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Tell Me More for April 23, 2014

Proponents Of Affirmative Action Losing The Battle?

Proponents Of Affirmative Action Losing The Battle?

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Kansas Residents To First Lady: Stay Out

Kansas Residents To First Lady: Stay Out

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Can High-Quality Preschool Make A Big Difference Later On?

Can High-Quality Preschool Make A Big Difference Later On?

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Nigerian Activist Chooses Exile Over Life In The Closet

Nigerian Activist Chooses Exile Over Life In The Closet

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Yaya Alafia's Songs Of Strength For Her Baby Boy

Yaya Alafia's Songs Of Strength For Her Baby Boy

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Tell Me More for April 22, 2014

Psychological Consequences Of Calling Obesity A Disease

Psychological Consequences Of Calling Obesity A Disease

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Rethinking Punishment For Drug Offenders

Rethinking Punishment For Drug Offenders

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Waxing Poetic About Politics And Jimmy Choos

Waxing Poetic About Politics And Jimmy Choos

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'Cuddly Toy' On Nonstop Rotation For Margaret Cho

'Cuddly Toy' On Nonstop Rotation For Margaret Cho

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Grandma Helping With The Baby: Dream Or Nightmare?

Grandma Helping With The Baby: Dream Or Nightmare?

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Tell Me More for April 21, 2014

President Obama Will Skip China, But Asia Trip Sends A Message

President Obama Will Skip China, But Asia Trip Sends A Message

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A 'Tennessee Promise' To Educate The State's College Students

A 'Tennessee Promise' To Educate The State's College Students

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No Longer Marching Out To Work, More Mothers Stay Home

No Longer Marching Out To Work, More Mothers Stay Home

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Security Threats Hit Deeper Than Heartbleed Bug

Security Threats Hit Deeper Than Heartbleed Bug

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Library Of Congress, How Could You Forget Run-DMC?

Rap group Run-DMC at the second annual MTV Video Music Awards. Does the group belong in the Library of Congress? Suriani/AP hide caption

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Library Of Congress, How Could You Forget Run-DMC?

Library Of Congress, How Could You Forget Run-DMC?

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Tell Me More for April 18, 2014

15 Years After Columbine, Are Schools Any Safer?

15 Years After Columbine, Are Schools Any Safer?

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To Fight Extremism, Don't Alienate Troublemakers At The Mosque

To Fight Extremism, Don't Alienate Troublemakers At The Mosque

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New York's Muslims Push For Public Schools To Close For Eid Holidays

New York's Muslims Push For Public Schools To Close For Eid Holidays

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Gefilte Fish Shortage: Best Thing Since The Parting Of The Red Sea?

Gefilte Fish Shortage: Best Thing Since The Parting Of The Red Sea?

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Should College Dropouts Be Honored By Their Alma Maters?

Should College Dropouts Be Honored By Their Alma Maters?

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Tell Me More for April 17, 2014

Deported For An Old Crime, Jamaican Loses His American Dream

Deported For An Old Crime, Jamaican Loses His American Dream

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Do America's Deportation Policies Work?

Do America's Deportation Policies Work?

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Ohio's Law Against Political Lying Heads To Supreme Court

Ohio's Law Against Political Lying Heads To Supreme Court

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You've Served Your Country, Now Get To Class

You've Served Your Country, Now Get To Class

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'Miserable' Doctors Prescribe A Different Career

'Miserable' Doctors Prescribe A Different Career

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Why Did Vanity Fair Give 'Belfies' A Stamp Of Approval?

Why Did Vanity Fair Give 'Belfies' A Stamp Of Approval?

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