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Obama's Foreign Policy, Take Two

As President Barack Obama prepares to enter a second term, he faces a host of foreign policy issues. Syria presents an immediate crisis, China poses a strategic challenge and tensions with Iran continue to escalate.

Obama's Foreign Policy, Take Two

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Saturday

Border Killings Prompt Scrutiny Over Use Of Force

Pedestrians cross the street in Nogales, Mexico, near the border with Arizona. A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a 16-year-old boy who was throwing rocks near the border fence last month. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Border Killings Prompt Scrutiny Over Use Of Force

In less than two years, U.S. Border Patrol agents have killed 18 Mexicans along the border — including eight people throwing rocks. Now the Department of Homeland Security is examining its policy on deadly force along the border.

Border Killings Prompt Scrutiny Over Use Of Force

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Wednesday

How The Government Set Up A Fake Bank To Launder Drug Money

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Planet Money

How The Government Set Up A Fake Bank To Launder Drug Money

In the early 1990s, Colombian drug cartels had a problem: They had more money than they knew what to do with. So a pair of federal agents created an offshore bank.

How The Government Set Up A Fake Bank To Launder Drug Money

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Tuesday

World

'The Long Walk' To Defuse A Ticking Bomb

If you've seen the film The Hurt Locker, you probably remember a scene where a bomb defuser in an 80-pound Kevlar suit takes the long walk to extinguish an unexploded bomb. Brian Castner, author of The Long Walk, spent years as an explosive ordnance disposal officer in the U.S. Air Force, and knows that long walk well.

'The Long Walk' To Defuse A Ticking Bomb

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Monday

What's The Big Idea? Pentagon Agency Backs Student Tinkerers To Find Out

Students Blake Jamar (from left), Ryan Clifton and Gregory Gonzales take apart a bicycle that generates electricity at Analy High School in Sebastopol, Calif. Jon Kalish for NPR hide caption

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All Tech Considered

What's The Big Idea? Pentagon Agency Backs Student Tinkerers To Find Out

The Pentagon's research agency, DARPA, played key roles in developing the Internet and GPS. Now it's investing money in high school hackerspaces, where students gather to come up with high-tech ideas — like a bicycle that generates electricity.

What's The Big Idea? Pentagon Agency Backs Student Tinkerers To Find Out

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Sunday

Saturday

After Benghazi Hearings, Flurry Of Concern Unsettled

After the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Benghazi Friday, Rep. Peter King said he felt U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice's comments after the attack may have been sanitized. Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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After Benghazi Hearings, Flurry Of Concern Unsettled

President Obama's critics say the September attack in Libya and the official response reflect poorly on his administration. While they focused on TV comments by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, David Petraeus' resignation from the CIA complicated the debate. Some — but not all — questions were answered in closed hearings this week.

After Benghazi Hearings, Flurry Of Concern Unsettled

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Friday

Post-Petraeus, Net Privacy Backers Hope For A Boost

Online privacy advocates are hopeful the FBI investigation into retired Gen. David Petraeus' personal emails will put a human face on their efforts to update a stalled Internet privacy bill. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Technology

Post-Petraeus, Net Privacy Backers Hope For A Boost

Privacy groups and tech companies have been pushing for more protection for emails and other online personal information for years. They hope the FBI investigation into Gen. David Petraeus' email correspondence with Paula Broadwell will give their efforts new momentum.

Post-Petraeus, Net Privacy Backers Hope For A Boost

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Petraeus Testifies At Closed Congressional Hearings

The subject of the hearings on Capitol Hill is the CIA's role in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Friday's hearings are former CIA Director David Petraeus' first public appearances since he resigned over a sex scandal.

Dina Temple-Raston on 'Morning Edition'

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Wednesday

Tuesday

For The Military, A Possible Fall From Grace

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National

For The Military, A Possible Fall From Grace

For years, the military has been held in high regard — to the point where some argue it became less accountable to civilian authorities. The affair involving retired Gen. David Petraeus could lead to the military's being viewed as more flawed and held more accountable.