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A visitor handles a revolver at a Smith & Wesson display during the NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits on April 14 at America's Center in St. Louis, Mo. Whitney Curtis/Getty Images hide caption

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Single-Issue Solidarity Behind NRA's Clout

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Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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Bigelow And Boal, Dramatizing The Hunt For Bin Laden

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Rukhsana Bibi (center) mourns for her daughter, polio worker Madiha Bibi, killed by unknown gunmen, at a local hospital in Karachi on Tuesday. Gunmen staged additional attacks Wednesday. Fareed Khan/AP hide caption

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Gunmen In Pakistan Target Polio Vaccinators

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In rural areas of Myanmar, villagers can buy inexpensive packets of drugs, called Ya Chut, when they have malaria. But these local remedies often don't contain adequate amounts of malaria medicines. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption

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Fake Malaria Drugs Fuel Rise Of Drug-Resistant Disease

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Frank Deford says those who have the potential to reduce the gun violence are people who own guns and who are good sports. LeightonPhotography /iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Time For Gun Owners To Be Good Sports About Gun Restrictions

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Sammy Kershaw's new album of Cajun holiday songs is called A Sammy Klaus Christmas. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Country Singer Sammy Kershaw's Cajun Christmas

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