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Kirkuk In Question, U.S. Troops Leave Iraqi Cities

June 30, 2009 • U.S. troops pulled out of Iraq's cities Tuesday. But as the U.S. military steps back, it will also be losing influence in Iraq's many outstanding disputes — one of which is over northern Iraq's Kirkuk, home to many of Iraq's ethnic and religious groups, and the country's vast oil wealth.

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Providers

Doctors Say Costs, Not Care, Have Become Focus

June 30, 2009 • As health care costs have soared, many physicians have struggled to manage the business end of health care and provide quality care for their patients. Two doctors, each with more than 30 years of experience, talk with NPR about the changes they've seen in health care, and where the system might be headed.

Doctors Say Costs, Not Care, Have Become Focus

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World

Does Return Of The Toffs Signal A Changed Britain?

June 30, 2009 • The type of upper-class Englishmen people tended to sneer at during the Thatcher years are back with a vengeance in politics. Many members of the front bench of the opposition Conservative Party in recent years attended Eton and Oxford. But that doesn't seem to bother working-class people on the streets of London.

Does Return Of The Toffs Signal A Changed Britain?

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World

U.N. Backs Ousted Honduran President

June 30, 2009 • The U.N. General Assembly unanimously condemned the military takeover in Honduras and demanded that Manuel Zelaya be immediately returned to power. Zelaya, who was forced into exile in Costa Rica, vows to return to Honduras. The new administration says he will be arrested if he does.

U.N. Backs Ousted Honduran President

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Retired Colonel: Iraq Violence Will Remain Problem

June 30, 2009 • The deadline for the withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops from Iraqi cities was Tuesday. Col. Peter Mansoor (retd.) says the withdrawal is necessary, but violence will still plague Iraq for years to come.

Retired Colonel: Iraq Violence Will Remain Problem

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Politics

Franken Declared Winner Of Minnesota Senate Race

June 30, 2009 • Minnesota's Supreme Court has declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the state's disputed U.S. Senate race. Republican Norm Coleman conceded the race soon after the decision.

Tom Weber Of Minnesota Public Radio Reports On Franken's Win

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U.S. Combat Troops Leave Iraqi Cities

June 30, 2009 • For the first time in six years, Baghdad and other Iraqi cities are almost completely free of U.S. combat troops. Iraq's government declared a national holiday to celebrate the occasion, but a deadly car bomb in the city of Kirkuk provided a grim reminder of the challenges ahead.

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Education

University Of Illinois Tracked Applicants With 'Clout'

June 30, 2009 • The University of Illinois faces allegations that students with political clout were admitted to the school over other, more qualified applicants.

University Of Illinois Tracked Applicants With 'Clout'

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Franken Wins Minn. Race After Coleman Concedes

June 30, 2009 • The concession by the incumbent Republican came after the state Supreme Court ruled in Franken's favor in a long-standing dispute over a recount in last November's Senate election.

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Health Care

FDA Panel Advises Smaller Doses Of Painkillers

June 30, 2009 • The Food and Drug Administration's panel voted 21-16 to lower the current maximum dose of nonprescription acetaminophen, which is 4 grams, or eight pills per day. Taking more than that can cause potentially fatal liver damage.

World

Iraqis Celebrate As U.S. Troops Leave Urban Areas

June 30, 2009 • Iraqis waved flags and honked horns as U.S. troops officially withdrew from cities and towns across the country and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki designated the day a public holiday. But in a grim reminder of violence, four U.S. soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the withdrawal was complete.

National

Transportation Safety Board 'Calls It Like It Sees It'

June 30, 2009 • The National Transportation Safety Board isn't able to enforce its own recommendations, but the agency's acting chairman says it's better that way. He says it helps the NTSB focus solely on safety when investigating hundreds of airplane crashes, train wrecks and other accidents each year.

Transportation Safety Board 'Calls It Like It Sees It'

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National

Is Drilling To Blame For Texas Quakes?

June 30, 2009 • People in North Texas worry about tornadoes, not earthquakes. That's not the case in Cleburne, just south of Fort Worth. So far this month, they have had six quakes; some wonder if they're related to drilling of a recently discovered natural gas deposit.

Is Drilling To Blame For Texas Quakes?

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World

Foreign Companies Bid On Iraqi Oil Licenses

June 30, 2009 • Foreign companies could soon be pumping Iraqi oil for the first time in nearly 40 years. The companies are so eager for a crack at Iraq's vast oil wealth that they are willing to overlook some big negatives. But the deals currently on the table won't necessarily be highly profitable for the oil companies.

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