothenburg hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Swedes Perform Pioneering Uterine Transplants; Americans Not Far Behind

by Richard Knox

Swedes Perform Pioneering Uterine Transplants; Americans Not Far Behind

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Latin America

Colombian Drug Kingpin 'Crazy Berrara' Captured

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A Stiletto, A Lamppost And The Soul Of Berlin

Berlin's lampposts bristle with fliers and notices, and Berliners read them avidly. For one resident, the lamps were a natural place to turn when she lost a beloved shoe. Esme Nicholson/NPR hide caption

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Europe

A Stiletto, A Lamppost And The Soul Of Berlin

by Philip Reeves

A Stiletto, A Lamppost And The Soul Of Berlin

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Business

Are New Rules Needed For High-Speed Stock Trading?

by Wendy Kaufman

Are New Rules Needed For High-Speed Stock Trading?

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Business

Trulia's IPO Tests Appetite For Tech Start-Ups

by Aarti Shahani

Trulia's IPO Tests Appetite For Tech Start-Ups

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Business

Want An iPhone 5 But Don't Want To Stand In Line?

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Elections

President Obama Outraises Mitt Romney In August

by Peter Overby

President Obama Outraises Mitt Romney In August

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You've Got Mail: Campaigns Still Rely On Snail Mail

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It's All Politics

You've Got Mail: Campaigns Still Rely On Snail Mail

by Brian Naylor

You've Got Mail: Campaigns Still Rely On Snail Mail

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Education

FAMU's Town Hall Calls For Hazing To Be Reported

by Kathy Lohr

FAMU's Town Hall Calls For Hazing To Be Reported

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College Student Recalls High School Homelessness

John Horan was dean at the charter school where Tierra Jackson was a struggling student. Part of the reason she struggled: Jackson was homeless. StoryCorps hide caption

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College Student Recalls High School Homelessness

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Asia

Thousands In Pakistan Protest Anti-Islam Movie

by Steve Inskeep , Jackie Northam

Thousands In Pakistan Protest Anti-Islam Movie

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Economy

Despite Economic Jitters, Stock Market Climbs

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Unbelizable and Delawho? company documents, along with our official company stamp. Lam Thuy Vo/NPR hide caption

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Planet Money

The Downside Of Tax Havens? Paperwork.

by Chana Joffe-Walt

The Downside Of Tax Havens? Paperwork.

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Jake Gyllenhaal On The Rewards Of Role Research

To prepare for his role as Officer Brian Taylor in End of Watch, actor Jake Gyllenhaal did ride-alongs with law enforcement. Scott Garfield/Open Road Films hide caption

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Movie Interviews

Jake Gyllenhaal On The Rewards Of Role Research

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World

Record Soap Bubble Holds 181 people

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Europe

Woman Who Popularized Fresco Of Jesus Wants A Cut

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